He’s an idiot for hurting Justin the way he did, though. We love a man who hypes up his lover always. His willingness to hide a part of himself in order to help his teammates reach their dreams was heartbreaking to read because I so wanted him to just be selfish for himself and for Justin but I still could not help but understand that this was a crucial part of who he was as a person.
A truly selfless and loving person and we see this throughout the entire novel. It gave me just enough sports for me to get that football was a major part of Wes’s life without putting me in the predicament of having to skim entire chapters because I didn’t understand football speak. I did a review for the sports romance, Hockey Bois just a few weeks ago and in that review I stated that when it comes to sports romance I ultimately like it as “romance with a side of sports” as opposed to “sports with a side of romance” and thankfully The Jock gave me the former. The main key to these types of books is how it’s written and how the author goes about getting us to the end. There are countless MM books with this exact premise, and if you’ve read a couple of them then you know how the story will go for the most part. He’s positive that Justin is the love of his life and wants to spend it with him but can’t be out yet for fear of ruining his team’s chance at glory.
The Jock follows Wes Van de Hoek, a star football player who falls in love with a fellow student, Justin Swanscott while studying abroad in Paris for the summer. I knew I wanted to review The Quarterback so I figured I may as well go back and do a reread of The Jock and review it as well. However, Mr.Bauer decided out of nowhere to gift us with a sequel to The Jock - The Quarterback - with an entirely different couple. I loved it on that first initial read but never planned to review it. I was still on a The Murder Between Us high and I wanted to read more Tal Bauer. So, I read this book when it was initially released back in April.
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