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Play With Me by Becka Mack

20 reviews

amre23's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Addiction, Sexual content, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Gaslighting, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

Minor: Eating disorder, Medical content, and Vomit

lilyemmaaa's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Mental illness

Moderate: Pregnancy, Car accident, and Death of parent

whichdirection's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Dragged a Lot at the end imo,

it was never super believable to me that she was going to take that job, so the amount of time spent on her going to the interview and questioning everything was just kinda… boring

good chemistry & a very healthy relationship!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, Grief, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Body shaming, and Bullying

Minor: Sexual assault

THIS IS ALL GONNA BE SPOILERS SO BE AWARE OF THAT! Sexual Content: They fuck a Lot kids; no condoms here. Body Shaming, Fatphobia & Eating Disorder: Jennie is a professional dancer & both talks abt her past experiences with these things And experiences them on the page. Toxic Friendship & Bullying: Jennie’s dance partner & another student are definitely bullies to her. Death of a Parent, Car Accident, Grief: Jennie’s father died when she was young bc of a drunk driver, it still effects her a lot. Injury/Injury Detail & Medical Content: Garrett gets a concussion in the early part of the novel, Jennie sprains her ankle around this time too; later they are in a hospital and Jennie talks abt her IV. Pregnancy: Jennie’s sister in law Olivia is pregnant through about 95% of the novel. Sexual Harassment: Jennie’s dance partner makes multiple advances despite her repeated no (and is put in his place), including kissing her twice. Sexual Assault: Jennie’s ex boyfriend Kevin, in high school, allowed the football team to record audio of him taking her virginity.

marine2907's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Sexual content, Car accident, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Vomit

kb33's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

TW/CW: brief mention of minor spoiler

  Non consensual video recording of sex in the past

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Pregnancy

Minor: Eating disorder, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders

heathrinwonderland's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

He's the Vancouver Vipers star right winger, she's the captain's little sister and completely off-limits. But that's kind of hard when your Captain and best friend buys her a condo in your building and asks you to keep an eye on her. After being physically assaulted by Jennie’s expansive adult toy collection, he wants to show her that a real man can really make her vibrate. The relationship starts out very closed off, as Jennie has been through some trauma that she hasn't quite worked through. She doesn't trust, doesn't open herself up to anyone. She slowly begins opening up to Garrett. He makes her feel safe and helps her believe that she is more than just Carter Beckett's little sister.

I loved Consider Me, playing for keeps book one, so I wasted no time digging into Play With Me, book two in the series. Both books carry the same themes, etc are incredibly insecure and closed off to the men. They both have severe trust issues, both not thinking they're good enough. Insert big sexy Hockey player who has a hard exterior and a soft heart to show them that they are so much more than they give themselves credit for.

This book features the same characters and l love now they continue to develop as the storylines draw out. We get a glimpse into everyone's life while still focusing on the main characters' storyline. I love Garrett but have a complicated opinion of Jenny. She comes off as a huge bitch all the time. It's one thing to be strong and independent, it's another to be hatefully mean. She was very whiny and almost always through a temper tantrum over simple misunderstandings. 

My overall rating is 5/5 stars. I instantly fell in love with Garrett, he's patient, flirty, and goofy. I loved getting to meet his family and learn about his history. Jennie's story was really slow to come out, but once it did, it was nice to understand why she was so guarded. The secrecy thy had to keep kept me engaged. Would they get caught? When would they get caught? Who would be the one to catch them? How would Carter react?

I give this a spice rating of 4/5, they were intense and the secrecy made them even better. The giant box of toys were put to good use. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual content

Moderate: Gaslighting, Car accident, Alcoholism, Bullying, Pregnancy, and Body shaming

bookswithca's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, Pregnancy, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Bullying, Death of parent, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Violence

chelsearose's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Sexual content

Moderate: Bullying, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, and Alcoholism

Minor: Medical content

sami_leigh's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.75/5

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5

I’m so used to giving up only pieces of myself, I don’t even know how to be whole with someone anymore.

Being with you is like watching my favourite TV show. I’m always on the edge of my seat, waiting to see what comes next.

You’re safe with me.

🏒 First person dual POV

🏒 Best friend’s sister

🏒 Friends to friends-with-benefits to lovers

🏒 Ice Hockey player/ dancer

🏒 Banter 👌🏻

🏒 Found family 

🏒 Possessive MMC

🏒 FMC with BDE (& he loves her for it 🙌🏻)

🏒 Spice 🥵 (praise & toys) 

🏒 Nicknames!

🏒 Body respect; challenging damaging standards in some dance culture

🏒 Well established secondary characters, setting up future books; Olivia, Cara, & Emily 😍

🏒 MC growth; development of healthy communication, pasta family trauma, issues with self worth & trust from a previous traumatic relationship.

🏒 Consent Culture & Sex Positivity 🙌🏻

🏒 Epilogue
🏒 Adam’s story is coming in 2023!

Available on Kindle Unlimited.

⚠️ Death of a parent (not on page), violence (mild), pregnancy, car accident, alcoholism (not MC), sexism & misogyny (via secondary characters), toxic relationship (in past), sexual harassment/assault (non-consensual recording in past relationship), vomit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, Car accident, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Misogyny, and Alcoholism

Minor: Vomit

smcconnolly's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

There is no talk about hockey. This is a sports romance and the plot should involve hockey or dance but it doesn’t. 

Jennie is an excellent main character who I hardcore related to. She is a dancer, has problems with the diet culture surrounding the dance world, has a fear of intimacy, and wants to bang a hot hockey player. I didn't find reading her point of view annoying, and I related to her struggles and was rooting for her to overcome them. She is so funny, and I love her. 

One of Jennie's main struggles throughout the book is the fact that she was sexually harassed in the past by her boyfriend, and has not been intimate since. There are no sex scenes in the book, but that doesn't mean it is not spicy. Often, authors skip over this hurdle for female characters, and I enjoyed reading Jennie's sexual journey throughout this book.

 

This series has been fun to read, and I can't wait for Adam's book. Adam is a sweetheart, and I want him and Emily to get together. She is a badass bitch who needs a golden retriever boyfriend. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Addiction, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault