So... after reading Taking a Shot I think I might "take a break" from this series. While I really enjoyed the first two books in the series, Taking a Shot felt like the exact same story again but with less likeable characters. I mean this is a contemporary romance series so it should be expected that the stories would be somewhat formulaic but this was just too identical plot wise and it got a little distracting. 
 I think the thing that pulled me out of connecting to the story was that Jenna was an entirely unlikable character. I freaking LOVED Jenna in the previous two books! She was sassy and quirky and I was so excited for her to get her own story. The thing is, in Taking a Shot Jenna became the whiniest person in the world. Honestly, she was bugging the hell out of me. If I were Ty, I'm not sure I would have wanted to bother with all her whining. Ty was about the same as all the other guys in the series. He was a good guy who treats women well and is spectacular in bed. He wasn't anything in particular to write home about. If I were to be blunt I would say he's pretty bland for a lead character. He was a great guy but besides that there wasn't anything else about him to really make him stand out. 
 Like with all of the other books in this series, the covers are really something to behold. They are always graced with a delicious bit of man candy which basically guarantees smutty delights will be found between the covers. As usual, the smutty delights here were top notch. Jaci Burton can really write some grade-A smut! The only thing is... the smut is getting to be formulaic. I think all the books in the series follow a similar smut trajectory. Here's an example: In all of the books I've read of the Play by Play series there's one anal sex scene and it happens chronologically in the same spot in all the books. So while the smut is still stellar and super-hot, it's also a bit predictable. 
 Overall, Taking a Shot was an ok, if predictable, romance. I didn't particularly connect with either of the main characters. Also, their romance is for the most part boring. Nothing exciting happens. NOTHING. I can see how the reader is supposed find Ty loveable and root for Jenna to achieve her dreams. However, Ty was boring and Jenna ended up being so whiny that I just didn't want to listen to her anymore. The saving grace here was a smut because that is really something special. So if the smut here wasn't as good as it was this may have been a 1 star book for me. As it stands now, I'm giving this 3 stars because it was just "ok."