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Cash Plays by Cordelia Kingsbridge
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it was amazing
bookshelves: romance, romance-mm, romance-thriller-or-suspense, lgbt-plus, lgbt-gay

How can I start explaining what’s like reading this book? I felt like screaming half of the time, screaming at them for making bad decisions, screaming at every declaration of love, every time they showed me they are each other’s endgame yet kept putting obstacles in the way.


They lied, manipulated each other, only because their own problems were blinding them, telling them that’s the best for the other, the best to keep being happy as nothing is happening. I can’t think of the last time a book made me feel so lucky, so happy only to get my heart shattered in pieces. The best part about this series is that you are following flawed characters, people who commit mistakes and do things wrong yet the reasons behind their actions are so understandable you can’t help but suffer along with them, keep following them even if you know it’s the recipe for disaster.

"You say I put you in a pedestal, Dominic, but you do that to yourself just as much. You can't stand for anyone to see you as anything other than this happy shiny image you project."


The only small thing I would have changed is something that Dom does. I didn't see the point of hurting someone when he could have done anything else instead. While I get that Dom may not be at his best, it still didn't make sense for me other than being a plot device necessary for what was yet to come.


As for the mystery, there has only been a suspect on my mind since book one and it’s starting to give me anxiety how much they keep fitting as the story progresses. It’s such a wild guess I feel a bit dump just thinking about it, so let me hide the name until I reach book 5 and the author confirms I’m crazy, and then you can laugh at my expense.


Seven of Spades:
1. Kill Game: 4.5 stars
2. Trick Roller: 4 stars
3. Cash Plays: 4.75 stars
4. One-Eyed Royals: 4 stars
5.A Chip and a Chair: 3 stars
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Reading Progress

June 22, 2023 – Started Reading
June 22, 2023 – Finished Reading
June 25, 2023 – Shelved
June 25, 2023 – Shelved as: romance
June 25, 2023 – Shelved as: romance-mm
June 25, 2023 – Shelved as: romance-thriller-or-suspense
June 25, 2023 – Shelved as: lgbt-plus
June 25, 2023 – Shelved as: lgbt-gay

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message 1: by lila � (new)

lila ⋆ omg, following flawed characters is THE BEST, hands down, bc they fuck up and make mistakes but they're also so relatable with respect to those mistakes. sooo this has an overarching mystery or separate mysteries per book?? 👀 the romance between them sounds absolutely wonderful, though. and i'm so glad you're loving them so much!! lovely review, Lau 🫶


Lau ♡ @Lila RIGHT?? they make you feel so much, i think it's because they are more realistic so you heart treats them as if they were real and it hurts. This book has a big mystery that separate cases in each book. Like, there is a mystery going on through the series but also smaller cases they solve in each book, so it's a bit of both. Thank you so much!!💛 Yes, I love the characters independently and also together, this series is amazing 🥹


message 3: by Mariam, (new)

Mariam, the clown Oof. What a review


Lau ♡ @Mariam My brain is broken lol 💛


message 5: by Amina (new)

Amina Color me intrigued, I'm silently screaming just reading your review, Lau, bcuz I want to know what makes these chars so flawed! 😍 So happy you're having such a fab time with this series! Can't wait to see if your choice of suspect turns out to be right! ❤️


Kati *☆・゚ THIS WAS SOOOO GOOD, RIGHT????? It was my fave in the series even with how it ended. God it was so thrilling how Levi found Dom in that underground gambling hell. 🔥 I'm still pretty sad tho that CK never wrote smth for that Russian criminal and his companion (forgot their names). They would have revved my engine FOR SURE, too!


message 7: by Imme (new)

Imme van Gorp The way this whole series sounds like one giant emotional roller coaster😮


Lau ♡ @Amina They have a lot of issues. But it's okay, they are working stressful jobs with serial killers fixated on them 😂😂 I've just started book five and i'm starting to see i might be right. I really don't want to be right LOL Thank you so much 💛


Lau ♡ @Kati YESS, IT WAS!!! I saw that this was your fav of the series and I can't blame you, everything was so good! I loved the balance between the sweet parts and the not as sweet parts. Ohhh that secondary couple was screaming 'we have our own book coming!!' I have to admit I like the russian from the beginning, he was giving good vibes 🌸


Lau ♡ @Imme Yes, especially this book was crazy. My heart couldn't take so many emotions in only one book 😭💔


Kati *☆・゚ It was my freaking favorite in the whole series. It was so intense! 😭❤️


Lau ♡ @Kati MINE TOO!! both the action and the romance were so good, I loved witnessing all the emotions the characters went through in only one book �


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