The Ex Games by Jennifer Echols Published by Simon & Schuster on October 6, 2009
Genres: Contemporary
Pages: 303
Format: Paperback
Source: Gifted
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Brace yourself for the battle of the exes...
Hayden and Nick used to be a hot item, but their brief affair ended with a highly publicized breakup. Now the two are "just friends," excluding the occasional flirtation.
When Hayden wins the girls' division of a local snowboarding competition, Nick is unimpressed, claiming that Hayden wouldn't have a chance against a guy. Hayden calls Nick's bluff and challenges him to a head-to-head boarding contest. Their mutual friends quickly take sides, the girls on Hayden's and the boys on Nick's, making for an all-out battle of the sexes. This friendly competition is bound to get heated—and they might end up igniting some old flames.
Okay first off, I love Jennifer Echols books. I don’t think she can write a bad book.So it stands to reason that The Ex Games was wonderful! I loved it. It was a perfect mix of seriousness, comedy, romance, and of course, battle of the exes.
One of the things I loved was that I was kept guessing. Nick and Hayden were always at each other’s throats. I never knew if they were going to start making out or hitting each other. Also, their friends were so funny. Of course both of their friends were dating each other so they were always trying to set them up together. And a couple times it seemed like it might work but then one of them opened their big mouths and managed to screw everything up, again. I was left wondering till the very end what would happen. And that is always a good thing!
Oh and the whole book wasn’t just about Hayden and Nick’s relationship status. When Hayden accidentally said something that upset Nick, he challenged her to a battle of the exes, snowboarding style. Now is one of those times I wish I could snowboard. It sounds so cool and there was quite a bit of it in the book. And while there was a lot of snowboarding going on, I didn’t feel confused about what they were talking about. There was just enough description to explain things without going overboard. I hate it when a book has too much information.
Overall, The Ex Games is probably the best Simon Pulse Romantic Comedy that I have ever read. Most of the time they are too predictable but this one stands out. If you haven’t read it yet, or anything else by Jennifer Echols go pick up a book. Like I said, they are all good so it doesn’t matter which one you start with. I am positive you will end up wanting more.
battle of the exes This sound like my type of book
I love that the characters have relationship that i have with my BF LOL Great review
sound like my kind of book !!!
Denise MAdness
Ooh, a romantic comedy! It definitely sounds like a very fun mixture, and gotta admit, the whole battle of the sexes concept is pretty classic fun. Of course, the five stars rating doesn’t hurt either 😉 Sounds like a great read, sweet review!
This sounds like an excellent book. I really can’t wait to read it. Thanks for the review!
I loved this book, great review! Now I really need to read her other books(:
as the mommy of 3 teen girls… this sounds like deja-vu… lol
Wow – you make this one sound great.
Romance, comedy, and fighting. It doesn’t get much better that that:-)
I love a good romantic comedy! 🙂 Sometimes you just need something light and funny to break up the usual reading of paranormal, which is what I’m usually reading! 🙂
This sounds so cute! I love these kinds of books! And the titles are so catchy! Nice review!
-Arielle
Sounds cool, considering this is one line I love, and if it’s one of the best among them . . .
This sounds like a light, but fun and entertaining read. I’m adding it to by TBR list for one of those days when I could really use a book like this. Thanks for the review!
Natalie @ Mindful Musings
I haven’t read Jennifer Echols’ novels but I love romantic comedies and your 5 star review tells me this is a winner!
You make this book sound awesome! I’ve been debating about it ever since I saw the cover. It reminds me of the Niki Burnham book I read and really enjoyed. I think I will add this to my wish list.
A snowboarding battle of the exes! And you say it’s not too predictable. 🙂 This looks awesome!
This book sounds sooo good! I’ve been wanting to read it since the first time I heard about it! And your review was great btw 🙂
This book sounds great definsately something I would be interested in reading.
I’ve never really read a lot of romantic comedies but this sounds interesting. Your review has convinced me to read it 😀
This is a book I’ve had my eyes on for a while!I keep picking it up and have it on my list of books to get for the holiday season! Can’t wait to read it!
Sounds great! I have not read anything written by her but sounds like I need to remedy that real soon.
This sounds like a book I really need to read. You know, one of those, I-can’t-wait-anymore-I-will-KILL-you-if-you-don’t-hand-over-that-book! LOL. Anyway, the storyline sounds a bit predictable to me, but I can’t judge until I read the book. Besides sometimes a book is so good that its predictability can be ignored.
Sounds like a great read! It looks cute, but at the same time you said it isn’t too predictable, which is really hard to find with these type of books. I haven’t read any Susan Echol books before, but I might have to now! 🙂
I’ve never read anything by Echols. And I generally don’t read romance because you’re right, they can be very predictable and sort of insipid. But I have been hearing great things about this, and this review was no exception, so I think I’m going to actually read it. Thanks for the review!
I have her book Going too Far that I need to read. I love the Simon Romantic Comedies and this one sounds great! Thanks for the review.
~Briana