{"id":30351,"date":"2023-07-07T10:13:17","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T14:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=30351"},"modified":"2023-07-07T10:13:19","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T14:13:19","slug":"review-play-for-me-by-libby-hubscher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/07\/review-play-for-me-by-libby-hubscher\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f Play For Me by Libby Hubscher"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-30351\" data-postid=\"30351\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-30351 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_8c0355 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top gutter-narrow tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_6jaw55 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_9rdk55 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/play-for-me-libby-hubscher.jpg?resize=324%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-30349\" title=\"play-for-me-libby-hubscher\" alt=\"play-for-me-libby-hubscher\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/play-for-me-libby-hubscher.jpg?w=324&amp;ssl=1 324w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/play-for-me-libby-hubscher.jpg?resize=194%2C300&amp;ssl=1 194w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/play-for-me-libby-hubscher.jpg?resize=400%2C617&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_qxqz55 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Sophie Doyle has her dream job as the head athletic trainer for her favorite baseball team (go Red Sox!), a handsome boyfriend, and easy access to the finest cannoli in Boston. When she loses all three and the World Series to boot, she\u2019s forced to apply for the open trainer position at an arts-focused boarding school in New Hampshire. The only available room is a glorified closet in an apartment with three guys: Jonas Voss, the aloof and attractive orchestra teacher, and his two rambunctious roommates.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Sophie knows that training a bunch of privileged high school kids whose idea of a play is\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-italic\">A Chorus Line<\/span>\u00a0instead of a walk-off homer is going to be a big change from the pro athletes she\u2019s used to. She wasn\u2019t expecting that these students would have big-time talent and even bigger-time problems. Sophie has troubles of her own\u2014Jonas is a full-fledged grump who clearly doesn\u2019t want her near him or the precious piano he never plays.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">With sunny optimism, Sophie sets out to win over Jonas and help the kids she\u2019s growing attached to. But when her relationship with Jonas moves to the major leagues and plans change at the end of the season, they have to choose whether they are playing for keeps.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_v8gy55 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_y1rv55  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25881 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png?resize=296%2C72\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Jun 20, 2023<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> N\/A<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $10.99<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><em>\u201cIf not for his cold, unfriendly attitude and the fact that I\u2019d crossed an invisible line I hadn\u2019t even known existed, I might\u2019ve found him handsome. But he was just a man who did not like me- Join the club, I wanted to tell him. People who detest me: Jonas Voss and ninety-nine percent of the population of Boston.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Sophie Doyle<\/strong> has her dream job as the head athletic trainer for the Boston Red Sox, but when she loses her team their chance at winning the World Series, not only does she lose her job, but she also becomes the most hated person in Boston. With no job and no place to live, she takes a job at a boarding school where she meets <strong>Jonas Voss.<\/strong> He\u2019s a cold, aloof, and grumpy music teacher with a difficult past who Sophie wants to melt his icy exterior to find the man beneath the fa\u00e7ade.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">I think this is another solid book for <strong>Libby Hubscher<\/strong>. Is it something that is going to stay with me? Probably not, but it was an enjoyable read, nonetheless. I liked how dimensional these characters were. I felt like I knew their fears, dreams, and insecurities throughout the story, and the author kept peeling back layer after layer until both were exposed to each other and to me as the reader. Their relationship made each of them better. Sophie became more understanding and found her place in the world by helping Jonas and his students with their injuries, and Jonas found strength in Sophie to play piano after he believed he would never be able to again. There was no unnecessary drama or third-act breakup, and it felt like two adults choosing to make each other a priority in their lives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">What stopped it from being a five-star read? There were a few moments when they were in the middle of a crucial moment in their relationship where they would move past their will they\/won\u2019t they phase, but the chapter just ended and left those moments unresolved. It was in very special moments when their relationship could have moved to the next level that she did this, and it cut short some moments where I believed magic was about to happen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">If you\u2019re a fan of books by <strong>Chloe Liese<\/strong> and <strong>Ali Hazelwood<\/strong> then I think that this may be something you will enjoy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Michelle<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ctgu55 customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3PFNczo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3PRtyAF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/play-for-me-libby-hubscher\/1142297824?ean=9780593547236\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/play-for-me-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Libby_Hubscher_Play_for_Me?id=jYyKEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sophie Doyle has her dream job as the head athletic trainer for her favorite baseball team (go Red Sox!), a handsome boyfriend, and easy access [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30349,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[83,122,128,48],"tags":[152,216,404,405,419],"class_list":["post-30351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-berkley","category-michelle","category-penguin-group","category-reviews","tag-4-stars","tag-contemporary","tag-recommend","tag-recommended-reads","tag-rom-com"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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When she loses all three and the World Series to boot, she\u2019s forced to apply for the open trainer position at an arts-focused boarding school in New Hampshire. The only available room is a glorified closet in an apartment with three guys: Jonas Voss, the aloof and attractive orchestra teacher, and his two rambunctious roommates.<br \/><br \/>Sophie knows that training a bunch of privileged high school kids whose idea of a play is\u00a0A Chorus Line\u00a0instead of a walk-off homer is going to be a big change from the pro athletes she\u2019s used to. She wasn\u2019t expecting that these students would have big-time talent and even bigger-time problems. Sophie has troubles of her own\u2014Jonas is a full-fledged grump who clearly doesn\u2019t want her near him or the precious piano he never plays.<br \/><br \/>With sunny optimism, Sophie sets out to win over Jonas and help the kids she\u2019s growing attached to. But when her relationship with Jonas moves to the major leagues and plans change at the end of the season, they have to choose whether they are playing for keeps.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p> <hr \/> <p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Jun 20, 2023<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> N\/A<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $10.99<\/p> <hr \/> <blockquote> <p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><em>\u201cIf not for his cold, unfriendly attitude and the fact that I\u2019d crossed an invisible line I hadn\u2019t even known existed, I might\u2019ve found him handsome. But he was just a man who did not like me- Join the club, I wanted to tell him. People who detest me: Jonas Voss and ninety-nine percent of the population of Boston.\u201d<\/em><\/p> <\/blockquote> <p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Sophie Doyle<\/strong> has her dream job as the head athletic trainer for the Boston Red Sox, but when she loses her team their chance at winning the World Series, not only does she lose her job, but she also becomes the most hated person in Boston. With no job and no place to live, she takes a job at a boarding school where she meets <strong>Jonas Voss.<\/strong> He\u2019s a cold, aloof, and grumpy music teacher with a difficult past who Sophie wants to melt his icy exterior to find the man beneath the fa\u00e7ade.<\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">I think this is another solid book for <strong>Libby Hubscher<\/strong>. Is it something that is going to stay with me? Probably not, but it was an enjoyable read, nonetheless. I liked how dimensional these characters were. I felt like I knew their fears, dreams, and insecurities throughout the story, and the author kept peeling back layer after layer until both were exposed to each other and to me as the reader. Their relationship made each of them better. Sophie became more understanding and found her place in the world by helping Jonas and his students with their injuries, and Jonas found strength in Sophie to play piano after he believed he would never be able to again. There was no unnecessary drama or third-act breakup, and it felt like two adults choosing to make each other a priority in their lives.<\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">What stopped it from being a five-star read? There were a few moments when they were in the middle of a crucial moment in their relationship where they would move past their will they\/won\u2019t they phase, but the chapter just ended and left those moments unresolved. It was in very special moments when their relationship could have moved to the next level that she did this, and it cut short some moments where I believed magic was about to happen.<\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">If you\u2019re a fan of books by <strong>Chloe Liese<\/strong> and <strong>Ali Hazelwood<\/strong> then I think that this may be something you will enjoy.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Michelle<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3PFNczo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3PRtyAF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/play-for-me-libby-hubscher\/1142297824?ean=9780593547236\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/play-for-me-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Libby_Hubscher_Play_for_Me?id=jYyKEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30351"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30400,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30351\/revisions\/30400"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}