Between the Lines: REVIEW: Her Perfect Game (Hot and Nerdy #2) By, Shannyn Shroeder

October 31, 2014

REVIEW: Her Perfect Game (Hot and Nerdy #2) By, Shannyn Shroeder

Spring break is supposed to be a week of fun in the sun for three childhood friends about to graduate from college. But one of them is ready to get her game on somewhere else…

Charlie Castle is an expert archer and a fierce warrior—in her favorite video game, anyway. But college life was a program she couldn't quite master. To land a cybertech job without a degree, she's entering a "hackfest" over spring break—where she also hopes to meet the sweet gamer who's been flirting with her online. Instead, she runs into the hot guy who walked away years ago, and can't fight the desire that comes rushing back.

Jonah Best has never gotten over Charlie, whose kisses were always as deliciously creative as her coding. But now that they're face to face again, he doesn't know how to admit that her online admirer is really him—or how to convince her that he's offering her a job for her incredible skills, not her sex appeal. Can Jonah cut through their communication glitches and persuade Charlie that the next level up for them should be forever?

Shannyn Schreoder is really creating a story that I love. She has manages to create a novella series that I actually enjoy reading. When I started Her Best Shot, the first book, I was a little nervous because novellas are popular but very few authors can get them right. Shannyn is an author that can do that.

Her Perfect Game was a good second novella. I love the way Shannyn started the book. We get to see the same phone call that we read in Layla’s story only with get Charlie’s POV. Charlie is a character that knows what she wants out of life but she doesn’t necessarily have the focus to achieve it. Jonah helps her with that. He left her three years ago and it has helped her see that she needs focus. What she doesn’t know is that Jonah has been there the whole time. I really liked Jonah he was always there to support Charlie whether she knew it or not. He was caring and sexy.

This story wasn’t filled with a lot of drama. The flow was great except for the end. I know it’s a novella but it seemed to be abrupt. Jonah spilled his secret and then it just ended. I feel like it needed one more chapter. Other than that the relationship and both characters developed well. The writing was good and I loved how each woman has her own nerdy tendencies. But they are each different and bring other elements to each story. I will definitely be reading more!