The Setup by Meghan Quinn Series: The Brentwood Boys #6
Published by Hot-Lanta Publishing LLC on September 9, 2020
Pages: 408
Genres: New Adult, Sports Romance
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I’ve fallen victim to a heinous act.
An act so vile, so downright dirty, that I’m not sure as a twenty-year-old man I'll ever recover. Brace yourself, because what I’m about to tell you might have you gasping in secondhand horror.
Ready? Here it goes . . .I’ve recently become the pawn of a meddling mom.
Yes . . . A MEDDLING MOM--who's been trying to set me up all summer.
Now, I understand it’s not a crime for a mother to want her child to fall in love, but when she makes it her relentless MISSION, the heinous act should be classified as a misdemeanor at least.
Of course, my mom, the evil matriarch in the devil’s leggings, made her final stab at finding a girl for me days before I went back to college.
And I hate to admit it, but she saved a doozy for last.
A titan in black skinny jeans.
A boss of nonchalance.
And a girl who would not only turn my life upside down, but do it while juggling a soccer ball, looking effortlessly gorgeous around campus, and is one hundred percent against relationships. Of any sort.
Thanks, Mom.
Let me start by saying I’m a fan of Meghan Quinn’s baseball series, and I still recommend it even though I was disappointed in The Setup. I enjoyed the start of the book very much. There is a lot of fun banter as well as the beginnings of a nice slow burn between Lincoln and Indie. I also liked their fun competitive nature and the mutual respect that only two young and gifted athletes could fully appreciate.
Unfortunately, the more I read, the less enamored I became. I wound up disliking Indie. She is thoughtless towards Lincoln, and I really didn’t understand her reluctance to commit to a friendship, let alone any type of meaningful relationship — even though they clearly do have a meaningful relationship. For me, the story devolves into a repetitive and painful mess. By the end I felt like Indie didn’t deserve Lincoln.
Indie’s mom is completely unrealistic. I simply can’t imagine a parent being so cavalier and clueless about their child’s welfare. All the other characters and relationships are delightful though, particularly Indie’s bestie, Scarlett. I also liked the fact that this sports romance includes three sports: baseball, soccer, and football, and it was really nice to have a spotlight on female athletes.
While The Setup is not my favorite book involving the Brentwood boys and girls, I will absolutely keep on reading.
About Meghan Quinn
Born in New York and raised in Southern California, Meghan has grown into a sassy, peanut butter eating, blonde haired swearing, animal hoarding lady. She is known to bust out and dance if “It’s Raining Men” starts beating through the air and heaven forbid you get a margarita in her, protect your legs because they may be humped.
Once she started commuting for an hour and twenty minutes every day to work for three years, she began to have conversations play in her head, real life, deep male voices and dainty lady coos kind of conversations. Perturbed and confused, she decided to either see a therapist about the hot and steamy voices running through her head or start writing them down. She decided to go with the cheaper option and started writing… enter her first novel, Caught Looking.
Now you can find the spicy, most definitely on the border of lunacy, kind of crazy lady residing in Colorado with the love of her life and her five, furry four legged children, hiking a trail or hiding behind shelves at grocery stores, wondering what kind of lube the nervous stranger will bring home to his wife. Oh and she loves a good boob squeeze!
I’m sorry you felt letdown by this one.