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A review by loverofromance
Ladies Man by Katy Evans
4.0
This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review. Also my tags may have spoilers in them so be forewarned before checking out full review.
Book Evaluation:
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βLove should make you feel good about yourself and about the person you are when youβre with the one you love. Love should make you feel accepted as you are.β
First Impressions
Ladies Man by Katy Evans is the third installment in the "Manwhore" series and I have finally completed this series. I have been putting it off because I don't want to get through this author's backlist, but I have been yearning for a good 1st POV playboy romance and this one definitely answered the call for what I was looking for. I was able to do a blend of digital and audio with this one and both editions are a great reading experience. I will say that this is the most unconventional book that I have come across with this author. In fact, I had to double check I had the correct author lol Because this book is a massive SLOW BURN so I get why there are so many mixed reviews, its so different from anything that she has written and honestly the last 20% is where it really comes together on this one.
"You're like an insistent little trickle of water, soaking into every inch of my life."
First Line
Robin Schulze's "Prayer in C" reverberates through the club.
The Main Protagonists
The Hero: Tahoe Roth
The Heroine: Regina Wylde
Summary
Ladies Man is about two people who play a game of cat and mouse with each other. They both pine for each other but they both have rejected one another and have trust issues but their connection and friendship has developed into a fierce bond. Tahoe is your typical athlete playboy, lives for the wild nights and parties and all the women at his beck and call and Regina wants him even though she knows he is bad for her, and when he rejects her, she goes to another man. But despite the pain that they cause each other, a friendship never falters. But Tahoe has a history of pain and he has his own reasons for pushing Regina away, and when the truth comes out, Regina and Tahoe will connect in ways that neither expected....but will Tahoe fight for Regina like she deserves or abandon her once again?
"But what is true for Tahoe Roth? He is the embodiment of sex. He also has a gentleman ingrained in his bones due to his southern upbringing. You can tell a lot about person by how they treat others, and he is playful but honest, and always himself."
What I Loved
So many many things I loved about this book. The beginning angst between these two was top notch. Katy Evans definitely knows how to write great angst between a couple and all that delicious pining between these two was so delicious. It is literally both of them mutually do this push and pull game and we literally go through all the seasons and holidays of the year and see what this "cat and mouse" game between them does to each of them. I found their connection and friendship just sizzles slowly with tension. I love how they really have such a solid friendship though, and that despite everything, they always have each other's backs no matter what happens. And once they FINALLY get together....it is so glorious. Literally it was worth all that wait to finally see them get together and that happy couple page time we get at the end was honestly TRUE PERFECTION! I just wanted to gobble these two up and left me with all the happy satisfied feels that only Katy Evans delivers.
Weβre Friends.
Friends who annoy each other.
and sometimes want to have sex with one another.
But never do.
What I Struggled With
The slow burn of their romance is way too dragged out and it just felt like they needed to get together a bit earlier than they did. And man the author really took it to the end there. Very similar to Mariana Zapata. I think what threw me off with this one was how long the slow burn lasted lol its just not Katy Evan's style to be honest and really threw me off because I just wasn't expecting it.
βNo one is the way they seem. We all hide little pieces, either because we donβt want to be judged, or because we donβt think weβll be understood, or simply because we donβt want those pieces to belong to anyone but us.β
Narration
This narration is truly solid, so if you love audiobooks, I HIGHLY Recommend it in this edition, I promise it will work for you.
βI love every part of you. I could be a thousand miles away from you, stay away from you my whole life, put an ocean between us, take a million other women in my arms, and youβre still the one I want, the only woman on my mind.β
Overall View
Ladies Man is a thrilling, endearing and beyond poignant slow burn that will break your heart and mend it slowly back together. A SOLID KATY EVANS GEM!!!
I want every moment to feel like it does when Iβm with the man Iβm sitting next to right now. Even the sad moments, the hopeless moments, the silent moments or the funny ones, or the deep ones, or the surprising onesβsimply every moment, I want that spark that is always there, the sizzle, the light, the joy, that comes with being near HIM.
Book Details (also in my shelves)
Sub Genre: Contemporary Romance, New Adult
Character Types: Athlete, Playboy/Manwhore
Themes: Mutual Pining, Slow Burn, Angsty, Heart/Emotional Touching
Tropes: Friends to Lovers, Unrequited Love
Book Perspective
1st POV
Relationship Conflict vs Plot Conflict
Relationship Conflict
If you like these authors, I recommend This Book
K.A. Linde
Shayla Black
Kate Stewart
Song This Book Inspires
Burning Love by Elvis Presley
Recommendation For Reading Order
You can read as a standalone
Steam/Spice Explanations
Steamin' up the room -the sexual content is more explicit in the language and tone, heavier amount of sexual scenes.
Narrators:
Grace Grant
Book Evaluation:
Plot: ποΈποΈποΈποΈ
World Building:ππππ
Cover:πππππ
Hero: π¦Έπ»π¦Έπ»π¦Έπ»π¦Έπ»
Heroine:π¦Έπ»ββοΈπ¦Έπ»ββοΈπ¦Έπ»ββοΈπ¦Έπ»π¦Έπ»ββοΈ
Intimacy Level: π₯π₯π₯
Relationship Building: ππππ
Heart & Feels:ππππ
Witty/Banter/Reaction of Laughter: πππ
Page Turner Level:ππππ
Narration:π§π§π§π§
Ending:π§§π§§π§§π§§π§§
Overall View: β¨β¨β¨β¨
βLove should make you feel good about yourself and about the person you are when youβre with the one you love. Love should make you feel accepted as you are.β
First Impressions
Ladies Man by Katy Evans is the third installment in the "Manwhore" series and I have finally completed this series. I have been putting it off because I don't want to get through this author's backlist, but I have been yearning for a good 1st POV playboy romance and this one definitely answered the call for what I was looking for. I was able to do a blend of digital and audio with this one and both editions are a great reading experience. I will say that this is the most unconventional book that I have come across with this author. In fact, I had to double check I had the correct author lol Because this book is a massive SLOW BURN so I get why there are so many mixed reviews, its so different from anything that she has written and honestly the last 20% is where it really comes together on this one.
"You're like an insistent little trickle of water, soaking into every inch of my life."
First Line
Robin Schulze's "Prayer in C" reverberates through the club.
The Main Protagonists
The Hero: Tahoe Roth
The Heroine: Regina Wylde
Summary
Ladies Man is about two people who play a game of cat and mouse with each other. They both pine for each other but they both have rejected one another and have trust issues but their connection and friendship has developed into a fierce bond. Tahoe is your typical athlete playboy, lives for the wild nights and parties and all the women at his beck and call and Regina wants him even though she knows he is bad for her, and when he rejects her, she goes to another man. But despite the pain that they cause each other, a friendship never falters. But Tahoe has a history of pain and he has his own reasons for pushing Regina away, and when the truth comes out, Regina and Tahoe will connect in ways that neither expected....but will Tahoe fight for Regina like she deserves or abandon her once again?
"But what is true for Tahoe Roth? He is the embodiment of sex. He also has a gentleman ingrained in his bones due to his southern upbringing. You can tell a lot about person by how they treat others, and he is playful but honest, and always himself."
What I Loved
So many many things I loved about this book. The beginning angst between these two was top notch. Katy Evans definitely knows how to write great angst between a couple and all that delicious pining between these two was so delicious. It is literally both of them mutually do this push and pull game and we literally go through all the seasons and holidays of the year and see what this "cat and mouse" game between them does to each of them. I found their connection and friendship just sizzles slowly with tension. I love how they really have such a solid friendship though, and that despite everything, they always have each other's backs no matter what happens. And once they FINALLY get together....it is so glorious. Literally it was worth all that wait to finally see them get together and that happy couple page time we get at the end was honestly TRUE PERFECTION! I just wanted to gobble these two up and left me with all the happy satisfied feels that only Katy Evans delivers.
Weβre Friends.
Friends who annoy each other.
and sometimes want to have sex with one another.
But never do.
What I Struggled With
The slow burn of their romance is way too dragged out and it just felt like they needed to get together a bit earlier than they did. And man the author really took it to the end there. Very similar to Mariana Zapata. I think what threw me off with this one was how long the slow burn lasted lol its just not Katy Evan's style to be honest and really threw me off because I just wasn't expecting it.
βNo one is the way they seem. We all hide little pieces, either because we donβt want to be judged, or because we donβt think weβll be understood, or simply because we donβt want those pieces to belong to anyone but us.β
Narration
This narration is truly solid, so if you love audiobooks, I HIGHLY Recommend it in this edition, I promise it will work for you.
βI love every part of you. I could be a thousand miles away from you, stay away from you my whole life, put an ocean between us, take a million other women in my arms, and youβre still the one I want, the only woman on my mind.β
Overall View
Ladies Man is a thrilling, endearing and beyond poignant slow burn that will break your heart and mend it slowly back together. A SOLID KATY EVANS GEM!!!
I want every moment to feel like it does when Iβm with the man Iβm sitting next to right now. Even the sad moments, the hopeless moments, the silent moments or the funny ones, or the deep ones, or the surprising onesβsimply every moment, I want that spark that is always there, the sizzle, the light, the joy, that comes with being near HIM.
Book Details (also in my shelves)
Sub Genre: Contemporary Romance, New Adult
Character Types: Athlete, Playboy/Manwhore
Themes: Mutual Pining, Slow Burn, Angsty, Heart/Emotional Touching
Tropes: Friends to Lovers, Unrequited Love
Book Perspective
1st POV
Relationship Conflict vs Plot Conflict
Relationship Conflict
If you like these authors, I recommend This Book
K.A. Linde
Shayla Black
Kate Stewart
Song This Book Inspires
Burning Love by Elvis Presley
Recommendation For Reading Order
You can read as a standalone
Steam/Spice Explanations
Steamin' up the room -the sexual content is more explicit in the language and tone, heavier amount of sexual scenes.
Narrators:
Grace Grant