Reviews

Role Playing by Cathy Yardley

missquiss's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective relaxing 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

5.0

thelilbookwitch's review against another edition

3.0

Personally a tough read for me thanks to life circumstances, but I was able to set that baggage aside and mostly enjoy this book.

I'm not usually a fan of miscommunication/misunderstanding, but it worked well here due to it being actually plausible. The romance was slow, but not quite a slow burn, and authentic in its awkwardness. Sadly that detracted from my enjoyment of those more tender scenes, but I was able to appreciate the character growth nonetheless.

Aiden and Maggie are wonderfully paired and read true to me (even if Maggie sometimes felt like she was on the cusp of being "not like other women", but if she really didn't want to have a romantic relationship, then we wouldn't have this book, now would we?)

A solid romance but not my favorite, I will absolutely give this author another try though!

btocco's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

3.0

kall_me_katherine's review against another edition

emotional hopeful slow-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

4.0

evacheeva's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-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

5.0

jbmelt05's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

emmabemba's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing 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

Ooh I want to be Maggie when I get older 😍😍😍 Damn that woman is such a badass at 38 and no one gets to talk to her meanly 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 She knows how to stand for herself and also stand for her friends.

Aiden is such a teddy bear OMG 😭😭😭 I wanted to hug him all along the reading of the book. His relationship with Maggie was beautiful to see evolve into something special, beautiful and cherished. Maggie helped him stand for himself around his family that literally treated him like shit and damn the things she does in the book to make people see what they’ve done to him 😭😭😭 I love her.

This book was a really great read and I love the fact that both were 38 and 40 you know; it’s refreshing reading this kind of book because I’m always used to reading books where characters are like my age or young adults. Totally recommend it because there are so many themes there that are interesting and quite well-written 👏🏿

balyeska's review against another edition

3.0

hmmmm

i liked this but also i didn't

mellie_reads's review against another edition

5.0

I loved the book. It was so soothing. I actually took my time enjoying the entire book. Both characters are on the more mature side (her 48 and him 50) and they both are introverts for the saddest reasons. The book explores sexuality (bi-sexuality) and certain sexual preferences and it was so nice. Idk if its the authors writing style or the narrators voices but it was really really nice. That aside there wasn't that much smut. There was so much to take in from the story. There were some really cute and funny moments and they were both geeks (almost senior citizen geeks lol). I love love love how Maggie finally found someone whose exactly like her (who she can be alone and secluded with). I also love how she was so understanding and didn't judge Aiden for his sexual preferences and past. She was very protective of him and that was exactly what he needed. It pulled all my heart strings because even his parents gave him a hard time when he went through figuring out who he was and his sexuality. It was so sad. And she makes the best Chinese food. The different blend of cultures made the book even more interesting (especially how there were bits and pieces and not overwhelming). They were like two kids trying to figure each other out. Her relationship with her son was also amazing, although she tries to get him to be more social and less introverted she supports him and his tendencies to be more alone and secluded. And she plays video games with him!!! They both fell in love the sweetest way possible and even when they finally became intimate despite the lack of heat it was quite intense and nice lol.

samie2727's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0