Rock star drummer Bishop Riley doesn't have a drug problem.
After downing a few too many pills, Bishop wakes up in the
hospital facing an intervention. If he wants to stay in the
band, he'll have to detox while under house arrest in
Seldon, Alaska.
Hockey player Penny Jones can't imagine a
life outside of Seldon, the last thing she wants is to
leave. Penny's not interested in dealing with Bishop's
crappy attitude, and Bishop's too busy sneaking pills to
care. Until he starts hanging out with Gramps and begins to
see what he's been missing. If Bishop wants a chance with
the fiery girl next door, he'll have to admit he has a
problem and kick it. Too bad addiction is hard to kick and
Bishop's about to run out of time.
I truly enjoyed OUT OF PLAY, Nyrae Dawn's believable rocker
Bishop, is flawed yes, but at heart, a really good guy who
has dealt with some tough times. I loved the character of
Bishop but I dint really like the character of Penny, I felt
like she was too manly. I got that she was a hockey player
and a bit of a tomboy but I just really didn't get her. I
felt
like I need more from her as a women basically, I'm so used
to women in the stories that I read being strong and
feminine and I just don't get that with Penny. With the
character of Bishop I felt that his drug addiction didn't
ring true to me. I never felt any of the desperation that
comes from being an addict. Bishop seemed far too able to
control his habit, eking out his supply of pills or just not
taking them without any real ill effect. I would have liked
this to be more of struggle for him because then the ending
would have been even more powerful than it already is.
I love Nyrae Dawn as a writer and thought the story line was
great and was written very well but felt the characters
needed more and would have like to see her dig deep into
Bishops drug problem. This is a great book for the young
adult readers who are looking for a great read. OUT OF PLAY
is an
overall great book but could use a little tweaking here and
there.
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