Review: Absolutely love this book and this series!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 26, 2014
I absolutely freaking love the Assassins series. I got the opportunity to find this series when the first few books were listed on Netgalley. I immediately knew that this series was going to be a must read for me. Hot athletes – Check. Strong female leads – check. Sports – check. Ridiculously hot sex scenes – check. Ridiculously sweet romance – check. There is nothing not to like about these books. And I swear each one gets better and better.I wasn’t sure if I would find an Assassin I loved more than Lucas Brooks. Don’t get me wrong, they are all delicious and swoonworthy, but there was something about Lucas that immediately grabbed me in Trying to Score. Well…I was wrong. Phillip Anderson has swooped in and taken the top prize. I still love Lucas and the rest of the Assassins, but holy crap. I liked what I saw of Phillip in the other books, but really getting to know him and watching him grow, made me totally fall in love. Same with Reese…I liked that she had an attitude and didn’t apologize for liking sex and not relationships. She always reminded me of myself (until the falling in love part of course).This book had all the delicious, hot sex you could possibly want, but it also had the amazing characters, complicated situations and hilariousness that you come to expect from an Assassins book. I read another review of the book that said that the romance was a slow burn in this book instead of the constant ups and downs you get in most romances and that is 100% the case. I loved watching Reese and Phillip fight their feelings while subsequently dealing with their demons. I loved watching Phillip become a man capable of taking care of a teenage hellion. And I loved watching Reese see herself in Claire which, to me, seemed to reignite her passion in dance after what happened with her ex.I loved this book. I love this series. It makes me happy that we got to see bits and pieces of the other couples and how their lives are playing out. I don’t want this series to end and hopefully it doesn’t have to. I mean these guys will get older and retire and there will be new Assassin players. It can be a never ending cycle of hotness…right?