The Wrong Game

De: Kandi Steiner

Narrado por: Nelson Hobbs, Virginia Rose

Two season tickets. One genius idea. Zero interest in a relationship.

The plan is simple: a brand-new, hot, preferably funny, definitely single male will fill one of those seats for every Bears game at Soldier Field. And I'll fill the other.

I can't think of a better way to use the season passes I'd bought for my ex-husband. I am a woman of plans, and this one's foolproof. Until Zach Bowen offers to be my practice round.

He's infuriating. Presumptuous and overbearing. And absolutely, undeniably gorgeous. Any woman with a heartbeat would be attracted to him, and mine picks up speed every time he speaks. But as I said, I'm a woman of plans - and I'm not backing down on this one.

One night. One game. And then, his time's up. He can try to change the rules, but here's the truth: He can't win if he's playing the wrong game.

Contains mature themes.

©2018 Kandi Steiner (P)2019 Tantor

The Wrong Book

This was an audible book for me and the narrators did a very good job. I usually enjoy this author‘s books but this one I did not at all. Gemma was so annoying that I wanted Zach to dump her and move on. The things she said and did we’re not OK. Zach did all the work and all the fighting while Gemma just sat back and whined About everything. I had hoped that her character would grow be on the predictable but she never fought for anything except for the one time she showed up at his house at the very end. Zach proved himself over and over and that got to be ridiculous. Do yourself a favor and skip this book.

I loved this book

I loved every second of this book. The MMC was so emotionally mature. I felt a lot during this book.

Gemma + Zack + the Bears = Forever

I did a tandem read with a physical copy and the audiobook and it was such a fun time.

The audiobook performance was fantastic and was done in dual POV.

This story had heartache and heartbreak and so much hope and love! This is about getting another chance in life. Finding your soulmate. Learning to trust and love again.

We all need a Zack in our lives. We all need someone who will fight for us.

Gemma & Zack and the Bears - forever!

Lovely writing, characters you love and hate

I enjoyed this story. So many romance novels fail to show what it looks like to actually date and get to know each other, but this book shows just that. I really like the supporting character and world building. Both the MFC and MMC have issues they need to work through. The roadblocks in their relationship feel real and honest, even relatable. With that said, the MFC is both frustrating and enjoyable. The MFC is well written. I hate several of her actions and wished she went to therapy when her friend suggested it. But I also understand why the MFC reacts the way she does; it's hard not to empathize with her, even if she handles a few situations badly. It's not easy writing a character that you empathize with while also being frustrated with. I love the relationship MMC has with his family, especially his dad and brother; I love how this book shows it's okay to show emotions even if you're a guy.

The main reason for the ⭐ deduction is because 1) as mentioned, I wished there was more mention of therapy as several characters would benefit from it after struggling with extremely emotional and tragic events, and 2) at the end, the MFC tries to run from her feelings instead of dealing with them. This results in a 3rd act breakup. The MFC makes one attempt in the entire book to truly apologize to the MMC and win him back despite constantly being the one to push him away. It's the MMC who fights for the relationship throughout. But even after her small attempt at apologizing, it's still the MMC who does the grand gesture and for some reason, apologizes. I love the MMC and his emotional intelligence. He's caring, honest, and willing to fight for love. I really like his grand gesture, it really felt true to his character. I just wish he didn't apologize since he didn't do anything wrong. Too often romance novels have the MMC making the grand gesture, apologizing, and single-handedly fighting for the relationship, even when they were not the one at fault. A relationship is a partnership and both people should admit when they are wrong and try to make it up. Deapite this, I still really enjoyed this story. The issues are more of a pet peeve.

I need more!

This book was amazing!! I binged it and couldn’t get enough. Definitely reading more of Kandi Steiners books!