Book Review: Broken At Love (Whitman University #1) by Lyla Payne

(Blurb): When a knee injury ends twenty-year-old Quinn Rowland’s pro tennis career, he’s not only dumped by his hot Russian girlfriend but ordered to attend college by his disinterested billionaire father. A rich kid who’s not used to being disappointed by life, Quinn and his sociopathic half-brother Sebastian create a frat house game intended to treat girls how they see them—as simple game pieces to be manipulated for their pleasure.

College sophomore Emilie Swanson knows Quinn’s reputation—after all, he did send one of her sorority sisters into therapy earlier in the semester—but the game and his charm bring them closer together and soon she starts to believe there’s more to Quinn than people think.

Book Information:

Age Group: New Adult

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Series: Standalone

Length:  338 p

Review:

This is a book of "The Game". You know what I'm talking about. The one where guy/girl gets pissed at their ex guy/girlfriend and decides to publicly shame every guy/girl that enters their life henceforth. Oddly, I'm into that sort of thing -- as long as it's on paper and not my life!



What I liked

This was a fun read without too much over-the-top drama. Fun as in, what are they going to do to each other next to up the ante. The book blurb tells you exactly what to expect, so there's not much surprise in the actions or consequences of characters. But the author did a great job in weaving little surprises  in that made you at times sympathetic for Quinn (the player) and a little annoyed with Emilie (the playee). I like when, as a reader, you start to have feelings opposite of what you'd expect in particularly awful situations.

What I disliked

There wasn't anything that I really disliked about the book. That said, there wasn't anything that makes this book memorable either - which isn't necessarily a bad thing. I don't think the author was going for a shock factor with the plot, thus she achieved a goal of writing an entertaining book that deals with something no one would like to have happen in their relationship.