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Fair Game

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"A very adorkable read."

This ia one of the reasons why I love Entangled Publishing. They produce books that does not stick to traditional romance style. They allow their authors to add their own flavor in the story to make it more tasteful.

With this book by author Taylor Lunsford, she offers her readers a story that's more than just a romance but a story of how two different people find a way to connect with each other no matter what their differences may be.

In the story, Vivien, the Ice princess was forced to fill-in the position his father vacated after his sudden tragic death. The ice princess wanted nothing yo do with it since she loathed her father for a long time now and that she's not interested in something that she felt like have stolen her father from her childhood. There she met the resident nerd boy (Clark Kent version, so he's yummy) Liam and his dog who welcomed her on her first arrival in the company for a dreaded board meeting. From there, things come spiraling uncontrollably with death threats hanging over her and her sister's head. She also learned that there has been a foul play in the company and probably on her father's death. During all those time, Liam stood by her, supporting her everytime.

I loved the characters as well as the story build-up. This has been so right up my alley. The main characters may be poles apart but they work. I love how the circumstances brought them closer together.

Finding the perpetrator with death threats lopming around them, I love how the author played the story. The character development as well as the story's are what kept me hanging on in every page of the book.

My first book from the author and certainly not the only book I'll have from her.

Thank you again to the publisher, Entangled: Amara, to the author Taylor Lunsford and NetGalley for a chance to review this.

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I received a copy of FAIR GAME on Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to the publisher and author.

Five stars and here's why:

FAIR GAME is so much fun. I love an entertaining ice princess and the geek love story! I laughed. I cried. I even banged my head against the table a few times! Taylor Lunsford delivers a heart wrenching, hella-hot romance that’s hard to put down! Seriously.

If you love swoon-worthy geeky guys, sassy yet savvy girls, and a sexy banter in spades, then this book is for you! Highly recommend!

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I wanted to like this one so much. There is a good plot in place and I really liked Liam, resident computer geek. I didn't care for Vivien for a variety of reasons. Her younger sister who she really didn't have a relationship with Greer didn't work for me at all. I think it was that both women were too superficial and had a hard time relating to them. Lastly the book was too long for it's own good.
Could have been so much better in a shorter version. It was fairly predictable and that was ok. I'm just thankful for Liam in this one.

**advanced copy from NetGalley and Entangled for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own**

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This had one of the most frustrating main characters I have ever encountered. This book was just frustrating the entire time was so annoying. I thought the nerd aspect could be fun because I like nerd boys, but it was like the author did absolutely no research. You could tell they just slapped it together. The conflict was boring and predictable, and it also didn't make any sense. It was so hard to finish this book.

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I wasn't sure what to expect from this book! But it was a very steamy action packed read! I really enjoyed reading it! The story line flowed along beautifully! I like trying to figure out whasts going to happen and this one had me stumped a few times!! That's usually hard to do lol its definitely a hot nerdy gamer dude and a straight laced new yorker! It definitely made for a very interesting read!! I highly recommend this book!! Thank you netgalley and the publishers and the author for sharing this book with me!!

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Fair Game by Taylor Lunsford an adorkable four-star read. This is the first read by this author and I sure I will be waiting on reading more, I’m married to a nerd so this story was one that I knew I needed to have in my life, I will admit I have a soft spot for nerds in my heart and Liam Bennett may just be pushed to the top, the author manages to describe him in such detail that you can really imagine him, but it’s not so in depth and detailed that you lose interest half way through. He is a great character hunky and sweet, what more could you want from in a man. Vivian Monroe was a good character but there was something amiss, she had a hard story to tell and the author did a very good job but I do feel more detail could have been put in just to tie up a few loose ends. But that is just my option and many others will not agree. Overall this is a great fun and sweet read, with an underlying story of intrigue and drama who done it, and will we find out in the end? If you are in the mood for some geeky love and drama, then you won’t go wrong with this story.

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Liam often n questions his decisions, "what was he thinking? Inviting Viv into his house was a dumb idea. Her, that close to his bed, his couch , hell— his kitchen table ; it was asking for trouble. Bad enough he got half-hard just looking at her..." Vivien is often taken off guard, “dinner? With your mother?” Vivien repeated the words slowly, as if she were trying to process a calculus equation." I liked this book, I loved Liam.

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I really liked the sound of this book. Nerdy tech guy and a busy business woman taking over her fathers company. There was some mystery involved, a whole "who done it" type of story line. It was pretty obvious right from the start. I really liked Liam. Vivien was a wee bit too whiny for my taste. She has a few daddy issues and she's a runner. It was a decent story. I did think it dragged on in a part or two. But other than that, it took me a couple of hours to read it.

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3 stars
I liked the premise of this book. Nerdy guy, who words for a gaming company and a women, who suddenly takes over the company. The premise was good, but did not end up being the story I was hopping for. It was more drama filled than I would have liked.

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I liked the premise of this romance as an uptight, spunky businesswoman has to run the video gaming company that her father had founded. She pairs up with the hunky, “adorkable” geek, LIam Bennet, whom her father had treated as his son. Who doesn’t like hunky geeks? He’s also a very nice guy who is instantly attracted to Vivien.

Meanwhile, Vivien has to deal with some internal troubles at the company as well as industrial espionage. She doesn’t want to be there, but she has to stay and deal with all the problems as well as make up with her younger sister. And she has to deal with all the psychological damage she suffered from feeling that her father never really loved her.

We’re told what a great business leader she is, but never see what she does except emote, freak out, and sleep with Liam. I just didn’t find her character all that believable and, at times, even likeable.

I was given a free ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

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Loved this book! In addition to the author introducing me to my new favorite word, adorkable, this is just a great story. I loved the tale of the Ice Princess and the Nerd Boy. This is more than a romance though, as there was suspense in the form of corporate espionage that they were both trying to stop while also finding the perpetrator. While doing this, the Ice Princess was attacked and fending off threats to both her safety and the company.

This is a fast moving novel that fans of the genre will love. Additionally, while most romances follow a pattern, this one is told in a unique way and felt different in a very good way. This is the first book I've read by this author, however it won't the last as I'm adding her to my must read authors' list.

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