Review: Playing Games turns me off...
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 06 23, 2013
After a bad break up 12 months ago, Rebecca Winters still wants nothing to do with her ex. Scott Carver. But unfortunately for her - he hasn't given up on her. For the past month, Rebecca can't go anywhere on campus without Scott turning up. One incident with a little too much to drink and the gorgeous and hard-to-say-no-to Scott, leaves Rebecca doing something she swore she would never do - giving him a second chance. Has Scott really changed? Or is he just going to end up breaking Rebecca's heart again... and this time permanently.I wanted to like this novella. I really did. I found Rebecca to be an effervescent character when she was first introduced in Only For You (formerly know as When In Paris) but somewhere in between Olivia's story and now - she changed for me. In this story, Rebecca is the kind of girl who loves to play games - and I'm not even sure she knows she's playing them. A person who thinks they're low maintenance but in all reality they couldn't be any more insecure or temperamental. She leads Scott on and then shuts him down, is jealous of his liaisons with other women and yet gets an almost perverse pleasure out of turning him away and messing with his emotions. Scott is a little flat and I don't understand his motivation for wanting Rebecca. They don't make sense as a couple and have some rather severe communication issues.Okay, so maybe I'm being a little harsh on Rebecca. The relationship between her and Scott - whilst it doesn't make sense to me why either party is interested in the other except for sheer sexual attraction - is full of obstacles and does reach a satisfying conclusion. Are they perfect for each other? Yes (but maybe that's just because I don't want anyone else to have to put up with either of them).Despite all I've said - I enjoyed reading this book. It's hot - like sizzling in parts! - but involves people who frustrate me to no end because of the games many people play in relationships.