Playmaker by Deanna Faison

Playmaker
Author: Deanna Faison
Published: October 2024
Publisher: W by Wattpad
Format: eBook ARC
Pages: 400
Rating: 4/5
Summary:
Spring Break is about having fun–and a steamy friends with benefits relationship for Maddie and Cameron until they realize they might be falling in love. This BookTok sensation is perfect for fans of Hannah Grace’s Icebreaker and Tessa Bailey’s spicy rom-coms.

What started as a game just got serious.

Cameron's a hot NFL prospect, and a total player on and off the field. But his moves don't seem to work on Maddie. While she once crushed on him hard, that crush has since faded. She’s got big plans of her own and they don’t include him.

Then Spring Break turns their plans, and their feelings, upside down. Maddie and Cameron start a steamy affair, sneaking around behind their families’ backs. But there's one big problem: Maddie’s WAY overprotective brother–who happens to be Cameron’s BFF.

Will Cam be able to admit he's got real feelings? Will Maddie ever be able to stand up to her brother and make her own decisions?

One thing's for sure, their choices will change their life playbooks for good.

Based on the smash Webnovel, MY BROTHER'S BEST FRIEND, this spicy sports romance is sure to give readers a thrill.

Review:

First I'd like to thank Deanna and W by Wattpad for sending me an ARC to review! I'll admit, going into this I wasn't expecting the amount of spice that came from this book... but Deanna DELIVERED!

I'll admit that at the beginning I was not a fan of Cameron and his playboy ways. Obviously throughout the time that Maddie and Cameron spend together, you see both of their feelings start to develop into more than just a crush they had years before. You also see the amount of pain that Cameron is going through since losing his mom.

One thing I really loved was Maddie's family and how they treated and supported Cameron throughout their lives. It was amazing to see how much they welcomed him in as if he's their own. And having that sort of found family in your life is such a strong bond, you can tell that Cameron is so in his head, he doesn't want to ruin the relationship that he has not only with Maddie's brother, but her parents as well.

Moving on to the spice though because this was HOT. I swear the sneaking around, the forbidden vibes and all the ways that Maddie is exploring herself more with Cameron, these two left no crumbs! Get yourself a fan and plenty of water because when things start to heat up during spring break, they do not stop!!

Now the one thing that I really would have loved to read was more at the end. I felt like it was a bit rushed with everything that happened in the last 5% of the book, that I would have LOVED to read more between these two after it ended. Even just an epilogue to see what happened even if it's months later let alone years. The relationship Cameron has with his father is so strained, and everything that came out towards the end had all my emotions on alert. It was great to see how it finished, but the selfish part of me wanted more!

Overall, this was a great story! It had me in my feels, all the emotions pulling me every which way, and getting to see both Maddie and Cameron develop both together and separately to a beautiful story! It was hot, heavy, emotional, and left me wanting to know more about what's going on with Maddie's brother and her bestie...

That's all for my review, I hope you enjoyed it and be sure to grab your copy of this if you're looking for a spicy romance that'll have you in the feels!!

So until the next time, keep reading!

Your Graduated Bookworm! :)