Keep My Heart in San Francisco

It was for my sister. She enjoyed and couldn't stop reading it until she finished it.

I really wish that I liked this more than I did. My first job was working at a bowling alley, after being in a youth bowling league for years, so the premise immediately interested me.I think my biggest issue is that I didn’t think that Chuck and Beckett should be friends. They had a falling out a year prior to the story, and it took a while for the reason to be revealed, but once it was... I don’t think he deserved her forgiveness. I know that teenagers can say really awful things that they don’t mean, but I don’t think everything needs to be forgiven. But I guess there wouldn’t be a story or a love interest without it.The story itself was... odd. And unlikely. It was definitely unique, I’ve certainly never read about teenagers hustling at ‘unground’ bowling, but here we are. While Chuck was a fine character, none of the other characters really stood out to me. And considering there really were very few characters, and this book was almost 400 pages, I would have hoped for more development.So unfortunately, this isn’t a book that I will be rereading, or recommending to others. The bowling lover in me will likely keep my copy on my shelves because the cover is very cute though.

Fun, absorbing and completely delightful. You'll find yourself deeply rooting for Chuck and also wishing that you could find your very own underground action bowling league. Tackles complex topics and made me miss a San Francisco that I never even really knew. Awesome debut, can't wait to read what's next.