Jenn the Readaholic's Reviews > Olympic Crown

I was surprised by how much I really liked Posey and Brent. After Sebastian and Natalie, I knew to expect some angst and misery, but we don’t have the petty tactics between Posey and Brent. Instead, we have two people who went from fake to real and are trying to deny it’s THIS real for them. But when a vicious mean girl sinks her teeth into a blatant lie for public consumption, can these two make it, or are they destined to be nothing but a fling?

Brent definitely messed up a few times. And while that made me angry, it was also realistic. I mean, most guys would rather ignore the issues swirling around if it isn’t directly impacting them, so he felt like just about any man I know with his desire to ignore it all. But when he finally got his wake up call, he kicked his grovel game into high gear and went on a mission to dispel any and all rumors, lies, and deliberate misconceptions. And for that, I had to like him. A lot. Because if a man can wake up, see what’s going on, and do his best to fix it, he’s a winner to me!

As for Posey, she had her reasons for seeming flighty and flirty. And they were good reasons. The problem was that her personality made it easy for Brent to forget that hearts and feelings were involved, so when she was disregarded after pointing out just how hateful thing were getting, she did what she had to do in order to protect herself. And I didn’t blame her one bit. No one wants to feel insignificant or be dismissed simply because another doesn’t wish to acknowledge what is happening. But Posey was also the master of forgiveness once efforts were made and proven not to be one shot deals. And I especially loved how she didn’t back down. She knew her worth. She knew she deserved better. And she didn’t see a need to make herself smaller for the comfort of others.

I look forward to the next book in this series because I loved time with these two. I’m pretty sure Nick and Julia will give us a lot of misery, but I’m ready for it.