Hating the Player | Rebecca Jenshak | Book Review

Standalone : Yes 

The Book Blurb

Violet is trying everything she can to avoid Gavin after he broke her heart, but it's impossible since he lives next door. A camp trip promised to her cousin's sister forces her to face Gavin and share a tent with him. When Violet was sick and had no one with her, Gavin took it upon himself to look after her. Violet struggles to manage her thoughts and emotions witnessing Gavin's loving and caring side again. They agreed to give their relationship a fresh start. Violet was terrified and insecure over her past. Gavin also has family troubles, potential employment uncertainty, and old blunders that remind him that his life is a mess. There was so much in their way that either strengthened them or broke them completely.

Violet is everything and much sweeter and more strong-willed, but Gavin, in the guise of a jerk, comes out buttery and soft, and that makes a place without knowing. The story is refreshing without lingering too much in the past, focusing only on the present, new insecurities in the relationship, and uncertainty of future career possibilities. The presence of Daisy and Jordan is a bummer. This novel is not a match for the first one, but it has its strengths. Every remark in Jane Auster's historical romances and novels hits the heart.

With the charm of new love and the reality of broken hearts and torn families, the author takes us to the next level of swoony, soft, and scorching.