BOOK REVIEW: The Play by Karina Halle

SYNOPSIS

A troubled Scottish rugby player who doesn't play by the rules.

A vivacious man-eater who's given up on love.

When it comes to Lachlan and Kayla, opposites don't just attract - they explode.

Kayla Moore has always been comfortable with her feisty, maneating reputation. At least it was fine until she hit her thirties and saw her best friends Stephanie and Nicola settle down with Linden and Bram McGregor, leaving Kayla to be the odd one out. Tired of being the third wheel with nothing but one-night stands and dead-end dates in San Francisco, Kayla decides to take a vow of celibacy and put men on the backburner.

That is until she lays her eyes on Linden and Bram’s cousin, hot Scot Lachlan McGregor. Lachlan is her sexual fantasy come to life – tall, tatted, and built like a Mack truck. With a steely gaze and successful rugby career back in Edinburgh, he’s the kind of man that makes her want to throw her vow right out the window. But Lachlan’s quiet and intense demeanor makes him a hard man to get to know, let alone get close to.

It isn’t until the two of them are thrown together one long, unforgettable night that Kayla realizes there is so much more to this brooding macho man than what meets the eye. But even with sparks flying between the two, Lachlan can’t stay in America forever. Now, Kayla has to decide whether to uproot her whole life and chance it all on someone she barely knows or risk getting burned once again.

Sometimes love is a game that just needs to be played.

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MY REVIEW

5/5 STARS

A brilliant masterpiece! Karina Halle just totally blew my mind with this book. From the moment I read the first words, I was continually drugged and indefinitely addicted.

Lachlan McGregor is probably one of my most favorite heroes ever. He was broken but he fights and loves with all the pieces left. He was a beast but he possessed a unique and honest genuineness that carried this story into a whirlwind of feels. His character is different from Linden and Bram and I reveled on their differences. The magnificent mix of mysterious, angst, hope, love, passion, light, and darkness in Lach's character totally ate me whole. He is my brand if perfect imperfection.

Kayla Moore is a beautifully complex character. She was sophistication, sexiness, and strength rolled into one hot package. Although she claimed her heart was black, there were numerous moments when she proved her heart was screaming color of re. She possessed a strong and sexy heart that could perfectly unlock Lachlan Mcgregor.

I could talk nonstop on how much I loved this book. Karina Halle is a mind-effing, soul-stirring, hypnotic writer. Every page is alive and every scene slipped effortlessly inside me and grabbed my heart. This book is utterly addictive, consistently enchanting, and perfectly written! Karina Halle triggered all of my feelings out and scattered them all over the place. Now I'm just totally floored. Ruined. Absolutely satisfied. F book hangover. I think I'm in a book high. One of my top 5 books this 2015!