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nicolecurlsuptoread 's review for:
The Proposal Play
by Lauren Blakely
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
✦Series: Love and Hockey # 3
✦POV: Dual first-person + duet narration
✦Spice: Open door, explicit 😮💨🫠
» Maeve and Asher have been best friends for a decade and would do anything for each other. When Maeve overhears a social media influencer planning to win a date with Asher at a charity auction to further her brand (which is already sketchy), she plans to put a stop to it by outbidding her.
Turns out the date is in Vegas, and while they lean into the whole “what happens in Vegas” theme, they didn’t plan for their fake marriage to get so real, so fast.
» I’ve been desperate for Maeve’s story since the start of Love and Hockey. She has big feelings and navigates them with the support of her friends, "The Padlockers". Her growth felt natural as she learned to trust and believe in herself. Self-actualisation for the win! I connected with her easily.
» Asher Callahan, you sweet, filthy man. He’s got it so bad for Maeve that he can’t help being devastatingly swoony at every turn. Not to mention his words and their delivery made my tummy flip 😮💨 He’s demanding in a very hot way but also kind, generous, and overall, an A+ book boyfriend.
» Their romance has been hinted at in previous books, and it was worth the wait. It’s been years in the making for them and I love that in friends-to-lovers romances. Their compromises are equally flimsy and delicious! 🫠
» Lauren Blakely’s books never disappoint. The pacing is comfortable and the story flows seamlessly between scenes. It’s easy to open the book and totally lose myself.
✩ Duet narration by Vanessa Edwin and Robert Hatchet was superb. They emote believably and really brought Maeve and Asher to life!
✦POV: Dual first-person + duet narration
✦Spice: Open door, explicit 😮💨🫠
» Maeve and Asher have been best friends for a decade and would do anything for each other. When Maeve overhears a social media influencer planning to win a date with Asher at a charity auction to further her brand (which is already sketchy), she plans to put a stop to it by outbidding her.
Turns out the date is in Vegas, and while they lean into the whole “what happens in Vegas” theme, they didn’t plan for their fake marriage to get so real, so fast.
» I’ve been desperate for Maeve’s story since the start of Love and Hockey. She has big feelings and navigates them with the support of her friends, "The Padlockers". Her growth felt natural as she learned to trust and believe in herself. Self-actualisation for the win! I connected with her easily.
» Asher Callahan, you sweet, filthy man. He’s got it so bad for Maeve that he can’t help being devastatingly swoony at every turn. Not to mention his words and their delivery made my tummy flip 😮💨 He’s demanding in a very hot way but also kind, generous, and overall, an A+ book boyfriend.
» Their romance has been hinted at in previous books, and it was worth the wait. It’s been years in the making for them and I love that in friends-to-lovers romances. Their compromises are equally flimsy and delicious! 🫠
» Lauren Blakely’s books never disappoint. The pacing is comfortable and the story flows seamlessly between scenes. It’s easy to open the book and totally lose myself.
✩ Duet narration by Vanessa Edwin and Robert Hatchet was superb. They emote believably and really brought Maeve and Asher to life!
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“A kiss doesn’t start with lips. It starts with want. With desire. With anticipation,” he says, and I whimper from his words and the way they’re tugging low in my belly. Then, he slides a hand down my bare arm, watching as the little hairs on my arm rise up.
“It does.”
“There’s one more thing I want you to remember about kissing,” he says, like a professor.
“What is it?”
“A good kiss starts with me getting you so wound up, you’re…” He stops, dips his face to my ear, then whispers, “wet before I even kiss you.”
The sound I make— it’s needy. It’s feral🫠
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♡ The Proposal Play exceeded my expectations and I heartily recommend it for readers who dig brother's best friend, friends to lovers, and marriages of convenience mixed with pining in a hockey romance. So many tropes, so well-developed!
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✨ Thank you to Lauren Blakely for providing advance reader and listener copies in exchange for an honest review.
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Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Grief, Death of parent