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# Charade (The Games Trilogy Book 1)

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## Customer Reviews

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    I LOVE this book so freaking much!
  

*by N***A on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 9, 2013*

This is one of those books that I am kicking myself for not reading sooner!  What a Boy Wants was my first Indie book back when I had no idea what an Indie book was.  I LOVED What a Boy Wants (and What a Boy Needs) and I totally blame Nyrae Dawn for my Indie obsessiveness.  I've wanted to read Charade since I first heard about it, but it somehow kept getting lost in my endless TBR pile.  I read a great review from one of my favorite bloggers and I just knew I had to read it soon.  It had been a while since I read a Nyrae Dawn book but oh boy she did not disappoint one bit.  Nyrae truly has an amazing gift of writing some of the most broken characters and great love stories I have read.  The story of Cheyenne and Colt is no exception.To anyone else, it would seem like Cheyenne has the perfect life.  She is popular and well liked and has a popular boyfriend.  But Cheyenne has always felt like the people she cares about abandon her.  As a result she doesn't let herself get close to people to avoid being hurt.  When she catches her boyfriend cheating on her, she is determined not to let him know how much he hurt her.  Cheyenne comes up with a plan to make him jealous and make him think she has moved on.  She approaches Colt, who seems to have a history with Gregory, and offers him money in exchange to pretend to be her boyfriend.  Colt shoots her down but he really does need the money for his mom's medical expenses.  When he sees her at a party, he decides to take her up on her deal.  Getting paid to pretend date a gorgeous girl, what can go wrong with that?  The fact that he can rub it in Gregory's face is just the cherry on top.  But even though Colt acts like a jerk and he has his moments, he is actually a really good guy that is just dealing with a lot on his plate.  His mom is dying of cancer, a fact that he refuses to accept, he sells drugs to pay her medical expenses, and the only reason he's in college is because his mom asked him to.  Really though, he truly believes that he will never amount to anything.This was my first time reading a girl POV from Nyrae and I'm happy that Cheyenne was so easy to connect with.  I truly felt for her and my heart broke for her.  Cheyenne had issues from her childhood and her mom that she was dealing with and even though Colt and her pretended this was just a game, he was always there for her when she was going through her darkest moments.  And she was always there for him through his toughest moments too.  Cheyenne was also a very strong character and didn't take any crap from Colt or Gregory which only made me like her more.  Colt was an emotional character for me.  His mom is living her last days.  These scenes between him and his mom were just gut-wrenching not only because they felt so real but because I went through something like this last year and my feelings were still raw.  Nyrae didn't sugarcoat anything and completely understood what Colt was going through.  He was another character I easily connected with and I loved that he said exactly what was on his mind.  I swear that Nyrae writes the best guy POV's ever!  (I'm convinced she must have a bunch of guys locked in her basement and she makes them tell her exactly how guys behave in exchange for food.)  As much as I really liked Bastien and Jaden, I think Colt might be my favorite.I like to think of myself as a tough person.  I refuse to cry with movies, TV shows and books and there have been very few books that have made me cry.  Charade was one of them.  This book tore me apart and broke my heart but it also left me feeling happy at the end.  Although things started out as a game between Colt and Cheyenne, everything between them was so real, no matter how much they tried to deny or fight it.  I had high expectations for this book and I was not disappointed.  If you haven't read a book by Nyrae Dawn yet, I highly recommend them!  Beautiful, heart-breaking and highly emotional, Charade is a story that will stay with me.  I am really looking forward to the next book in this series, Facade and I will be reading it as soon as it comes out.5 out of 5 stars!Some of my favorite non-spoiler quotes from Charade:-His hand slides up the back of my shirt an even though I know it's wrong and it's not the right way to deal, each touch masks another thing I don't want to think about.  When he's touching me, it's a definite, something I know.  His touch is black and white when nothing else in my life is, even when I believed it to be so.-She's optimistic.  The cup is half full, sunshine and flowers and I try to act like I agree, but really I'm pissed someone dumped out half of my drink.-"Play your games if you want to.  We both know what this is."  I tap my fingers against the steering wheel, frustrated."Be careful, Colt or I'll think you're jealous.""Be careful or I'll think you want me to be."-"Be real with me."He's almost more serious than I've ever seen him.  It takes my breath away."I thought this was a game," I remind him."Not anymore and you know it.  This is the only thing that's real."*** of my reviews at:Nereyda @Mostly YA Book Obsessed
  
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    Completely unexpected. Loved it!
  

*by M***S on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 7, 2012*

Read this and other reviews at [...].Charade was definitely one of those stories that seemed to come out of nowhere and knock me on my butt. I thought it would be a sort of predictable (not in a bad way) story, where boy and girl play this game of "dating" for their own benefits, and of course fall in love in the meantime. I was looking forward to it for many reasons - I needed a quick, lighter read, and I LOVE Nyrae's writing. She covers the male POV so wonderfully. This story ended up being so much more than what I was anticipating and I fell in love.Cheyenne just caught her boyfriend of quite a few years in bed with another girl at the beginning of the school year. At a new school. In which she is attending because he's there. Basically, her life feels pretty sucky. This betrayal by Gregory is just a reminder of why she didn't trust people to begin with. She's always let down. Of course, there's so much more to the story of that part of her life. And it's heartbreaking. BUT - In the midst of telling Gregory off, in an attempt to stand up for herself and keep some semblance of dignity, she might let it slip that it was fine he did this, because she has a suitor after her attentions anyways. Nevermind the fact that it wasn't true at all, and she actually knew no one.And then we meet Colt. He's a playboy, and delicious. He doesn't get saddled down with any girl. He does what he can to get by, and help to take care of his dying mother. He's in school because it was her dream to see him succeed, and he'll be damned if he doesn't grant her a final wish. He and Cheyenne have an unconventional first meeting - and what unfolds from there is the great "charade." He's to help her look less like the dumped loser she feels like, and she's going to pay him, which will in turn help with his mother's hospice bills and medicine. Colt and Cheyenne had an amazing chemistry. It was fun, flirty, intense and HOT! :)"It's that stupid girl heart-pounding, hearts-floating-by-my-head thing. Where the guy who fights so hard to keep the distance, does something so small, it's huge. I can't help but let it inside. Let it mean something."This story has it all: love, sadness, guilt, drama, lying, secrets, happiness, death, forgiveness. Literally, everything. With that, comes a rollercoaster of emotions. As I had mentioned before, this story really came out of nowhere for me. I did NOT expect to be sobbing like a damn baby about it. That's for sure. But I found myself doing so on a few occasions. I'd go from smiling to crying within the span of a few pages, and that's a great story for me."Tomorrow...don't remind me I said this. I won't want to talk about it, but tonight...keep me safe."If I had a negative to the story, it would be the editing. It could have certainly been cleaned up and while I know that doesn't bother everyone, it is something I especially take notice of, and it can be distracting for me. Luckily the story was so great, it wasn't enough to distract me completely from it.I HAVE to mention the supporting characters as well. Adrian, LOVED him. So happy we will be getting his story in Facade coming out next year. I know there's so much more to him than a pot smoking, party animal, and I can't wait to see it. And also, Colt's mom. She was incredibly strong and poignant and amazing. She was a beautiful character and added so much to the story. And was often times responsible for my snotty nose and ugly crying."You're the only thing I've ever done that means something."I really loved the alternating POV in this story, because I really enjoy seeing into both characters' minds. I think it was very well done, and once again, Nyrae has a way with the male POV. :) I give this story 4 stars and recommend to anyone looking for a sexy story, laced with plenty of angst, but also a heartwarming message. It's about second chances, moving on, and relationships that save and stand some pretty big trials. I can't wait to read Adrian's story next!

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    Wow
  

*by K***’ on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 30, 2014*

Cheyenne has just discovered her boyfriend Gregory is cheating on her.With the thought of him abandoning her spiralling through her mind, she asks Colt to pretend to be her new boyfriend.Colt doesn’t like spoiled princesses, but he hates Gregory more and soon the two of them are caught up in a charade that even they start to believe..I’m trying to put on a brave face but really I’m a blubbering mess.Charade was nothing like I imagined, I expected a book about two people faking a relationship, what I discovered instead was a story that is full of discovery, loss and romance!As both characters discover each other, they embark on a journey that allows them to see themselves through someone else’s eyes.Their rough pasts and imminent futures start to blur as their charade crosses new lines.The emotions coursing through the pages takes the reader on a journey that will break them, a journey that will have the heart and mind aligned as they wait for the story to play out!The characters are incredible, the challenges they have faced, shows a strength that is deep rooted and full of pride. Two characters who need love but won’t admit it.I love Colt, the relationship he shares with his mum, left me in tears several times. The bond between him and his mother is so intense and beautiful.I just wish Colt could see what his mother sees.There are two characters who stay in the background and both of them, prove their worth in different ways, for Colt and Cheyenne to have people like this in their lives shows it’s not all bad, that said this story will shatter you but also imbed a thread of inspiration into your life!

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