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Game
by Cora Brent
TW/CW: mentions of abuse
As with most Cora Brent books, my review on GR is coming after several reads of the same book. The Gentry Boys Series has become one of my go to reads for when I'm in a "book funk" and can't find anything that seems to do it for me. I know I can't go wrong with Ms. Brent and her Gentry Boys.
Game is the third book in the series, and revolves around our sweet, sweet, Chasyn Gentry. While I am usually not the biggest fan of the reformed manwhore, and Chase was the biggest womanizer of the three brothers, Ms. Brent just writes Chase so damn lovable that I can't help it. He's not "a reformed bad boy". He's more of a really good guy who just wanted to be loved. (And I know nearly every manwhore book is supposed to pull this off, but this one actually does it)
He has so many issues, stemming from his childhood. But while we see Cord and Creed deal more with issues from having their abusive dad, Chase is dealing with the fact that he had a drug addicted mom who wasn't there for him. He's much more sensitive than the other brothers. And, for a series about three big, brawny men, I love how Ms. Brent manages to show them all in a way that avoids the typical toxic masculinity bullshit. Yeah, they are all tough. But they also aren't afraid to show their feelings. And, while they protect their significant others, they also sit back and let Sayler, Truly and now Stephanie take care of themselves when they need to. The relationships in this series have actual balance. It's refreshing.
Stephanie was introduced as Truly's roommate, and she hasn't really interacted with the rest of the characters much, but Chase and her do attend the same college and have a class together. Chase is taken in by her "I don't give a shit" attitude and he's also observant enough to see behind her walls, that there is more to her, and Chase, being Chase, likes a puzzle.
The two of them fall fast and hard. I loved seeing Stephanie open up. And Chase, while I loved his humor, he also grew up through this book. His brothers always had treated him like the baby (even though they are triplets) and it was good to see him stand up for himself and for Stephanie.
I honestly cannot recommend this book, or actually any of Ms. Brent's books, enough.
As with most Cora Brent books, my review on GR is coming after several reads of the same book. The Gentry Boys Series has become one of my go to reads for when I'm in a "book funk" and can't find anything that seems to do it for me. I know I can't go wrong with Ms. Brent and her Gentry Boys.
Game is the third book in the series, and revolves around our sweet, sweet, Chasyn Gentry. While I am usually not the biggest fan of the reformed manwhore, and Chase was the biggest womanizer of the three brothers, Ms. Brent just writes Chase so damn lovable that I can't help it. He's not "a reformed bad boy". He's more of a really good guy who just wanted to be loved. (And I know nearly every manwhore book is supposed to pull this off, but this one actually does it)
He has so many issues, stemming from his childhood. But while we see Cord and Creed deal more with issues from having their abusive dad, Chase is dealing with the fact that he had a drug addicted mom who wasn't there for him. He's much more sensitive than the other brothers. And, for a series about three big, brawny men, I love how Ms. Brent manages to show them all in a way that avoids the typical toxic masculinity bullshit. Yeah, they are all tough. But they also aren't afraid to show their feelings. And, while they protect their significant others, they also sit back and let Sayler, Truly and now Stephanie take care of themselves when they need to. The relationships in this series have actual balance. It's refreshing.
Stephanie was introduced as Truly's roommate, and she hasn't really interacted with the rest of the characters much, but Chase and her do attend the same college and have a class together. Chase is taken in by her "I don't give a shit" attitude and he's also observant enough to see behind her walls, that there is more to her, and Chase, being Chase, likes a puzzle.
The two of them fall fast and hard. I loved seeing Stephanie open up. And Chase, while I loved his humor, he also grew up through this book. His brothers always had treated him like the baby (even though they are triplets) and it was good to see him stand up for himself and for Stephanie.
I honestly cannot recommend this book, or actually any of Ms. Brent's books, enough.