I knew exactly what I wanted out of my senior year.A full ride to Northwestern University, the title of American High School Journalist of the year,and a kiss, not just any kiss, but one from the boy I’ve been in love with since the sixth grade.By October, my plan was fully in motion with liplock by Christmas Imminent. Imminent, that was, until Andie Mercantile moved to Marlowe Junction, … moved to Marlowe Junction, swooping both my beat and my man.
Now, I’m stuck writing the sports column–a subject I know nothing about. My goals aren’t unobtainable, but they will take a lot more work. Just because a sports writer has never won journalist of the year before, doesn’t mean it can’t be done. And as for the kissing part, I’m not counting myself out just yet.
After all, maybe learning a bit about competition is just what I need.
Off Center is the second book in the Varsity Girlfriends series.
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Wow I wasn’t sure what to expect with this story. It really Wowed me! The characters were fun and had some depth to them. The story was sweet yet smooth and amazing. So many surprises In this shorter story. Family issues, friend issues, boyfriend issues. I loved it all. I worried this was going to be light and airy but it wasn’t. It has angles That you don’t see coming.
This is my first book by this author. I am glad I gave it a go! I will have to check out the others in this series. My two fav characters were Mackie and the mom (romance writer). They were both fun but each also had a deeper side to them. I listened to this on audio. Rachel Music was spot on! She did a great job being all the different characters.
An enjoyable sweet contemporary clean young romance. This engaging story was sweet with a curve ball of a young girl going after her dreams and finds romance. This is a standalone within a series and happens to take place around the same time, which gives you more on previous series characters. You get all the right emotions from this wonderfully narrated story felling sad, happy, swoony, frustrated and more in a really cute story. Narrator and author did another amazing job can’t wait to listen to more from the Varsity girls series.
Once again, I have to start off by saying how much I love the covers this series has! I need them all in my bookcase! In this case, the story is just as good as its cover. Off Center follows Lane, who has planned her whole senior year! She’s three goals away from a perfect senior year.
Like most cases, her goals don’t go according to plan. Lane thinks all is going according to plan until a new girl moves to town. When she ends up writing the sports column, she sees her dreams fading! She knows nothing about basketball, so how is she going to survive the year?
I know nothing about basketball, so it was fun to learn along with Lane and see how she described things. I think I loved this the most, because in the end it wasn’t even about the sport, but about the players on the team. The author did an amazing job showing us what this sport meant to everyone and how close the team was. Maybe the friendships made are even more important than the sport.
Lane has more on her mind than just the newspaper. There are certain things we don’t learn until later on, but I think she’s stronger than she realizes. I didn’t quite understand why she pushed Andie away until later on, but in the end it made a lot of sense. I love the relationship she has with her mother (it’s awesome her mother writes romance books, haha) and even the problematic relationship with her Dad was relatable. I was really impressed how she solved everything in the end. I hope we read about her more in the next books.
After reading about Jackson in Courtside Crush, I really thought he was be on top for my favorite, but Mackey is giving him a challenge. Mackey was a character that really left a smile on my face! He’s not your typical jock. He’s so sweet!! He cares for his team and will do anything to help them.
The romance in this book was really sweet. It wasn’t instalove and time even passed before Lane realized what was going on. I would’ve loved a chapter from Mackey near the end. He’s definitely on the bookboyfriend list. I can’t wait for the next installment in this series.
I really enjoyed this book. I felt like the main character, Lane, was very likeable and funny. Although it was mostly lighthearted, there were some serious matters discussed, which brought out some real emotions, but it was an overall happy read.
I would recommend this book and the series in general. I can’t wait for the next book.