Book Review: “The Right Move” By Liz Tomforde

This is the Second book in the “Windy City” Series by Liz Tomforde. I loved the first book so much (See my Full Review Here) But I was a little hesitant to pick up the second. The first book was a hockey romance which is something I love but this one was a basketball romance which I honestly was not interested in. This made me not want to read the second book as I don’t understand the appeal of basketball. However, upon further review my first love was Troy Bolton the Basketball Star in High School Musical so apparently it was easy to slip back to that time of my life.

“His quiet love. It’s always the loudest.”

 Liz Tomforde, The Right Move

My “Windy City” Series Reviews

Mile High – By Liz Tomforde

Caught Up – By Liz Tomforde

Play Along – Liz Tomforde

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“At some point, I should probably tell her that my love language is whichever one she wants it to be so she can stop guessing. I’ll make sure that girl feels loved however she needs.”

Liz Tomforde, The Right Move

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Synopsis

RYAN

She’s a distraction, that’s what she is.

I’m the newest Captain of the Devils, Chicago’s NBA team, and the last thing I needed this year was for Indy Ivers, my sister’s best friend, to move into my apartment. She’s messy, emotional, and way too tempting.

But when the team’s General Manager vocalizes his blatant disapproval of my promotion to Captain, referring to me as an unapproachable lone wolf with no work-life balance, I can’t think of a better way to convince him otherwise than pretending to date my outgoing roommate.

The only problem? Faking it feels far too natural.

Having a fake girlfriend wasn’t supposed to be messy but having Indy under my roof and in my bed is complicated, especially when she wants all the romantic parts of life that I could never give her.

INDY

I never imagined I’d be living with my best friend’s brother, NBA superstar Ryan Shay. Even more unbelievable? He needs me to act as his loving girlfriend who’s suddenly changed him into a friendly and approachable guy.

Because, well…he’s not. He’s controlling of his space and untrusting of others.

Our arrangement isn’t one-sided, though. I’m in a wedding coming up, one where every one of my childhood friends, including my ex-boyfriend, will be in attendance, and there’s no better date than my ex’s celebrity hero.

Blurred lines make it almost impossible to separate real from fake. Falling for my roommate was never part of the deal, especially when Ryan is quick to remind me that he doesn’t believe in love.

I’m a romantic and can’t help fantasizing that he’ll change, but soon enough, I find myself questioning if sharing a roof with my best friend’s brother was the right move after all

Synopsis From GoodReads

“This is practically a how-to manual on how to please a woman. How are more men not reading these?”

Liz Tomforde, The Right Move

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Rating

“I know I don’t have your history, but I want your future.”

Liz Tomforde, The Right Move

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Review

This was a really cute fake dating read. Ryan is very Type A and Indy is a walking hurricane, realistically these two would hate each other but with a little forced proximity romance was able to grow. They may have had to fake their relationship at first but it didn’t take long before their little crushes on one another overtook their fake dating. Essentially they were only lying to themselves.

The banter was amazing with these two! I was swooning practically every page, especially when they would talk about Indy’s romance books. Ryan is the walking/breathing book boyfriend that Indy had always dreamt of. Maybe this is why I really liked the book, I am a sucker for a man with book boyfriend potential!

My favorite part of this book is the list they made for one another to help them better themselves. Indy has issues being alone but being left by the man she thought she would marry really had her shook so Ryan was determined to help her learn how to be alone and think of herself for the first time in her life by creating her a list, top of the list was sleeping in her bed alone without a wall of pillows beside her acting as a makeshift person. I love that Ryan was so willing to help Indy even in the beginning when he wasn’t sure he wanted her in his space.

Overall, this book really had me hooked from the beginning and I was truly shocked at how much I loved it! I truly am a sucker for all the characters in this world and I can’t wait to read the rest!

“How else would you get to live a thousand lives in the span of only one? The beauty of fiction is that it makes you feel things on a visceral level. You can cry with those characters, laugh with them. It teaches you to look at another’s perspective, to have empathy. In nonfiction, you simply learn about something instead of feeling it.”

Liz Tomforde, The Right Move

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QOTD: What Sports do you like to read about in your Sport Romances?

“Sometimes the quietest love is the loudest.”

Liz Tomforde, The Right Move