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dermkat 's review for:
Power Play
by Chelsea Curto
Congrats to Chelsea Curto on another excellent new release! I loved Face Off and the most recent Camera Chemistry book but there's something about this one that grabbed my attention and I just LOVED. I am always on board for a grumpy goalie and Liam came through on that. Fake dating is one of my favorite tropes, and teach me feels special because it shows the reality that people have different levels of sexual experience and that's okay. Piper, having been hurt during her divorce and not treated well throughout the marriage, is working to regain confidence by asking for what she wants. In exchange for acting as his girlfriend at his sister's wedding to get the family off his back, he's going to be her sex and intimacy coach. It's supposed to be casual otherwise and only in the bedroom, but as they bond and become best friends (whilst in denial about what else it could be) it becomes much more. I loved their flirty, banter-y back and forth and I think "I tolerate you" is the new "I can't say I like you" standard now. The spice in this was also great and obviously not as much of a slow burn because of the whole sex lessons thing. As usual, it was so fun to see the friend group and the hockey team again, and see more of what women in sports deal with (check the CW at the start of the book because Piper deals with sexism and blatant harassment). I tried to catch bread crumbs and teasers for future books and while I think I may have caught some, the list of upcoming books and their tropes also surprised me in the best way (learning who Hudson's love interest will be!!!). I know I've said this for the last two or three books, but I think this one is my new fave, and I have a feeling that'll just keep happening because Chelsea's writing keeps getting better and better! Well done!