Read This! Gaming the System Trilogy

Minimum spoilers and teasers ahead…

Confession time.  I’m an amorous reader of contemporary romance novels. I read one right after another and pretty much enjoy them all except for the rare moments when I get my hands on disjointed writing or characters I can’t connect to. At those times, I’ll discontinue reading & delete it from my Kindle.  After all, there are more fish in the sea—or more precisely,  more selections on my Kindle list. 

I’m not incredibly picky and if I finish a novel that means I enjoyed it quite enough. But every once in a while, I’ll connect to a novel or a series (most commonly trilogies) that make me feel  the compulsion to share my reading find on all my active social media outlets. 

This summer I was fortunate enough to get my hands on The Gaming System Trilogy written by Brenna Aubrey.  Without giving too much of the plot away, I would say that if you have any compulsion for the geeky, techy , lovey romance combination, this is going to be an enjoyable (and plentifully angst-filled) reading experience (it truly was for me).  It’s the story of the brilliant and hunky gaming tycoon with washboard abs,  Adam Drake and Mia Strong, the gorgeous pre-med tech blogger gaming enthusiast . The evolution in their relationship takes large (often intense) leaps within each book and especially within the series.   And I adore the geeky references—and there are a lot of them. And if you love the world of on-line gaming (World of Warcraft anyone?) as well as romance, this needs to be included on your reading list. 

Here's an excerpt from Book 2 of the Trilogy displaying just a fraction of the geeky references in the books.

 

At Any Price:  Adam and Mia meet and connect in the most unusual of circumstances. But their attraction is palpable.  There is a definite push and pull within their delicate relationship and secrets are revealed.  And this is the novel that hooks and reels you in. The start of the series is told through Mia’s point-of-view , & as they as say, there’s always (at least) two sides to every story.  Warning: sexy scenes ahead.

At Any Turn:  Part 2 is told in Adam’s point-of view which is great because I wanted to delve into Adam’s mind and see what makes him tick. The story in this novel, takes a really difficult turn for the couple.  They battle major trust issues and disconnect.  There’s a lot that Adam doesn’t know and since we’re along for the ride, we’re kept in the dark too (although we can definitely make some assumptions that Adam clearly is not able to). 

At Any Moment: The final novel alternates to the point-of-views of both Adam and Mia with a change of each chapter.  Both characters do a lot of maturing in this saga. Adam and Mia face seemingly insurmountable challenges both separately and as a couple.  And I have to admit, my heart ached for them many a times through this reading journey.

The romance of Adam and Mia repeatedly begs the question, is (true) love enough?

Thank you, Brenna  Aubrey for writing this Trilogy and creating these fantastic characters (and all the supporting characters in the novels). They will now live forever in my living, breathing precious world of favorite literary characters.