Reviews

Shutout: Special Edition: Rules of the Game Book 2 by Avery Keelan

jjulietaa's review against another edition

4.0

cute little book i love it. i think i preferred the first book in the series to this one but i wasn’t disappointed. sera and tyler are so very cute together, but i sadly prefer chase and bailey i can’t get over their banter.

ant0511's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

whiptostic's review against another edition

4.0

I started this book earlier this year in one of my worst depression reading slumps and could not get through it. I finally repacked it back up and it was an entirely different experience. I enjoyed their relationship and how supportive Tyler was with everything. 

staceyallen's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

agrippinaes's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoyed this. The sexual tension, the chemistry between Seraphina and Tyler was great and as individual characters I liked them both. Tyler was very sweet and his grumpiness was countered perfectly by Seraphina’s bright personality. The plot is a bit heavy at times - definitely check the content notes, especially if you’re sensitive about topics relating to cancer - but I thought the book handled this sensitively.

Aside from this heaviness, the book was very gentle; there’s not a lot of conflict between Seraphina and Tyler, the conflict was mostly external, which I quite liked. The romance was very cute – they had a lovely, touching bond and the book is very hot and steamy as well. It was an easy read and I had fun with it.

Content Notes: Brother’s best friend / best friend’s sister, roommates, forced proximity, one night stand, hidden/mistaken identity, hockey, college, forbidden.

Warnings:

Spoiler

Death of a parent (in past), cancer (on-page, FMC’s mother), violence, drug use, sexual harassment, diagnosis of the breast cancer gene (BRCA), discussions of preventative surgery for someone with the BRCA gene, including prophylactic masectomies and prophylactic oophorectomies.

Other:

Spoiler

On-page sex, rough sex, spanking, mild OM drama

Spoiler

There’s an OM who the FMC once slept with who makes unwanted advances towards her. She gets more upset by these advances as the book progresses and he gets pushier.

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angiecskyes's review against another edition

5.0

sera and tyler are literally perfect mygoodness

“question 1162”

gabsss_'s review against another edition

5.0

SO GOOD ate this up in 2 days. vibes and writing AMAZING

esh770's review against another edition

2.0

Are you all for real ?

This was rushed, had literally no Plot. The “spicy” scenes kept just going I had to skip most of it.

1. It would have been nice to know more about the mom 2. what happened to his career, everything was about Ser
3. Abby and Rob were forgotten
4. Chase just accepted it after a page ?!
5. Her illness was also just some side-thing ?

phinislibrary's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

The beginning of the book was great and enjoyable but the ending really did not do it for me. 

hmarks15's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75