Review: The Autumn Review for Dirty Trick
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 30, 2013
I'm a fan of Bell's Dare Me Series, so when I heard she had a new series coming out, I was thrilled! Not only was I excited about this new series, but I love friends to lovers stories. Dirty Trick was a fun and sexy read!Ok, so Grace is a matchmaker, but hasn't been all that lucky in love herself. One bad relationship after another has left her feeling self conscious. She feels like she must be doing something wrong to cause these failed relationships. The only good relationship she has is with her best friend, Trick. He's a gorgeous SWAT officer, who's always had luck with the ladies. But, there's only one lady that Trick wants.Trick finally decides to make his move on Grace after her most recent break-up. Now, here's where the drama comes in. He decides to make his move at a Halloween party. He wants her to see him in a different light. So, he wears a mask to the party. Of course, sparks fly between them and they find themselves in the throws of passion in the sauna at the party. Yet, Grace still doesn't know it's Trick. No good will come of that, right? Well, he can't seem to tell her the truth and the lie keeps building.Here's the thing, I liked Trick and I liked Grace. I even liked them together. Their first time was somewhat awkward and rather sweaty, but still hot. They did have good chemistry and I think it's simply because they were such good friends going into the relationship. I was on board with all of that. What didn't work for me was the fact that Grace was so oblivious to the fact that her mystery guy was Trick. I dunno...it just wasn't believable to me. I think if you're around someone daily, you know their smell, their voice, their mannerisms, etc. Yet, Grace had no idea. Hmmm....So, while I don't think Trick's dishonesty was in any way ok, I still didn't have much sympathy for Grace when she found out the truth.Overall, I did enjoy it. I think what kept my rating up was that I did like the characters. It was the way things played out that didn't work all that well for me. Although, I did like the ending. Of course, I also liked the sexy times, so that helped too. Christine Bell sure knows how to write a good sex scene.  Even though this wasn't a favorite for me, it was definitely a fast, fun, and steamy read. I'll continue with the series for sure. I'm hoping Grace's friend Serena gets a book next! Dirty Trick would be a good weekend pick-up.Quotes:~"I've thought of this moment, with you looking up at me exactly like that, so many times, I can't even count them."-Loc 1720~"So the best way to change my opinion of him was to seduce me at a party, lie to me, and pretend to be someone else so he could get me into bed?"Serena winced at her quietly spoken words and shrugged. "When you say it like that, I can see how that would be ill-advised, but I don't think that was how he saw it."-Loc 1904