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Game Changer (Game Changers, #1)
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bookshelves: 3rd-person-pov, coming-out, contemporary, dual-pov, filthy-rich, lgbtq, new-adult, romance, sports, ebook
Mar 02, 2022
bookshelves: 3rd-person-pov, coming-out, contemporary, dual-pov, filthy-rich, lgbtq, new-adult, romance, sports, ebook
|| 2.0 stars ||
Yikesssss. Well, then.. This was unfortunately surprisingly underwhelming. Often times even boring.
I'm going to start this out by saying that I think there was way too much sex in this book. Especially considering how bland said sex was. Like, after a few times... I got it, you know? No need for the million other sex scenes that followed. It just got boring really damn fast. Sorry not sorry.
Same thing could be said about them constantly saying "I love you" to each other. Like..... We KNOWWW, okkk? Now maybe finally say something else to each other that actually shows me that you love each other?? Because that would mean that, you know, you two are actually able to hold a conversation with each other that isn't awkward as all hell? Yea. That'd be great. Thanks.
And okay, okay. I am probably being a bit harsh, because there were a few sweet and cute moments between them. There honestly were. Really. The truth is, though.. I just quite frankly couldn't be bothered with it most of the time.
I think a big part of the reason for that is that I deadass did not even feel like it was the best thing for Kip to be with Scott. So why would I be rooting for them, then? Kip's life was literally miserable because of their relationship, and Scott did not seem to care about that for the longeeeest time. Hell, Scott was not only keeping Kip a secret, he was, at a certain point, also completely emotionally unavailable. Not listening to Kip's problems, not taking his issues seriously. I mean, come onnnn now. Scott was a nice guy and all, and I think he had all the right intentions, but this was not a good relationship for Kip.
And yea, when Scott did decide to come out, I'm not going to lie: It was cute. Damn adorable, even. Not just the actual coming out, but the whole vibe before and after. I liked how Scott's friends reacted, how Kip's friends messaged him, how Scott was truly out and proud. Yup. Cute. Cute. Cute. For sure.
Not enough to save the overall book, though. No. Unfortunately that was still quite the miss for me.
And okay, this might be the most insignificant and ridiculous thing to complain about, but omggg, I could not get over the name KIP. I know that some might think this name is absolutely adorable (*cough* Carter *cough*), but... To me? To me Kip means chicken. No, literally. Kip means CHICKEN in my native language. So every damn sentence, in my head it was like "chicken does this", "chicken does that", "chicken has SEX". And.. Just.. No. No. Not cute. Really not.
Anyway, that little side note aside, I just wasn't a big fan of this book. It had its moments, but overall it was nothing special or noteworthy, often boring, and it never truly gripped me. I wasn't invested and I was kind of hoping the entire time that the book would be over soon. Which is.. Not a good sign. Obviously.
'Game Changers' series:
1. Game Changer - 2.0 stars
2. Heated Rivalry - 5.0 stars
3. Tough Guy - 3.5 stars
4. Common Goal - 2.5 stars
6. The Long Game - 4.0 stars
Yikesssss. Well, then.. This was unfortunately surprisingly underwhelming. Often times even boring.
I'm going to start this out by saying that I think there was way too much sex in this book. Especially considering how bland said sex was. Like, after a few times... I got it, you know? No need for the million other sex scenes that followed. It just got boring really damn fast. Sorry not sorry.
Same thing could be said about them constantly saying "I love you" to each other. Like..... We KNOWWW, okkk? Now maybe finally say something else to each other that actually shows me that you love each other?? Because that would mean that, you know, you two are actually able to hold a conversation with each other that isn't awkward as all hell? Yea. That'd be great. Thanks.
And okay, okay. I am probably being a bit harsh, because there were a few sweet and cute moments between them. There honestly were. Really. The truth is, though.. I just quite frankly couldn't be bothered with it most of the time.
I think a big part of the reason for that is that I deadass did not even feel like it was the best thing for Kip to be with Scott. So why would I be rooting for them, then? Kip's life was literally miserable because of their relationship, and Scott did not seem to care about that for the longeeeest time. Hell, Scott was not only keeping Kip a secret, he was, at a certain point, also completely emotionally unavailable. Not listening to Kip's problems, not taking his issues seriously. I mean, come onnnn now. Scott was a nice guy and all, and I think he had all the right intentions, but this was not a good relationship for Kip.
And yea, when Scott did decide to come out, I'm not going to lie: It was cute. Damn adorable, even. Not just the actual coming out, but the whole vibe before and after. I liked how Scott's friends reacted, how Kip's friends messaged him, how Scott was truly out and proud. Yup. Cute. Cute. Cute. For sure.
Not enough to save the overall book, though. No. Unfortunately that was still quite the miss for me.
And okay, this might be the most insignificant and ridiculous thing to complain about, but omggg, I could not get over the name KIP. I know that some might think this name is absolutely adorable (*cough* Carter *cough*), but... To me? To me Kip means chicken. No, literally. Kip means CHICKEN in my native language. So every damn sentence, in my head it was like "chicken does this", "chicken does that", "chicken has SEX". And.. Just.. No. No. Not cute. Really not.
Anyway, that little side note aside, I just wasn't a big fan of this book. It had its moments, but overall it was nothing special or noteworthy, often boring, and it never truly gripped me. I wasn't invested and I was kind of hoping the entire time that the book would be over soon. Which is.. Not a good sign. Obviously.
'Game Changers' series:
1. Game Changer - 2.0 stars
2. Heated Rivalry - 5.0 stars
3. Tough Guy - 3.5 stars
4. Common Goal - 2.5 stars
6. The Long Game - 4.0 stars
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Oh and thank you💗
Also, that cover is so pretty!! It's a shame the inside is not as good. Have you read the second one? Everyone loves that one but I thought it was too much sex too 🙈
And yuppp. That nickname: officially RUINED💀 lol
I’m glad to hear you liked the second book, despite your issues. I’ll probably be the same.
And I’m excited to read their part 2 also if everyone is so enthusiastic about it! Hopefully we’ll both love that one!!☺️
And, honestly, I think I should have followed your decision of never reading this book, because everyone was right! It is boring!! And it was actually also kind of long… so nuh-uh, definitely not worth it!
And interesting to hear that there’s such a big difference in smut levels between the different books in this series! I’m guessing I’ll find out what I prefer when I read them! 😉 I mean, that is, if I read them… Let’s first do book two at least loll
I don't remember the excessive sex scenes but yeah, their relationship definitely wasn't the best. The adorable factor won me over though, I'm easy like that 🥰😂
Sorry this was such a flop for you, but I hope the next book more than makes up for this 🤞🏽✨
I totally get what you mean about the adorable factor winning out for you: I’m sometimes the exact same way; ignoring all the bad things because of the cuteness. But for some reason that just wasn’t the case for me with this book😕
And I hope you’re right about the next book winning me over! I’ve heard so many good things about it, I’m literally going to riot if I end up not liking it lolll
I am definitely crossing my fingers for book 2; hopefully it’ll be as great as you and a lot of other people are saying it is!!☺️
I liked the book. It had indeed too much sex but then again, all Rachel Reid’s books have too much sex in them. Great review!! 💕
I’m happy you liked the book❤️ and i’m not sure how Reid’s books usually are, but I did like Heated Rivalry despite it having a lot of sex as well. I think it might be because the sex here felt so bland and unemotional, mostly due to me having no connection to the couple! Yea idk, i just didn’t like this i guess haha😅
I can totally understand why HR would be too much sex for you. Going into it, I thought I would be the same, but I ended up loving the book! I also enjoyed book 3, and am now gearing up to read book number 4😉 I’m sorry the whole series didn’t work out for you! I’m glad that for me the only miss seems to be the first!😅