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Scoring the Player
by Kit Grey
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
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
'I want you in all of the ways that I can have you.
'You have walls, and that’s okay.
'Walls, too, are part of a home.
'I’ll stand outside in devotional guard, so you don’t have to work so hard to protect them.'
Did I immediately go back and start Scoring the Player as soon as I'd finished?
Yes, yes, I did.
Kit Grey is the only author to ever make me do this - twice. First with Loving the Legend, and now with her second novel in the Chasing Rings series.
Kit manages to evoke so much emotion in her readers, and we connect with her characters so well that we feel like we know them.
Kit brings not only the beauty of falling in love, but also the terror, the hesitation, the up's and downs that come with love, and with joining your life with someone else's, but in the midst, there's also friendship, laughs, the beauty of sports, and such intense heat that the scenes will leave you breathless.
I went into Scoring the Player not knowing whether I could ever like, let alone love, Arnaz Cade.
Well, damn.
Now? Now I'd go to battle for that man.
I think Kit Grey is a magician for the way she completely changed my outlook on him.
My baby Blue absolutely owns my heart.
Don't get me wrong, Salem is a swoon-worthy king. The type of man we all wish we could find. He's thoughtful, considerate, he notices things about his partner, he bakes!
This man has loved Arnaz - his Blue - for five years.
“Over five years, I’ve dreamt of you.”
His cake for Blue was perfect, but it was his letter that was so beautiful it was heartstopping.
There's so much I could say about this amazing man, who is a safe space for Arnaz. He's the boyfriend we all want.
But it's Blue who captured me in a way I really didn't expect.
I'm sorry I ever thought anything bad about you, Blue. You are such a beautiful soul who has never had the love you deserve, except for from your amazing sister, Anaïs.
Arnaz has grown up with horrible circumstances and has never been loved, cared for, or nurtured in the way he should have been. And he bears those scars, running from love, filled with anger and self-loathing.
His journey with Salem isn't easy because of his past, but it is oh, so worth it.
These two take such an emotional journey, and it is emotive, intense, raw, but Salem continues to chip away at Arnaz’s walls.
The depiction of Arnaz’s mental health struggles and the therapy he has to enable him to have the life he deserves is so well written. It's moving, it's real, it's heartfelt. It takes work from Arnaz, and understanding from Salem, which he gives no question.
I love how Kit Grey perfectly weaves such delicate, important topics into her work and depicts men opening up to each other about their mental health. I have nothing but praise for how she portrays mental illness.
Scoring the Player is much more than just a sports romance. It's a sublime piece of work written by a truly talented author who weaves magic with her words and embeds her characters into the hearts of her readers.
I, for one, will always hold Blue and Salem dear to me.
“I told myself you weren’t that beautiful or sexy or funny, even if the jokes you threw my way made me grin after I cooled off and was alone. You made me afraid, and when I’m afraid I fight, which never really worked with you because no matter how hard I tried, I never won any of our fights.”
'You have walls, and that’s okay.
'Walls, too, are part of a home.
'I’ll stand outside in devotional guard, so you don’t have to work so hard to protect them.'
Did I immediately go back and start Scoring the Player as soon as I'd finished?
Yes, yes, I did.
Kit Grey is the only author to ever make me do this - twice. First with Loving the Legend, and now with her second novel in the Chasing Rings series.
Kit manages to evoke so much emotion in her readers, and we connect with her characters so well that we feel like we know them.
Kit brings not only the beauty of falling in love, but also the terror, the hesitation, the up's and downs that come with love, and with joining your life with someone else's, but in the midst, there's also friendship, laughs, the beauty of sports, and such intense heat that the scenes will leave you breathless.
I went into Scoring the Player not knowing whether I could ever like, let alone love, Arnaz Cade.
Well, damn.
Now? Now I'd go to battle for that man.
I think Kit Grey is a magician for the way she completely changed my outlook on him.
My baby Blue absolutely owns my heart.
Don't get me wrong, Salem is a swoon-worthy king. The type of man we all wish we could find. He's thoughtful, considerate, he notices things about his partner, he bakes!
This man has loved Arnaz - his Blue - for five years.
“Over five years, I’ve dreamt of you.”
His cake for Blue was perfect, but it was his letter that was so beautiful it was heartstopping.
There's so much I could say about this amazing man, who is a safe space for Arnaz. He's the boyfriend we all want.
But it's Blue who captured me in a way I really didn't expect.
I'm sorry I ever thought anything bad about you, Blue. You are such a beautiful soul who has never had the love you deserve, except for from your amazing sister, Anaïs.
Arnaz has grown up with horrible circumstances and has never been loved, cared for, or nurtured in the way he should have been. And he bears those scars, running from love, filled with anger and self-loathing.
His journey with Salem isn't easy because of his past, but it is oh, so worth it.
These two take such an emotional journey, and it is emotive, intense, raw, but Salem continues to chip away at Arnaz’s walls.
The depiction of Arnaz’s mental health struggles and the therapy he has to enable him to have the life he deserves is so well written. It's moving, it's real, it's heartfelt. It takes work from Arnaz, and understanding from Salem, which he gives no question.
I love how Kit Grey perfectly weaves such delicate, important topics into her work and depicts men opening up to each other about their mental health. I have nothing but praise for how she portrays mental illness.
Scoring the Player is much more than just a sports romance. It's a sublime piece of work written by a truly talented author who weaves magic with her words and embeds her characters into the hearts of her readers.
I, for one, will always hold Blue and Salem dear to me.
“I told myself you weren’t that beautiful or sexy or funny, even if the jokes you threw my way made me grin after I cooled off and was alone. You made me afraid, and when I’m afraid I fight, which never really worked with you because no matter how hard I tried, I never won any of our fights.”