Sarah Sutton’s latest book,follows bookish, rule-abiding, journalist-aspiring protagonist, Sophia Wallace. As a reader, I am especially drawn towards character-driven stories, where the characters feel tangible enough to walk alongside through the story. Out of My League delivers that story with characters I can invest in, and a plot/world that I can immerse in.
Immediately, Sutton opens the book with a slap in the face to our heroine. Rather than building up to a first climax (or first point of no return) about a quarter of the way into the book, that first point of no return hits hard in the first chapter. I appreciated this different take on the traditional story plot, because it quickly captured my interest, watching Sophia’s dream blow up in her face by page three, and I wanted to know how she was going to resolve the issue. Plus, if climax one hits in the first chapter, you really gotta wonder what the pivotal climax will be later in the book.
From there, Sutton set up dynamic characters, introducing them with strong internal dialog and exposition, courtesy of Sohpia. The intrinsic network of different names and references really creates a believable high school setting. The relationships and personalities weave together to make for a very authentic platform for the story to take place in. I particularly enjoyed how some characters are exactly what you expect from them, while others are more wild cards. Again, another round and dynamic layer to immerse in.
The book as a whole is easy to read. The chapters are average length, and the writing style is not cumbersome. The transition between exposition, internal dialog, and dialog is very fluid. The plot keeps zipping right along from page one, so you’ll have finished the book before you know it! (And maybe kind of hope for a sequel to see where these characters go next? Life after high school? Sarah?)
Overall, I would say that this book is charming, well-written, and an enterprising take on a fake romance story, all in a nice little package of 313 pages. I definitely recommend it for an enjoyable read.
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I enjoyed WHAT ARE FRIENDS FOR so much that I jumped on the chance to be an ARC reader for OUT OF MY LEAGUE. This is my honest review.Sutton's first book caught me from the opening paragraph, the characters so instantly relatable. I did not latch on to Sophia and Walsh as instantly, but once I was in I was in. Romance is my escapist genre, since I don't write it myself, and a good one always keeps me tearing through the pages. I had a hard time putting this one down.The characters are frustratingly real in the way that teens are. She touches on serious topics, such as abuse, addiction, isolation, and even the harmful effects of perfectionism with a deft touch. It quickly becomes easy to cheer for the MCs even as you want to scream at them for being so oblivious. By the time the twist came at the end of the second act, my heart was hurting for them both.I bet we all expected me to make a baseball pun already, and I don't like to let down lovers of puns, so let me end this by saying that while it started slow for me, Sutton really stole home with OUT OF MY LEAGUE.
