Playing Passion's Game by Lesley Davis

Playing Passion's Game by Lesley Davis

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I really need a better shelf than ‘farmer-gardener’, pfft. Right sorry.

Book involves a super tall woman who looks like a force of nature, super powerful, the ultimate of ultimate butches who . . . doesn’t really see herself that way and who has trouble with the concept of relationships based entirely on her kid-years. She’s a gamer – a professional game playing person who plays in tournaments, on a team, sponsored by her employer – a gaming store in a mall (most of her time is spent working there; or gaming back at her place; occasionally tournaments). This ultra-butch woman is Trent Williams. Gentle-giant type. Geeky. Small breasts (what, it came up in the book). Somewhere in her 30s.

Book also involves Juliet Sullivan – on the fast track at her bank but . . . the economy is crap, and companies are failing left and right. Her bank might even fail shortly. Also, more importantly, she’s bloody tired of all the inter-office political crap that goes with being a banker and she is seriously thinking of joining her roommate working as a landscaper. Juliet is something like 27 and is girly and has large breasts (what, again, it came up in the book - okay, technically they are described as 'ample' that spill out when 'released' and are 'more beautiful' than Trent ever imagined breasts could be).

"Fuck," Trent mumbled when Juliet's ample breasts were released. "They're more beautiful than I even imagined."

Juliet threw the scrap of clothing on top of her shirt. She leaned closer into Trent. "You've been imagining my breasts, have you?"

"Every damn minute I could get," Trent said, reaching up to hold them in her palms and . . .

play with them and stuff, what, it gets graphic and stuff. (61% into the book)

Juliet and Trent both have their point of views expressed in the book. There are other well-defined side characters, though, of importance. Like that roommate (I wish to go with ‘Michelle’? Am I right? Crap, this is what happens when you take 4 days before you put your thoughts down - it's Monica) who is straight and working on being a landscaper, and Chuck Norris (not his actual name, see ‘my brain is stupid and retains nothing and I took too long to write a review’ above; his actual name is probably something like . . . um . . Mitch . . or Buck . . or . . . Nacho . . really, I have no idea - it's Elton, big bearded viking type). Elton is also a really tall person, though he’s a man. One who likes wearing heavy make-up. No, not for that reason, but because he’s a gamer. And he thinks it’s important for him to wear make-up that looks like a skull. On his face. (he and Trent, and the rest of the people who work at their store, are called something like ‘the Baydale Reapers’ or something like that). Juliet’s 10 year old sister is massively important also – what with that’s how Juliet and Trent meet, then there’s a birthday party, and stuff. Somewhat of lesser importance, but still there, are Elton’s relatives, and the other people who work on the team and at the store. Another layer of character is that which has had a major impact on someone of importance, but does not actually appear in the book – except in flashbacks – like that massive religious dick that is Trent’s father.

The interactions between the various people were fun. The romance was also nice. There was even some interesting sex that occurred. I was going to immediately read the next book in the series until I realized that it seems to have nothing much in connection to the first book (on the surface; well there’s crippling nightmares mentioned in the second books description – that’s a common theme, then there’s Tweedy Contractors; which plays a part in the first book – indirectly . . . eventually). Neither of the characters appears to be gamers, though. Or geeky. So . . . that’s a let-down. Got distracted.

Hmm. What else to say about this book . . . hmms. Not as much as the first book I read by this author (‘Truth behind the mask’), but there’s only a half star difference in ratings (which means both ended up as ‘4 stars’ as far as GoodReads knows).

I need to stop taking so long to write reviews.

Rating: 4.00

January 27 2017




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