{"id":68339,"date":"2023-01-19T08:00:48","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T13:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=68339"},"modified":"2023-09-15T08:56:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T12:56:35","slug":"release-arc-review-how-to-lose-at-love-campus-legends-1-by-sara-ney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=68339","title":{"rendered":"Release & ARC Review: How to Lose at Love (Campus Legends, #1) by Sara Ney"},"content":{"rendered":"

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How to Lose at Love by Sara Ney is live!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

A college sports, fake relationship, enemies-to-friends-to-lovers romance that is fun, heartfelt and laugh-out-loud funny. With a strong and feisty heroine and an adorably clueless, \u2018give-no-fucks\u2019 alpha hero, this is a great read!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Amazon\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

I needed a good girl to save my bad reputation.<\/p>\n

With too much on my plate, the very last thing on my mind was a relationship\u2014the football draft was looming and dating got in the way. I never understood why my teammates bothered with girlfriends. None of us had the time.<\/p>\n

When my sports agent suggested that being seen in public with a respectable girl would be good for my bad reputation, I couldn\u2019t think of a single person to help me out. The only girls I knew weren\u2019t wifey material, and the ones who were? Might catch feelings.<\/p>\n

Except Ryann Winters.<\/p>\n

Responsible. Sarcastic. Smart. Ryann was perfect but there was one clincher: she was my teammates ex-girlfriend and I had recently been\u00a0paid\u00a0by him to dump her.<\/p>\n

Not the best start to a fake relationship\u2026<\/p>\n

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Review<\/strong><\/h4>\n

4 stars!<\/b><\/p>\n

I love this book! A college sports, fake relationship, enemies-to-friends-to-lovers romance that is fun, heartfelt and laugh-out-loud funny. With a strong and feisty heroine and an adorably clueless, \u2018give-no-fucks\u2019 alpha hero, this is a great read, and I really enjoyed this one!<\/p>\n

Dallas Colter is a college quarterback and football superstar who is expected to go #1 in the NFL draft. The only problem is his personal life, specifically, the fact that he doesn\u2019t have one. His whole world is football, and he sees no problem with that. So when his agent recommends he finds himself a nice, respectable, responsible girl to be seen in public with, he has no idea what to do.<\/p>\n

Ryann is contemplating ending a strange and unfulfilling relationship. She and her \u2018boyfriend\u2019 have been dating for two months, but there is really nothing to the relationship \u2013 they rarely spend time together, they\u2019re not physical, they\u2019ve never even kissed! She\u2019s about to end it all when one of her \u2018boyfriend\u2019s\u2019 teammates approaches her at her work and dumps her on his behalf (her boyfriend having no clue how to do it himself).<\/p>\n

\u201dSo. I\u2019m just going to rip off the Band-Aid.\u201d Dallas Colter pulls his hands out of his jacket pockets and claps them together definitively. \u201cDiego is breaking up with you.\u201d
\nI\u2019m sorry. What? \u201c<\/i>Excuse me?\u201d
\n\u201cI said, Diego is breaking up with–\u201d
\nI hold my freezing-cold hand in the air. \u201cNo, I heard you. I just\u2026\u201d I start to laugh. \u201cThat\u2019s the dumbest thing I\u2019ve ever heard.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s a fabulously entertaining introduction for Dallas and Ryann, and understandably, she instantly hates him. So when Dallas needs to find a fake girlfriend who won\u2019t hang off him like a groupie, Ryann is the obvious choice. And she, thinking that she could teach the dumb jock something about women and relationships, agrees.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe thought of sex with me makes you want to barf?\u201d
\nWhat the actual fuck. Never in my damn life have I ever had\u2014
\n\u201cKind of. You\u2019re not exactly my type.\u201d
\nRyann Winters is so full of shit right now I can\u2019t believe she can sit there and say that with a straight face. Not my type my <\/i>ass. I\u2019m everyone\u2019s fucking type!
\nEven guys want to have sex with me!
\nWho is she kidding?<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Though initially full of snark, it doesn\u2019t take long for things to shift into a flirtatious, sort-of friendship, which is so much fun as they tease and hold absolutely nothing back from each other. And as attraction sparks, things get steamy, feelings become involved, and Dallas and Ryann are in uncharted territory. But, true to their natures, they just jump right in, doing what feels right, and I loved watching them navigate it all.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo what I\u2019m hearin\u2019 \u2013 just to make sure I\u2019m not misunderstandin\u2019 you \u2013 is that you\u2026like me.\u201d
\nLike him. \u201cSure. That\u2019s one way of putting it.\u201d
\nThat makes him laugh.
\nHe grins at me. \u201cIs it so hard to say you have the hots for me?\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

These characters are so awesome! Ryann is smart, confident and sassy, I love the way she handles Dallas, and she\u2019s at her best when she\u2019s pushing all of his buttons. And Dallas is a fabulous character! He\u2019s a football jock, smart, funny and cocky, and the man gives no fucks \u2013 he says and does whatever he wants, and what you see is what you get. With that comes this fabulous innocence. He doesn\u2019t play games, and doesn\u2019t expect others to either. He\u2019s a straight-talker, and doesn\u2019t do (or pick up on) subtlety, and watching him experience a relationship and feelings for the first time is so awesome!<\/p>\n

\u201cGod, I hate this.\u201d
\n\u201cHate what?\u201d
\n\u201cHate how this is so hard.\u201d
\n\u201cWhat\u2019s hard?\u201d And no, I\u2019m not trying to make a dick joke.
\n\u201cThis\u2026telling you how I feel.\u201d
\n\u201cYou\u2019re telling me how you feel?\u201d I am <\/i>so confused right now.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He hides nothing, and I love his honesty, which led to some gorgeously tender moments when the big tough guy realises that the girl he\u2019s falling for, is falling right back.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hard, you know? Who would want to take all this one?\u201d
\nRyann\u2019s lips part. Her shoulders move up and down in a shrug. \u201cMe. I would.\u201d
\nShe would.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s such a sweet romance, and though the pressure of a relationship in the public eye does cause some issues, I enjoyed watching them figure it all out and get their happy ending.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re the only thing I get to choose that\u2019s choosing me back.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Such a fun read, I loved this one \u2013 4 stars!<\/p>\n

An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Campus Legends<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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How to Lose at Love (#1)
\n<\/strong>Review<\/a>
\nBuy: \u00a0Amazon\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

How to Win the Girl (#2)<\/strong>
\nBuy:\u00a0\u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

How to Score Off Field (#3)
\n<\/strong>Review<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Buy: \u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

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About the Author<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"\"Sara Ney is the USA Today Bestselling Author of the How to Date a Douchebag series, and is best known for her sexy, laugh-out-loud New Adult romances. Among her favorite vices, she includes: iced lattes, historical architecture and well-placed sarcasm. She lives in the Midwest, collects vintage books, art, loves flea markets, and fancies herself British.<\/p>\n

For a list of cities\/venues Sara will be signing at, or to purchase signed books, please visit her website at www.authorsaraney.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Sign up for Sara Ney\u2019s\u00a0NEWSLETTER<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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