Name: The Matchmaker's Playbook
ISBN: 9781503934481

Rachel Van Dyken

Wingman rule number one: don't fall for a client. After a career-ending accident, former NFL recruit Ian Hunter is back on campus--and he's ready to get his new game on. As one of the masterminds behind Wingmen, Inc., a successful and secretive word-of-mouth dating service, he's putting his extensive skills with women to work for the lovelorn. But when Blake Olson requests the services of Wingmen, Inc., Ian may have landed his most hopeless client yet. From her frumpy athletic gear to her unfortunate choice of footwear, Blake is going to need a miracle if she wants to land her crush. At least with a professional matchmaker by her side she has a fighting chance. Ian knows that his advice and a makeover can turn Blake into another successful match. But as Blake begins the transformation from hot mess to smokin' hot, Ian realizes he's in danger of breaking his cardinal rule....

The Matchmaker's Playbook

Heather 

This was my very first audio book and that may have been the problem for me. It dragged on and was boring. This is the first time I won't complete a series!

Megan Williams

OMG....

The Matchmaker's Playbook is an amazing read! Not only is the plot of the book interesting and different, the writing style of the book really transported me into these characters and their situation. I loved the idea of "The Matchmaker" being a guy and the elements this idea brought to the book.

The characters were very relatable and what made this book a full five stars for me was the fact that the book is from alternating perspectives which adds a whole new element to the novel. I don't usually like a novel that alternates POVs but this book pulls it off in leaps and bounds. I loved having both perspectives because I really understood where the characters are coming from and their lifestyles. 

There were so many surprises from this book that I never knew what to expect and I was constantly getting caught up in the characters and their stories. I even really enjoyed the side stories in this novel between minor characters (fingers crossed that these characters get their own story!)

Overall this is an amazing read and I have already recommended it to several of my friends and family! I loved the characters and the switching of roles when one thinks of a matchmaker. This book truly highlighted the author's amazing writing style and I literally can't wait to read more in this series.

Lacey

Originally posted at Booklovers For Life

The Matchmaker’s Playbook is the perfect romantic comedy!!! It’s written entirely in the hero’s POV, and Ian’s narrative is absolutely HILARIOUS. Seriously, this book was so. much. fun!! If you’re up for something light-hearted that will have you giggling and cracking up, I highly recommend this book.

But when one can’t play . . . one teaches.
And I was more than just a football player.
I was the player.
Of sports.
And . . . of women.
The best of them all.
So who better to teach women how not to get played than an actual player?

Ian Hunter is a former football star turned matchmaker, co-owner of Wingmen, Inc., a service dedicated to helping out women, their love lives, and their dating skills. Ian is a total player – and what better way to win a player than with the help of one? The only rule Ian has as for his company is to never fall for one of his clients – but what happens when Blake Olsen bursts into his life and makes him unable to stop thinking about her?

For the first time in my life, I wanted a girl that wasn’t mine to have.
And it sucked.

When Blake requests the services of Wingmen, Inc., she seems like a nearly hopeless cause – she’s very tomboy-ish, always frumpy-looking, and definitely not at her full potential to win the heart of a childhood crush. But Ian has never failed a client before, and he’s not about to start now, not even when he gets to know her and wants to be in her company more and more. Soon enough, feelings start to be involved, but is Ian truly the right match for Blake, or is she meant for another?

I totally adored this book. Ian is totally sweet, sometimes an idiot, but overall so adorable and hilarious you can’t help but love him. Blake was perfect for him, never really falling for his typical lines for women, and making him work for her love and trust. And I loved the secondary characters of this book: Lex, the other co-owner and brainiac behind Wingmen, Inc., and Gabi, Ian’s childhood friend. After reading The Matchmaker’s Playbook, Lex and Gabi’s book has become a highly anticipated read – these two are enemies to the extreme, and I can’t wait to see them fall in love.

If you love to laugh, read this book. If you love romcoms, read this book. It’s such a fun, entertaining book – you won’t want to put it down!

Thanks to the publisher for generously providing me an ARC to review.

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