A review by lizs_book_nook
All Played Out by Cora Carmack

5.0

If I could give this book an infinite number of stars I would. This book is hands down, no joke, no exaggeration, one of my all time favorite reads ever! There are so many things I loved about this book. Firstly, I like the idea that I could/can connect with Nell on a number of levels, and to be able to relate to a character in some way is a nice surprise. Second, I LOVE MATEO!!!! He's quirky, flirting, sexy, loyal and extremely loveable (with many more ways to describe him). I love the connection Nell and Mateo have from the beginning. It's like they are drawn together by some unexplainable force and they can't stay away. I love the fact that even though Nell is beyond uncomfortable she steps outside of her comfort zone and makes a list of things she wants to accomplish. Things she wants to do to fully get her college experience they way she wants, even if they weren't things she realized she wanted to do in the first place. I also loved how slowly you see how Torres coaxes Nell out of her shell, but also how Nell changes Mateo too. How she gets him to let go of his past and believe in himself, but also be the one to believe in him as well. Overall I f**king loved this story from beginning to end. All I could think was I never wanted this book to end and I got slower and slower toward the end of the book because I didn't want to finish it and their story be over. One hing is for sure though...Cora Carmack knocks it out of the park AGAIN! This woman is a pure genius! Love this book and all of her others. She will always be my go to author!