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A review by ksheetz713
Playing Flirty by Shameez Patel
emotional
funny
inspiring
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
4.5 stars!
This was SO ADORABLE. I enjoyed this book so much. I loved the friend group and the dynamic. I'm glad that Patrick didn't end up being a total villain, that was a refreshing bit for me. That even though he wanted Rosie, he respected her and left when she asked, and was always respectful of her wishes and body. I immediately knew who Gandalf was, I was sort of bummed that it wasn't that well disguised. Maybe it wasn't meant to be? I adored how unapologetically nerdy Rosie was and in turn, her friend group. Who supported her and never shamed her. Though I could have poked Shaun in the eye for telling Rosie not to go to HR. Girl should have RUN the first time, but I also understand why she didn't.
I liked how much William supported Rosie and in turn, Rosie doing the same. Though I don't understand why he kept telling Rosie to wait. Even when he explained it, I didn't get it? Overall, GREAT book. I couldn't put it down. I started it in the evening and when I realized it was midnight and my Kindle said I only had an hour left, well, sleep sacrifices were made. Well worth it.
I took off a quarter star because of the "spice". I snooped on the author before reading and fully understood that this was a not quite closed door, but more of a "beaded curtain" book. I can see where the analogy is coming from. You know what is happening and how, but you don't see it. The flowery words were.... confusing so I didn't actually know what was happening. The kitchen syrup scene, I actually had no clue anything happened. It was really poorly executed and worded. I had to re-read it twice to fully grasp that they were doing anything.. I felt like the scenes with Patrick were more explicit than the William scenes. It left me confused. I'm not saying it needed to be on the page, but it could have been done MUCH better. The other quarter star is the timeline. "A few weeks went by" and then it was only one? They had a month and a half before the game submission, SIX WEEKS. But a few weeks kept going by and at that point it felt if you added up the few weeks we were looking at more like three months.
I received a free e-ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This was SO ADORABLE. I enjoyed this book so much. I loved the friend group and the dynamic. I'm glad that Patrick didn't end up being a total villain, that was a refreshing bit for me. That even though he wanted Rosie, he respected her and left when she asked, and was always respectful of her wishes and body. I immediately knew who Gandalf was, I was sort of bummed that it wasn't that well disguised. Maybe it wasn't meant to be? I adored how unapologetically nerdy Rosie was and in turn, her friend group. Who supported her and never shamed her. Though I could have poked Shaun in the eye for telling Rosie not to go to HR. Girl should have RUN the first time, but I also understand why she didn't.
I liked how much William supported Rosie and in turn, Rosie doing the same. Though I don't understand why he kept telling Rosie to wait. Even when he explained it, I didn't get it? Overall, GREAT book. I couldn't put it down. I started it in the evening and when I realized it was midnight and my Kindle said I only had an hour left, well, sleep sacrifices were made. Well worth it.
I took off a quarter star because of the "spice". I snooped on the author before reading and fully understood that this was a not quite closed door, but more of a "beaded curtain" book. I can see where the analogy is coming from. You know what is happening and how, but you don't see it. The flowery words were.... confusing so I didn't actually know what was happening. The kitchen syrup scene, I actually had no clue anything happened. It was really poorly executed and worded. I had to re-read it twice to fully grasp that they were doing anything.. I felt like the scenes with Patrick were more explicit than the William scenes. It left me confused. I'm not saying it needed to be on the page, but it could have been done MUCH better. The other quarter star is the timeline. "A few weeks went by" and then it was only one? They had a month and a half before the game submission, SIX WEEKS. But a few weeks kept going by and at that point it felt if you added up the few weeks we were looking at more like three months.
I received a free e-ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.