ARC Review: And The Crowd Went Wild by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

After a mortifying—and very public—humiliation, Dancy Flynn is desperate to find sanctuary far from the crowd. But where can a washed-up sex symbol hide? How about making an unannounced appearance at the secluded lake house of the sweet, sensitive high school boyfriend she hasn’t seen in almost twenty years?

But Chicago Stars quarterback Clint Garrett is no longer the kid Dancy remembers. Now he’s a gridiron superhero, still holding a massive grudge against her for breaking his teenage heart. With no room in his life for either complexity or distractions, he banishes Dancy to a refurbished old railroad caboose tucked away in the woods…and out of his sight.

Except Dancy’s not good at staying invisible. Her efforts to rebuild her career clash with Clint’s desperation to regain his focus, all made more challenging by a rescue dog, a local woman in trouble, a meddling mother, an ex with an agenda…and the sizzle of rekindled emotions.

As Dancy attempts to get her life on track and Clint tries to get his groove back, can these two one-time lovers navigate their rocky pasts and complicated present to find themselves…and each other?

I'm so happy we have gotten Clint's story. I really liked him in his sister's book and felt he had gone through so much. Weirdly in his book he goes through a lot again but this time it was all meant to be. I will mention that holy crap him and his mother really know how to hold a grudge. As you can I was bugged about that. They wanted to judge a 17-year-old. Come on! 

I liked Darcy very much. Despite the fact that she had a horrible upbring she came out pretty good. She's a much sweeter person then many know. She is so unsure of herself that it often goes against her. She makes some wrong choices because of it. 

Both Clint and Darcy have a lot of pasts they need to fix. The author did a good job of things coming out and them dealing with it. I don't want to give anything away, but I will say that sometimes people take things a face value when they shouldn't. 

Darcy's ex is just a jerk and wanted bad things to happen to him through the whole story and couldn't wait for his comeuppance. Some people don't deserve what they have. The more and more you begin to see what a good person Darcy is the more you hate those who have hurt her. 

It might have taken Clint a while to come around but when he did, he move heaven and earth for Darcy. I so loved her show and really enjoyed the ending. Weirdly my favorite part of the whole story is the ending where we get a look into Watch's insights and thoughts. 

As a whole this is a good story that I think if you are fan of the Chicago Stars series you'll really enjoy. The story is a standalone, so you don't really need to read the prior books to enjoy this one. If you haven't read the series, I think you'll enjoy it. 

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