Looking to Score

#UofJ, Book 1

By: Alley Ciz

Narrated by: Jason Clarke, Maxine Mitchell, Ava Erickson

@UofJ411: Who's the girl? #CasanovaWatch #CasanovasMysteryGirl

They call me Casanova.

Football god. Ladies man. Campus celebrity.

Guys want to be me and girls want to bed me.

Commitment? What's that?

Then I saw her - tiny, gorgeous, and oh so...mine.

Mason Nova is an egotistical jerk.

Player. Persistent. Pain in the Pom-Pom.

I don't care if he's the star of the gridiron or how tight his end is.

I know his stats both on and off the field. My answer will always be no.

The last thing I need in my life is another charmer who's looking to score.

Looking to Score is book 1 in the U of J Series and is an enemies-to-lovers, new adult, college sports romance. If you like pint-sized sass queens for heroines, and too-charming-for-their-own-good playboy heroes, you'll love these two. There's banter for days...so much so that these two characters are the stars of books 1, 2, and 3. All out now.

©2020 Alley Ciz (P)2021 Alley Ciz

What a story

This is the 1st time I've ever listened to one This author's Books. But it will not be my last oh my God this story really held my attention I for whatever reason I devoured this story I could not stop listening I wanted to know what was going to happen you could tell there are things that were going to happen because of the secrets that were being kept the narrators did a perfect job I don't know if that's what kept me so involved in the story or if it was just the story itself but I do know it was worth it and I am off to the next book because I got to find out what happens.

cliffhanger....

idk why but I didn't know it was going to end in a cliffhanger....now I can't wait for the next one omg!!

Hooked from the start!

Overall: 4.5/stars; Performance:5/stars, Story: 4/stars

This is one of the reasons I love audiobooks, the performance of these narrators truly bring this story to life. I was recommended this author by a fellow book bestie and I could not be happier that I listened. I will be reading more from this author in the future.

Absolutely loved this book!!!

I loved this book when I read it. The audio just makes it that much better!!! json Clarke nails it as Mason and Maxine Mitchell is amazing as Kay! Ava Erickson bringing life to the Instagram posts adds just that little bit extra. I cannot wait for the next book!

Loved this college sports romance!!

Oh my heartstrings, Alley Ciz! Looking to Score by Alley Ciz was just a fantastically written college sports romance! This book is the perfect start to a the #UofJ series. I instantly found myself falling and swooning over Kayla and Mason.

Jason Clarke and Maxine Mitchell narrate this audiobook, and are just Mason and Kayla perfection! Jason Clarke brings his signature growly tone to Mason's witty, a little bit cocksure, and swoon-worthy personality. Maxine Mitchell's ability showcase all of Kayla's doubts, passion, and determination is spot on. This is just the beginning of their relationship journey, and I know there are many more challenges and obstacles these two will have to overcome. In addition, Ava Erickson was the cherry on top with her performance of the @UofJ411!

If you love a HOT, hunky college football star, a sassy and free spirited cheerleader with a little bit of mystery, hilarious and supportive side characters, delicious steamy times, and a plot with total gossip girl vibes, then you will adore this book. However, this book does end on a cliffy, so I will immediately be starting book 2, Game Changer as soon I finish typing this review because I need answers!

Wow!

Alley Ciz had me hooked from page 1! I have to say this is the first time I have heard narrations by Jason Clarke and Ava Erickson but I love them! They both really put the passion behind the words. They really made the book come to life. I will definitely read more Alley and look for more books narrated by Jason and Ava.

The Narration saved this book for me

3.5 stars rounding up to 4 because of the narration. I didn't love this book like I was hoping that I would.

Here are the things that I enjoyed about the book:
-The narration. Jason Clarke and Maxine Mitchell did a great job of bringing Mason and Kayla's story to life.
-I really liked Mason's character. I was worried he was just another player, and we were going to have to see him and his ways with other girls. But that wasn't the case. Once he met Kayla, there was just something pulling him to her.
-I liked that Kayla wasn't immediately smitten with Mason. Granted she had her reasons for staying away from football players, but she just didn't fall all over him. He actually had to work for her attention.

Things I didn't care for in the book:
-The use of the letters instead of a name. I think this would have been better if it was just used for her brother...calling him E instead of Eric because of his NFL fame. But for just about every single person, it became really annoying after a while.
-The constant buildup of what happened with Kayla years ago was not as exciting as I was expecting it to be. I was prepared for a leaked tape or something of that nature. But I felt the revelation was very anticlimactic.
-There wasn't much of an actual story. This book could have been way shorter without all the fluff that was added. If it wasn't for the narrators, I would probably have been really bored. But I love Jason and Maxine, so I continued on.

I am going to listen to the next 2 books because this is a trilogy with Mason and Kayla (even though it could have probably been a duet at the most). Also, I already own the audiobooks so I might as well figure out how they make it to the end.

Loved the series and the Audible narration adds to the perfection!

I am a huge fan of this series. The audio book has just added to the perfection. I was thrilled to learn that it was coming to Audible and the narrators performances did not disappoint.
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Heartbreak!!!

Loved the book, but not having a credit for the sequel, I’m hating the ending! Why ending with the unresolved breakup! *I know it’s to get readers to read the sequel*

Secrets for no good reason

She is super annoying this whole book with her “secrets”. Honestly the whole social media crap is ridiculous. And why does she feel like she is super high profile where nobody’s allowed to know who she is… and she’ll never be on social media…blah blah. I can see withholding the info about her brother, especially with dating a football player but all the other nonsense doesn’t make sense and it’s really annoying and confusing. Another thing is the reasoning for their break up in the end, that also doesn’t make sense because she was very forthcoming with her nickname and her real name. And a way to keep out of the social media spotlight.

She also has a crazy amount of people looking after her and babying her. It seems way over the top. I have the other two books in the series. I’m still trying to find out what the big deal is about her past that we need to keep dragging this along. And why “social media keeps takes from her”. It just seems like they are trying to make her out to be some major presents or like why she feels that she’s super important to know that people want to keep her off of social media because she’s like high profile. She’s not that important and why they are trying to make her seem like she more important is odd.