ARC REVIEW: The Love Playbook by Jerica MacMillan

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"𝑰 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 π’šπ’π’–. 𝑡𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’˜π’‚π’š π’šπ’π’– π’Žπ’‚π’Œπ’† π’Žπ’† 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍, π’•π’‰π’π’–π’ˆπ’‰ 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 '𝒔 π’‘π’“π’†π’•π’•π’š π’…π’‚π’Žπ’ π’ˆπ’π’π’…. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝑰 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 π’šπ’π’–. 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 π’šπ’π’–. 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 π’šπ’π’– π’˜π’‚π’π’• π’Žπ’† 𝒕𝒐 𝒐𝒓 𝒏𝒐𝒕."


Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice: πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯
Tropes: Virgin hero, sports romance (kind of), experienced heroine, love tutor

*Check for potential triggers before reading*

When I saw that this book was about a virgin football player I was HOOKED. We rarely get books with the hero as the virgin/inexperienced one in the relationship. It's a trope I enjoy reading because I love to see the hero learn from the heroine. This book delivers on that end and Jackson and Autumn were so fun to read about. I loved seeing their relationship develop from a friendship and you could really feel their connection. They had me tearing up at some points because they were just so cute together.

Jackson is the biggest sweetheart and cinnamon roll ever. He's shy and inexperienced when it comes to relationships, but he wants to learn. In walks Autumn, a friend that is experienced and offers to help teach him all things love and sex. He's nervous because his mom made him scared of getting someone pregnant, but he trusts Autumn to help him. I could not get over how much of a sweetheart he was throughout the whole book (the blushing 😍). Jackson so clearly had a crush on Autumn, but he was afraid to let himself admit that because of the fears his mom put in him. Once they started their sessions, you could see him opening up more and trusting his feelings. I love that he went from being shy and inexperienced, to saying some very dirty things and driving Autumn wild in the best way 😏

Autumn was a fun heroine and the perfect match for Jackson. Where he is shy and inexperienced, Autumn is confident and open about her experiences. I absolutely loved how much she respected his boundaries. She understood a specific act was a hard limit for him and respected that. She never pushed him to do something he didn't want to do and checked in with him throughout their sessions. I understood her apprehension to relationships, but I wanted to shake her when she was self sabotaging.

This book really brought the spice! I don't know why, but it surprised me a little with how spicy it is, but you won't hear me ever complain about a book being too spicy πŸ˜‰ The fact that Jackson is a virgin amped up the spiciness because you knew it was his first time for everything.

I enjoyed this book a ton. I didn't rate it five stars because it felt like it needed more. The pacing was pretty good, but I wish we would've had more of Jackson and Autumn outside of the bedroom. Since Autumn is his love tutor, I expected her to push him to practice his flirting more and other elements of dating with her. If we had gotten a little more of them as a couple, that would've elevated the book for me. I still really enjoyed this book and couldn't stop smiling when I was reading it.

Thank you to Jerica MacMillan and Grey's Promotions for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review!

Book Information

Release date: March 10th, 2022

Description:
*The description comes directly from Amazon's website*

Steamy love tutor romance with an inexperienced football player and the free spirit who rocks his world.

Jackson Lancaster is a mystery. At least to me.

He's not your typical jock at all—shy, studious, and apparently not looking to get all the action he can.

I know, I know, serotypes are bad. But if the show fits...

Except in this case, it doesn't. At all. In fact, I don't think I've ever seen Jackson with anyone, male, female, or otherwise.

When I learn that it's lack of experience holding him back—not lack of interest, and definitely not lack of opportunity—I find myself drawn to the idea of helping him out.

I've been looking for a project. And it seems like teaching Jackson the ways of love and pleasure is just the project I need.

The Love Playbook is a standalone love tutor romance featuring a shy, straight-laced football player and the off beat woman who turns his world upside down. HEA guaranteed!

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