Review: Good series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 27, 2014
3.5 StarsI’ve been a fan of this series since the beginning and I’ve enjoyed them all. While Making The Grade is part of the Wicked Warrens series, it’s not about a Warren but about two of their friends whom we’ve spent time with previously. I liked this book, but I didn’t love it. It was simply missing the humor found in the other books, the plot seemed a little thin, and at times I felt the need to bop both the hero and the heroine upside the head. I very much loved seeing the players from the previous books and was happy they were a part of this book because they did some of that aforementioned head bopping for me.Brian Goode is at a point in his life where he’s ready to start thinking about settling down with one woman. He’s played the field for a long time and with many of his friends and his sister in committed relationships he sees what he’s been missing. However, he wants someone who wants him, not his bank account. Faith Sumner has always gone after the wrong type men but with her baggage, she’s begun to see that it’s a pattern she needs to break.There’s a big misunderstanding right at the beginning that left me wondering how old these two were because honestly, at 30+ they were acting more like teenagers. Thankfully they do finally communicate and embark on a relationship in which they both feel they can be themselves, something neither one has had the luxury of being in quite some time.Both Brian and Faith has big parent issues which cause some strife and another blow up. I’ll be very honest when I say although Faith has been in therapy with Dr. Dylan Warren I think she needs way more time on the couch. She is one of those heroines that I had a hard time liking. Brian grew on me as the book went on and I did love that he was man enough to own up to his original mistake and forgive Faith for hers.Every once in a while and author whose work I adore will come out with a book that just doesn’t appeal to me as much as her other work and for me, this is that book. While I enjoyed it; Making the Grade wasn’t a book I finished and said, “I can’t wait to read it again.”Review copy provided with an honest review.