As an Olympic rookie, Andie Foster has spent far more time in her cleats than between the sheets. For 21 years, her Friday nights have consisted of blocking shots rather than taking them. But now that she’s landed in Rio, she’s ready to see for herself if the rumors about the Olympic Village are true:• The athletes are all sex-crazed maniacs…• The committee passes out condoms like candy…• The … like candy…
• The games continue long after the medals have been handed out…
As Andie walks the line between rumor and reality, she’s forced into the path of Frederick Archibald, a decorated Olympic swimmer and owner of a sexy British accent—too bad he’s unavailable in a way that “it’s complicated” doesn’t even begin to explain.
In other words: off limits.
It doesn’t matter that he has abs that could bring peace to the Middle East and a smile that makes even the Queen blush; Andie fully intends on keeping her focus on the soccer field. But the Village is small. Suffocating. Everywhere Andie goes, Freddie happens to be there—shirtless, wet from the pool, and determined to show her a whole new meaning of the phrase “international affairs”.
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I liked the book’s first half, even though I did not “bite” at the love-at-first-sight between Freddie and Andie. Nevertheless, I relished the setting of the Olympic Games, although I wish it played more of an active role. I also expected the inner strugglings as athletes were more present. The worst part was the drama in the second half. In the end, I think that it was too much the multiple gold medal swimmer being a duke. I know it’s fiction, but I just couldn’t get completely into the story. Maybe because the book was a bit too long, and the editing was poor.
I don’t usually read sports books but after reading I got really curious with this series. I also loved the Olympic Games theme.
I read and back in 2018 and I just loved the characters and the way Rachel developed the stories.
This series is one of my favorites from this author.
2 Stars.
I feel bad even saying that I read this, because I skimmed through a lot of it. Don’t judge me! It was for my sanity. This book, to me, had so much potential – an awesome setting, diversity of people, and a great concept. But, unfortunately, it was extremely dramatic and annoying.
Our heroine, Andie, was fine. She didn’t really get too under my skin. However, her friends treated her like she was twelve. Their comedic remarks either fell flat or were too cheesy.
“You guys can’t be mad at me forever. I didn’t do anything wrong!”
“You went off by yourself!” Kinsley said.
“Fraternizing with the enemy!” Becca added. “When you were supposed to be pooping!”
They had to know her every move. *rolls eyes*
“Who are you going swimming with?” Kinsley asked again.
“You’re not supposed to end a sentence with a preposition,” I replied.
“Stop changing the subject! With whom do you plan to swim?!”
I also don’t understand how you can be best friends with someone but try to ditch them all the time. I’m pretty sure you have to like to hang out with your friends.
And with our hero, Freddie, he was just a magnet for drama. He is British royalty that is competing in the Olympics, betrothed to a psycho woman, but likes Andie – obviously, and despises the media. What a mouthful!
I really liked Andie and Freddie together. They did have chemistry and a certain charm about their relationship. The side characters and excess drama ruined it for me. *EDIT – I just found out that the secondary characters are in other series by R.S. Grey. I get the feeling now that the author wrote this book assuming everyone had read the previous series. Maybe I would have enjoyed the book better if I had read their books first. Oh, well.
What was suppose to be a fun, witty read turned into a cheesy nightmare.
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**4.5 stars**
Out of all of the books R.S Grey has written, I think this is one of my favorites. From enemies to lovers, the desire and never ending battle between Erik and Brie had me loving the book from the very beginning!
Erik, the coach who desires his gymnast. Having walked out on his own chance to compete in the US Olympics, Erik ends up being named the head coach a month prior to the games, but he got more than he bargained for with Brie. I thought he was slightly jerk-ish in the beginning of the book, but soon fell for him. The inner battle Erik had to overcome from his past and the desire be felt for Brie is one of my favorites to date.
Brie, the Cinderella story of the US Olympic gymnastics team. The desire to win gold to give back to her mom who sacrificed so much she could achieve her dreams was heart warming and had you wanting Brie to get what she desired. Erik wasn’t on her plan and the desire to keep him away was felt, but giving in was the best decision ever.
This is one of my favorite books for R.S. Grey to date. The drive between these two made you feel for them and love for them all at the same time. If you liked The Summer Games: Settling the Score you don’t want to miss this one.
A fun and enjoyable read. I definitely recommend this book and this author.