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A review by kem0514
Broken Player by R.C. Stephens
4.0
Broken player is book 5 in the Westfall U series, it is a standalone but you would get the full experience with all the friends if you read them all. We’ve seen Blossom previously thanks to her sister and we finally get her and Darren’s HEA.
Prepare for the slow burn! If you aren’t a fan, I am sorry, but this slow burn was so excellent and felt it was very true to the relationship between Blossom and Darren. Blossom has had many awful things happen to her but she is still determined to make the most of her life as she goes to college to get her degree. While in school she starts working at The Firken thanks to her sister Rebel. Darren is the boss and he has a less than welcoming response to Blossom. Over time the layers get peeled back one by one to truly understand Darren and his feelings for Blossom. I enjoyed getting to know him and why he is the grumpy grump that he is, specifically to Blossom.
Darren and Blossom are both very broken people and in some ways they have dealt with it the same, and others they are very different. Blossom works to get Darren to open up and to enjoy life and the things he loves again. The last thing Darren ever expected was needing someone like Blossom in his life.
The story takes place over a few years and there are surprises revealed throughout the story. Blossom works on her confidence and self love while also forcing Darren to work on forgiving himself. They built a wonderful friendship before things went farther between them. Darren was very reluctant to start a relationship, it wasn’t until a little jealousy gave him a push. Compared to the rest of the series, this book probably had the least to do with the University or the hockey team but it still fit in with the series.
Prepare for the slow burn! If you aren’t a fan, I am sorry, but this slow burn was so excellent and felt it was very true to the relationship between Blossom and Darren. Blossom has had many awful things happen to her but she is still determined to make the most of her life as she goes to college to get her degree. While in school she starts working at The Firken thanks to her sister Rebel. Darren is the boss and he has a less than welcoming response to Blossom. Over time the layers get peeled back one by one to truly understand Darren and his feelings for Blossom. I enjoyed getting to know him and why he is the grumpy grump that he is, specifically to Blossom.
Darren and Blossom are both very broken people and in some ways they have dealt with it the same, and others they are very different. Blossom works to get Darren to open up and to enjoy life and the things he loves again. The last thing Darren ever expected was needing someone like Blossom in his life.
The story takes place over a few years and there are surprises revealed throughout the story. Blossom works on her confidence and self love while also forcing Darren to work on forgiving himself. They built a wonderful friendship before things went farther between them. Darren was very reluctant to start a relationship, it wasn’t until a little jealousy gave him a push. Compared to the rest of the series, this book probably had the least to do with the University or the hockey team but it still fit in with the series.