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Ryan Hunter

(Grover Beach Team #2)

Piper Shelly (Goodreads Author),

Anna Katmore (Goodreads Author)

4.11 · Rating details · 6,381 ratings · 426 reviews

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Ryan Hunter kissed more girls than he cares to remember. But the only one he ever wanted is in love with his best friend.

Watching Lisa Matthews’ obsession with Tony Mitchell is a torture Ryan conceals from everyone. Until after a five-week soccer camp, where Tony gets involved with someone else, things suddenly take a ...more

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Apr 24, 2013 Sheryl C. Nash rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: romance-contemporary, young-adult, loved-it

*SIGH* This was just A MILLION TYPES OF SWEETNESS.... I KNEW Ryan was sweet, but DAMN, i did not realise HOW SWEET he was on Liza...

*SWOON* All i can say is THANK GOD, he's 18, because if not the things that i would like to do to him, would be downright ILLEGAL!!! LOL!!

And can i just say it was AWESOME reading Liza's and Ryan's story from Ryan's POV!!!! LOVED being inside his sweet male mind!

So yup, my GR friends, I CALL DIBS ON RYAN HUNTER!!! (Since i'm the FIRST person to write a review!!) ...more

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Apr 14, 2013 Ida rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: that-boy-is-mine

Oh dear lime shots!

Ryan Hunter, how did you manage to make yourself dreamier and sexier in this book? I mean, c'mon, that's totally unfair that you made me love you even more and I can't do anything about it outside of my ~~not so clean~~ imagination!

But seriously, dang it, I think I may just swooned myself through this book. Being in Ryan's mind may not be as PG-rated as Liza's but heck, was it still as sweet as ever. Maybe even a little bit because I swear that boy turns into a humongous block of ...more

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Sep 24, 2016 Didi rated it it was amazing

Shelves: romance, betrayal, favorites, his-pov, i-love-u-love-me-back, what-a-jock, young-adult

I LOVED this. Told in Ryan's pov, this is his take on what happened in Play With Me. I knew Ryan had liked Lisa from afar, but I had no idea how much he adored her and for how long. The level of intensity in his feelings for Lisa was incredible. I absolutely loved how cool he played himself, how completely unaffected he acted while the whole time he was waging such an emotional war. That's my fave thing about Ryan...he was such a guy...cocky, smart, athletic, hot, but such a vulnerable softie in ...more

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Apr 01, 2018 Amy Leigh rated it really liked it

I'm so glad I accidentally read this book first. It had a much longer story and is Ryan's version of the events from book one. It's refreshing to read a ya romance from a guy's pov. His story was so honest and I really enjoyed it!

Ryan has been crazy for Lisa as long as he can remember but he's never told a soul. Probably because she has always been head over heels for his best friend Tony. At soccer camp he finds out Tony is interested in a much different girl and finally sees his chance to make ...more

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Jan 18, 2015 Alienor ✘ French Frowner ✘ rated it did not like it

Shelves: young-adult, in-a-minority-here, 2015-read, contemporary

Sorry but I can't.

Just one question : Why do you love Lisa so much? I have to assume that's because she's so pretty because you fell in love with her before even talking to her. I have a problem with that. But maybe I'm just a cold-heart bitch. Go figure^^

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Nov 20, 2013 Katrina Passick Lumsden rated it it was ok · review of another edition

I know I didn't really like the first one, so why did I read the second? Well, I was interested to see how Shelly would portray the POV of a teenage boy. The answer: not well.

Ryan Hunter wasn't so much a guy as he was a "guy as envisioned by an unrealistic woman". Which is a problem in many YA titles. There are entirely too many references to Liza's "sweet face" and "sexy body" and "beautiful hair"....anything physical about Liza is apparently perfect, and apparently a reason for Ryan to wax po I know I didn't really like the first one, so why did I read the second? Well, I was interested to see how Shelly would portray the POV of a teenage boy. The answer: not well.

Ryan Hunter wasn't so much a guy as he was a "guy as envisioned by an unrealistic woman". Which is a problem in many YA titles. There are entirely too many references to Liza's "sweet face" and "sexy body" and "beautiful hair"....anything physical about Liza is apparently perfect, and apparently a reason for Ryan to wax poetic about her in his brain banana. He loves Liza, but we never get a reason for this love other than his insatiable desire to fill her with his man jam. It's all shallow physicality, on both sides. Wholly unsatisfying.

I wasn't blown away by the grammatical talent of the first book, but it didn't entirely throw me off. With this book, however, Shelly manages to prove to the world that she is far from being a wordsmith. At one point, Tony calls Ryan an "infantile". Yes, an infantile. 'Infantile' is an adjective. Not a noun. That wasn't the only instance of grammatical fuckery, but it was the one that tipped the scales for me.

I know why this has gotten such high ratings, though. Teenagers and young adults love the idea of a boyfriend like Ryan Hunter. He's gorgeous, popular, wealthy, and "sweet"....and he's been pining over Liza for years. Read that; years. Homeboy's been crushin' on Liza since third grade. He's a senior in high school, has girls falling at his feet most of the time, but he's kept a distance from Liza because she's "in love" with his buddy. It doesn't make much sense, honestly. It's just so damn silly to me. Just straight up nonsense. His actions were completely ludicrous. There was absolutely no reason for him to "take things slow" and tiptoe around Liza and not make his feelings clear other than the fact that he needed to look untrustworthy in order to further the obstacle. Liza needed to believe Ryan didn't really want to spend time with her, so his "let's take things slow" BS just feeds into that for the sake of the story. I hate it, hate it when authors craft characters to fit the story.

Attention, authors who mold their characters to fit the story:

YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG!

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Apr 25, 2013 ✿ℎazℯℓ - thℯ ℛock Cℎick ℱairy✿ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

*fans myself*

THIS ON DEFINITELY DESERVES LOTS OF LOVE FOR THE AUTHOR.

BEST.GUY.POV.EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I cannot believe how much I love Ryan Hunter right now. I mean, obviously, I already loved him in Liza's POV. I just never imagined that the guy had it for her for the longest time! JUST WOW. I AM TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY! Just how can a guy endure the feat of seeing the love of his life with another guy for years, I don't know... but gosh! HUNTER JUST MADE IT ALL LOOK SO EASY... and SWEET.. and LOVABLE. ...more

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Jun 14, 2013 Vikki ~ *squee* lite ~ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

4.5 perfect-ya-stars

If you've read Play with me, you are missing out if you haven't picked this one up yet. I ADORED Ryan's POV. He is such a sweetheart. It was the perfect complement to Liza's side of the story.

I'm hoping this wont be the last we see of this couple. I was itching for a far-into-the-future epilogue (which I didn't get) but I'd settle for another book. Actually, I'd love for Tony to get a book - maybe with Susan aka "book lover" perhaps?

All I know is I want more Ryan and Liza. ...more

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May 20, 2013 Jo ★The Book Sloth★ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Recommends it for: Anyone who wants sth light and sweet

Shelves: contemporary, sports, ya

WOW. Two days ago I couldn't believe I didn't know there was more of Liza and Ryan to be had. I liked the story from Liza's POV but I LOVED it from Ryan's.

If you asked me yesterday I would have said that I couldn't like Ryan more but I was sooo wrong. He is so sweet and lovable. AND he has a personality, sth that in most YA books is missing(Liza kind of misses this one too). I liked the fact that P.S. didn't try to make him one of these "I don't care about anything" teens. He cared how his frien ...more

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Nov 05, 2013 Laci rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: great-read

Another Fabulous Book. I loved his pov. It was so well done. I've had problems with the hero pov being the exact same scenes, that was not the case. We got to really see what Hunter was doing and his motivation and how plotted to win the girl. You could totally read this as a stand lone and not be lost, but your not going to want to miss out on all the other great books in this series. Trust Me. :)

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Apr 27, 2013 Rachmi Febrianty rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: ebook, contemporary, romance

3.5 stars

The beginning of this book somehow reminds me of Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen, not because it has the same story, which it isn’t but because it is about a sweet-adorable first love story. When I read Play With Me, Piper Shelly made me wondering until the very last pages who will Liza choose, her bestfriend, Tony or her new but not-so new friend, Ryan. I loved the way she wrote Liza POV, it made me wanting more of the story.

This book is Play With Me from Ryan POV. Since I’ve alre ...more

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Sep 28, 2013 Karla rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

4.5 Stars!! The same story, the same characters as in Play With Me, but yet different! Well done Piper Shelly!

This is how you do a book from an alternating point-of-view!! You know the story from reading Play With Me, but the Ryan Hunter you think you know, is so much more than the popular captain of the soccer team, and oh my, what a lovely surprise he was. He's a tough one alright, the cool rich kid that has all the answers, but what you'll find in this book is how much this young man feels, h
4.5 Stars!! The same story, the same characters as in Play With Me, but yet different! Well done Piper Shelly!

This is how you do a book from an alternating point-of-view!! You know the story from reading Play With Me, but the Ryan Hunter you think you know, is so much more than the popular captain of the soccer team, and oh my, what a lovely surprise he was. He's a tough one alright, the cool rich kid that has all the answers, but what you'll find in this book is how much this young man feels, how much he wants Liza to be his girl, how he's been pining for her for years, but he wants to do the right thing, not step on a friends toes, so he bides his time. Behind all the flirting and bravado is a boy who's desperate to win over the one who holds his heart, and when things go bad, we see and feel how much he hurts, when the girl of his dreams starts to slip away.

The author did a great job giving us Ryan's perspective and it was wonderful getting into this dreamy teenage boy's head and at times rather amusing.

Stuffing the things back under the quilt, I stood and walked over to her desk. There must have been a pile with a billion books, but nothing that I would be interested in. There wasn’t any Stephen King or Joe Hill. Just loads from someone called Kenyon, and there were pictures of half-naked guys on most of them. Hunky guys. Was that Liza’s preference? I looked down at myself, lifting my shirt, and decided if she went for the muscular built, then I was just her man.

You are the man Ryan Hunter!! Adorable, honorable (when your mind doesn't wander to less than honorable thoughts, but that's what teenage boys do), a little full of yourself, but you are perfect for Liza and she is just what you need.

There are a few additional scenes mixed in this book that didn't involve Liza directly, things that happen when she is out of the picture, which added to the overall enjoyment of the read. One in particular, that really got to me, was the conversation Ryan had with his mother and then his sister. You could see how his emotions got the best of him, and my heart broke. Boys cry too! Especially when they think they're losing the girl they love, their first love.

In order to fully appreciate this book, you MUST read Play With Me first, told from Liza's point of view. I see why the author recommends this and agree with her. On the flip side, I just need to add one more point. As much as I loved the separate books, I would have enjoyed it even more if the author had combined the stories, with the alternating points-of-view, into one book. Being able to read Liza and Ryan's journey at the same time would have been amazing! Maybe she'll consider doing this with the rest of the series. None the less, I was charmed by both books in this well done YA romance and look forward to reading Tony's book, and hopefully 'book lover' gets a book of her own too!
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Jun 11, 2013 Tiffany rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: best-damn-thing, amazing, hot

If she got her foot into this game with me, she wouldn't get out of it single. I wanted her to be aware of whom she was dealing with, because I'd never felt as true to the name Bay Shark as I did in this moment.

Holy Shit. Ryan Hunter if you were real...the things I would do to you...

So I read Play With Me sometime last year. Not sure when, can't remember. So imagine my shock when I happened to come across this page and saw that there was another book...from Ryan's Pov.

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I almost had a heart att ...more

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Apr 24, 2013 Lex rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary, favorites, sports-themed

Piper Shelly just released Ryan Hunter book!!! :) It's on her Wordpress blog. http://pipershelly.com/ryan-hunter-gb... How cool is that?! It's until Chapter 8. I haven't read it yet, will do later when I wake up. Yay! UPDATE, the book got a total of 14 Chapters plus an Epilogue.

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OMG!!! I love Ryan Hunter a helluva LOT!!! Reading their story, Ryan and Liza, all over again and told from Ryan's POV... WOW. I like it! It is really nice knowing what Ryan Hunter thought about Liza. I really liked ...more

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May 13, 2013 Anesha †Curious & Obsessive Bookworm† rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favourite, sports, summer-romance, opposite-attracts

Can someone say..B-B-BOOKGASM???? Cuz that's exactly what this book gave me!

What could I say about this book? Apart from being fucking ecstatic when I realize #1 - there was more Ryan Hunter, #2 ...I got the pleasure to enter Ryan Hunter's mind. #3 There was more Ryan Hunter. #4 RYAN-fucking-HUNTER!!!!!

Really, Need I say more?

Gah!!! Ryan Ryan Ryan....He is everything, and I mean EVERYTHING a girl wants, and more - Well me at least. haha. I remember reading Play With Me, DEVOURING that book where ...more

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Oct 09, 2013 buchverliebt rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Ryan Hunter ist die Antwort auf Piper Shellys Roman Teamwechsel, denn was wir dort bereits aus Lizas Sicht erfahren durften bekommt hier eine ganz neue Perspektive: Ryan Hunter. In seinem Versuch ein guter Freund zu sein und zugleich in der verzweifelten Hoffnung seine heimliche, jahrelange Liebe Liza zu erobern, begleitet der Leser die bereits bekannte Geschichte nun aus dieser Sicht. Es werden Lücken gefüllt, Informationen preis gegeben und Herzen gebrochen, denn der scheinbar knallharte Ryan Ryan Hunter ist die Antwort auf Piper Shellys Roman Teamwechsel, denn was wir dort bereits aus Lizas Sicht erfahren durften bekommt hier eine ganz neue Perspektive: Ryan Hunter. In seinem Versuch ein guter Freund zu sein und zugleich in der verzweifelten Hoffnung seine heimliche, jahrelange Liebe Liza zu erobern, begleitet der Leser die bereits bekannte Geschichte nun aus dieser Sicht. Es werden Lücken gefüllt, Informationen preis gegeben und Herzen gebrochen, denn der scheinbar knallharte Ryan Hunter ist nichts weiter als einfach nur verzweifelt verliebt.

Ryan ist bekannt dafür keine feste Beziehung zu führen und die Mädels um ihn herum bestenfalls zu vernaschen und ihnen dann den Rücken zu kehren. Was niemand ahnt: Er ist schon seit Jahren in dieses eine Mädchen verliebt, dass ihm niemals auch nur einen freundlichen Blick schenkt, denn sie ist die beste Freundin seines Freundes Tony und unzweifelhaft auch in diesen verliebt. Ryan hat gegen die Scheuklappen von Liza Matthews nicht die geringste Chance. Doch als Tony beginnt ein anderes Mädchen zu Daten sieht Ryan seine Chance endliche einen Versuch bei Liza zu starten, denn bisher galt: "Finger weg von dem Mädchen deiner Freunde". Doch es reiht sich Sympatie an Missverständnis und wieder einmal scheint alles was Ryan je begehrte in weiter ferne. Und zum ersten Mal bricht es ihm das Herz.

Die Geschichte aus Teamwechsel hier noch einmal in einem anderen Blickwinkel zu erleben ist wirklich ein Erlebnis für sich und gleichzeitig so viel besser als erwartet. Es ist doch eine nette Überraschung was sich in den Gedanken des knallharten Mädchenschwarms wiederfindet und so kann die geneigte Leserin gar nicht anders als bei Ryans Hingabe für Liza dahin zu schmelzen. Es ist zum verrückt werden süß wie er von diesem Mädchen schwärm, wie verliebt er ist.

Zugleich füllen sich ein paar Lücken, die in Teamwechsel nicht zur Sprache kamen, da es dort nur um Lizas Sichtweise ging. Somit wird nicht eine bereits bestehende Geschichte noch einmal erzählt, denn es gibt einiges neues zu entdecken. Das Fußball-Trainingskampf, das Kennenlernen von Cloey und Tony, was geschah in den letzten drei Wochen der Sommerferien. Um für diese Geschichte allerdings ein besseres Verständnis aufzubringen sollte zunächst Teamwechsel gelesen werden. Das gibt Ryan Hunter ein ganz anderes Feeling.

Zusammengefasst ist Ryan Hunter die Ideale Ergänzung zu seinem Vorband. Die Sichtweise des coolen Typen, der eher ein Liebestoller Teenager zu sein scheint ist hinreißend und lässt das Herz einer jeden Leserin höher schlagen. ...more

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Aug 20, 2016 Daydream Believer rated it really liked it · review of another edition

4,5 Sterne ❤

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Sep 12, 2017 Skye rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2017

Gah, Ryan is the cutest!

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Apr 24, 2013 Jill rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2013-read, chick-lit, contemporary-romance, favorites, young-adult, paperback-wishlist, novella

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“But you know, when you're in love, there's this denial button you just switch on, and everything is good for a while.”

This is my initial reaction before reading this book. I know, it's crazy.

I just actually read this in a PC since my e-reader is not working, I had this strict rule for myself that I should read again when I got a new one, but this book is just asking me to break it.

Hunter!! I love him since Play With Me who didn't anyway?

Though I have this tiny littl ...more

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Mar 21, 2015 ɑƨħŵɑɡ ♥Team Magnus Damora FOREVER♥ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2015-favorites, 2015-reads, new-years-resolutions-challenge, ya, romance, fantastic-couples, hot-devlish-good-hero

I mentioned in my review of Breakable that I am not particularly a fan of second-books retold from another POV. I still stand by what I said. However, I do understand where the temptation for the writer lies in wanting to narrate through another character. And who am I to control what the writer wants?!!

What's different with this retelling is that Hunter wasn't acting all stalker-y, he was just a guy pining over a girl. He did have some dirty thoughts, ~~what guy doesn't?!!~~ but he was amusing for ...more

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Jul 02, 2013 mich rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: ya, contemporary, cute-sweet

I wouldn't recommend this as a stand alone - if this book looks interesting to you, you should definitely read Play With Me first. In this book Liza has zero character development and you'll wonder what the hell Ryan sees in her other than her hot body and "apple green eyes" (btw, I was gagging after the 3rd or 4th reference to that, blah, too much). But if you read the first book first, you'll see that there's much more to Liza than that, and will also appreciate Ryan's perspective more. On the ...more

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May 02, 2013 Jonababez rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: book-boyfriend, e-book

I love Ryan's thoughts! He's funny most of the time, sometimes he's got a little dirty mind. Fine, I admit, it's not really sometimes and little. Hahaha! Anyway, I like this book more from the first one, it made me love the series more! I can't believe that he likes Liza for a very long time, and not do anything about it sooner. I know, Tony is such a hindrance. Ugh, I still want more from this story.

I also can't wait for Tony's own story! He definitely deserves his own happy ever after. Yes, it ...more

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Jan 23, 2018 Curly Carla Celebrity Readers rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: ya, romance

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This book was originally published under the author name Piper Shelly, but I have since learned its changed to Anna Katmore. So I put them both down as authors.

Ok, so my Lenore told me if I liked Play with Me (Which I LOVED) then I would like Ryan Hunter more. Which…..I didn’t.

Now don’t get me wrong, I liked the story, just not more than Play with Me. I found Ryan to be a bit shallow. He was a bit too obsessive in this book about Liza. And I found his pini ...more

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Nov 21, 2017 Alexa rated it liked it

Read my review of the first book to get more details on how I liked this one. I read them both simultaneously and think thats the way to go with these books.

For everyone who has already read "Play with me" and is now wondering whether he should pick it up, Id definitely recommend it. I think this is much better written and has some really cool details youd miss if you skip. ...more

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Jul 02, 2013 Brina rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Als ich erfahren habe, dass der zweite Band von "Grover Beach Team" bereits auf Deutsch erhältlich ist, musste ich das Buch natürlich direkt haben, denn mir hat der erste Band ausgesprochen gut gefallen. Da ich mich überraschen lassen wollte, habe ich die Kurzbeschreibung erst gar nicht gelesen, dies war jedoch ein kleiner Fehler, denn am Anfang war ich dann doch ein wenig enttäuscht, denn "Ryan Hunter" ist leider keine direkte Fortsetzung, sondern lediglich der erste Band aus seiner Sicht. Jedo Als ich erfahren habe, dass der zweite Band von "Grover Beach Team" bereits auf Deutsch erhältlich ist, musste ich das Buch natürlich direkt haben, denn mir hat der erste Band ausgesprochen gut gefallen. Da ich mich überraschen lassen wollte, habe ich die Kurzbeschreibung erst gar nicht gelesen, dies war jedoch ein kleiner Fehler, denn am Anfang war ich dann doch ein wenig enttäuscht, denn "Ryan Hunter" ist leider keine direkte Fortsetzung, sondern lediglich der erste Band aus seiner Sicht. Jedoch ist diese anfängliche Enttäuschung schnell verflogen, denn Ryans Sichtweise war interessant und so konnte ich ihn noch besser kennen lernen.

Die Geschichte ist schnell erzählt: Liz liebt Tony nahezu ihr gesamtes Leben über, doch dieser möchte keine Beziehung, sondern sieht sie nur als beste Freundin an. Ryan schwärmt seit Jahren von Liz, doch diese beachtet ihn nicht. Als Tony jedoch eine Freundin hat, sieht Ryan seine Chance und setzt alles dran, um Liz für sich zu gewinnen. Dafür holt er sie u.a. in das hiesige Fußballteam, um Zeit mit ihr verbringen zu können.

Die Geschichte wird aus Ryans Sicht, in der Ich-Perspektive erzählt. Dabei lernt man ihn gut kennen und er geht mit seinen Gefühlen erstaunlich gut um. Dies hätte ich zunächst nicht gedacht, da er auf mich bislang eher einen abgeklärten und viel zu lässigen Eindruck gemacht hat. Je mehr ich jedoch über seine Gedanken und Gefühle erfahren durfte, umso sympathischer wurde er mir - wobei er sich die vielen "Ich könnte sie direkt vernaschen"-Sprüche hätte sparen können, aber so sind die Männer nun einmal in diesem Alter.

Dazu gefällt mir, dass er nicht unbedingt Everybody's Darling ist, denn er möchte in der Öffentlichkeit unbedingt sein Image bewahren, jedoch wird er bei Liz immer wieder schwach, sodass auch seine coole Seite mit der Zeit immer mehr bröckelt. Ich konnte jedoch seine Image verstehen, denn er war bislang nie wirklich verliebt und hat die Mädchen eher zum Spaß und zur Ablenkung an sich heran gelassen, bei Liz merkt man jedoch schnell, dass es ihm dabei ernst ist, denn er versucht mit allen Kräften ihr Herz zu erobern.

Sehr interessant ist dabei auch Tony, der bereits in "Teamwechsel" nicht unbedingt der größte Sympathieträger war. Er weiß anscheinend oft nicht, was er wirklich denkt und fühlt und lässt sich oftmals verleiten. Man spürt förmlich, wie ihm jeder helfen möchte, doch er trifft nahezu immer die falschen Entscheidungen und wirkte auf mich stellenweise fast schon abgeklärt. Ich kann nicht wirklich verstehen, was so ein tolles Mädchen wie Liz so lange von ihm wollte. Aber dennoch ist Tony trotz Antipathie ein enorm wichtiger und interessanter Charakter, auf den ich nicht hätte verzichten wollen.

Das Cover gefällt mir gut und passt auch zum ersten Teil, das ebenfalls ein eng umschlungenes Paar zeigt. Auch beim zweiten Band wird dabei gut auf das Thema Fußball eingegangen. Die Kurzbeschreibung ist dagegen fast schon etwas zu lang, da man aber vorher den ersten Band gelesen haben sollte, wird man jedoch nicht gespoilert.

Nach anfänglicher Enttäuschung hat mir "Ryan Hunter" dann doch noch sehr gut gefallen. Die Geschichte aus Ryans Sicht war stellenweise noch intensiver, aber auch deutlich oberflächlicher als bei Liz, was ich jedoch sogar nachvollziehen kann. Ich würde mich jedoch auch sehr freuen, wenn es noch eine direkte Fortsetzung geben würde, denn Ryan und Liz haben eine Menge Potential. Für diejenigen, die den ersten Band "Teamwechsel" geliebt haben, ist "Ryan Hunter" ein absolutes Muss. Empfehlenswert! ...more

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May 21, 2013 C.K. rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Play with Me is a novella told from Liza's POV. Ryan Hunters story This Girl is Mine is the story written from his POV.

I love, love, love Ryan Hunter even more after reading his side of the story. I think Hunter is a really likeable character. The chemistry between Liza and Hunter is sweet and steamy. I am so glad that Piper Shelly decided to write Play with Me from Hunter's POV. Ryan deserved to have his side of the story told. I was smiling when I was reading the story because it is just so sw Play with Me is a novella told from Liza's POV. Ryan Hunters story This Girl is Mine is the story written from his POV.

I love, love, love Ryan Hunter even more after reading his side of the story. I think Hunter is a really likeable character. The chemistry between Liza and Hunter is sweet and steamy. I am so glad that Piper Shelly decided to write Play with Me from Hunter's POV. Ryan deserved to have his side of the story told. I was smiling when I was reading the story because it is just so sweet. I really like that the characters do not have tragic pasts in this story. Every once in a while it is nice to read a story that is not so heavy. Do not get me wrong, there are many great stories that have that "tragic" element to them. However, it is nice that the characters are not traumatized in this story.

I think Hunter was a really good friend. Several times Hunter warned Tony about Cloey. Also, Hunter told Tony that Liza was in love with him and that she was the better choice. All of that could have cost Hunter any hope of a chance with Liza. Still Ryan chose to give Tony sage advice for Liza's sake and for Tony's sake. Hunter was in love with Liza since third grade. He never made a move on her because he was loyal to Tony. Hunter gave Tony ample opportunity to choose Liza. Also, Hunter could have thrown Tony under the bus but he chose not to take that path. There were times when Tony tried to speak for Liza but Hunter let Liza speak for herself. I am so glad that Hunter ended up getting the girl in the end. Hunter was worthy of Liza and would never take her for granted.

"The day I had first seen Liza Matthews, I tripped over the soccer ball and landed face first in the dirt. She always made me forget about anything else around me." ~ Ryan Hunter .

Tony ticked me off a little more in this book than in Play with Me. The reader gets to hear conversation with Tony in this book that were only alluded to in Play with Me. I did not like that Tony kind of told the whole soccer team that Hunter came onto Liza. He made it seem like Hunter was a creep. I know he was just jealous and in denial (that Liza could actually love someone other than him). Tony just was not thinking with his head half the time. In the end, he came to his senses. Tony made up for some stuff with the nice text to Ryan. It was nice that Ryan and Tony patched things up because it would have been a shame to lose that friendship. If Tony had not made the poor choices that he did then, Hunter might not have had his chance with Liza. It all worked out in the end.

I really liked Hunter's interactions with Susan Miller aka "book lover". I would not mind reading a story about her. Also, I liked Hunter's best friend Justin. Justin was the only one who knew that Hunter like Liza since third grade. I was happy that there was scene where Liza met Hunter's parents. It was mentioned in Play with Me but not shown. I really liked the added epilogue. When I was nearing the end of the book, I did not want it to end. Luckily, there will be some more of Liza and Hunter in Tony's book. I can't wait until Tony's book is released. His love interest Sam seems like a great girl. ...more

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Apr 26, 2013 Claudine rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2013, all-my-feels, cute-as-hell-characters, favorites, i-ll-read-again-and-again, my-perfect-ideal-guy, swoonworthy-guys, best-male-pov

Why you so lucky, Liza?

AND I'M NOT...

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RYAN HUNTER is every woman's dream.
I never been happy to read a male's POV book before.
I just know that Ryan likes Liza BUT the fact she's in every fantasies of Ryan since 3rd grade... Liza (from the POV of you in Play With Me), how can you be so blind?!

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“For a minute there, I thought I stood a chance. But I guess in the end, Mitchell will still be the lucky one.”

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If you like a light drama chicklit this is for you.

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May 19, 2013 Mehsi rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Recommends it for: Everyone who didn't like the ending of the first book

Recommended to Mehsi by: Gisbelle

Shelves: for-girls-one-shelf, warning-english-books, let-s-play, 4-twinkling-stars

I was a bit skeptical, after all this is practically the same book but only then from Ryan's POV. I didn't feel like reading it at first, but after the horrible ending from the first book, I wanted to know more.

And am I glad I did read this book. The ending is <3. I might have skipped some parts that were practically the same as the first book, but most I read. And loved it. Ryan's thoughts just made the book more complete, and since I just read the first book yesterday everything was still f ...more

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Apr 25, 2013 Ails rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: reviewed, swoon-worthy, contemporary

AHHH I'M SO EXCITED!!! ♥_____♥

(UPDATE: 04/27/13)

5 STARS

This is just Ryan's POV of "Play With Me" so I shouldn't be so giddy, right? I mean, I already knew what the story was about! But oh my God, my feels! I savored every chapter, every dialogue, every word, as though it was my first time to read everything!

The fact that this book was written in Ryan's POV intensified my feelings for the story. It's really different, at the same time exciting, when you could invade a male protagonist's mind (I ...more

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Oct 13, 2013 Jannat Bhat rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: awsummm, cute, irrevocably-in-lov, loved-the-protagonist, must-read-b4-you-die

“But you know, when you're in love, there's this denial button you just switch on, and everything is good for a while.”

Could this book get any better? I THINK NOT!! I don't think I've ever read a guy's POV this good, I just could not put this book down!! LITERALLY!! Can I please have my own Ryan Hunter...like RIGHT NOW! *GRINS*
This book did so many things to me. Firstly it made me fall for Ryan ALL OVER AGAIN. Secondly, it made me understand the book, the relationships and the characters even ...more

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I’m a cool girl with a passion for writing.

The genres you’ll find me hanging out at are contemporary and paranormal YA, but I’m also snooping into some adult paranormal right now. All of them romances…of course.

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I’m an Austrian lass—totally uncomplicated and up to anything fun.

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