The Game Plan (Game on, #3)

by Kristen Callihan

[stacey_is_sassy]

Crikey Jim Mikey...what's a bloody Tebow?

The first time a Tebow was mentioned, I wrote it off as a private joke. I started The Game Plan and I was like - I'll just finish this page and I'll look it up. The second time I came across it was - I'll just finish this chapter... So, you can see how I got to the end of The Game Plan and the author's notes finally prompted me to find out why Ethan Dexter was doing a Tebow. Each to their own and all that jazz, but it's kind of scary that our society is shocked and almost horrified that a 24 year old man chooses to stay pure. Even if you willingly decided to protect your honour, it would be hard to avoid being exposed to the sins of the flesh. The fact that Dex managed to keep his legs crossed that long until he found "the one" shows that you definitely can't judge a book by its cover...cliche anyone???

Poor Fi, this review could easily turn into a homage to the great, sexy and amazingly sweet Ethan, so I'll just say that she's a pretty cool character. Everyone thinks of her as a flighty Tinkerbell, but deep down she's just trying to find her groove. We see her struggle through issues with her work, family and the budding relationship with a famous football star. By the end you can't help but admire her strength and question how you would or could handle what she faced. She is perfect for Ethan.

Ethan Dexter is introduced as...big, muscly, bearded, tattooed, pierced with a man bun...so he ticks all the HOT 'flavour of the moment' boxes. Add in the fact that he's not an egotistical jerk, thinks before he speaks, is a baby whisperer, willing designated driver and can sing...shut up the shop and call it quits...he's the perfect man. Well almost, if Kristen Callihan had made him a gourmet chef, we probably would have thought she'd got her genres mixed up and created a mythical creature. Luckily by the end we realise that Dex has struggled keeping up the perfection and he definitely becomes very real.

The storyline was great and kept me interested from start to finish. I loved the characters both main and supporting and the sexy times were sizzling. To be honest it was hard to find fault in The Game Plan or for that matter the Game On Series. The only reason this wasn't a 5 star read is because the one thing that stood out for me in the first two is the intelligence and control Drew and Gray show. Don't get me wrong, Dex showed the same control in the first two books but in his own we see him "loose it" more than once. I understand why, but unfortunately it still disappointed me. I loved finding stories where the big men knew their size and anger intimidated and stopped before acting out their frustration. This was the first one where he wasn't able to reign it in, words or actions. He doesn't turn on Fi, but she could easily have been hurt as a consequence of his "mantrum".

I love The Game On Series and really hope we get more. I would love to see the hacker get her story told too.

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