Game On by Navessa Allen on March 31, 2026
Genres: Fiction / Humorous / Dark Humor, Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy, Fiction / Romance / Suspense
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
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Tyler Neumann has spent years looking for his father, and not because he wants to meet the man. No, he wants to destroy him. And he’ll manipulate whoever he can to exact his revenge. Including Stella McCormick. She’s everything Tyler hates. Her wealth and privilege have protected her for her entire life, and Tyler thinks it’s time she finally paid the price. Whether she’s ready to or not. Stella might not believe in love at first sight, but loathing at first sight – no question. From the moment she sets eyes on Tyler in her tattoo parlor, she knows he’s the devil planning to make her life hell. Forced to play the part of his girlfriend and invite him into her family’s glittering circles, Stella quickly clocks Tyler’s ulterior motives. But love and hate are two sides of the same coin, and soon she doesn’t know which is being blackmailed by a man who wants to ruin her, or that they can’t seem to keep their hands off each other.
This is the third book in this series. Though it was not the best, it was not the worst either. The biggest issue for me is that the central dynamic between Tyler and Stella starts to feel overused. It carries a lot of the story, but eventually becomes a bit exhausting, and I found myself wishing the book would move away from it sooner. The plot also gets a little shaky, especially toward the end, where it feels like there aren’t real consequences for what’s happened.
That said, I still had a great time. I love Allen’s voice. She’s effortlessly funny and consistently creates characters you enjoy, even when they’re objectively a mess. It doesn’t fully recapture what made Lights Out so special, but that one feels like lightning in a bottle. I rated this novel four stars.