Review: Not the Kristen Ashley I've come to know and love.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 9, 2014
Almost every KA book I've read has captivated me with her protagonists and engaging love interests.  Her story lines are rich and full of intrigue and plenty of wonderful character development.But this?Play It Safe, unfortunately, falls flat.There's something about the end of Kristen Ashley's books that make me feel like I'm about to get a whopper of a cavity.  They're always so sickly sweet, almost everything tied up in a nice neat bow, no loose ends to worry about.  It makes me feel somewhat ill.  I want to have a book that is believable but when everyone and their mother gets their way and all their wishes granted in the end, it leaves a sour taste in my mouth.  I always dread getting to the last 80% of KA books because I know that everything I just mentioned is coming up on the horizon.  Play It Safe felt somewhat forced and like it went on and on and on.  I know her books are usually well past the average 300 page limit but I couldn't help but picture KA beating a dead horse during the last leg of the book.And Grayson is a likable character but something felt missing, like a huge chunk of him was left out.Overall, Play It Safe would have been an alright book if I hadn't read her other books and seen what potential KA has (despite her sickly sweet epilogues).