Well this is disapointing... Two dnfs in one day...

I got this basically for free because of an Amazon deal/credit and I'm very sad because the female narrator was so spunky and gave so much vibrancy to the character, but the male narrator I could not stand!

I tried switching to the physical book but the male narrator really screwed it for me. It made the character (Shep) just come off as creepy.

It took me a bit to warm up to these two but I really grew to like them as the story progressed. They have great character growth.

I liked that the drama was more self-esteem based than petty jealous drama. Made this more enjoyable to read.

I wish we got to see more of these two interact besides the sexy times. It's implied they talk and just hang out but we don't see it happen that often. It took me a long time to see why they would like each other on a deeper level because of it. But they are a great pair together; I love how they challenge each other but don't completely change who they are.

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Actual Rating: 4/5 ( )

3 "Average College Girl Lands College Stud" Stars for the Story and 4 Stars for the narration.

Fair Game is a college romance that has a young adult feel to it. Lovers of the romance trope where the average, middle class girl steals the heart of the rich, popular college guy will most enjoy this story.

Imagine attending a poker game with your boyfriend and finding out that not only was he leaving without you, but he had actually bet, and lost, you to a notorious, rich playboy. That's exactly Jade Frost’s reality and the rich playboy is Shep Prescott. Needless to say that's the end of the ex-boyfriend, but is this the beginning of a new relationship?

However, Jade refuses to capitulate to Shep's charm, like every other girl on campus, even if his attentions seem confusingly genuine. After trying every trick in the book to thwart his attentions, and still finding that Shep is pursuing her, Jade finds that it's time to decide whether Shep is just interested in her because she's the first girl that has ever tried to turn him down or whether there could possibly be more to his seeming attraction to her. But can a guy like Shep, who is used to being Mr. Popular, ever settle down with a a plain, average girl like Jade?

Fair Game is narrated in the typical new adult style with Seraphine Valentine narrating the chapters from Jade's perspective and Jack DuPont narrating the ones from Shep's. Both narrators do a good job with producing intonations that match the youthful tone and feel of this romance and adeptly time their delivery to allow the listener to easily understand the action and emotions that play a part of the scene being narrated.

Additionally both narrators are able to produce distinguishable voices for each one of the characters making the reliance on dialogue tags unnecessary. Perhaps my only negative observation of the narration was that Mr. DuPont's rendition of Jade didn't sound completely feminine; though it was slightly higher pitched than his male voices, including the one he used for Shep's dialogues.

All in all, having previously really enjoyed other of Monica Murphy's books (such as Never Tear Us Apart and Never Let You Go) I think I was expecting a slightly different tone and maturity level for the characters in this new adult romance. This story just felt a little too young for my taste--particularly given that the characters were in college, not high school. Perhaps in the right mood, and had I understood this difference going in, I may have found it more enjoyable. But if you don't mind a slightly younger tone, then Fair Game may be a satisfying listen for you, particularly given the above average narration.

Source: Review copy provided in exchange for an honest review. ( )

Dicen por ahí que si has leído un libro new adult los has leído todos... Y es cierto. No es la literatura más innovadora ni creativa, y que tenga clichés es algo que el lector da por sentado antes inclusive de leer la sinopsis. Pero hay clichés y están LOS clichés; esos que últimamente los autores más inteligentes intentan evitar. Al parecer Monica Murphy no recibió el memo.

Cliché Nº1: Ojos a la Christian Grey.
Porque si tus ojos no cambian de color con el deseo, no eres 'cool'.

Cliché Nº2: Es un dios, pero soy taaan distinta a todas las demás que fingiré que no me parece sexy porque, o sea, es un idiota.
Tiene el cuerpo de un adonis pero es pretencioso, así que next... Al menos hasta que se fije en mí, gracias a que soy la única que no se muere por él.

Cliché Nº3: Billonario god-sex se fija en chica tímida y "sin nada especial".
¿No les ha pasado que van caminando por la calle sin maquillaje, tipo normal, con su "simple y común" cuerpo de Miss y su rostro de porcelana, y un hermoso/joven/billonario se enamora de ustedes? A mi tampoco, pero al parecer eso es cosa de todos los días.

Cliché Nº4: Tienes el poder de sacar lo mejor de mí.
Toda mi vida he sido un mujeriego que utilizaba a las mujeres como muñecas inflables sin valor, pero desde que te conocí, hace una hora, he cambiado. Ahora conozco el amor, y te valoro como nunca antes valore a ninguna.

Cliché Nº5: Padres ausentes y snobs.
Porque lo que importa no es el amor, sino el estatus social de tu pareja.

Además de eso tenemos slut-shaming, insta-lust y mujeres siendo objetificadas (apostar a tu novia en un juego de póquer, really?). Y quién sabe que más, luego de un rato simplemente comencé a saltar hojas.

Ahora, deja lo que sea que estés haciendo y lee este libro. Comparte mi sufrimiento. ( )