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by Adele Parks (Author)
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  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin (7 Jul 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140290664
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140290660
  • Product Dimensions: 18.4 x 12.8 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 19,916 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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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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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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Game Over, 11 Feb 2004
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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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A good, fun read, 18 Mar 2001
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OK so it's not the best novel ever written, and the storyline is your basic girl meets boy, girl loses boy, girl get boy back etc etc. But Adele Parks manages to bring such humour into her writing you can (almost) forgive the plot.

As a single, 30 year old working in the land of Television, this book struck a massive chord with me - I swear I know all of those people working on "Sex with an Ex"!

If you're heading off on holiday, need an easy book to read on the tube, or just want a fun story to while away the time - you won't go too far wrong with "Game Over". Three Stars!

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4.0 out of 5 stars TV off, coffee pot on!, 3 Mar 2001
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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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5.0 out of 5 stars 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 5 days ago by Ms. L. Dakin

1.0 out of 5 stars Dull............start to finish
This was Adele's worst book, there was no excitement, no real story, nothing for the reader to get to grips with
Published 3 months ago by D. Marcus

2.0 out of 5 stars not good
having read most of adele parks novels and had enjoyed them i was very disappointed in this one. was bored with the story by about 3 chapters and felt the story was silly, didnt... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Lindymck

3.0 out of 5 stars Started well but lost its bite
This had such a promising beginning and I raced through the first few chapters fully expecting to love it. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Net

2.0 out of 5 stars So cliche
I got this book for 50p from a charity shop, the resting place of Chick-lit, and I was half tempted to go and ask for my money back!! Read more
Published on 4 Jul 2007 by Becky Armstrong

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this book
I hae read this about 20 times now, as I just really love it. It makes me smile, laugh out loud, cry and get angry with the characters, but totally love it and always leaves me in... Read more
Published on 22 Oct 2006 by H. Jones

4.0 out of 5 stars good holiday book
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. Read more
Published on 17 Oct 2005 by Ms. Lynsey Granger

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant read
This book was fantastic. I usually only read books on holiday and find it difficult to settle down to a book at home with so much going on around me but it took me 2 days to... Read more
Published on 4 Oct 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars A Thoroughly Enjoyable Book
At first glance this book looks like any other 'Chick Lit' offering but I found that ,unlike other books like this I have read,once I picked up Game Over I couldn't put it... Read more
Published on 28 Jun 2002

1.0 out of 5 stars Zzzzzzzz.....
I have to say, the characters in that book are not convincing, the feel of the story is weak, the friends are not believable and the way Cass starts to change from hard to... Read more
Published on 9 Jan 2002

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