I couldn't wait to get to the next book and see exactly how she answered him!

Play Me #2: Play Me Hot by Tracy Wolff

5 out of 5 stars

Because this book is part of a serial, the author has some special ways to get ideas out and share information with the reader without really sharing information with the reader. For instance, in this book she has Sebastian thinking to himself about how he’s treating Aria during a makeout session. His thoughts really show the reader where the story is likely going without really going too far.

No hard enough to hurt, not yet.

It’s great foreshadowing and kept me on pins and needles through the entire series waiting to see what crazy stuff would come next.

Sebastian finds himself in a position I don’t think he’s really ever been in with another woman. He wants to control Aria, but he feels the need to cuddle and comfort her at the same time. It’s almost cute how much he struggles with the balance of control and comfort. (((It makes him very endearing to me as a reader.)))

And at the same time, Aria is confused by Sebastian’s antics as well. She questions how he can be two different men - one who is aggressive and forceful, totally about control versus the one who wants to cherish her and make sure she is cared for.

The character development is amazing!

Play Me #3: Play Me Hard by Tracy Wolff

4 out of 5 stars

My notes in my Kindle for this book cracked me up when I went back to look at them to write this review. Here’s just a couple of samples of what I typed up while reading:

** Holy Batman!!!

** Ummmm. No Way!

This book is full of secrets that are starting to be revealed. It also provides a great deal more information on the characters as individuals and makes them a little more real to me as a reader.

Sebastian and Aria play a game in the beginning of the book that is sort of a “Get to Know You” kind of game. I loved it because I really felt like I better understood both of them despite the fact they were still hiding some very HUGE things from each other and me.

There’s also other history for the characters and information that helps me better identify with them, BUT the author left out just enough details to make me crazy with need to keep reading and find out what the heck happens next!

Play Me #4: Play Me Real by Tracy Wolff

3 ½ out of 5 stars

I liked this book, but the changes in Aria made me just a little more unhappy than the others in the series before it. Huge things are shared in this book and they all come from Sebastian. Aria still refuses to tell him her secrets and she leaves him at his weakest without explaining.

As for Sebastian, I really fell in love with him all the more after this book. He really opened his heart and shared everything with Aria. The story he had to share was so crazy and so sad that I just wanted to climb in my Kindle and hug him tight.

The sex was super hot in this installment. The characters were still deep, but something was just lacking in this one for me to really buy into it. However, I still couldn’t wait to get to book 5 and see what happens next.

Play Me #5: Play Me Right by Tracy Wolff

5 out of 5 stars

The beginning of this book just confirmed how frustrated I was with Aria because she left him like she did. I couldn’t believe that she used his dominance as an excuse to flee. There is so much more to her story than she’s sharing with him and it’s making me crazy. They both admit to loving each other, but they’re both too stubborn or some other unknown emotion to just feel it and share it with each other. They keep walking away when they should be leaning on the other.

Sebastian has some serious growth in this novel as well as some serious pitfalls. He handles everything so well and comes out on top. One of my favorite times he was thinking in this book was while making love to Aria.

And that’s when it hits me, what I wanted to teach Aria all along but what I had never internalized myself. Control doesn’t have to be about power any more than losing control has to be about weakness.

Aria and Sebastian both grow by leaps and bounds in this book and really find what they've been looking for. Though their story isn’t exactly complete, I feel really good about where they are at in the end.

Though I can’t wait to see how Ethan Frost (Sebastian’s best friend) and Sebastian team up in the next book in Ethan’s story -- though I haven’t read the others so I better get on that first!