Well Played – Book Review

This is the book that kicked off my month of romance reads, so you can bet I enjoyed it. Here’s my Well Played Book Review! I hope you enjoy it!

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Title: Well Played

Author: Jen DeLuca

Rating: 4 Stars

Genre: Romance, Adult

Content Warnings: Health issues, catfishing (maybe?)

Format: eARC

Publisher: Berkley

Date Published: September 22nd 2020

Goodreads Description: Another laugh-out-loud romantic comedy featuring kilted musicians, Renaissance Faire tavern wenches, and an unlikely love story.

Stacey is jolted when her friends Simon and Emily get engaged. She knew she was putting her life on hold when she stayed in Willow Creek to care for her sick mother, but it’s been years now, and even though Stacey loves spending her summers pouring drinks and flirting with patrons at the local Renaissance Faire, she wants more out of life. Stacey vows to have her life figured out by the time her friends get hitched at Faire next summer. Maybe she’ll even find The One.

When Stacey imagined “The One,” it never occurred to her that her summertime Faire fling, Dex MacLean, might fit the bill. While Dex is easy on the eyes on stage with his band The Dueling Kilts, Stacey has never felt an emotional connection with him. So when she receives a tender email from the typically monosyllabic hunk, she’s not sure what to make of it.

Faire returns to Willow Creek, and Stacey comes face-to-face with the man with whom she’s exchanged hundreds of online messages over the past nine months. To Stacey’s shock, it isn’t Dex—she’s been falling in love with a man she barely knows.

I received a review copy from Netgalley and Penguin Random House International. All opinions are my own.

Review

I have to admit that I’m not really sure how to review a romance novel. I don’t read a lot of romance novels, and when I do I mostly just read them for the fun. So instead of CAWPILE-ing this one, I’m just going to write a general review.

First of all, it took me a while to get into this book. I was somewhat bored up until the 30% mark, but then it really picked up. I was unsure about the whole renaissance fair premise. It’s not like they’re a big thing in SA and I’ve never been to one, so I have no idea what they’re all about. However, I ended up loving it! And now I want to actually go to one!

The romance was also really cute. It was kind of a You’ve Got Mail situation, and I enjoyed the texting and emails exchanged between the two characters. The characters were really cute, and I have a thing for guys named Daniel. Seriously, the Fallen series by Lauren Kate really made me wish I had a Daniel in my life.

Emily and Simon were also super cute, and I want to read their book. I also have a feeling April and Mitch will be the stars of the next book and I am all for it.

Well Played was also just the right amount of steamy, and I definitely want to read the rest of the books in this series.

Let me know your thoughts on Well Played.

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