{"id":31364,"date":"2024-07-18T08:43:03","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T12:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=31364"},"modified":"2024-07-18T08:43:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T12:43:05","slug":"review-the-art-of-catching-feelings-by-alicia-thompson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/18\/review-the-art-of-catching-feelings-by-alicia-thompson\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Art of Catching Feelings by Alicia Thompson"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-31364\" data-postid=\"31364\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-31364 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_frsq629 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top gutter-narrow tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_v1gd629 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_5rfh629 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"987\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/the-art-of-catching-feelings-alicia-thompson.jpg?resize=640%2C987&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-31280\" title=\"the-art-of-catching-feelings-alicia-thompson\" alt=\"the-art-of-catching-feelings-alicia-thompson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/the-art-of-catching-feelings-alicia-thompson.jpg?w=973&amp;ssl=1 973w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/the-art-of-catching-feelings-alicia-thompson.jpg?resize=195%2C300&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/the-art-of-catching-feelings-alicia-thompson.jpg?resize=664%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 664w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/the-art-of-catching-feelings-alicia-thompson.jpg?resize=768%2C1184&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/the-art-of-catching-feelings-alicia-thompson.jpg?resize=400%2C616&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_clw6630 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Daphne Brink doesn\u2019t follow baseball, but watching \u201cAmerica\u2019s Snoozefest\u201d certainly beats sitting at home in the days after she signs her divorce papers. After one too many ballpark beers, she heckles Carolina Battery player Chris Kepler, who quickly proves there might\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-italic\">actually<\/span>\u00a0be a little crying in baseball. Horrified, Daphne reaches out to Chris on social media to apologize . . . but forgets to identify herself as his heckler in her message.<br \/><br \/>Chris doesn\u2019t usually respond to random fans on social media, but he\u2019s grieving and fragile after an emotionally turbulent few months. When a DM from \u201cDuckie\u201d catches his eye, he impulsively messages back. Duckie is sweet, funny, and seems to understand him in a way no one else does.<br \/><br \/>Daphne isn\u2019t sure how much longer she can keep lying to Chris, especially as she starts working with the team in real life and\u00a0their feelings for each other deepen. When he finds out the truth, will it be three strikes, she\u2019s out?<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_3t9v630 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_clfu630  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25881 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png?resize=296%2C72\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Jun 18, 2024<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Sensual<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $10.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Daphne<\/strong> and her best friend attend a baseball game to cheer her up. She has been feeling down after her divorce, and a night out is bound to help her feel better. Maybe she should have laid off the beers because she ended up heckling the star player, causing him to have an emotional outburst in the middle of the game.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A sobered-up Daphne realizes her big mistake and ends up apologizing to him via \u2018DM\u2019 later without exactly explaining who she is. Now, she is working with the team and has to encounter him every day. The only problem is that he hates her because she is the heckler. How can she get him to like the real her?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The beginning of the relationship is very rocky. Daphne doesn\u2019t know how to confess the truth to Chris. I really wish she had come clean sooner. It would have spared the drama and the ultimate pain. However, it was very fun watching them fall in love twice. They connect online and then finally in person.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I really didn\u2019t know what to expect going into this one. Honestly, I\u2019m not the biggest sports romance lover. Maybe it\u2019s because I don\u2019t actively watch sports a lot, though I find them entertaining. The author does a good job of meshing sports and romance without neglecting either.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Chris<\/strong> is the real reason I enjoyed the storyline. He is a masculine guy who has a lot of issues and is somehow very vulnerable and kind. The author really does a good job of peeling back the layers of his character. Daphne is the perfect match for him, as she has been hurt and deserves a loving man.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, a nice read for sports romance lovers. I would pick up another book by the author.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_r6rd630 customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3zFP2dt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/4cO4aEo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-art-of-catching-feelings-alicia-thompson\/1144121784?ean=9780593640944\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/the-art-of-catching-feelings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Alicia_Thompson_The_Art_of_Catching_Feelings?id=NwTZEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daphne Brink doesn\u2019t follow baseball, but watching \u201cAmerica\u2019s Snoozefest\u201d certainly beats sitting at home in the days after she signs her divorce papers. 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src=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/the-art-of-catching-feelings-alicia-thompson.jpg\" title=\"the-art-of-catching-feelings-alicia-thompson\" alt=\"the-art-of-catching-feelings-alicia-thompson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/the-art-of-catching-feelings-alicia-thompson.jpg?w=973&amp;ssl=1 973w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/the-art-of-catching-feelings-alicia-thompson.jpg?resize=195%2C300&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/the-art-of-catching-feelings-alicia-thompson.jpg?resize=664%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 664w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/the-art-of-catching-feelings-alicia-thompson.jpg?resize=768%2C1184&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/the-art-of-catching-feelings-alicia-thompson.jpg?resize=400%2C616&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 973px) 100vw, 973px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Daphne Brink doesn\u2019t follow baseball, but watching \u201cAmerica\u2019s Snoozefest\u201d certainly beats sitting at home in the days after she signs her divorce papers. After one too many ballpark beers, she heckles Carolina Battery player Chris Kepler, who quickly proves there might\u00a0actually\u00a0be a little crying in baseball. Horrified, Daphne reaches out to Chris on social media to apologize . . . but forgets to identify herself as his heckler in her message.<br \/><br \/>Chris doesn\u2019t usually respond to random fans on social media, but he\u2019s grieving and fragile after an emotionally turbulent few months. When a DM from \u201cDuckie\u201d catches his eye, he impulsively messages back. Duckie is sweet, funny, and seems to understand him in a way no one else does.<br \/><br \/>Daphne isn\u2019t sure how much longer she can keep lying to Chris, especially as she starts working with the team in real life and\u00a0their feelings for each other deepen. When he finds out the truth, will it be three strikes, she\u2019s out?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Jun 18, 2024<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Sensual<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $10.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Daphne<\/strong> and her best friend attend a baseball game to cheer her up. She has been feeling down after her divorce, and a night out is bound to help her feel better. Maybe she should have laid off the beers because she ended up heckling the star player, causing him to have an emotional outburst in the middle of the game.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A sobered-up Daphne realizes her big mistake and ends up apologizing to him via \u2018DM\u2019 later without exactly explaining who she is. Now, she is working with the team and has to encounter him every day. The only problem is that he hates her because she is the heckler. How can she get him to like the real her?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The beginning of the relationship is very rocky. Daphne doesn\u2019t know how to confess the truth to Chris. I really wish she had come clean sooner. It would have spared the drama and the ultimate pain. However, it was very fun watching them fall in love twice. They connect online and then finally in person.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I really didn\u2019t know what to expect going into this one. Honestly, I\u2019m not the biggest sports romance lover. Maybe it\u2019s because I don\u2019t actively watch sports a lot, though I find them entertaining. The author does a good job of meshing sports and romance without neglecting either.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Chris<\/strong> is the real reason I enjoyed the storyline. He is a masculine guy who has a lot of issues and is somehow very vulnerable and kind. The author really does a good job of peeling back the layers of his character. Daphne is the perfect match for him, as she has been hurt and deserves a loving man.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, a nice read for sports romance lovers. I would pick up another book by the author.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3zFP2dt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/4cO4aEo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-art-of-catching-feelings-alicia-thompson\/1144121784?ean=9780593640944\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/the-art-of-catching-feelings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Alicia_Thompson_The_Art_of_Catching_Feelings?id=NwTZEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31364"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31364\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31373,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31364\/revisions\/31373"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}