Books As You Know It: The Thing About Books: All Lined Up by Cora Carmack

All new The Thing About Books in which we discuss books we love :)

This week is the first time we're going to be fangirling over an NA book,

Cora Carmack's recently released novel, ALL LINED UP. PLEASE only read this post

if you've already read this book! This post isn't tooo spoilery but we do mention

some scenes that are better read first then fangirled over ;D

All Lined Up by Cora Carmack
Release Date: May 13th, 2014
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks

Goodreads Summary:
In Texas, two things are cherished above all else—football and gossip. My life has always been ruled by both.

Dallas Cole loathes football. That's what happens when you spend your whole childhood coming in second to a sport. College is her time to step out of the bleachers, and put the playing field (and the players) in her past.

But life doesn't always go as planned. As if going to the same college as her football star ex wasn’t bad enough, her father, a Texas high school coaching phenom, has decided to make the jump to college ball… as the new head coach at Rusk University. Dallas finds herself in the shadows of her father and football all over again.

Carson McClain is determined to go from second-string quarterback to the starting line-up. He needs the scholarship and the future that football provides. But when a beautiful redhead literally falls into his life, his focus is more than tested. It's obliterated.

Dallas doesn't know Carson is on the team. Carson doesn't know that Dallas is his new coach's daughter.

And neither of them know how to walk away from the attraction they feel.

~All Lined Up~

Caitlyn Crowe

I love all of Cora Carmack's books. A lot. But I think All Lined Up might just be my favorite.

Taherah Abbas

Definitely! So easy to get hooked into the story :D

Caitlyn Crowe

I love how we meet Carson!3:59 PM

Taherah Abbas

Yesssss right when she screamed I was already squealing b/c he would no doubt be there XD

Caitlyn Crowe

Oh my gosh! And how she jumped off the balcony and basically flashed him XD it made me really happy

Taherah Abbas

I love how it was so unexpected (in Carson's POV) to even meet her.

Caitlyn Crowe

I just...I love Carson. Like everything about him. AAHHH AND WHEN THEY STARTED MAKING OUT EVEN THOUGH THEY JUST MET AND JUST THAT WHOLE SCENE <3

Taherah Abbas

AND WHEN STELLA CAUGHT THEM! I was laughing by then :P

Caitlyn Crowe

There were a couple times throughout this book where I couldn't stop my self from actually laughing out loud

Taherah Abbas

Agreeeeeeeed! Am I the only one who found it absolutely hilarious that they wanted to get together but then not but became friends instead?

Caitlyn Crowe

I just...I knew even though they told themselves they were friends...they weren't...there was too much cuddling and back rubs and attraction between them

Taherah Abbas

YUP...too much sexual tension between them to just be friends

And Cora Carmack did a wonderful job giving enough tension ;D

Caitlyn Crowe

So much tension...OMG I LOVED THE WAY THEY FOUND OUT ABOUT EACH OTHER WITH THE WHOLE DROPPING THE FOOTBALL THING AND AAHHHH

Taherah Abbas

And in the field....with her dad there :P I loved reading both POVs because it just makes it so much easier to relate to the characters and be less judgmental

Caitlyn Crowe

YES I SAW BOTH OF THEIR SIDES AND SYMPATHIZED WITH IT REALLY WELL. Dude the way things were solved though..a lot less scary and emotionally scaring than I thought it was going to be. I spent half the book cringing at how much the climax was gonna suck because I loved the characters so much and it really didn't...there was very little pain

Taherah Abbas

I UNDERSTAND. I doing the same! But honestly Im so happy to didn't end/have that big of an emotional toll on me because I would have been a huge mess

Caitlyn Crowe

YES!!!!! Instead what's his face asshole exboyfriend was stupid and got caught doing drugs and Carson got to start and made them win enough times that they were happy and things were still ok with Dallas

Taherah Abbas

Yessssss Levi can go dieeeee also I like Silas. HE'S COOOOOLish (depending on circumstance)

Caitlyn Crowe

In the end he kicked ass. Also her dad was waaaaay cooler about everything than I thought he would be

Taherah Abbas

I liked seeing their father-daughter relationship progress as the book went on.

It helped to add to the originality of the story

Caitlyn Crowe

MMMm Yes. I also loved that time when Carson won a game and Dallas was there and they made out and her dad was like "If you're done we have to review the game" XD

Taherah Abbas

*giggles* They're so cute and JUST TOO ADORABLE

Caitlyn Crowe

YYYEEEEEES and I love how her dad totally believes in Carson and THAT ONE PEP TALK WHERE HE TOLD THE WHOLE TEAM HOW DEDICATED CARSON WAS

Taherah Abbas

And how he personally encourages Carson. He's an awesome coach and knows exactly what needs to be done t owin

Caitlyn Crowe

I don't even like football. At all. And he/Carson/this book kinda made me think I did.

Taherah Abbas

Lol I still don't like football but I can appreciate people who do

Caitlyn Crowe

Oh, same. Football...lets just say I like hockey better. OMG What about the "Just thought I'd let you know for when I do slip up, so you know I tried" because those were like my favorite lines

Taherah Abbas

OH MY GOD YESYESYESYES THAT WAS EPICCCCCCC AND BEAUTIFUL BECAUSE IT JUST HAPPENED SO CASUALLY AND UNMISTAKABLY AND I CANT EVEN

Caitlyn Crowe

AND HE SAID HE LOVED HER AND THAT WHOLE LIKE PARAGRAPH HE SAID AFTER AND THEN HER ADORABLE TEASING AND HE WOKE UP EARLY JUST TO SEE HER AND AH

Taherah Abbas

AND IT WASN'T AWKWARD WHATSOEVER. IT WAS JUST SAID AND DONE

Caitlyn Crowe

THEY ARE JUST. TOO. CUTE!!!

Taherah Abbas

OH OH also Dance. I love the way dance was expressed in this book and the way it affects Dallas

Caitlyn Crowe

Like the dance at the end/middle/ THE CARSON DANCE