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zaza_bdp's review against another edition
3.0
Contrairement au tome 1, je trouve que celui-ci ne met pas en valeur les sentiments et les émotions des personnages, ce qui m'a manqué tout au long de ma lecture.
Ce qui est sympa dans ce livre, c'est d'avoir un autre point de vue sur Liz, qui était si affreuse dans le tome précédent. On découvre une femme plus sensible et "humaine" qu'on ne l'imaginait, plus fragile aussi. J'ai aimé l'amitié et la solidarité féminine qu'elle développe avec les femmes des joueurs de baseball (d'ailleurs la scène de la danse dans la boîte de nuit est très drôle). Retrouver la famille Riley était également agréable, enfin surtout les parents et la soeur Jenna. D'ailleurs, concernant Jenna, je pense que son tome risque d'être bien sympa, si mes soupçons concernant son avenir amoureux se révèlent fondés.
En revanche j'ai moins apprécié le personnage de Gavin, et encore moins l'attitude exécrable de son frère Mick.
Comme dans le tome précédent, on est bien dans une romance érotique, avec scènes explicites et détaillées à l'appui !! Mais cette fois je savais où je mettais les pieds, donc plus d'effet de surprise !
La fluidité de l'écriture rend ce livre facile et agréable à lire, même si le pitch manque d'originalité et que l'ensemble manque, pour moi, d'émotion et de sentiments.
Ce qui est sympa dans ce livre, c'est d'avoir un autre point de vue sur Liz, qui était si affreuse dans le tome précédent. On découvre une femme plus sensible et "humaine" qu'on ne l'imaginait, plus fragile aussi. J'ai aimé l'amitié et la solidarité féminine qu'elle développe avec les femmes des joueurs de baseball (d'ailleurs la scène de la danse dans la boîte de nuit est très drôle). Retrouver la famille Riley était également agréable, enfin surtout les parents et la soeur Jenna. D'ailleurs, concernant Jenna, je pense que son tome risque d'être bien sympa, si mes soupçons concernant son avenir amoureux se révèlent fondés.
En revanche j'ai moins apprécié le personnage de Gavin, et encore moins l'attitude exécrable de son frère Mick.
Comme dans le tome précédent, on est bien dans une romance érotique, avec scènes explicites et détaillées à l'appui !! Mais cette fois je savais où je mettais les pieds, donc plus d'effet de surprise !
La fluidité de l'écriture rend ce livre facile et agréable à lire, même si le pitch manque d'originalité et que l'ensemble manque, pour moi, d'émotion et de sentiments.
shan198025's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
levilore_'s review
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
At the beginning of this book I was so bored. Honestly, I hated Gavin most of the book because he was a dick to Liz. Liz did the heavy lifting because she was an interesting character and I genuinely was curious about her story. I only liked Gavin at the very end when he proposed because I love a good dramatic proposal!
Also, their sex gave me icky vibes, especially at the beginning of the book.I'm just not a fan of sex being used to force someone discuss trauma which I don't think is unreasonable!
Nathan continues to hold my heart in his hands and I love the cute Riley family being built.When Nathan called Mick dad I actually started tearing up.
Also, I'm kinda in love with Jenna and Ty already so I'm genuinely really excited for book 3. I keep not wanting to continue these books but the characters genuinely entice me, so here I am.
Also, their sex gave me icky vibes, especially at the beginning of the book.
Nathan continues to hold my heart in his hands and I love the cute Riley family being built.
Also, I'm kinda in love with Jenna and Ty already so I'm genuinely really excited for book 3. I keep not wanting to continue these books but the characters genuinely entice me, so here I am.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Medical content
Moderate: Cursing, Pregnancy, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Sexism
Minor: Kidnapping and Stalking
tadams_sg's review against another edition
5.0
HOT! I love Elizabeth Darnell's character. This is the best book of the series I've read yet. Onto the next!
conobooks's review against another edition
Yo im sorry but i hate Gavin, Lezzi deserve more.
chelsiemarie1218's review against another edition
2.5
Audiobook - cute story but crazy dramatics about people unsure of their slings and unwilling to communicate
charms1976's review against another edition
4.0
Changing the Game by author Jaci Burton is the second book in the Play by Play series. The main characters are Gavin and Liz (Elizabeth).
This author has been blessed by the Cover Gods above for this series. Seriously, even if I wasn't a fan of the plot or author, I would purchase this series just to drool over the covers. After each chapter I would flip the book closed just so I could enjoy the view of that fine male specimen.
I was a little scared about reading this story though. I wasn't a huge fan of Liz and her actions in the first book. I didn't know how the author was going to change my view of her and was a little hesitant on her starting a relationship with Gavin. I understand that Liz made a mistake and tried to atone for her that big blunder, but I still couldn't form an alliance with her. Gavin was the player of the family. He didn't have a shortage of women before and he didn't do relationships. So when these characters entered into a relationship of sorts, I was curious to see how it would evolve.
Mick was a pain in the butt in this book. I loved him in The Perfect Play, but this man can hold a grudge! Dang, there were times I wanted to slap that man silly and tell him to mind his own dang business. I might have shouted at his attitude several times while reading this story and my family kept giving me funny looks. I did enjoy how the author was able to redeem Liz though. By the end I didn't loathe her character as much as I did before reading Changing the Game. Gavin was oh so sexy, but even though he was the main character of this book, I felt that Liz was the one who shined the most.
This series is one that keeps getting better with each new character. We were introduced to future characters and plot lines for future books which makes the reader even more anxious to get their hands on the next book.
This author has been blessed by the Cover Gods above for this series. Seriously, even if I wasn't a fan of the plot or author, I would purchase this series just to drool over the covers. After each chapter I would flip the book closed just so I could enjoy the view of that fine male specimen.
I was a little scared about reading this story though. I wasn't a huge fan of Liz and her actions in the first book. I didn't know how the author was going to change my view of her and was a little hesitant on her starting a relationship with Gavin. I understand that Liz made a mistake and tried to atone for her that big blunder, but I still couldn't form an alliance with her. Gavin was the player of the family. He didn't have a shortage of women before and he didn't do relationships. So when these characters entered into a relationship of sorts, I was curious to see how it would evolve.
Mick was a pain in the butt in this book. I loved him in The Perfect Play, but this man can hold a grudge! Dang, there were times I wanted to slap that man silly and tell him to mind his own dang business. I might have shouted at his attitude several times while reading this story and my family kept giving me funny looks. I did enjoy how the author was able to redeem Liz though. By the end I didn't loathe her character as much as I did before reading Changing the Game. Gavin was oh so sexy, but even though he was the main character of this book, I felt that Liz was the one who shined the most.
This series is one that keeps getting better with each new character. We were introduced to future characters and plot lines for future books which makes the reader even more anxious to get their hands on the next book.
bbr92's review against another edition
3.0
Lo siento, cuando tenga tiempo y ningún otro libro mas interesante lo terminare.
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