While not my favorite in this series, I very much loved seeing the players from the previous books. ~ Slick, Guilty Pleasures
Description:
Sometimes the best way to get over the past is to repeat it.
Brian Goode is in a tough spot. With all his friends getting married, and his sister in a relationship with not one, but two men, the love bug is hovering around his heart, ready to bite. Trouble is, he’s tired of playing a field full of gold-digging women.
Then there’s Faith Sumner. She’s gorgeous, genuine, and turns him on without even trying. Time to suck it up, ask her out, and pray their blazing attraction won’t dissolve into another lukewarm disaster.
Faith is finished dating wealthy men. No longer willing to let anyone make her feel inferior for her humble roots, she’s finally making good choices. Except this “Goode” choice turns out to be exactly the kind of man she’s sworn off.
Though she’s content to keep their one-night stand to a single amazing, unforgettable mistake, Brian’s persistent wooing—and convincing groveling—begin to turn her head. Until Faith’s ugly past comes calling, redoubling Brian’s determination to show her she’s worthy of loving, and being loved…
Product Warnings
A Goode man who’s a bad boy, a woman named Faith who could use a little of her namesake, and meddling friends turn this relationship red hot.
Review copy provided for an honest review
I’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.”
3.5 Stars
Thanks for the intro to this series Slick.