Review: 4 - "We just kept massaging the deal until everyone felt good about it." Stars!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 9, 2014
Best Man With Benefits brings us to the end of what has been an absolutely spectacular series. I have enjoyed each and every book for different reasons, and I know without doubt I will revisit the characters and their stories again and again in the future.Logan ‘Pantyripper’ McCade and Sophie Brooks, have been a part of the previous 3 books, but not to any massive extent, and you know what they always say about the quiet ones....”Why are you punishing me?”“For making me want you.”“If it’s any consolation, I want, you too.”Another thing I have liked about the books in this series is that each and every character has been different; they have all had their own unique qualities, back-story and issues. Some have been a little deeper than others, but all have been well developed and easy to empathise with.”Different doesn’t always mean incompatible.”I felt a massive connection to Sophie; this is a woman who likes to blend into the background, stay out of the limelight and is happier in her own company, rather than that of her peers. She has made a few changes in her life recently, and as a part of that is making more of an effort to come out of her shell and ‘get involved’ more.Logan as the Best Man is her Brothers best friend and as such has seen Sophie develop from the goofy little-sister into the woman she now is. As such, although he has been tasked in ensuring that she attends and enjoys the planned events for the wedding, Logan has very much put a Sophie-is-off-limits rule in place after discovering she isn’t quite the cute, shy girl he remembered.”The only chest you’re going to be pressed up against is mine.””You can, you know.”“Can what?”“Hold on to me.”I loved the first few chapters of this book, the amount of imaginary ****ing and eye ****ing that goes on between this couple is drool worthy, and when they do finally get down to it you are not left disappointed.”It’s like someone kicked my ass and left me for dead.””Come on, Soph. I dare you.”For me, there is nothing more of a turn on in a book boyfriend as one who knows exactly what his woman needs, and gives it too her. Logan does this in spades, and pretty creatively at points, his recognition and acceptance of her lack in confidence, I think is one of the main reasons she then manages to take the big step of actually putting herself ‘out-there’ emotionally after spending so long avoiding any entanglements whatsoever. Sophie struggles massively with body-confidence and due to past hurts struggles with self-esteem as well, Logan uses actions as well as words (filthy-dirty ones at times) to prove to Sophie that he doesn’t see her as anything less than the beautiful, intelligent, worthy woman she is.”You make me stand up and take notice. And not just because of all these mind-boggling curves wrapped in silk and lace – though I’m certainly not complaining. Your honesty, your sense of adventure, the way you can’t turn down a dare… those things grabbed my attention, and I’ve been captivated ever since.””I feel like I can be myself when we’re together,” … “And I’m trying to tell you, you can be yourself, too.”I am quite sad to be writing this review, not because it hasn’t enjoyed it, but it means that I have reached the end of the series. The Wedding has passed, the champagne drunk, the toasts made and the guests have gone home, and all that is left is the clearing up…The clearing up for each of these books has been pretty special and the epilogue for Best Man With Benefits closes out the series perfectly. It is my hope that the Entangled team in the future manage to pull together another group of their highly talented authors to provide us with more series like this as each book has been an absolute pleasure to read.