A review by bookswithdes
Delay of Game by Maggie Rawdon
3.5
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 stars. Friends to lovers is so underrated. I loved Liv and Liam. How protective they were of each other. Their backstory 😭. The spice 🥵. I’m just glad they were genuinely there for each other the entire time. It was nice to see how effortless their relationship was, and how they fit to explore new sides of each other. And then in the third act when Liam was being an asshole, Liv did not care, she was determined to be there for him whether he liked it or not. I loved seeing Waylon and Mackenzie along with crumbs of Easton and Wren. Once again, I loved how their friends helped them get back together, it’s so sweet. And then in the epilogue, I was happy things worked out for Liam🥲.
Summary:
One day, Livs crush on Liam is confirmed when something happens 🤭. With the discovery of this information, she doesn’t know what to do because Liam claims he only sees her as a sister. Then, Liv and her friends come up with the idea to ask Liam for “lessons” to build her confidence up when in reality she wants to test the waters with Liam. Whereas, Liam is having an inner conflict about moving forward with this with his best friend. Will their friendship survive or will something more come out of this?
Favorite quotes/scenes:
“I don’t feel beautiful.”
“We can fix that.”
“Just a warning though that there’s an added soundtrack these days.”
“What?”
“Mac and Waylon.”
“Oh fuck.”
“Yeah.”
“We’ll just have to be louder then.”
“You can just look at a girl and tell her to get in your bed and she will. The last thing the men on those apps need is the two of you competing with them.”
“Yeah?”
“Yeah, and you know this. Don’t play stupid.”
“Then go upstairs and get in my bed. I’ll be up in a minute.”
“What happened?”
“Hit during practice.”
“Who? I will kill him myself if Waylon hasn’t. Did he not remember you’re his fucking quarterback?” (I love that she’s protective over him too)
“She’s like a fucking siren begging me to crash against the rocks, and I want so badly to give in to her. Claim her. Make her mine.”
“This woman is going to kill me with the things she says. The way she makes me feel. The way I want her. The way I love her. How I need her.”
“Livvvvv…Thank fuck you’re here. I was just talking to them, and they were saying that we should elope you know?”
“Who says?”
“The pink elephants. I know it sounds crazy, but they were kind of wise.”
“I bet they were.”
“Does that mean you’re going to give me a chance?”
“Of course I’m going to give you a chance. I’m madly in love with you, Montgomery, you know that. Besides we’re already engaged.”
“Thank you. For forgiving me. For being patient with me. Fighting for us.”
“I will always. There is no one else but you, Liam.”
“The moment I feel her in my arms again is the same moment the world feels right again for me. Like I can breathe again and part of my heart isn’t living out of my body half way around the world.”
Summary:
One day, Livs crush on Liam is confirmed when something happens 🤭. With the discovery of this information, she doesn’t know what to do because Liam claims he only sees her as a sister. Then, Liv and her friends come up with the idea to ask Liam for “lessons” to build her confidence up when in reality she wants to test the waters with Liam. Whereas, Liam is having an inner conflict about moving forward with this with his best friend. Will their friendship survive or will something more come out of this?
Favorite quotes/scenes:
“I don’t feel beautiful.”
“We can fix that.”
“Just a warning though that there’s an added soundtrack these days.”
“What?”
“Mac and Waylon.”
“Oh fuck.”
“Yeah.”
“We’ll just have to be louder then.”
“You can just look at a girl and tell her to get in your bed and she will. The last thing the men on those apps need is the two of you competing with them.”
“Yeah?”
“Yeah, and you know this. Don’t play stupid.”
“Then go upstairs and get in my bed. I’ll be up in a minute.”
“What happened?”
“Hit during practice.”
“Who? I will kill him myself if Waylon hasn’t. Did he not remember you’re his fucking quarterback?” (I love that she’s protective over him too)
“She’s like a fucking siren begging me to crash against the rocks, and I want so badly to give in to her. Claim her. Make her mine.”
“This woman is going to kill me with the things she says. The way she makes me feel. The way I want her. The way I love her. How I need her.”
“Livvvvv…Thank fuck you’re here. I was just talking to them, and they were saying that we should elope you know?”
“Who says?”
“The pink elephants. I know it sounds crazy, but they were kind of wise.”
“I bet they were.”
“Does that mean you’re going to give me a chance?”
“Of course I’m going to give you a chance. I’m madly in love with you, Montgomery, you know that. Besides we’re already engaged.”
“Thank you. For forgiving me. For being patient with me. Fighting for us.”
“I will always. There is no one else but you, Liam.”
“The moment I feel her in my arms again is the same moment the world feels right again for me. Like I can breathe again and part of my heart isn’t living out of my body half way around the world.”