New Release Review: The Game You Play by L. A. Cotton
Cocky football players, school rivalry, and the girls who get in their way. Get ready... The Raiders are back!!
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About the Book:
*Synopsis provided by the author
𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗚𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁.
Lose her virginity.
Meet her knight-in-shining-armor and fall in love.
Have the best senior year a girl can have.
The only problem? Her knight isn’t a saint, he’s a villain, and she’s pretty sure he’ll destroy her before ever handing over a piece of his heart.
𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻.
Win State and go down as one of the most successful Quarterbacks in Rixon Raider history.
Head off to college and pursue his dream of being drafted to the NFL.
Avoid the girl under his skin. Felicity Giles, his stepsister’s best friend and perpetual pain in his ass.
She’s annoying as hell.
Quirky.
She’s a game to him, nothing more.
Until his arch rival comes after him and the few people he cares about ... and Felicity gets caught in the crossfire.
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲.
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘹𝘰𝘯 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴.
(See my review below for my opinion on the above statement re: standalone).
Review:
After reading the first book in the Rixon Raiders series I was hooked and excited to read the next book. The Game You Play featured all the characters from book one and focused on characters Felicity and QB1, Jason. Felicity was a kind, quirky, and likable character, though there were moments I felt she took too much crap and needed to stand up for herself. Jason felt like the weight of the world was on his shoulders, and he was a right douche because of it. As his character motivations and thoughts were explored, I began to understand his feelings and where they came from- to a point. Even with that new insight he was still more of a jerk than necessary and some of his actions were inexcusable. It took me a while to warm to his character. The book was addictive though, so even when I wasn't completely taken with the characters, I was still engrossed in their story. Jason and Felicity slept together once in New York, and suddenly the guy who liked variety with no attachment, started catching some feelings he didn't want to acknowledge. I felt the draw, the lust and connection, but I really wanted a deeper look at why things changed between them. They knew each other before, what was the defining moment (other than sleeping together) that made Flick suddenly so different in Jason's eyes? As their "relationship" progressed I enjoyed some of the will-they-won't-they and push and pull vibes. The journey was full of drama and angst. The pacing slowed a little from the 60-80% mark but quickly picked up again at that point and carried on steady right to the end. If you love New Adult/YA Romance, an arrogant hero, or the enemies-to-lovers trope, check this one out. The Game You Play does pick up right after The Trouble with You, so it is my suggestion to read the series in written order even though the series is marketed as standalone novels. I am looking forward to reading Asher's book next!
**Complimentary copy for review provided by the author. All opinions expressed here are honest and entirely my own.**
