Title: Night Games
Author: Collette West
Source: eARC from author/Inkslinger
goodreads...
The moment Grey Kelleher locks eyes with All-Star
shortstop Chase Whitfield, she's a goner. For years, she's watched him play on
TV, and now she's gazing at his hard, lean body across a bar in her hometown.
Grey's crush on Chase goes all the way back to
his rookie season. So when she approaches him for an autograph, she's startled
by what a jerk he can be.
Chase is no mood to humor his fans, even one as
alluring as Grey. He's in the last year of his contract and stuck having to
prove himself on a minor league team. He's only there to rehab an injury,
nothing more.
But when Grey tells him off, Chase realizes her
fiery spirit may be just the distraction he needs to take his mind off not
being in the majors. His heart is safe. No one's going to break his streak as
baseball's most eligible bachelor. Not even someone as irresistible as Grey.
My take...
I was really, really enjoying this book until
half way through. That is where this book took a nose dive for me. After the
halfway mark everything became too unbelievable at times and I had a hard time
finishing the story because of the way the characters were acting. I was sick
of the way they would jump around emotionally with one another. Both were borderline
bipolar, it seemed. And it was enough to turn me off from liking them or even caring
if they ended up with one another in the end. But I had this nagging need to
finish it and see what Grey's big secret was. Unfortunately that is where most
the 'unbelievable' part comes in.
Grey...she is this great girl at the beginning
that you really like. She is on her own and living life to the best that she
can. Not having money hampers her need to get out and see the world, but she
makes the most of it. But halfway though, I saw this change in her and it
wasn't for the best. It was like she caved to Chase Whitfield. And all her
confidence and feistiness went bye-bye.
Chase...I felt the author was constantly contradicting
herself when it came to him. One min he was saying how uncomfortable he was
around people with money even though he was loaded, only to turn around and
want to be treated like royalty. The way he would jump around in his feelings
was downright nauseating. He had no idea what so ever what he wanted and to me,
he couldn't be trusted.
Storyline...I had high hopes as the story was starting
out. But as I mentioned the story went downhill for me. Parts were at times
rushed and other scenes dragged. There just wasn't a steady pace to the story.
I am rating it 3 stars because it was a good read
that kept my interest a majority of the time and it was fun and flirty at the
beginning. But it wasn't enough to rate higher than that. At least from me.
Like all stories, you'll have to read if for yourself to see if this book is
for you or not.
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