Check & Mate

10/10 Who thought chess, could have lead to so much tension ?

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Lots of tension ! I highly recommend this book, it was so heartwarming to read-I loved it! Mallory never wanted to play chess again, till her best friend changes her mind for a charity-event. She didn´t think she would even win a match, especially not against the current world champion Nolan. Nolan wants nothing more, than to play against her for a second time and Mallory starts to play chess again so she can support her family, but doesn´t want them to find out . Now here we are keeping family and chess strictly seperate and then theres Nolan, who would do anything just to play one more match against her.....

Who knew chess could have so much banter?

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With “Check and Mate” Ali Hazelwood steps into the world of YA Romance and delivers as usual excellent work. Mallory Greenleaf played chess on a really high level when she was younger, but she abruptly stopped after major changes in her personal life. Several years later her best friend persuades her to play a chess tournament for a good cause. Mallory thinks that she has forgotten everything about chess and is like everyone else extremly surprised when she beats the No. 1 world champion. Mallory`s famliy situation isn`t easy and she is in a position where she needs to earn money more than anything else. When an opportunity to earn money while playing chess presents itself to Mallory. She is in a personal dilemma. Mallory really needs the money but she also doesn`t want to play chess. I really liked Check and Mate by Ali Hazelwood, i never played chess but Ali Hawzelwood made me want to learn it immedialely. She manages to combine the lightness of an YA novel with emotional topics like past trauma, family expectations and growing apart from people you love. I really enjoyed reading” Check and Mate” and i definitely could identify with Mallory, i cried with her in the tough parts of the book. The banter between Mallory and the love interest was amazing and i wish i could have read more about them. I definitely recommend “Check and Mate” by Ali Hazelwood, the book has everything you could ask for in an YA Romance. #rivalstolovers #chess #independentwoman