Synopsis:
Kai – I’m a single dad and starting pitcher for Chicago’s MLB team. I’m stretched too thin, but I don’t want help raising my son.
Each of his previous nannies only lasted a few weeks before I let them go.
Now, my coach is putting his foot down by hiring the one person I can’t fire-his daughter.
Miller Montgomery is the last woman I should fall for. Too wild, too young, and too unattached.
Chicago is just a quick stop for her. I thought I’d be counting down the days until she left, but summer feels too short when I start thinking about forever.
Miller – As a high-end pastry chef who recently won the most prestigious award in my industry, I’m desperate to prove I deserve it. But with a new title comes new pressure, and I can’t create a fresh and inspiring dessert to save my life.
With only two months to get back on track, I should be focusing in the kitchen, but instead, I let my dad talk me into using my time off to nanny for his star player’s kid.
Kai Rhodes forgot how to have fun, and I’m eager to jog his memory. But when he and his son start to feel like home, I have to remind us both that my time in Chicago ends with the summer.
Besides, I’ve always been a runner, and the last thing I want is to get caught.
Genre: Contemporary Sports Romance
Tropes:
- Baseball Romance
- Nanny
- Single Dad
- Forced Proximity
After completing my A-Z Reading Challenge, I decided that for the rest of the year I was going to prioritise finishing series I had started, or at least catch up so I was ready to read the newest release.
That meant catching up on the Windy City series by Liz Tomforde that I started this year. Caught Up is the third book of the series and the third book I’ve read by Liz. I didn’t hugely enjoy the previous two, despite their popularity on BookTok.
I was on the fence about starting Caught Up because Liz Tomforde’s books are notoriously long and in my opinion, too long – but I do love a single dad/nanny trope, so I was more excited than previously.
I think The Windy City Series was the first sports romance books that I’d ever delved into and maybe I need to try other authors, but I don’t think sports romances are for me. I don’t know what it is about them that I dislike – maybe the sports technical talk? The only other sports romance I’ve read was Powerless by Elsie Silver and even that I wasn’t a huge fan of, or maybe I should try one more author?
My enjoyment for reading this book peaked and dipped throughout – I started off really enjoying it, but then eventually lost interest to where I struggled to pick it up, to then towards the end, being motivated to read.
With all of the previous books, I definitely think this story could’ve easily been 200-300 pages. I really don’t understand why they needed to be so long. They had so much filler, which I can’t even remember what. It got very repetitive with the back and forth, which dragged it out and made me bored.
I got extremely frustrated with Miller and how she didn’t want to give up her career, when she knew it wasn’t what she wanted anymore. I know that’s what adds to the plot, but I just felt like screaming at her. It felt like we were in a continuous circle of her moaning about her career, it felt like the girl who cried wolf – I eventually lost all sympathy for her.
I didn’t feel any emotional connection to any of the characters. I will continue the rest of the series, but I can’t say I’ll be pursing Liz’s work further.
My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Georgia
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