SYNOPSIS
For Noah Sullivan being the best friend
to a douchebag and player like Jake Nelson has never been easy. It's been a
rocky road since kindergarten when Jake duct taped Noah to his chair before
recess. With just six weeks to high school graduation, Jake accidentally blows
his drunken ass up on his grandfather's tractor, and Noah finds himself
immersed not only in a whirlwind of grief, but on a quest to find a mystery
girl from Jake's past.
While cleaning out Jake's room, Noah and
Jake's dad make a startling discovery. Instead of the obligatory porn
collection or pot stash, they find a ring, but not just any ring. Its half a
carat of commitment in a platinum setting-proving even man whores have taste.
After Jake's mom pleads with Noah to find the girl who meant so much to Jake,
Noah begins a modern day Grail quest to track the girl down.
Since Jake was a notorious player with a
legendary collection of trophy panties, Noah finds himself in over his head.
There are the usual suspects like Avery, the Ice Princess Jake dated for
appearances, or Presley, the school mattress Jake dated for convenience. But
the trail begins to point to the most unlikely of suspects: Maddie, the
Valedictorian and choir girl who was trying to help the unmotivated jock
graduate--the girl who also has surprisingly caught Noah's eye and meddled with
his heart.
Hanging out with Maddie shows Noah a different
side of Jake--one that was deeply human and surprisingly douche-free. And the more he tries to solve the mystery of
the ring and of Jake, the more Noah starts to discover about himself and of
love.
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MY REVIEW
I am never disappointed when I pick up a Katie Ashley
book and Don’t Hate the Player was NO EXCEPTION! Katie seamlessly weaves us through this story
of both heartache and joy. This is an
excellent YA novel, one which I am sure you will LOVE.
Noah Sullivan is the typical teenager at the end of his
senior year of high school. Noah is a well rounded teenager who enjoys having a good time. He was raised by his mother and hasn't had contact with his father in many years. Noah thinks that graduating and college are the only things on his horizon until one day his world is tipped upside down by a terrible accident.
Jake Nelson is the very popular lettered football
player who is also a legendary player. Jake’s friends think he is this selfish party
boy but during Jake's funeral they learn there may be a different side to Jake. Whereas, leaving Noah asking himself how much did he
really know his life-long best friend.
Maddie Parker is not like the other girls at her
school. She is quiet, dresses
conservative and is devoted to her family and studies. Maddie’s father is the local pastor and their
whole family is very active in community service. Although Maddie’s family appears to be perfect
on the outside they have their own demons to fight. Her younger brother struggles with a serious
illness while her older brother has been banned from the family home. Maddie was Jake's tutor and maybe the only person who knew the real Jake.
The grief Noah experiences after Jake’s accident radiates
off the page. Here is an excerpt from
when Noah first walks into the Nelson home after he receives the news:
“The hours, minutes and seconds I’d spent in the house
were to innumerable to count. Every
room, every floorboard and practically every wall held a memory connected to
Jake.”
In his journey to find the rightful owner to Jake’s ring Noah finds himself doubting everything he has ever thought to be true. Noah and Maddie quickly develop a friendship and Noah finds himself having deep feelings for her. In every way she is so perfect for Noah but was she girl who held Jake's heart? When all the cards are put on the table Noah must finally face his true feelings. This is one of the many amazing things he says to Maddie:
“You’ve been my beacon of light in my storm of grief, and
I don’t know if I could live without you.”
This book will pull you through so many emotions
and in the end the Epilogue says it all in what could be one of the happiest "happy ever after" that I have experienced.
AUTHOR BIO
Katie Ashley is the New York Times, USA
Today, and Amazon Best-Selling author of The Proposition. She lives outside of
Atlanta, Georgia with her two very spoiled dogs and one outnumbered cat. She
has a slight obsession with Pinterest, The Golden Girls, Harry Potter,
Shakespeare, Supernatural, Designing Women, and Scooby-Doo.
She also writes Young
Adult fiction under the name Krista Ashe.
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