Review: Wild Card by Maggie Rawdon

About the Book

The infamous playboy and star wide receiver for the Seattle Phantom is the last person on earth I would ever expect to come to my rescue. Tobias Westfield and I can’t see eye-to-eye on anything.

But when my date goes to hell and I end up stranded in the pouring rain on my birthday, he’s there—holding my hand and playing the adoring boyfriend. I might have had him all wrong.

Until a leaked video and a motorcycle accident turn everything upside down.

When he struggles in the aftermath, walling himself off from the rest of the world, our friends volunteer my help—whether he wants it or not.

So we’re stuck together while my job is in limbo and he fights to save his career.

But every door I open and every day we spend together has me wondering if we're really all that different.

Review

If Wild Card had been written differently, I would have enjoyed this book more. The book starts off on a high. Scarlett’s POV right off the bat, was gripping and I was so sure that she would be a favorite of mine. Then, Tobias is introduced, and the dynamic between them is entertaining and hot. Unfortunately, the book is unable to hold my attention.

It kept going downhill. From the accident to the leaked video, everything felt as if it was introduced but not fully expanded among. And because of that, the emotional connection was missing between the scenes and especially between Scarlett and Tobias.

Final Thoughts

Wild Card felt like most of the good stuff had been edited out and left an almost emotionless book that had started off strong. It felt disjointed, and even the romance could not save it at the end. I expected more from the romance because on paper it seemed like a good idea.

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