Reviewed by Jenna
TITLE: Love Games
AUTHOR: Eden Scott
PUBLISHER: Less Than Three Press, LLC
LENGTH: 58 Pages
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Technology-challenged historian Regis is on a mission of mercy: his miserably pregnant cousin, Penny, needs a diversion and the only thing that will satisfy is the latest version of a video game, Dead Knights at Castle Kill.
When Regis braves the aisles of a video game retailer, he’s swept off his feet by Mars, the tall, dark, and gorgeous salesclerk who works there. But there’s very little chance that such a savvy gamer would ever notice a man who can barely use his computer.
Deciding the obvious solution is to fake it, Regis enlists the aid of his cousin to convince Mars he’s a high-level gamer. The plan works perfectly right up until Mars invites him to a prestigious gaming conference, where even Regis’s high IQ isn’t enough to fake his way through dozens of real gamers—and will definitely cost him the man he’s been lying to the whole time.
REVIEW:
This was such a cute story. Regis, a history teacher who has never played a video game in his life walks into a gaming store to buy his pregnant cousin a game. Regis believes gaming is a waste of time, but after he meets the sales clerk, Mars, his only thought is how to impress the tall handsome guy. When the store clerks assume he’s a gamer, Regis plays along in order to impress Mars. Regis realizes the potential mess his lie could create, but instead of revealing the truth, he tries to learn gamer lingo and goes as far as learning how to play the game. Regis and Mars hit it off, but Regis can’t let their relationship be built on a lie.
I really liked this story. Essentially, this book is about a guy who’s unlucky in love going out on a limb in order to catch another guy’s attention. I was drawn in from the beginning and the ending had a nice twist. I especially loved Regis. His character is perfect in the way that he’s far from perfect. He’s a nerdy intellectual, has taken some hits to his self-esteem when it comes to relationships, and is socially awkward when talking to the guy he likes. Even though he faked being something he wasn’t to impress Mars, I was still hoping his ruse would succeed. Regis admits up front that his attraction for Mars was “lust at first sight.” So though the sex was sex and not necessarily romance, I was pleased with how things turned out for Regis and Mars and definitely entertained.
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