Shelby *trains flying monkeys*'s Reviews > Hustler

I feel kinda bad for not liking this one. I love Meghan Quinn's writing (I haven't read any thing by the other author)..so I was excited when I saw this one. Plus that guy on the cover.

But I hated the main character. Gavin is a poker hustler that is the world's greatest. (Of course he is.)

I've heard women compare me to some dude named Nick Bateman. Whoever the fuck that is. There was one girl in particular, who I brought home from the park that kept running her hands up and down my six pack, telling me how much I looked like him. It creeped me way the fuck out, but I made a mental note to look him up on the internet that night and I had to admit, the lucky bastard did look like me.



I know it's sorta one of the cool things in books right now for the guy to be a man-whore douche. But this chick ain't drinking the Kool-Aid. I didn't like him.

I did sorta like the female main character though. Penelope is a sassy waitress who just happens to get the "bad luck" of getting to serve the high rollers room now. (You do have to suspend your belief on how little she seems to be able to reign it in when her job is on the line.)
And now she also gets to battle the creeping hands of the high roller assholes.


She handles herself pretty well though..along with her most awesome best friend Page.
"Then you know what you have to do?" she responds seriously.
"What's that?"
"You're going to have to kill him. I have a roll of duct tape, rope, and black plastic bags in my room. We just need to get some shovels from the hardware store and we'll be all set.".

I freaking LOVE Page. And all of the friend characters. They totally stole the book for me. I kept reading just to see what all they were getting up to.

Now for the important part....how was the sex?


Kinda middle of the road. Lots of kinda hate sex because our girl is smart enough to not really like Gavin's snotty self.


She does manage to get him to not be a total ass after awhile...and more of this happens.

I fuck-dazzled you.
No book you didn't.

Booksource: Netgalley in exchange for review.



This book could go either way. You might join up on the not so much fangirl page like Kelly and I or you could read the book right and go with my friend Wendy ...we will try and not judge you either way... but we totally will.