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| Briar U Book 4 |
College was supposed to be my chance to get over my ugly-duckling complex and spread my wings. Instead, I wound up in a sorority full of mean girls. I already have a hard time fitting in, so when my Kappa Chi sisters issue the challenge, I can’t say no.
The dare: seduce the hottest new hockey player in the junior class.
Conor Edwards is a regular at Greek Row parties…and in Greek Row sorority beds. He’s the one you fall for before you learn that guys like him don’t give girls like me a second glance. Except Mr. Popular throws me for a loop—rather than laughing in my face, he does me a solid by letting me take him upstairs to pretend we’re getting busy.
Even crazier, now he wants to keep pretending. Turns out Conor loves games, and he thinks it’s fun to pull the wool over my frenemies’ eyes.
But resisting his easy charm and surfer-boy hotness is darn near impossible. Though I’m realizing there’s much more to Conor’s story than his fan club can see.
And the longer this silly ruse goes on, the greater the danger of it all blowing up in my face.
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My Review: 5/5 Stars
I'm not even surprised that I finished this book in a day. Like seriously, I could not put it down. I've been a fan of Briar U since the Off Campus series. We have arrived at the final book of the Briar U series and it did not disappoint. We've met Conor in previous Briar U books and I'm so glad he got his own book. Especially after the previous book The Play. There was something more to his story and I'm so glad we got to jump into his point of view and watch him meet his match. And that match is Taylor. They are ridiculously cute and just perfect together. The moment they meet, something sparks. When Taylor is dared to seduce Conor at a party, she surprises him by telling him that she doesn't want an actual hook-up but she would appreciate him playing along. Immediately intrigued, he does. Truly a gentleman and quite a sweetheart, he won't hesitate to help someone. Their fake hookup turns in to two people getting to know one another and having a real connection. Though Taylor at first doesn't believe that anything will come from it. But soon they find themselves drawn back together. And next thing they know, they are pretend dating to get Taylor's petty sorority sisters off her back and for Conor, he is genuinely curious to where this could go. But there is more to either of them.
Taylor has always been self-conscious of her body. So she finds it hard to believe that Conor sees beautiful when he looks at her. Conor has put on many masks. He never felt like he was good enough. He grew up with nothing until his mom married this guy. He made mistakes as a teen and the guilt of some bad choices has weighed heavy on him through the years. But when Conor and Taylor are together, for the first time they both feel like they can just be themselves. As they find themselves slowly realizing that what they have is real, trouble finds them. Conor's past comes back to haunt him and Taylor finds her in a situation she never asked to be part of. Both will try and pull away, yet their connection is too strong to truly keep away from another. Instead they fight for one another. Their story was just really great. Romantic and real and I couldn't put it down. I laughed so hard at their banter and of course all the hockey boys and their craziness. I cheered for the Conor and Taylor slowly overcoming their deepest insecurities that are just so relatable. Great, great book. Never a disappointment with this series. And I'm so sad it's the last one! (Though I will always hope that changes.)
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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