Review: Loved it!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 22, 2014
Well-done interfering family members are the greatest, even if they don't get much (or any) actual screen time. That was certainly the case in Played, and what makes it even better is that there was interference from both families, not just the hero or the heroine's.Liam - hehehe. He knows nothing about romance/love and knows he knows nothing. Determined to finish his now-dead brother's unfinished romance novel (a death-bed promise), he falls back on the skills he does have. I found it amusing the lengths he went to (derailing an intended date, hacking multiple websites, etc.). It's adorable, and strangely enough, I actually didn't find anything he did to be weirdly creepy or anything like that.Lorelei. Oh, man, did she get dealt a heavy load. Her mother. OMG, her mother was hilarious. Not just signing Lorelei up for a dating service online, but the threats to come out and help Lorelei get a man?! I adored Mama.This was a great book from start to finish. I didn't have any problem with Liam's lie to Lorelei, nor his problem actually 'fessing up to the truth. Normally I do, but Ms. Adams played the story out so well, I never disliked the set-up at all. And when Liam has to grovel (let's face it, I love seeing men grovel) to make up for his lies...I totally fell in love with him (assuming I hadn't already). He really goes above and beyond, and I'd absolutely forgive him if he did something like that.That's not to say Liam didn't deserve to be tossed on his butt for lying the way he did - he definitely did deserve to suffer. But I also admired him for finding a way to make it up to her.Five gargoyles and I look forward to reading more in this series.Book provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.