Review: Play Me by Adriana Locke

Play Me by Adriana Locke
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I was provided an ARC of this book via the author, all opinions are my own.

This reads as a complete standalone, however it is connected to the Brewer Series.  You don't need to have read any of the book in that series to read this, but if you want to understand who Renn is you will want to read The Proposal.  Astrid has been present in several of the Brewer books in the past as she works her magic as their assistant who can organize an event and have anything delivered at the last minute.  If you've read the Brewer series you know she likes to give them crap for bothering her with their crazy request at the last minute, but she secretly loves the challenges they throw her way.  She loves making order from chaos, and her new assignment is no different.   Now that Renn owns his own rugby team, he has given Astrid a new assignment.  He wants her to assist a new player who comes to the team surrounded by rumors but full of talent.  Their first meeting does not go well, and they immediately hate each other.  Gray is looking forward to a fresh start under Renn's guidance, but he does not want Astrid as his babysitter.  Unfortunately for them both, they have to learn to work together.

Unbeknownst to each other, both Gray and Astrid have some baggage from the past the grate on each others nerves, but when a trip to Gray's hometown has them both relaxing into their natural personalities and sharing some truths they realize they don't have to be enemies.  They are able to break down each others walls and find comfort in each other.  I really appreciated that this wasn't an insta-love connection.  Their relationship built from an enemies situation, to a pseudo friends situation, to something more.  This was filled with all the things I love about Addy's books, it had good banter, a fun friend group for both characters, an emotional connection between the characters.  This has some spicy scenes but it isn't over the top.  I really enjoyed getting to know Gray and Astrid.  I'm hoping the side characters mentioned in the book get books in the future.

This was a such a fun enemies to lovers book with a grumpy rugby player and his super organized assistant.  

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