Reviews - The Proposal Play

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The Proposal Play

Lauren Blakely

3.99 AVERAGE

laurenferzoco's review against another edition

3.0

funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

af609617's review against another edition

3.0

100 pages too long.

bexx207's review against another edition

5.0

✨ARC Review✨

𝙻𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙷𝚘𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚢: 𝙱𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝟹

𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℙ𝕣𝕠𝕡𝕠𝕤𝕒𝕝 ℙ𝕝𝕒𝕪 | Lauren Blakely

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Asher and Maeve’s story was such a good read! 💜

Asher is hockey player and best friends with Maeve’s brother. He’s kind and want to help Maeve with her career goals, but he’s also secretly in love with her.

Maeve “saves” Asher during an auction and makes a pact with her best friend during their trip to Vegas - pretend to be married and head over heels in love with each other.

But as their fake relationship begins to change, their chemistry is unmatched. And Asher and Maeve must decide to be honest with each other or end their Proposal Play.

The author wrote such a beautiful love story that was about more than just friends-to-lovers! Asher’s mental health issues were approached so well and handled in a way that’s relatable to her readers.

This book has humor, heartfelt emotions and the dirty mouth on Asher 😮‍💨 You won’t regret reading The Proposal Play!

The Proposal Play is available now on Amazon and KU!

anasatticbookblog's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny lighthearted 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: No

The Proposal Play by Lauren Blakely
Narrated by Vanessa Edwin and Robert Hatchet
Book 3 in the Love and Hockey Series, but each can stand alone.

“Love’s like hockey, you can’t guarantee a win, but you can give it your best shot.”

The first two books in Lauren Blakely’s Love and Hockey romcom series were some of my favorites of 2024, so I couldn’t wait to dive into The Proposal Play , the third book in this series of connected standalones. It can absolutely be read as a standalone, but if you’ve read the first two, you’ll love seeing familiar faces pop up.

This one might be my favorite so far. Lauren Blakely amazes me with how she writes the most likable characters—smart, good, and self-aware, who always feel like people I’d want to be friends with.

The Story
Asher is a professional hockey player and best friends with his teammate Beckett and Beckett’s sister, Maeve. When Asher is put up as a date in a charity auction, Maeve overhears a not-so-nice plan from one of the bidders and steps in to save the day, bidding on him herself with Beckett’s money.

Winning the date wasn’t a big deal. They’ve traveled together before, so heading to Vegas felt like any other trip. But after poker, drinks, and a few questionable decisions, they suddenly found themselves fulfilling the marriage pact they made years ago.

What was supposed to be an easy annulment quickly turned complicated when the news leaked on social media. Neither could afford a hit to their reputations, so they decided to play along (at least for now).

They were already best friends, and you could feel the bond between them from the start. I loved watching them slowly realize that their connection had always been more than friendship. The transition from a drunken fling to something deeper felt natural, and I loved every bit of it.

Lauren Blakely always handles complex topics well, and the mental health representation here was no exception. It was thoughtful and well-written. And let’s not forget the spice—it was spicing. Lauren writes sex scenes that are hot without ever being corny, and I love how open this couple was in the bedroom. They communicated, used toys (lots of them), and he was deliciously dominant in bed.

"You can take more I say, then ease out. Now get down on your knees and show me you can handle every inch of me in your throat."

Likes
•Wonderful communication for the most part.
•Slow burn to love.
•The mental health storyline.
•She has such an interesting art career.
•How much they loved each other as friends already.
•The spice was HOT and never overpowered.
•I loved the quirky Maeve.
•Seeing previous characters.
•The way he kept calling her "Wife".
•Cute dog (of course).

Dislikes
•It’s a little hard to believe that neither consciously thought about the other in a romantic way before this.
•I would have liked to see a little more time spent on therapy.

The Narration
Lauren has completely spoiled me for other audiobooks. Her casting is always spot-on (since she picks the narrators before she even writes the books), and the duet format works perfectly because it’s only used for dialogue. I 100% recommend listening to this—or any Lauren Blakely book—in audio. It always adds something special.

The Down & Dirty
Once again, Lauren Blakely nailed it. I was hooked from the very beginning, listened to the whole book with a smile on my face, and was sad when it ended. I always say hockey romance isn’t my thing, but this series might be proving me wrong. It’s definitely one of my favorites now.

Rating: 4.5 Stars, 3.5 Heat, 5 Narration