Cas Perry doesn't want a relationship. When her father walked out on her and her mother she decided relationships, love, marriage, the whole shegang, simlpy weren't worth the heartache. But is Cas, immoral most of the time and amoral when it comes to business, going too far with her new TV programme, Sex with an Ex? Unfeeling and unscrupulous, she ruthlessly manipulates everyone she comes into contact with. Until she meets Darren. A babe. Trouble is, he's a highly principled babe. He believes in love, marriage, fidelity and constancy, so can he believe in Cas? Is it possible the world is a better place than she imagined? And if it is, after a lifetime of playing games, is this discovery too late?
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I'm as hard as nails on the outside. Scratch the surface and I'm as hard as nails on the inside. Impenetrable. Well, emotionally impenetrable, not the other. Not frigid. Technically, I guess, for want of a more user-friendly term, I'm a slapper.
Cas Perry's self-portrait is astute. Since her father deserted the family home when she was only seven, Cas has led a life "awash with cynicism, constraint and calculation". As she points out, the psychology isn't difficult to figure--to protect herself from being betrayed again, she "dumps before she's damaged." And there are plenty of men queuing up to be dumped--what with her glamorous job and "sexy, cool, flawless" looks, Cas normally has charge of the relationship reins, until she meets Darren. A breathtakingly beautiful tree-surgeon, with long gypsy hair and a set of teeth the Osmonds would be proud of, Darren looks as if he has just what it takes to smash through her tough-gal stance.
Game Over is a saucy twist on the twentysomething girl-meets-boy fiction that has bombarded our bookshops recently. Cas is an exhilaratingly unconventional female protagonist and it's refreshing to read a city-girl novel about a woman who is trying her hardest not to find Mr Right. That said, there's also a comforting predictability about her--just like the hero (yes male) in a Mills and Boon romance, it's inevitable that Cas will "submit" to love. The question is will Darren be interested when she does. Like Adele Parks' debut novel Playing Away, Game Over looks set to be another winner.--Jane Honey
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Adele Parks lives in West London. This is her second novel; her first, PLAYING AWAY, was published in March 2000.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Cas is a much more rounded character than Connie from Parks' previous "couldn't put it down" book Playing Away. As a woman of 30 years, it is a pleasure to read of someone successful and beautiful but who still has flaws. I work hard and when I get home I want to read of women who are living a life I sometimes fantasize of having myself. Cas has been hurt in the past by a man who left her - her father - she vows never to be hurt by love again until she meets Darren but she can't be in love with him can she? What I love about Adele Parks is that she writes so convincingly that you feel everything the heroine goes through and even though most of the time you don't agree with them you are still in the thick of the action. I feel she makes me live through all the ups and downs and I can never turn the page quick enough. She writes about love/lust/passion so well I can feel it in my stomach. I for one will look out for wvery book this woman writes - she writes for the "me time" I value so much.
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I took this book on holiday with me last week and although it is a bit predictable it was a good read and made me laugh. I couldn't put it down and read it in 2 days a great girly beach book.
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If this was a film it would be a classed as a chick flick, it is superb! It has has the classic storyline full of love, sex, relationships, unrequited love etc with the added humour and characters everyone can relate to. The idea of 'sex with an ex' was absolutely brilliant and i'm just waiting for it to become a real TV show, i'm sure it would attract millions. Darren seems the perfect guy for every woman - shame he doesn't seem to exist in reality! Overall I thought this book was excellent and would recommmend it to any female, specially those getting over heartbreak.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
My 2nd Adele Parks experience . . .
Slightly disappointed with Game over after reading About last night (my first Adele Parks book) which I loved from cover to cover this one just wasn't close to being as good. Read more
Published 21 days ago by Miss C. Allen
1.0 out of 5 stars
Her worst yet
In the first place, Parks has chosen to follow the current writers execrable fad for writing in the present tense, which gives the feeling of reading a tv script. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Arthur Koch
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pure escapism
This is the fourth Adele Parks book I have read now and it didn't disappoint, although I actually found some of the things Cas did really, REALLY irritating and felt like shaking... Read more
Published 8 months ago by V Depledge
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another great read
Occasionally I love a good chick-lit. And Adele Parks normally springs to mind when I fancy a bit of relaxed reading. Game Over didn't disappoint. Read more
Published 11 months ago by colette
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Loved it
Easy to read, great story line, kept me gripped and unexpected ending. I felt like I was part of the book and felt everything that it was going through. Read more
Published 14 months ago by LWindsor
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really worth a read
This is a really good, easy to read story. I would recommend it to anyone who wants something thats gritty in places, but a good storyline that draws you in! Read more
Published 15 months ago by missreadalot
4.0 out of 5 stars
Game on...
I was very sceptical about this book before I read it. A friend suggested it to me after she read it and totally loved it so I came on here to see the blurb and found myself... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Steph
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OH MY GOD!
This book is a must read from romance to laughter this is one of them books that you just never want to end. Read more
Published on 1 Jan 2010 by Ms. B. H. Howe
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A great read
I picked this book not really knowing whether I would enjoy it or not. However, I could not have been more impressed, the concept for the storyline is great and very original. Read more
Published on 7 Oct 2009 by Ms. E. Pleydell
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Loved it!
I loved this book! The character of Cas is so hateable but yet loveable at the same time! I almost cried towards the end and have already lent it to a good friend as i know she... Read more
Published on 6 July 2009 by Ms. L. Dakin
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