Training the Home Run King by Asa TorranceMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
"Training the Home Run King" by Asa Torrance was a pleasant, fast-paced read. The main characters, Jenna and Kai, were mostly likeable, though I didn't feel like I got to know either one of them very well, and it would have been nice if they had been better developed. For example, I would have liked to know more about Jenna's background, such as where she was from, her family, and why she decided to study sports medicine.
The story itself also raised a few questions for me. Mainly, I was confused as to why Kai wouldn't have had to enter the MLB draft and seemed to be planning on signing directly with whatever team he chose. (Also, wouldn't the team representatives who came to see Kai play be called "scouts" instead of "recruiters"?) In addition, shouldn't there have been a professor or certified senior trainer supervising Jenna and the other student trainers when they were working with the players? There are professional certifications required to be an athletic trainer, so it seems really strange to me that students would be able to prescribe entire courses of treatment and work directly with athletes without any kind of supervision. Besides that, how would Jenna and the others earn grades for their work if no one knew what they were doing?
Overall, while the characters and some of the plot points could have been better developed, the writing itself wasn't bad for a debut novel, and I would probably read another one of this author's books in the future.
*ARC provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
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