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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
Actual Rating: 4.5
The Game Changer is a great sequel to The Perfect Game. The Game Changer actually begins the day after Cassie takes Jack back.
This book was great because you are actually told what happened with Jack while he and Cassie were separated and you get to see the events that led up to the epilogue of The Perfect Game.
Jack really redeems himself in this book. I really loved how he fought for Cassie and wouldn't give up on their relationship, no matter how hard things got. This book not only delivered in the romance department, but also had a lot of drama!!!
The Game Changer is a great sequel to The Perfect Game. The Game Changer actually begins the day after Cassie takes Jack back.
This book was great because you are actually told what happened with Jack while he and Cassie were separated and you get to see the events that led up to the epilogue of The Perfect Game.
Jack really redeems himself in this book. I really loved how he fought for Cassie and wouldn't give up on their relationship, no matter how hard things got. This book not only delivered in the romance department, but also had a lot of drama!!!
this book was the perfect sequel to the first one. i love melissa she is my favorite because she sounds like me. i fell that there should be another one and if not another book then dean and Melissa should have one. i love this book so much it was worth the wait.
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After reading the first book in the series, The Perfect Game, I was needless to say, kinda pissed at Jack Carter and peeved at Cassie. Now, that doesn't normally bode well when you're mad at the two main characters. I ALMOST didn't read the sequel. I did because Betty raved about it, so thank you Betty -- I'm so glad I read it!
Also, I've tried to keep this review spoiler free for the first book!
The Game Changer starts off with Jack Carter showing up at Cassie's door -- after 6 months! What does she do? What happens with them??
Firstly, I really like how REAL this is. Not everything is sunshine and rainbows because that's not real life. One of my main problems with the first book was how it seemed like Cassie was just forgiveness. This book shows us that is not the case. She actually does have her head screwed on right. I like how it portrayed the trust issues because I think that's a very real issue in relationships where you don't see the other for the majority of the time. Obviously, it's a sensitive topic in Jack and Cassie's case and I like how the author walks us through those nuances. Very true to life. It's not easy and Jack and Cassie has to work at it! I love that it wasn't just all "oh look, everything's fine now!"
I feel like sometimes New Adult gets a bad rep of just being cliche, overdone and over dramatized and oversexed. I think the Game Changer shows what NA means to be. A story of a relationship in that "new adult" age group, of a couple dealing with real issues and how they work through it.
No relationships are easy and Cassie and Jack have obviously been to hell and back. Twice. If you're looking for a quick fix, happily ever after book, then this probably isn't for you. Relationships aren't just magic! You're a team player. You trust. You talk. You are two halves that both need to work to be a whole. There aren't any cliche plot devices in this NA and I so enjoyed reading about Cassie and Jack!
Another aspect of this NA that I very much loved is the focus on Cassie's career. I love that she wants/needs her career. I love that she's not going to drop everything she loves for a man.
I so admired Cassie not giving up her career and wanting to pursue her dreams as well as work to be with Jack too. I also adored the secondary characters! Melissa was the BEST friend a friend could be and omg, Dean. Can we please get a book just for him? I'm in love with Dean. He is the best. I know Jack is Jack effing Carter and all but seriously, Dean. <3! Gram and Gramps? I wanted to hug them! They are amazing.
I very much enjoyed this story - realistic, heartfelt and what I feel like an NA needs to be! Plus, I loved the incorporation of baseball. I am all for sporty romances! I highly recommend you all to read The Perfect Game if you haven't and then this right after! While the Perfect Game may be a little more drama and a little more cliche NA, push through it! And uh, you may hate Jack briefly there, but Game Changer will make it worth it! Really! I loved it.
After reading the first book in the series, The Perfect Game, I was needless to say, kinda pissed at Jack Carter and peeved at Cassie. Now, that doesn't normally bode well when you're mad at the two main characters. I ALMOST didn't read the sequel. I did because Betty raved about it, so thank you Betty -- I'm so glad I read it!
Also, I've tried to keep this review spoiler free for the first book!
The Game Changer starts off with Jack Carter showing up at Cassie's door -- after 6 months! What does she do? What happens with them??
Firstly, I really like how REAL this is. Not everything is sunshine and rainbows because that's not real life. One of my main problems with the first book was how it seemed like Cassie was just forgiveness. This book shows us that is not the case. She actually does have her head screwed on right. I like how it portrayed the trust issues because I think that's a very real issue in relationships where you don't see the other for the majority of the time. Obviously, it's a sensitive topic in Jack and Cassie's case and I like how the author walks us through those nuances. Very true to life. It's not easy and Jack and Cassie has to work at it! I love that it wasn't just all "oh look, everything's fine now!"
I feel like sometimes New Adult gets a bad rep of just being cliche, overdone and over dramatized and oversexed. I think the Game Changer shows what NA means to be. A story of a relationship in that "new adult" age group, of a couple dealing with real issues and how they work through it.
No relationships are easy and Cassie and Jack have obviously been to hell and back. Twice. If you're looking for a quick fix, happily ever after book, then this probably isn't for you. Relationships aren't just magic! You're a team player. You trust. You talk. You are two halves that both need to work to be a whole. There aren't any cliche plot devices in this NA and I so enjoyed reading about Cassie and Jack!
Another aspect of this NA that I very much loved is the focus on Cassie's career. I love that she wants/needs her career. I love that she's not going to drop everything she loves for a man.
I so admired Cassie not giving up her career and wanting to pursue her dreams as well as work to be with Jack too. I also adored the secondary characters! Melissa was the BEST friend a friend could be and omg, Dean. Can we please get a book just for him? I'm in love with Dean. He is the best. I know Jack is Jack effing Carter and all but seriously, Dean. <3! Gram and Gramps? I wanted to hug them! They are amazing.
I very much enjoyed this story - realistic, heartfelt and what I feel like an NA needs to be! Plus, I loved the incorporation of baseball. I am all for sporty romances! I highly recommend you all to read The Perfect Game if you haven't and then this right after! While the Perfect Game may be a little more drama and a little more cliche NA, push through it! And uh, you may hate Jack briefly there, but Game Changer will make it worth it! Really! I loved it.
Mind blown
What a great way to fill in the gaps from the first story. This was a really great sequel. Watching 2 people in live fighting for themselves and each other is what great live stories are made of. This book looks at the dirty parts of celebrity life, it was real and raw.
What a great way to fill in the gaps from the first story. This was a really great sequel. Watching 2 people in live fighting for themselves and each other is what great live stories are made of. This book looks at the dirty parts of celebrity life, it was real and raw.
Loved it! Wasn't what I expected at first, with the first 25% being Jack's telling of what happened in the six months he and Cassie were apart, but I am glad we got that. The remainder is the couple, or mostly Cassie because she fails to communicate, dealing with being in the public eye and dealing with insecurities. This book was well done and reinforces the truth that noone's life is perfect, and you have to work on any relationship regardless of how much love there is. And, as always, COMMUNICATION is key!!!
4.5 stars for a lovely follow-up to the Perfect Game!
TPG was one of my first NYA reads, and I absolutely fell for the genre because of this book. When I finished it, I hated that I had to wait for the follow-up. But boy was it worth it! ( I've since learned that when a book is part of a 2 or 3 series, I wait nearly until the final one is released and then dive in)
Ms Sterling has what seems an effortless ability to tell a great story, write it well, develop LIKABLE (Cassie, Dean, Meli, and err, Jack) and HATE-ABLE (grrr, Chrystal)characters, and show human emotion clearly and honestly ( admitting to confusion, insecurities,etc)
Thank you for redeeming Jack - Thank you for making him into the man we all hoped he could be. Thank you for showing Cassie's insecurities not as major characters flaws, but simple faults that are naturally a part of what she was going through, and thank you for allowing her to forgive him!
It was kind of a fun and easy read because I like a bit of angst, lots of love and devotion, like to see characters who understand they need to communicate, and then see that they actually DO, and because I like baseball.
Jack f'in Carter rules!
TPG was one of my first NYA reads, and I absolutely fell for the genre because of this book. When I finished it, I hated that I had to wait for the follow-up. But boy was it worth it! ( I've since learned that when a book is part of a 2 or 3 series, I wait nearly until the final one is released and then dive in)
Ms Sterling has what seems an effortless ability to tell a great story, write it well, develop LIKABLE (Cassie, Dean, Meli, and err, Jack) and HATE-ABLE (grrr, Chrystal)characters, and show human emotion clearly and honestly ( admitting to confusion, insecurities,etc)
Thank you for redeeming Jack - Thank you for making him into the man we all hoped he could be. Thank you for showing Cassie's insecurities not as major characters flaws, but simple faults that are naturally a part of what she was going through, and thank you for allowing her to forgive him!
It was kind of a fun and easy read because I like a bit of angst, lots of love and devotion, like to see characters who understand they need to communicate, and then see that they actually DO, and because I like baseball.
Jack f'in Carter rules!
I have to say, I am pretty disappointed. The game changer had me hooked and I loved everything about it. I really needed Jack POV or atleast to know about everything else that happened but it seems everything is the same. I think there is alot of repetition and I just was not satisfied. I wish more had happened with the bitchy wives, or trina, or Mateo. but we really got nothing. even if we would have gone past the wedding into their married lives...anything!!! I am really sad because i had high hopes for this baby but i was let down. It took me along time to buy it because i was afraid of this but i dont discourage anyone to read it. you have to read it your self to make your own assumption, but personally i didnt love it.