Review: Trivialized Pursuit (Love & Games #2) by Mia Heintzelman

Trivia (n.) 1) little-known facts. 2) a quiz game that has Roxanne Sloane questioning everything.

Roxanne Sloane’s life runs on checklists. As co-owner of a game store fresh off the brink of closing, she’s focused on spreadsheets, market research, and keeping Love & Games in the public eye. When Rox agrees to a televised interview, she doesn’t expect to learn the store’s crowd-funding account was compromised or that the news station has arranged a complimentary audit. She definitely doesn’t expect comfort from her co-owner’s player brother.

Murphy Sikes is many things—a handsome doctor, an overprotective brother, and a serial dater. Beyond casual hookups, he can’t separate settling from settling down. So, when he visits the store and finds Rox with a smooth-talking auditor, Murph's confused—his inconvenient attraction for his sister’s friend is joined by a not-at-all-brotherly tenderness. It’s definitely not jealousy when he invites her to trivia night...

With each battle of wits, their undeniable chemistry weakens their willpower to remain platonic. But Murph’s unconvinced he’ll check all her boxes, and Rox questions if he’ll ever settle down. Can they overcome their trivial hang-ups and finally win at love?

 

My Review:

Fun, romantic and entertaining.

I loved the first book in this series, Monopolove, and knew I wanted to read this book too.  The series features the owners of Love & Games, a game store based in San Diego.  Each book is based on a classic board game.

This book features Rox’s story.  It’s fun and emotional with Rox being in love with Murph, the brother of her business partner/sister’s best friend, and the things she does to get her man.  Rox and Murph are destined to be together, but their journey to love is not an easy one.  Rox wants commitment and Murph doesn’t do commitments.  But maybe, he just hasn’t found the right woman.  I was so happy when they finally worked through their differences and got there happily ever after.  There are some tear-jerking moments in this book, so get your tissues ready.  I also liked the fun trivia that was at the beginning of each chapter.  This book is a great addition to the Love & Games series.