Book Review: Pinch Hit

From the author's website:

Trevor and Sam look alike. But their lives couldn’t be more different.

Trevor is a movie star, living the Hollywood life in a huge mansion with his own limo, pool, and bowling alley. There’s nothing he doesn’t have except the one thing he wants most: to play baseball for real.

Sam is a regular kid who seems to have what it takes to make it to baseball’s Major Leagues. He’s determined to get the scouts at the big USC tournament to recognize his talent. And he really wants to see his dad, a struggling screenwriter, realize his own dream.

When Sam signs up at Casting Central to make some extra money, he and Trevor come together on a movie set and see the chance to trade places—to pinch hit for each other and make everyone’s dreams come true.

At first, it’s all good. . . . But what happens when the boys take their game too far?

This book is kind of a guilty pleasure.  While it's a page-turner with its short chapters and alternating storylines, it's probably not the most literary thing I've ever read.  About two-thirds of the way through the book, I found myself wanting the author to move things along more quickly.  Then, when things started happening, author Tim Green picked up the pace and everything took off at once.

Green also did not take it easy on his characters.  Each of them were confronted by just about every obstacle possible - right up to the very end.  That's quite a challenge for an author to face.