I had my doubts about this book because I always have a hard time when the characters or MC speaks French because I don't understand it. (view spoiler)[I know/understand Spanish and very few words in Japanese (hide spoiler)].Sometimes there aren't even any translations so I'm left just reading (or skipping) the French sentences and being confused and lost for the majority of the book. 
 It wasn't the case with this one. The author did a very good job of putting the English translation there and it actually made the story of Abby and Zeke more memorable. Without it, there wouldn't even be a Abby and Zeke, or Ake or Zebby (I can't think of ship name for them!). I have no idea how else they would connect and get so close without French because all those moments they shared with each other were adorable. 
 While it was predictable and cliche at times, it was a great read and I enjoyed the 8 weeks they spent together practicing French and just hanging around. The baseball stuff was actually neat and not overly done, it wasn't intimidating at all it actually showed who each of the characters were in relation to each other! I liked the romance aspect too, even if it did get a little annoying that they couldn't own up to their feelings for each other and the fact that Zeke had this "secret" from Abby (view spoiler)[which wasn't that hard to deduce from the synopsis and all the clues that were dropped that he's a top ranked high school baseball player that's being scouted (hide spoiler)] and the fact that it took almost 3/4 of the book for them to sto being stupid and finally started dating. 
 Apart from all that, I can only say that I need a sequel!! I need to know what happens next! Does Abby get to go to France, does she accept baseball again, what happens to Zeke-does he play major league and chose to play for the Cubs to be with Abby? How do they deal with long distance, or does he decide to go to the same college as Abby? There're a lot of questions that I hope too see get answered, hopefully in a sequel or a short novella companion! 
 "It means the distance from A to Z is really just an alphabet of possibilities."