Beautiful Player

The writing was good. I actually read this in a day. I kept telling myself one more chapter then the chapter would end and I’d have to read the next one.

This was a lukewarm one.

I can genuinely say with confidence that this is hands down the best book in the whole beautiful series. I’ve read this countless times and every time I fall more in love with it. Will and Hanna’s story left me wanting more and never disappointed me. I could read a whole series just based on these two. THIS BOOK WILL WOW YOU.

I am a fan of Beautiful Bastard, but waited to purchase this book due to the higher price point. What a mistake. It was worth every penny, and is longer than most books of this genre. This book was GREAT with characters that had real chemistry. Unlike many contemporary novels, this book has a great story told with humor and characters (both the main and the supporting ones) of real depth. This in addition to the hot sex we have come to expect from this series.. Made me laugh, made me cry. Couldn’t put it down. I’m on to the next in the Beautiful series.😀

I have absolutely adored every single book in this series so bar, but I this won was the best by far. The chemistry, the dry humor, the depth of the characters… all of it was SO good. And though I didn’t think it was possible, the sex scenes in this book blow all the previous books out of the water. Total home run for Christina Lauren.

Not worth reading. Waste of money. Not recommending this one.

Review originally posted on Reading Books Like a Boss I had so much fun reading this book! I needed a break from emotional books this week, so I decided to jump into a Christina Lauren book. I haven't read the other books in the Beautiful Bastard series yet, but I really enjoyed this one. Beautiful Player has the right blend of scorching hot sexy times and sweet emotional connection. I knew nothing about this book before I picked it up other than so many people love this installment of the series. It didn't take long for me to be completely sucked in. Why, you ask? Well it's a brother's best friend type of story. I love that trope and this one was really well done! I loved Will and Hanna. Hanna Bergstrom is twenty-four and completely married to her graduate school job in the lab. Her father and brother stage a small intervention to push her to get out and live a little, do things that normal twenty-somethings do. Her brother, Jensen, recommends that she reach out to his friend Will Sumner, the subject of Hanna's teenage dreams. Seven years older than Hanna, Will had been in a different place in life when he'd lived with Hanna's family during her teen years. But now, Hanna is at an age where they could be friends...or maybe more. Following her family's advice, Hanna reaches out to Will and enlists his help to learn how to date and pick up guys. But before long, the man known for being a player is the one who's falling hard. “Hanna, I don't know if I've ever wanted something more than I want you.” I LOVED watching these two fall in love. And I loved that Will, the player of the two of them, was the one who fell so hard first. Normally, in the player storyline, it's the hero who puts the stops on the relationship, but here Hanna is the one throwing Will for a loop. “It wasn't just a physical attraction between us. Of course I'd been attracted to women before. But there was something more with Hanna, some chemistry in our blood, something between us that snapped and crackled, that made me always want just a little more than I should take. She offered her friendship, I wanted her body. She offered her body, I wanted to hijack her thoughts. She offered her thoughts, I wanted her heart” Will was a very sweet guy (I love sweet guys) and so incredibly patient with the mixed signals Hanna was giving him. He'd always seen Ziggy, his family's nickname for her, as Jensen's little sister. As he gets to know this adult version of her, the more he realizes he likes her, like likes her likes her. His Tuesday and Saturday sexual appointments are no longer a priority for him as Hanna takes root in his brain. And the sex scenes were so freaking hot! There was a lot of sexy times, but there were also a lot of Will and Hanna just spending time together. Since the reader got a lot of Hanna and Will time outside the bedroom, the number of sex scenes wasn't irritating to me. They were full of emotions and done very tastefully. Will and Hanna are so good together! What didn't love so much was Hanna's exaggerated lack of sexual knowledge. She repeatedly mentioned that she didn't know how to do something or didn't know how to put a condom on. I didn't mind her lack of knowledge but repetition and exaggerated naiveté was a little distracting and could have been tamed down. All in all, this was the perfect book for me at the time I read it. I will be reading the other books in the series too! I want to know about Max and Sarah and Chloe and Bennett. 4 stars

LOVED this book. Just reread it for the 6th time.

I love these books. Keep them coming. Please!!

This is by far my favorite Christina Lauren book, it contains characters with great chemistry that makes it hard to not get sucked into the book immediately. The story line is fantastic and you fall in love with the characters right away. I think their romance is very realistic and therefor you love Will and Hanna that much more. I would close to see the story line continued in another book. I have re-read this one countless times and still don't get tired of it.