A review by megthecatlady
The Game Plan by Allie Lasky

lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This was my first book by this author. The Game Plan is overall very sugary sweet, which is what I was looking for between all of my dark romance reads. There is nothing super dark in here and the only trigger I can think of is bullying and fatphobia from one specific character. The characters were great, and I enjoyed the diversity, which I know is important to the author. I liked that the characters didn't have stereotypical athletic bodies, that was refreshing. The relationship between these two characters was, like I said, sweet. The spicy scenes were well written. 

I did feel like this book was pretty repetitive at times, Sam and Miles are often repeating the same thoughts over and over throughout the chapters. The conflict in this book seemed out of the blue and out of character for Sam and Miles. It didn't really make sense to me and seemed like "this is going to be the conflict because there has to be a conflict." I didn't really appreciate that. After that happened I really struggled to finish this book, I didn't really want to go back to it but also felt that I was so far in that I needed to see it through. The ending was sweet, I like that we get introduced more to Mackenzie. I may have to read her story just because I want to know what happens with her.

This book may be best suited for a younger (still 18+) audience. 

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