Initially I picked this up because the blurb seemed like it would be a fun romantic comedy. Also, you can obviously see the outline of the guy's dick on the cover which doesn't hurt either. But, I have to admit that in the beginning of this book I kept thinking "Who does this date-rapey asshole think he is!?" Seriously, Brody was such a douche and his behavior was NOT ok. For example, he exposes himself to a woman, our heroine Delilah, trying to interview him. MOTHAFUCKAS HAVE TO REGISTER AS SEX OFFENDERS FOR DOING THAT KIND OF THING! He continues to hound Delilah for sex so much that it frankly made me uncomfortable as a woman. Straight up sex predator behavior. I could not understand how Delilah didn't just knee him in the balls. So... to say I wasn't enjoying the book would be an understatement. 
 Once the sex predator behavior stopped I was fine with the story. Brody ended up not being a date-rapey asshole. Hell, I even thought he ended up being a great guy by the end of the story. I even enjoyed the romance between Delilah and Brody. The smut was pretty decent. Not particularly graphic but still pretty steamy. So for that reason The Baller was redeemable. It was a sweet satisfying romance in the end. 
 I guess my issue was that everyone was just so bland. I've said that before about Bossman by Vi Keeland. The issues I had with The Baller were quite similar. Perhaps these issues are just personal to me. I guess reading about people be normal and be in normal average relationships isn't my thing. Like, if I wanted normal, everyday relationship stuff I can get that in my real life. In a story, I expect more of the fantasy life. I want to read about something I don't see every day. Also, I wasn't getting the laughs I wanted so that also could have soured this for me. 
 In any case, there's nothing wrong with a Vi Keeland novel if you are into what she's writing. She can definitely write a sweet steamy love story. It's just not what I want personally. I just need more excitement and laughs. I suppose this is just one of those agree to disagree situations. No hard feelings between me and my feelings toward this author, it's just not for me.