{Blog Tour} Review + Excerpt + Giveaway: Girls Are Players (G.A.P #2) by Ingrid Seymour
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Hello! This is the last day for the blog tour of the Girls Are Players which is organized by Oops! I Read a Book Again. Read my review about this book below. I've also included an excerpt to tease you guys and a giveaway too! *wink wink nudge nudge*
Title: The Girls Are Players (G.A.P #2)
Author: Ingrid Seymour
Format acquired: eBook (.ePub)
Author: Ingrid Seymour
Format acquired: eBook (.ePub)
Source: Received from the author for review
(thank you, Ingrid!)
Publication date: December 4, 2013
Summary:
Jessica Norton is a
villain in the body of a gorgeous, rich, college girl. She cheats, lies,
plays with people’s feelings, and purposely breaks unsuspecting hearts
to avenge a personal loss. She’s the kind of girl people love to
hate—even if it’s just because she has it all. Except . . . she doesn’t
have it all. What she wants most is the love of her high school
sweetheart, Taylor Drennon, the guy who got away, the one who left
without telling her why and caused all her bitterness.
Not surprisingly, Jessica’s evil has made her a pariah. Alone, without friends or Taylor’s love, her college life is a nightmare. She’s haunted by her own mistakes and drowning in lack of direction. Something needs to change. So when the first opportunity to turn her life around presents itself, she takes it. Home for Christmas break, Jessica runs into Taylor. His unexpected friendliness seems like an invitation to rekindle their love. Inspired by a drastic idea that will both distance her from her heinous reputation and pull her closer to Taylor, she decides to transfer to OSU where he attends under a football scholarship.
Confident she can regain his heart, Jessica reenters Taylor’s life with a splash. Failing to naturally lure him closer, she is then forced to rely on her old games and underhanded scheming. Though Jessica’s heart is in the right place, it is hidden from Taylor by her blunders. More than once their powerful chemistry takes control, leading Jessica to believe she’s winning. But, it’s a hot and cold affair, and she’s not the only one to blame for their stormy love. If Jessica can only coax Taylor into explaining why he doesn’t want her, maybe she could finally walk away from him for good, maybe she could finally be happy.
Not surprisingly, Jessica’s evil has made her a pariah. Alone, without friends or Taylor’s love, her college life is a nightmare. She’s haunted by her own mistakes and drowning in lack of direction. Something needs to change. So when the first opportunity to turn her life around presents itself, she takes it. Home for Christmas break, Jessica runs into Taylor. His unexpected friendliness seems like an invitation to rekindle their love. Inspired by a drastic idea that will both distance her from her heinous reputation and pull her closer to Taylor, she decides to transfer to OSU where he attends under a football scholarship.
Confident she can regain his heart, Jessica reenters Taylor’s life with a splash. Failing to naturally lure him closer, she is then forced to rely on her old games and underhanded scheming. Though Jessica’s heart is in the right place, it is hidden from Taylor by her blunders. More than once their powerful chemistry takes control, leading Jessica to believe she’s winning. But, it’s a hot and cold affair, and she’s not the only one to blame for their stormy love. If Jessica can only coax Taylor into explaining why he doesn’t want her, maybe she could finally walk away from him for good, maybe she could finally be happy.
It’s
another 5 sparkling stars for Ingrid’s book! God, I’m at loss at what I would
like to say about this book. My mind was blown and I mean it in a good way. I
know it’s not good to compare the two books she wrote—The Guys Are Props Club
and this book, Girls Are Players—but I can’t help it. I gave both books 5
stars. And both are page turner but in G.A.P 2, it’s more angsty and in depth
with the main character.
In
The Guys Are Props Club, we see Jessica as “the bitch”. In fact, I totally
loathe her character. There are times wherein a wish that I could choke her to
death (Yeah, I can get pretty violent). I have no care at all with her
character and have no interest in reading about her life story because like I
said, I see her as the bitch and as the witch who will prevent the happily ever
after of Sebastian and Maddie’s love story. So when I found out that the next
book that Ingrid will write will be about her, it took me a while to convince
myself that it’s worth reading it. But when I read the synopsis of the The
Girls Are Players, I realized that maybe, just maybe, I will actually like the
book and will know the reasons why and how Jessica turned out the way she is on
G.A.P 1 and boy was I glad to give this book a chance.
Who
would have thought that behind Jessica’s bitchy attitude and manipulative mind
is a girl who is lost and just had her heart broken by the guy who she thought
will be with her always. That behind her wicked acts is a girl who just wants
to feel like she belong, that she is loved and that somebody really cared for
her. And that the Jessica we all knew—the bitchy Jessica—is just a mask to hide
herself, the Jessica that is lonely and hurt.
This
book opened my eyes to a different view of Jessica’s character. All the things
she did were just because of Taylor—the guy who broke her heart and shattered
it into pieces. I think she acted the way she did because it’s her coping
mechanism, it’s her way of saying to other people that she okay and that she
moved on when in fact, she’s not. Now I understand her character because I’ve
had my heart broken before and it hurts, a
lot. And because you don’t want other people to pity you, you put up a
façade. You’ll act like you’re okay but deep inside, it still hurts. I know a
lot of girls (and boys too!) can relate to Jessica’s situation. We’ve all been
there and done that.
I
love the fact that the author revealed the reason why Taylor left Jessica near
the end. It made us readers to have a lot of time to guess. One thing I love in
reading is the guessing part. Though I didn’t guessed the reason right, I still
had fun guessing.
Now
let’s go to Taylor. Taylor was an ass…at first. I hate what he did during the
frat welcoming party. Kissing Jessica like that and then telling her to leave
him alone. What the hell, dude! You don’t kiss a girl (who might I add, still
have feelings for you) and then tell her to leave you alone. Ugh! You’re giving
her false hope. That’s just mean. But when I found out the reason why he left
Jessica, it nearly made me cry. It made me think that he only did it for
Jessica’s sake. And that all this time, he still loves her. It’s just so sweet
if you think about it. Even though he acted like a total bastard towards
Jessica, HE IS STILL SO HOT! No wonder why girls are head over heels on him.
Another
reason why I love this book was because of Kim. Though she’s just a side
character in this book, in my opinion, she really played a great role towards
the change of Jessica’s demeanor. And she’s absolutely a lovable character!
My
only complain about this book is the ending. I’m not contented with it. I WANT
MOREEEEEEEE! Ms. Ingrid, can’t you write a novella (or maybe a book) about
Jessica and Taylor’s relationship? I know this book is already about them but
what I want to know is about their relationship. This book was about them
getting back together and patching up the mistakes they did in the past. What I
want to read is what their relationship will be like, what will they do now
that they are back together, in other words, I just want another book or a
novella about them TOGETHER. I love this couple, like really really really love
them. And it will make me happy if you’ll write another story about them.
Pretty please?
P.S. The sex scenes were haaawt! Mwahaha. ;D
Excerpt
Taylor stood in the shadow of one of the large, open French
doors, but I knew it was him immediately. The slant of his shoulders, the
casual way he stood with one hand inside his pocket, not to mention his tall,
elegant frame.
I felt myself melt into a puddle.
He was just a guy, for God’s sake—nothing more than a flesh and
blood man. He shouldn’t have this power over me, not after all this time.
He stepped out of the shadows. Moonlight fell on his face, and I
nearly gasped. He was smiling tentatively, silver eyes wide and expectant. His
smooth, brown hair wasn’t cropped like the last time I’d seen him. It was a
little long and stylish. A questioning arch disturbed the perfect line of his
eyebrows.
“Jessica,” he greeted in a low tone.
I blinked several times as I waited for my brain to jump start
my lungs. My name on his lips, a sound I once took for granted, now literally
left me breathless.
About the Author
Ingrid Seymour loves, loves, loves to write. Her favorite genres are
Young Adult and New Adult fiction. Her debut novel “The Guys Are Props
Club” is an NA contemporary romance which she immensely enjoyed writing.
Her favorite outings involve a trip to the library or bookstore where
she immediately gravitates toward the YA section. She’s an avid reader
and fangirl of many amazing books. She’s sure that one day she’ll see
one of her books made into a movie. She likes to dream big ;)
Want to find more about her? Go
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