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Playing By The Rules by Monica Murphy
4.25
challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really am enjoying this series, even if the books are a little bit long for me! I liked how this one kind of overlapped what happened in the first book, Playing Hard to Get, by taking place at basically the same time. Camden and Blair were meant to be, and it’s obvious to the reader, as well as probably most everyone around them, except maybe her brother. I like how Blair was able to kind of tempt him, and get him to finally give in to the temptation. Of course it went too long with not telling her brother, and that’s a normal story line for this type of trope/plot. I liked how there was more to it than that. Cam’s past was one that made it easy to see why he felt the way he did. I liked how he even took a moment when he realized that he’d started to become exactly what he’d told himself he would never become, like his father. And I like that Blair did set a line in the sand, not putting up with it, but that she did let him back in when he was ready. To me that is real. And it was more than just him saying he was ready. He did the work, he did what he needed to do not only for Blair and their relationship, but also for himself and his own well-being.

A great story, and I look forward to the next book in the series, although there are so many of the characters I hope to see get their HEA!