Title: Play with
Me
Series: Grover
Beach Team, #1
Author: Piper
Shelly
Publisher: Self-published
Publication Date: December
9, 2012
Genres: YA,
Romance
Reviewed by: Books4Tomorrow
My smiley rating: 4/5
SUMMARY
A short, sweet novella.
Ryan Hunter's parties are legend. And tonight she's going to be there.
Liza Matthews anticipates the return of her best friend and only love since kindergarten from soccer camp. But when Tony finally shows up, his mind is more focused on another girl. And worse, she's a soccer player. Fighting for the attention Liza craves, she's just a hairbreadth away from making a very stupid decision. But when extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures, she's prepared to play ball to get her man.
The tryouts are hell, the first match ends bloody, and the morning after the selection party she wakes up in the worst place possible—in the arms of the captain of the soccer team. The hottest guy in school. Ryan Hunter.
Ryan Hunter's parties are legend. And tonight she's going to be there.
Liza Matthews anticipates the return of her best friend and only love since kindergarten from soccer camp. But when Tony finally shows up, his mind is more focused on another girl. And worse, she's a soccer player. Fighting for the attention Liza craves, she's just a hairbreadth away from making a very stupid decision. But when extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures, she's prepared to play ball to get her man.
The tryouts are hell, the first match ends bloody, and the morning after the selection party she wakes up in the worst place possible—in the arms of the captain of the soccer team. The hottest guy in school. Ryan Hunter.
REVIEW
Hmmmm,
this was a really quick and entertaining short read. It revolves around a love-
triangle: he loves her but she loves his best friend; and everyone knows how I
despise love-triangles, right? But, but, buuuuut, this particular love-triangle
worked like a charm. I actually cared for both these guys. Tony is the typical
guy best friend found in all YA novels, and Ryan is the typical hot, rich
playboy-soon-to-be-boyfriend (with the ever present *eye roll* “lopsided grin”)
found in most YA novels, getting exactly what he wants – the oblivious, typical
female YA lead (also found in most YA books), Liza. Yep, these are pretty
standard characters in a standard, but sweet, love story that doesn’t bring
anything new to the table. Yet, I quite liked these characters and by the last
page I was unsure which of these two boys I would’ve chosen were I in Liza’s
shoes, as they both have a lot going for them in their own unique ways.
Play with Me is an easy and enjoyable
read which I recommend as the perfect wind-down before bedtime when you’re
looking for something light and feel-good to make you fall asleep with a smile.
Great writing, satisfactory ending…I definitely want to read more of this
author’s books!
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ABOUT the AUTHOR
PIPER SHELLY prefers blue to green, spring to
winter, and writing to talking. But then she prefers writing to almost
everything else. It helps her to escape from a boring world to something with
actual adventure and romance in it, she says. Even when she’s not crafting a
new story, you’ll see her lounging with a book in some quiet spot. She was 17
when she left Vienna to live in the tranquil countryside of Austria, and from
there she loves to plan trips to anywhere in the world. Two of her favorite
places? Disneyland and the deep dungeons of her creative mind.
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