I won’t give it away, but it was awesome.ģ. New York. It’s well-done, believable, and leads to some sweet moments.Ģ. The scene between Cassie and Chrystal. Top Five Things I Enjoyed About The Game Changerġ. The conflict that drives a wedge between Cassie and Jack. However, the “kitten” nickname is beginning to get on my nerves. I’m still a fan of Melissa and Dean, although I like Cassie and Jack more this time around. Sterling captures the essence of what it’s like to be a Southern Californian in the Big City - the cultural differences, the awe, the food! There was less baseball this time around and more life in New York, which I thought was believable. I almost felt as if there were too many happy moments.

The conflict is well done, but it takes too long to get there. The story takes place during the time between the end of the first book and the epilogue, which kind of made me wish I hadn’t read the epilogue, since I knew how it was going to end. Now that Cassie and Jack are back together, the story revolves around outside pressures threatening to tear them apart. I just wish it hadn’t taken so long to get there. Cassie’s heartbreak at being the subject of such ridicule was believable and extremely well done. The book really shines as it tackles the issues surrounding being a successful athlete in a big city, how the public feels they own you, and how cruel strangers can be, tearing a public figure down in online forums. And what this book was about is how Jack and Cassie cope with Jack’s stardom. Bits and pieces could have been shared either in flashback or through conversation, but I felt it delayed getting to what THIS book was about. I think the story would have been better without this. But it’s all revealed through dialogue - Jack telling Cassie what happened. We hear how things went down with Chrystal, what he was feeling when he made the big romantic gesture, and what really went on down in the lobby. The first third is a recap of the end of the first book, but from Jack’s point of view. Once again, I found myself both loving this book and being ambivalent toward it. How do you stay together when the world’s trying to tear you apart? Their happiness is put to the test as the past is never truly far behind. Sterling’s highly anticipated follow-up to her USA Today bestselling novel The Perfect Game, Jack and Cassie quickly realize that their new lifestyle can often be cruel and unforgiving. I wanted to take him back into my life, but I needed to know that this time it would be forever… It took everything in me to not fall apart at the mere sight of him. He told me he was sorry, that he loved me, and that he would earn my trust again. Jack appeared at my door last night after six months of no communication wearing a Mets jersey and holding a dozen red roses. The Game Changer (The Perfect Game #2) by J.

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