A review by whatcha_listening_to
Most Valuable Playboy by Lauren Blakely

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

 

I loved the dynamic between these two and liked that they were childhood friends first. 

But also, Violet is his best friend's little sister which puts a bit of a wrench into the situation. 

What I love about Lauren’s writing is that she doesn’t give us the norm, meaning you would expect drama around her being the sister to his best friend but nope we don’t get that at all. I love this about Lauren’s writing. 

Cooper himself is the one with his inner voice reminding him who she is and why they can’t happen. But attraction and lust throughout the years had its toehold and isn’t going anywhere any time soon. 

 I very much enjoyed that they had their secret signals it made their story unique. 

In a lot of sports romance books, I have been listening to lately the author tends to forget about the sport or the teammates and I really liked that we get a glimpse into his team, his coach and even the gameplay itself.  

 Lauren always surprises me in all the best ways. Very low drama it was a fantastic sports romance with game scenes!! 

Jason Clark and Andi Arndt did a lovely job with these two unique characters and I for one want more from both narrators.