The Player

4/5 stars.

I really enjoyed reading this one and I'm glad I waited to read this one until the second book was available because I really don't like waiting for the next book after a cliffhanger.
I liked the characters and the storyline. It is nice to have a female lead who isn't a pushover and I loved the rest of the team.

I am not from a country where baseball (or American Football) is a popular sport. We are more of a soccer, ice skating and field hockey country. So I can't really relate to that. Though we did play some baseball occasionally in high school and I do like and understand it (unlike American Football which is pretty much a non existing sport over here).

I already knew there was going to be a cliffhanger and reading the show more story, it wasn't that hard to figure out what is was going to be, so I wasn't really shocked by it. But I did want to read on to find out how the story continued in book 2.

Recommended to lovers of a sport romance. show less

Kristi Bromberg does an amazing job at writing wounded/damaged characters. She is able to show you their pain, help you feel it but allows you to see the hope that they can find when they find love.
This is part of a 2 book set and you really must read both books to get the full experience from pain, to despair, to the finally well deserved happily ever after.
These two books focus of two characters who come from broken families and who struggle to meet the expectations of their fathers. While Scout's father pressures her to win the PT contract with the Austin Aces, he is a loving father. On the other hand, Easton's father is demanding and a seemingly perfect paragon that Easton can never live up to.
Scout and Easton work through a show more relationship from adversarial (when she shows up to rehab his shoulder injury) to tentative friendship to lovers. Their relationship has it's ups and downs and it is in the down periods that Ms Bromberg's writing is at it's best.
In The Player, they seem to be heading towards a happy ending when all hell breaks loose. You wonder if their relationship can survive. Just when you think they are going to make it - disaster happens and you must wait until Book 2 to find out what happens.
Book 2, The Catch, doesn't let up on the struggle. The two continue to face one situation after another that will threaten to break them up but when they face their pain together it only makes them stronger.
The Epilogue of book 2 makes the entire read worth it. It is K Bromberg at her best. show less

I read this as part of an anthology called Don't Hate the Player. I found it very irritating that a cliffhanger was included as part of a grouping that was obviously intended to reach new audiences. It comes across as a very manipulative thing to do and since I haven't read any other of her books, it's turned me off trying any more.

I wish I had realized this was a duet.

I enjoyed it but spent a bunch of time wondering why my questions weren’t being answered. This is on me.

Anyway! I’m confused on what exactly happened at the end but I’ll read the next book to find out.

I absolutely love this sports romance, K Bromberg is a one-click author and so is this book. Easton & Scout's story is fantastic, from the time they meet up until the last page, can't wait for the next book. The audiobook is fantastic, the narrators Joe Arden and Andi Arndt made a terrific job narrating it and I would totally recommend it.

Wow! The characters that I have come to expect from Bromberg (deep, broken) with just enough levity to keep me smiling! Amazing! See full review on The Book Disciple