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A review by thebooktrollop
The Game Changer by J. Sterling
5.0
So there was this one time that my sister in law suggested I read this book called The Perfect Game so I go on a hunt to find it on Amazon, read the synopsis, and think ehhh its about baseball, I don't feel like reading it right now so I will buy it and put it somewhere in my TBR pile...
Three weeks later I finally get to this book and kick my own ass for not finding Jack F'ing Carter three weeks sooner because holy shit I fell in love and I fell so effing hard....
Then we all gathered together and DEMANDED (pitch forks and all) for another Jack Carter book and because J. Sterling loves us so much she gave us The Game Changer..
I'm no dummy, I learn from my mistakes, and didn't hesitate to devour this book as soon as it came on my kindle...
NOW this leads me to the here and now and my reviews for
The Perfect Game & The Game Changer
If you haven't read the second book it's ok I won't give away any SPOILERS, I am all about the spoil free reviews..
If you want the first half of this review go to: thebooktrollop.blogspot.com
Ok so if you haven't read The Perfect Game. DO NOT READ THIS.. Do not pass GO, DO NOT collect your $200 dollhairs..
No really, I don't want to ruin the first book for you if you haven't read it..
So anyways, in this book we get to see what happened in the 6months that Jack and Cassie were not together after Jack came back for Cassie, before she went to NY.
We get to see what Jack had to go through while they were apart and all the bullshit he had to overcome so he could come back to Cassie without the added strain of that bitch-whore Chrystle.
Oh and if you are wondering if Cassie finally gets to set that bitch straight, you will be excited to know that not only does Cassie get a piece of her but so does Melissa and lets just say it was effing EPIC..
Jack effing Carter is now playing on the Mets, he finally has his kitten back and they live happily ever after..
HA YEAH RIGHT,
it wouldn't be a good book without some drama and Ms. Sterling packed on the drama this time.
But I was so damn frustrated with this book and Cassie I wanted to scream and yell but this time it wasn't at Jack, it was at Cassie.
After all the drama Jack and Cassie went through in the first book, I knew Cassie was going to have trust issues but this went further than that with her. She closed herself off from really letting Jack in, her tough/stubborn ass was putting walls upon walls up from the one person she was suppose to let in and never let go..
She said she didn't want to bother Jack with all the issues she was having but in truth she was just keeping him out.
Jack did everything to keep himself on the straight and narrow and Cassie was doing everything to be..well.. Stubborn.
Oh and the subliminal messages that Ms. Sterling put in the book, in her not so subtle way..
Point Taken..
Women are bitches and catty..
Wellllll, we are and we need to do better, we have to love and support, not degrade one another and snub our noses at others who are not like us..
Its dumb, stupid, catty, bitchy.. you guys get the picture yet??
Get it together ladies, there is a way to be classy and supportive to one another without talking shit about people behind their backs.
But she wasn't done yet.. oh no, no, no.. the other P word that gives people the heebie jeebies...
PA-PA-RAZZI
(sorry, my inner lady ga-ga just came out)
God those vultures are horrible, I hate them, and the only celeb news I want I get from Perez Hilton because les-bi-onest he is one fabulous, controversial, gossiper.
I want to be his BFF and he doesn't know it but he wants to be mine too..
CALL ME PEREZ ;)
Anyways, I would never want to become a celebrity and have every single one of my motives questioned. Every male friend I hugged I would be linked too one way or another..
"GASSPPP she is dating HIIMM??"
Ugh PUKE.. HATE IT!!
And that is what Cassie had to go through, living in a bubble for so long she never had to experience that (except at college but that was preschool shit compared to what she has to go through now) but now that she is Jack Effing Carter's girl she is being scrutinized every step of the way..
It's ridiculous and yeah I feel bad she was dealing with that but at the same time she still frustrated me to no end.
She kept it all bottled up and never told anyone and then when shit got to hard she fled...
So then now what?? Jack gets left high and dry after everything he did for her to come back to her???
UGGGHHh see.. Frustrating.. I won't go into more, I will let you see what exactly happens and when you do, come back and lets compare notes..
The secondary characters are the same as the first book and we get two added bonuses of Matteo and Trina.
Melissa and Dean are again in this one and they are still flirting with the thin line between being together and being friends. I want to lock them in a closet together and not let them out until they have bumped uglies and are officially together.
Matteo is HOT and swoon-worthy but also adds his own drama to the story that surprisingly leaves you smiling even after everything happens.
Trina is like a lil heavenly angel who comes into Cassie's life when she needed it the most and I really wish she was in the book more.
Gran and Gramps was also still in there and as sweet as ever..
"“It’s funny the things you think will last forever when you’re young. I figured I’d work until I died. But even work stops at some point. And you find yourself looking around, taking stock of your life, and you realize that you don’t give a shit about where you worked, or what you did to bring in money, but you care about the lives you touched. The love you shared. The family you created. You care about who is standing beside you when the shit hits the fan.”
Le Sigh.. So sweet
I mean really, they give the best advice and makes me want to call my grandmother just to hear her tell me she loves me but thinks I need Jesus (no really my grandparents are the sweetest and craziest people I have ever had the privilege to be related too..) BUT they are mine and I cherish them..
The ending was complete for me but I wouldn't mind another Jack and Cassie book because I am a selfish book trollop and I always want more of my favorite characters..always!!
Hell, I just want more from this author and I want it NOW..
I don't know why I see so many low star ratings for these two books because they are hilarious, swoon-worthy, and even if they piss you off and frustrate you to no end, at least these books are making you FEEL and that is what a great author does. They make you FEEL.
You are PISSED??.... Good they wanted you to be PISSED
You are SAD??... Good they purposely wrote their heart in that book to make you cry..
You are FRUSTRATED with the character... AWESOME, because they were too and wanted you to be just as frustrated with them as they were..
My point being:
When a book doesn't make you feel, then you are in trouble.. unless you are feeling bored then thats not an emotion you should be feeling...
So STOP rating books LOW because you are frustrated with the characters!!
GAAAHHH
ok end rant..
I am going to give this series a 4.5/5 for right now but my rating can be changed when that third book is OUT..
Thats right ladies and gentlemen there is another one coming out and I heard it from Ms. Sterling HERSELF so I promise it is not gossip ;).
Three weeks later I finally get to this book and kick my own ass for not finding Jack F'ing Carter three weeks sooner because holy shit I fell in love and I fell so effing hard....
Then we all gathered together and DEMANDED (pitch forks and all) for another Jack Carter book and because J. Sterling loves us so much she gave us The Game Changer..
I'm no dummy, I learn from my mistakes, and didn't hesitate to devour this book as soon as it came on my kindle...
NOW this leads me to the here and now and my reviews for
The Perfect Game & The Game Changer
If you haven't read the second book it's ok I won't give away any SPOILERS, I am all about the spoil free reviews..
If you want the first half of this review go to: thebooktrollop.blogspot.com
Ok so if you haven't read The Perfect Game. DO NOT READ THIS.. Do not pass GO, DO NOT collect your $200 dollhairs..
No really, I don't want to ruin the first book for you if you haven't read it..
So anyways, in this book we get to see what happened in the 6months that Jack and Cassie were not together after Jack came back for Cassie, before she went to NY.
We get to see what Jack had to go through while they were apart and all the bullshit he had to overcome so he could come back to Cassie without the added strain of that bitch-whore Chrystle.
Oh and if you are wondering if Cassie finally gets to set that bitch straight, you will be excited to know that not only does Cassie get a piece of her but so does Melissa and lets just say it was effing EPIC..
Jack effing Carter is now playing on the Mets, he finally has his kitten back and they live happily ever after..
HA YEAH RIGHT,
it wouldn't be a good book without some drama and Ms. Sterling packed on the drama this time.
But I was so damn frustrated with this book and Cassie I wanted to scream and yell but this time it wasn't at Jack, it was at Cassie.
After all the drama Jack and Cassie went through in the first book, I knew Cassie was going to have trust issues but this went further than that with her. She closed herself off from really letting Jack in, her tough/stubborn ass was putting walls upon walls up from the one person she was suppose to let in and never let go..
She said she didn't want to bother Jack with all the issues she was having but in truth she was just keeping him out.
Jack did everything to keep himself on the straight and narrow and Cassie was doing everything to be..well.. Stubborn.
Oh and the subliminal messages that Ms. Sterling put in the book, in her not so subtle way..
Point Taken..
Women are bitches and catty..
Wellllll, we are and we need to do better, we have to love and support, not degrade one another and snub our noses at others who are not like us..
Its dumb, stupid, catty, bitchy.. you guys get the picture yet??
Get it together ladies, there is a way to be classy and supportive to one another without talking shit about people behind their backs.
But she wasn't done yet.. oh no, no, no.. the other P word that gives people the heebie jeebies...
PA-PA-RAZZI
(sorry, my inner lady ga-ga just came out)
God those vultures are horrible, I hate them, and the only celeb news I want I get from Perez Hilton because les-bi-onest he is one fabulous, controversial, gossiper.
I want to be his BFF and he doesn't know it but he wants to be mine too..
CALL ME PEREZ ;)
Anyways, I would never want to become a celebrity and have every single one of my motives questioned. Every male friend I hugged I would be linked too one way or another..
"GASSPPP she is dating HIIMM??"
Ugh PUKE.. HATE IT!!
And that is what Cassie had to go through, living in a bubble for so long she never had to experience that (except at college but that was preschool shit compared to what she has to go through now) but now that she is Jack Effing Carter's girl she is being scrutinized every step of the way..
It's ridiculous and yeah I feel bad she was dealing with that but at the same time she still frustrated me to no end.
She kept it all bottled up and never told anyone and then when shit got to hard she fled...
So then now what?? Jack gets left high and dry after everything he did for her to come back to her???
UGGGHHh see.. Frustrating.. I won't go into more, I will let you see what exactly happens and when you do, come back and lets compare notes..
The secondary characters are the same as the first book and we get two added bonuses of Matteo and Trina.
Melissa and Dean are again in this one and they are still flirting with the thin line between being together and being friends. I want to lock them in a closet together and not let them out until they have bumped uglies and are officially together.
Matteo is HOT and swoon-worthy but also adds his own drama to the story that surprisingly leaves you smiling even after everything happens.
Trina is like a lil heavenly angel who comes into Cassie's life when she needed it the most and I really wish she was in the book more.
Gran and Gramps was also still in there and as sweet as ever..
"“It’s funny the things you think will last forever when you’re young. I figured I’d work until I died. But even work stops at some point. And you find yourself looking around, taking stock of your life, and you realize that you don’t give a shit about where you worked, or what you did to bring in money, but you care about the lives you touched. The love you shared. The family you created. You care about who is standing beside you when the shit hits the fan.”
Le Sigh.. So sweet
I mean really, they give the best advice and makes me want to call my grandmother just to hear her tell me she loves me but thinks I need Jesus (no really my grandparents are the sweetest and craziest people I have ever had the privilege to be related too..) BUT they are mine and I cherish them..
The ending was complete for me but I wouldn't mind another Jack and Cassie book because I am a selfish book trollop and I always want more of my favorite characters..always!!
Hell, I just want more from this author and I want it NOW..
I don't know why I see so many low star ratings for these two books because they are hilarious, swoon-worthy, and even if they piss you off and frustrate you to no end, at least these books are making you FEEL and that is what a great author does. They make you FEEL.
You are PISSED??.... Good they wanted you to be PISSED
You are SAD??... Good they purposely wrote their heart in that book to make you cry..
You are FRUSTRATED with the character... AWESOME, because they were too and wanted you to be just as frustrated with them as they were..
My point being:
When a book doesn't make you feel, then you are in trouble.. unless you are feeling bored then thats not an emotion you should be feeling...
So STOP rating books LOW because you are frustrated with the characters!!
GAAAHHH
ok end rant..
I am going to give this series a 4.5/5 for right now but my rating can be changed when that third book is OUT..
Thats right ladies and gentlemen there is another one coming out and I heard it from Ms. Sterling HERSELF so I promise it is not gossip ;).