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mrsbsbooks's review against another edition
3.0
**My thanks to NetGalley and Entangled Publishing LLC for providing me with a free copy for an honest review**
I have not read a book by this author for a while, but it was everything that i was expecting. Its a fun, sweet read that sometimes had me laughing out loud, hoping against hope that the characters would find a happy place and that they were two well matched individuals who challenged each other to be better people.
We get a HEA of course and the epilogue gives us the ending that we so hoped would happen.
I have not read a book by this author for a while, but it was everything that i was expecting. Its a fun, sweet read that sometimes had me laughing out loud, hoping against hope that the characters would find a happy place and that they were two well matched individuals who challenged each other to be better people.
We get a HEA of course and the epilogue gives us the ending that we so hoped would happen.
theeclecticreview's review against another edition
5.0
Kassidy Thomas’ life was about to change forever. After losing a bet with her brother, Caleb, she is destined to meet Wyatt Hamilton, star quarterback of the Atlanta Saviors. She doesn’t take risks and hasn’t dated for 4 years. He is never seen with the same girl twice and his only commitment is football.
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kymreads's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars
Fun premise of the girl-next-door meets the NFL quarterback.
Kassidy meets Wyatt in the most awkward situation; delivering a singing telegram at his door. She is an awful singer and is embarrassed when she sees who the recipient is. She's a huge football fan and recognizes Wyatt immediately. Wyatt is charmed by Kassidy and before long (due to special circumstances which I don't want to give away!), soon Wyatt and Kassidy are on a date. Which turns into another...
Wyatt is all about his career and believes he cannot become involved in a relationship because his NFL career is his highest priority and he cannot divide his time and efforts between the two. A little bit of fun with Kassidy is fine though, right? Especially since he reminds Kassidy often that his career is his highest priority and he doesn't do relationships...so it's just casual, right?
This was a fun story but two things stood out as detractors to me. Wyatt's constant reminders to Kassidy about his "no relationship-no love" rule became a distraction from the plot line and honestly took away from the enjoyment of the story. Secondly, Kassidy's "fan-girl" attitude was a little too much for me, especially in light of Wyatt's constant admonishment regarding his no relationship mantra. It was hard to believe that Kassidy would put herself so far out there emotionally after what she'd experienced with her former boyfriend, although I get that the whole idea was the she wanted to "actually be living" more...but I'm not sure her actions were quite convincing.
If you can get beyond those two points, this is a fun story.
Thank you NetGalley and Entangled Publishing for an advance reader copy in exchange for my honest review.
Fun premise of the girl-next-door meets the NFL quarterback.
Kassidy meets Wyatt in the most awkward situation; delivering a singing telegram at his door. She is an awful singer and is embarrassed when she sees who the recipient is. She's a huge football fan and recognizes Wyatt immediately. Wyatt is charmed by Kassidy and before long (due to special circumstances which I don't want to give away!), soon Wyatt and Kassidy are on a date. Which turns into another...
Wyatt is all about his career and believes he cannot become involved in a relationship because his NFL career is his highest priority and he cannot divide his time and efforts between the two. A little bit of fun with Kassidy is fine though, right? Especially since he reminds Kassidy often that his career is his highest priority and he doesn't do relationships...so it's just casual, right?
This was a fun story but two things stood out as detractors to me. Wyatt's constant reminders to Kassidy about his "no relationship-no love" rule became a distraction from the plot line and honestly took away from the enjoyment of the story. Secondly, Kassidy's "fan-girl" attitude was a little too much for me, especially in light of Wyatt's constant admonishment regarding his no relationship mantra. It was hard to believe that Kassidy would put herself so far out there emotionally after what she'd experienced with her former boyfriend, although I get that the whole idea was the she wanted to "actually be living" more...but I'm not sure her actions were quite convincing.
If you can get beyond those two points, this is a fun story.
Thank you NetGalley and Entangled Publishing for an advance reader copy in exchange for my honest review.
saschadarlington's review against another edition
2.0
Diane Alberts’ Catching the Player starts out really well with a bet leading to Kassidy Thomas delivering a singing telegram to famous quarterback Wyatt Hamilton, even though she can’t sing to save her life. It’s a fun beginning that just seems like it will spawn an equally humorous novel.
But Alberts fails to connect on what could have been some fun exchanges–Wyatt kisses Kassidy and says that he seals all of his deals with a kiss and she says…nothing even remotely funny even though it was set up perfectly?
read more: https://saschadarlington.me/2017/10/08/review-of-catching-the-player/
But Alberts fails to connect on what could have been some fun exchanges–Wyatt kisses Kassidy and says that he seals all of his deals with a kiss and she says…nothing even remotely funny even though it was set up perfectly?
read more: https://saschadarlington.me/2017/10/08/review-of-catching-the-player/
izziede's review against another edition
3.0
This is a good story but it is also a good fun read.
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chymerra's review against another edition
4.0
I started off Catching The Player loving it. The way Kassidy and Wyatt meet and hook up was perfect. But, by the time the middle of the book rolled around, I was bored and annoyed by the main characters and the plot. I do not like it when I become bored with a book. I don’t like it, even more, when I get annoyed by the main characters.
Like I said above, the book started off great. Kassidy is sent on a singing telegram to Wyatt’s house. After singing to him, she ends up accepting a date to help him with some Chinese sponsors. It is after that “date” that they hook up and agree to have a no strings attached relationship. That is where I started to become bored. I also started not liking the main characters around that time. It was because of how Wyatt acted. If I could reach through my Kindle and smack someone, he would have been number one on my list.
I did like Kassidy and connected to her on several levels connected with her. Her issues with being decisive struck a chord with me. I am terrible with making decisions and I have had a boyfriend break up with me because of that. But, he didn’t do it the way Kassidy’s ex did. That was pretty awful. I liked that she was willing to go with the flow with Wyatt. He wants sex and no relationship, sure, she’ll do it. But I started to get bored with her after a while. I wish that she had a bit more of a backbone. I mean, she did get one when she told Wyatt her news and he reacted in that god awful way. I wish that it happened sooner.
Wyatt, I wanted to smack but he was honest in all his dealings with Kassidy. I wish he was a little nicer about it. I mean, he went out of his way to tell people that they weren’t together….in front of her. Also, his reaction to her news was awful. But, I can see where he was coming from. I mean, if I were a rich, famous, single guy and a chick that I was banging sprang that news on me, I would react the same way. I did like the way that he apologized to Kassidy. I will never look at a cowboy outfit the same way again!!
I felt that Catching the Player ran out of steam mid-book. Everything else after that, I felt, dragged the story on. But, on the flip side, I did like how likable Kassidy was and how realistic Wyatt was. If they were a real-life couple, I would give them a 75% chance of staying together.
The end of the book was very heartfelt. I liked how Wyatt apologized to Kassidy and expressed his love for her. It was actually funny and like I said above, I will never look at a cowboy the same way again…lol. The epilogue was awesome!!
I enjoyed reading Catching the Player but thought it ran out of steam midbook. I did get bored with the book after reading for a while. I also got annoyed with the characters around the same time that I thought the book ran out of steam. But it was a very cute book that was a quick read.
**I received a free copy of this book and volunteered to review it**
Like I said above, the book started off great. Kassidy is sent on a singing telegram to Wyatt’s house. After singing to him, she ends up accepting a date to help him with some Chinese sponsors. It is after that “date” that they hook up and agree to have a no strings attached relationship. That is where I started to become bored. I also started not liking the main characters around that time. It was because of how Wyatt acted. If I could reach through my Kindle and smack someone, he would have been number one on my list.
I did like Kassidy and connected to her on several levels connected with her. Her issues with being decisive struck a chord with me. I am terrible with making decisions and I have had a boyfriend break up with me because of that. But, he didn’t do it the way Kassidy’s ex did. That was pretty awful. I liked that she was willing to go with the flow with Wyatt. He wants sex and no relationship, sure, she’ll do it. But I started to get bored with her after a while. I wish that she had a bit more of a backbone. I mean, she did get one when she told Wyatt her news and he reacted in that god awful way. I wish that it happened sooner.
Wyatt, I wanted to smack but he was honest in all his dealings with Kassidy. I wish he was a little nicer about it. I mean, he went out of his way to tell people that they weren’t together….in front of her. Also, his reaction to her news was awful. But, I can see where he was coming from. I mean, if I were a rich, famous, single guy and a chick that I was banging sprang that news on me, I would react the same way. I did like the way that he apologized to Kassidy. I will never look at a cowboy outfit the same way again!!
I felt that Catching the Player ran out of steam mid-book. Everything else after that, I felt, dragged the story on. But, on the flip side, I did like how likable Kassidy was and how realistic Wyatt was. If they were a real-life couple, I would give them a 75% chance of staying together.
The end of the book was very heartfelt. I liked how Wyatt apologized to Kassidy and expressed his love for her. It was actually funny and like I said above, I will never look at a cowboy the same way again…lol. The epilogue was awesome!!
I enjoyed reading Catching the Player but thought it ran out of steam midbook. I did get bored with the book after reading for a while. I also got annoyed with the characters around the same time that I thought the book ran out of steam. But it was a very cute book that was a quick read.
**I received a free copy of this book and volunteered to review it**
serenaasora's review against another edition
3.0
Cute but oh man did the love interest frustrate me.
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