Review: Good book.  1st I've read by Perry.  Will read many more.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 25, 2012
PLAYING FOR KEEPS is the first Kate Perry book I have read but it will not be my last.  The ending was well worth the wait while I read from beginning to end.  You might ask "is there any other way to read a book?"  My answer would be "yes, for books that do not catch my interest with the first few chapters in the beginning - I will read the last couple chapters, at the end, to see if it is worth my time to read the entire book."  Who has time to waste on a book that is not interesting?Well, I can honestly say - I did not have to check the ending to see if this book would be interesting all the way through.  One can almost foresee what the outcome will be for Gracie and Pete; however  Kate Perry has an interesting way of bringing this to life as she includes the problems and/or the dynamics of other family members, friends, and new characters relevant to the plot.  For awhile the reader might think this novel is about the sister, Nel, but Perry weaves the plots together to keep us interested in the upcoming chapters and always bring us back to relationship growth of Gracie & Pete.  By the end of the book - Gracie has shed her doormat shield that she undertook after her mother passed away some fifteen years prior.I have just ordered the first two books of Perry's Laurel Heights series.  I am hoping they are as good as this one.