Player's Game

Player's Game by Desirae Clark is a delightful young adult romance, that I really enjoyed. Samantha Valentine along with her mother and twin sisters moved to Manhattan from Scottsdale six years ago, leaving her best friend Parker Brady behind. When Samantha's mom gets a promotion, they move back to Scottsdale, and the stress of seeing Parker again. I love this genre, there is something so innocent about young love. I love the quirky people and situations in this book, and watching the characters grow over. I found this book to be a quick read, and recommend it to all readers who enjoy a sweet coming of age romance.

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This is a Netgalley book.
Samantha used to live in Scottsdale with her mom and twin sisters, when she was about 8. This is where her best friend in the world is, Parker. Her mom had to move to Manhattan for her job. Sam made friends at her Manhattan private school, a boyfriend, a life there. She had a lot of responsibilities since her dad was nowhere to be seen and the twin's dad was in prison, Sam's mom work long nights and sometimes had to go away for her job, so Samantha had to do it all. Samantha was about 17 when her mom gets a promotion and tells them all that they have to move back to Scottsdale. Move back to where Parker is, away from all her friends, her boyfriend, her life, she understands the why, but that doesn't mean she's happy about it.
Parker sees she's back, is asked to drive her to school, how does he feel about this? The best friend who left him with no goodbye is back.
This book has typical teen angst. It shows things are not always as they seem. It's well written. There was some funny scenes. Samantha is a defensive character who keeps a shield around her to make sure she doesn't get hurt, but she doesn't she does it. It was a beautiful moment when that shield came down. Parker was a user, a womanizer because he didn't feel a girl would stay around. It was nice seeing him change through out the book. I enjoyed the book. I especially liked that the author told us what happened to Samantha and Parker in the future.
This was a beautiful story of 2 near adults bringing there crazy together.

Great easy to read story by Desirae Clark. Really easy to read, enjoyable and fun. What more could you want!!

Samantha Valentine’s life turns upside down when she finds out her family is returning to her old town, Scottsdale. It took her a while to make the city her home, and now all of that is for naught, as she has to learn to settle in a quiet town again.
Parker Brady is perfectly happy to make a mess of his life after his best friend, Samantha, left him. He felt betrayed by his most trusted friend, and now he doesn’t care about anyone anymore. The only thing that matters to him is getting girls.
The two are not so thrilled when they meet after years of being away. Old grudges resurface from the past.
Will Samantha and Parker restore their broken friendship? Or will something else rise from its ruins?

Quick and easy read.

Player's Game is a short and sweet read that I devoured in one sitting. It was a story on Wattpad before being published by BLVNP Inc. I think it's pretty cool when books gain enough popularity to get picked up by a publisher. I'm sure it brings hope to all the other Wattpad (and other such sites) users who are actively trying to get published.

Samantha is a spunkie, no holds barred young woman, and she made for an easily likable protagonist. This light and fluffy romance follows her as she deals with moving back to a town she left as a child - this means facing her old best friend and all the heartache their friendship ending caused her.

There's all the angst and drama you'd expect from a fluffy YA romance including; a mean girl, school yard drama, ex-boyfriend popping up and a school field trip. Ultimately Samantha doesnt have too much trouble transitioning to a new school, this is in part to Parker, the ex-bestie turn love interest, who's friends take Samantha into their group immediately.

Even though the story was predictable - you knew going into it that they were going to end up together - it was still an enjoyable read and I would happily read more books by Desirae Clark.