Review: Risky Play by Rachel Van Dyken
SYNOPSIS:
Even one-night stands deserve a second chance in New York Times bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken’s novel of sporting desire.
What else can a virgin do when she’s ditched at the altar? Seattle heiress Mackenzie Dupont is treating herself to a single-girl honeymoon in Mexico and a desire to relinquish her innocence to a gorgeous one-night stand. Fake names. True pleasure. But when she wakes up alone, Mackenzie realizes just how much anger is left in her broken heart.
Suffering a tragic personal loss, pro soccer player Slade Rodriguez has his reasons for vanishing without a goodbye. Right or wrong, he’s blaming the beautiful and infuriating stranger he never wants to see again. They’re both in for a shock when Mackenzie shows up as his new personal assistant. And they both have a lot to learn about each other. Because they share more than they could possibly know, including a common enemy who’s playing his own games. And he’s not afraid to get dirty.
Now there’s only one way Mackenzie and Slade can win: to trust in each other and to stop hiding from the lies they’ve told, the secrets they’ve kept, the mistakes they’ve made, and the attraction that still burns between them.
REVIEW:
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This book was so stinkin’ good I can’t get the cheesy grin off my face. I loved everything about this story, from a chance meeting to fate bringing them back together, I was having all the feels! If there is one thing Rachel Van Dyken can write, its a bromance, and let me tell you, the men in this book had me giggling and laughing like a school girl.
But first Mack and Slade, I loved them. They were so fun and playful and while their doubt and insecurities plagued them, they both grew so much over the course of the story. Mack became strong, found her voice, and decided to fight. While Slade worked through his struggles and realized that there may be more to life than soccer. They were swoony and down right adorable with the perfect balance of heat to scorch up my Kindle screen.
But the real stars of this book are Jagger and Matt, both whom I am hoping get their own stories. Jagger was the perfect balance of enemy turned friend and Matt was the constant companion, the ride or die. The dynamic of Jagger, Matt, and Slade had me laughing out loud. Their banter balanced out some of the heavy topics in this book. The plot flowed seamlessly, I couldn’t put the book down. There was just enough drama to carry the story, but not so much that it was over the top and unnecessary.
There were only 2 issues I had, one being the unprotected sex, it’s not that hard to write in a condom being slipped on or the mention of being on the pill. This is a big pet peeve of mine in books! The second is I would have loved Mack to have met Slade’s mom. I just wanted a little peek of that, and to maybe bring her some happiness too. Otherwise, another fantastic read from Rachel Van Dyken, who would have thought I’d love sports romance so much?!
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