A sweet second chance romance, full of angst and longing, perfect for the summer. I really enjoyed reading a heroine with a competitive streak and loved the nostalgia it gave me for summer terms back at primary school (even though I wasn't a fan of sports day personally).

This book had everything I love about a novel in it - close friendships, a close community and potential romance. I enjoyed this author's last book, I enjoyed this one more as it had more comedic moments that I could relate to. It's funny, heartfelt and left me with a smile on my face.

✨3.5 stars✨

This was a quick and easy read! I really enjoyed the football aspects and I related to the main character Lizzie in multiple ways!

However, in my opinion it was just that so I’m not sure how much I’m going to think about this book moving forward as it didn’t necessarily leave a lasting impact on me.

Overall though, I would recommend this book to people who are looking for a fast-paced contemporary especially if there are looking for a palate cleanser. I’m looking forward to what the author writes in the future.

I received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Unputdownable. This is the second book from Helen Hawkins and I fell in love with the book and wanted to read it as soon as I read the words teacher training. Yes it was an eye opener into the primary school world, year six in fact, but I couldn't put Lizzie and Noah's story down. I loved everything about it from football (which I dislike) to the budding re-romance of Lizzie and Noah. Would they finally managed to make their way back to each other. Tom is the perfect flatmate for Lizzie and even though the story did hit home quiet closely it didn't fill the whole book and just touched upon,

I'll be looking out for her next book. I'd love a sequel to this to see how Lizzie get's on in her first proper year of teacher training.