Home Plate (Easton U Pirates, #2) Review

 

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Cross-Post Review: Chantie's Goodreads Review

Type: MM Standalone Series 

Starred Ratings: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

Spice Rating: 🌶🌶/5

Home Plate (Easton U Pirates, #2) Review

The electricity went out in my area and while bored I read book one, Bat Boy in this Easton U Pirates series, in one sitting. I'm a sucker for character arcs, so when I noticed Mason and Domonic in Bat Boy, I immediately shipped them. It thrilled me to know my intuitions were good and the duo was going to be a couple. So, I continued the trend and stayed up until the blink of dawn to read book two. Not a healthy idea since I had stuff to do in the day, but I wouldn't be a bookaholic if I never did an all-nighter for the sake of reading. 

Back to the review. 

Mason was the grumpy asshole while Domonic was the caring type. He wasn't overly adorable which fit his character and how the whole plot tied to Mason. I adored the banter between the two. Dominic knew how to handle Mason. He gave as much as he got which got me excited on various occasions. Mason reminded me of the kind of bully who tormented their crush instead of confessing. He had his defense walls so thick and tall around him that it took me, his friends, and Dominic various cussing sessions and an entire book for his walls to crack. I was thrilled with his emotional baggage and how he was able to grow and recover. 

It's annoying how we allow our family to emotionally damage us. No matter how used we are to their shit, we still keep going back for more. This was Mason. He allowed people who didn't deserve the time of the day to wreck his world. Then he put up more ammo in his defensive wall, preventing the people who wanted to love him from doing so. A lot of people can relate to his character. Some not to his extreme but the craving was there either way. 

I enjoyed this one better than the first book in the series which kind of pissed me off when the author added similar plot points found in the first book. Mason and Dominice deserved more. They could have shared their first important moments in different places from those same places the couple in book one did. I would have enjoyed it more then. 

Even so, I still gave this a four star because I liked the couple from the get-go. They fit perfectly. 

Book One is as follows: 

I didn't enjoy this as much. It seemed like a slow burn and I'm not a big fan of those. Still, I rated three out of five stars on Goodreads.