Game Player (Game #1) by BJ Harvey
4.5 stars!!
“You want this to be wrong but to me, it’s always been right.”
BJ Harvey never fails to make me laugh and smile when reading one of her books and Game Player was no different, with fantastic dialogue BJ Harvey really nailed her character’s sense of humour and made these characters come to life. This is one of the things I adore when reading, characters you can really relate to, characters you want to be friends with and most importantly by the end you actually believe you are.
For those that have read the “Bliss Series” Matt is Noah’s brother, Noah was affectionately known as “The Walking Dildo” and as Matt is younger his affectionate title is “Mini Walking Dildo.” If the names are anything to go by you know you are going to have a giggle. However, if you have not read The Bliss series…don’t panic, you don’t need to have read them, but I would recommend them as they are highly entertaining.
Game Player is Matt and Mia’s story…are you ready to be confused? So we have Matt…Matt is Mia’s brother-in-law’s brother…and we have Mia who is Matt’s sister-in-law’s sister…clear? Basically, their elder siblings married each other and did I say they were protective?
Matt has a reputation, hence the title, he is a man of meaningless hook ups and the women know what they are getting before he even goes there. He didn’t want attachments but his reputation precedes him and deep down, the man underneath the bravado was nothing like the cocky façade he had put firmly in place. Matt was a man wanting recognition and respect from his father, a man who wanted to find “the one,” a man who had actually grown up and yet no-one else could see it. Nobody saw the real “Matt,” he just wanted to be taken seriously.
“Au contraire, little-dicked one, married life means I never wake up alone and therefore never have to take my one-eyed trouser snake in hand unless my wife is begging to watch me do it.”
Mia is the female version of Matt, another one that cannot settle down, doesn’t want to settle down. Mia was sassy, she’s got quick wit and can cut anyone down to size with a well-timed barb and she was as stubborn as a mule. I must admit, I found it hard in the beginning to really relate to her but as the story evolved and back stories are told I came to understand her.
“It’s just that I don’t want to be in a relationship. I’m all about the date and not about the mate.”
So…we have two players…and herein lies the biggest issue…never trust a player. With two people that were content on playing the field when it comes to finally getting serious there was always going to be trust issues, security issues…am I being played issues. Matt knew what he wanted and he knew he had found “the one” with Mia, but Mia needed a lot more convincing.
“The ball’s in your court now, and it has to be you that makes the next play because I’m all out of moves.”
The chemistry between Matt and Mia will seriously melt your kindles and set your pages on fire. One thing that BJ Harvey writes extremely well are intense, hot, steamy bedroom scenes and this book does not disappoint. Their attraction to one another crackled off the pages but the reticence and hesitance from Mia wanted you to slap her a few times and beg her to see the genuineness behind Matt’s actions and words.
The more I read the more I fell in love with Matt and that is testament to BJ Harvey’s writing because she really captured Matt’s evolution from a horny player to a dedicated, serious adult. Through work and his relationship with Mia his change was dramatic but that man had always been there, he just needed to show it.
“…you know you want me. I know you want me. I just need you to give me a chance.”
I loved that we caught up with the whole Bliss crowd, while this is most definitely Matt and Mia’s story they all had their part to play. Another winner from BJ Harvey.
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Loved this story with great dialogue, funny and romantic
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