A review by romancingthereader
Play Along by Liz Tomforde

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

5.0

Liz Tomforde could teach a master class in writing sports romance. Or writing complex characters. Or writing spice that makes me want to actually stand from my seat and applaud. This series has been incredible from the jump, and Isaiahโ€™s book was no different.

๐Ÿ“• ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Play Along by Liz Tomforde

๐Ÿ“™ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€: The Windy City character series. Book 4z

๐Ÿ“— ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€: E-book on Kindle. ๐Ÿ†“ on KU.

๐Ÿ“˜ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: Sports romance

๐Ÿ“” ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜€: Opposites attract, intimacy lessons, marriage of convenience, heโ€™s loved her all along.

๐Ÿ“– ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€: Isaiah has been obsessed with Kennedy since meeting her. But the first time she actually agrees to spend time with him, they end up married. Now her job - and his heart - depends on them staying that way.

๐ŸŒŸ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„: Each book in this series keeps getting better and better. The Windy City series is hands down one of my favorite sports romance series ever.

If youโ€™ve read this series, you know Isaiah has been obsessed with Kennedy since he met her. Hearing his POV is all the more swoony. And thatโ€™s the crux of the bookโ€ฆ itโ€™s a man who knows exactly who he wants and his valiant attempt to make her feel the same.

Thatโ€™s what I knew Iโ€™d get from this book. Thatโ€™s what I was happy to read. Thatโ€™s what I was prepared for.

But I wasnโ€™t prepared for Kennedy to be this powerhouse of a character who is so full of nuance I also fell for her. I wasnโ€™t prepared for Isaiah to be someone much deeper than his character had foreshadowed. I wasnโ€™t prepared for the connection of the moments their crush turned into love. I was floored reading it all, and it was bittersweet when it ended.

I thought Kaiโ€™s book was my absolute favorite, but Liz Tomforde keeps upping the game. This series is so legit, Iโ€™m never going to stop raving about it.

๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด: 5/5 โญโญโญโญโญ  

๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น: 3.5/5 ๐ŸŒถ๐ŸŒถ๐ŸŒถ