Wicked Book Review: Wicked Little Game

Wicked Little Game by Ivy Porter kept me fully engaged, primarily because it had so much happening between the characters of Samuel Ryves and Ruby Barron.

Pair a very broody bodyguard with a slighly spoiled female, you’re in for all kinds of snarky banter. Samuel, who’s on assignment to dig into illegal dealings of the elusive Mr. Barron, who in his efforts to keep his daughter under lock and key, is hired to “baby-sit” her while he’s away.

Samuel instantly has his hands full with making sure Ruby doesn’t sneak off and Ruby, fed up with being controlled, does everything in her power to push Samuel’s buttons.

Ruby, despite her antics to get under Samuel’s skin, finds herself drawn to him, while Sam, who is there for the greater mission at hand, tries in vain to ignore her advances.

While I loved their chemistry, at times, I felt like his insults or name calling was at times unwarranted. I am all for barbs and snarky comebacks, but at times, it was done too often.

Regardless of that slight critique, I loved these two characters. Ruby, as I read the book, was smarter than she wanted Sam to see and Samuel, no matter how hard he wanted to be tough, had sweet soft spot for her.

Is this worth the read? Absolutely. Wonderful job, Ivy.