Review: Floored by Karla Sorensen

Floored by Karla Sorensen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars 

I was provided and ARC via the author in exchange for an honest review.

I absolutely loved this! 

Why did I not know about a chip butty before reading this book? I'm from Pittsburgh, and for those of you who aren't familiar with the area, many different nationalities settled here after coming from Europe because of the work the rivers provided. A large part of the population here is of Irish descent, and I'm not sure if that is why we put french fries on everything, but we do. I'm not kidding, salads, sandwitches, everything! When Jude makes Lia a french fry sandwich on butter bread as comfort food, I felt like I should have been eating this delicacy my entire life because butter bread and french fries are two of my favorite things ever! I feel like I need to plan a trip to England for the food alone mentioned in this book.

OK now onto the actual book review...

Lia is on her semester abroad to study the Bronte sisters at Oxford. She is missing her family terribly when her twin Claire suggests she find a cute British boy to flirt with. Lia does just that when she comes face to face with Jude McAllister. He is a soccer/football pro and she has no idea who he is. As the little sister of a pro American Football star, she is no stranger to the pro athlete lifestyle back home, but she is clueless when it comes to British footballers. They get into a heated debate on which football is the better football and their attraction is instant. The are both OK with one night of fun to fill their lonely spirits, but when Lia finds herself pregnant a few weeks later they are both in for more than they bargained for.

Jude is at the precipice of his football career and it is weighing heavily on him. He is coming to grips with the fact that he isn't as young as he used to be, meaning that there are faster players who want his spot on the team. He has the weight of the world on his shoulders when Lia drops the baby bomb on him, which is yet another stress he doesn't need. Wanting his child not to deal with the same family drama he has dealt with, he and Lia settle into a comfortable arrangement with each other. They both have family stuff in their past that they aren't really willing to discuss or deal with, but as Lia's time in England nears it's end they both have to come to terms with how their relationship is going to work and if they have real feelings for each other. I don't want to spoing anything for you because the character development and them dealing with their issues was my favorite part of the book. I really loved how Karla paired these two characters and really made them examine parts of themselves that they really didn't want to. She made them deal with their problems with each other, their past, and their families in a very realistic way and I'm a huge fan. 



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