A review by allingoodtime
Up to the Challenge by Terri Osburn
4.0
Another wonderful read. I was already a fan of Sid from the first book, this story lets the reader see her more feminine side and it's great! Even though in the first book Terri Osburn did her best to make sure the reader didn't think of Lucas as a "bad guy", I still wasn't sure if I'd like him. That power-driven kind of person is not one I can usually tolerate. Ms. Osburn did a great job getting me over my fears, Lucas ended up being a dream.
When Lucas first starts to notice Sid as a woman I will admit to being a little put off by the circumstances. I wanted to like him but knew I wouldn't be able to do that if he only fell for Sid's looks. Almost right away the author let the reader know that Lucas was intrigued by the challenge Sid presented to him. So he didn't take notice until he saw what was under her baggy clothes, that's okay. Some guys need to be hit over the head to see things. As long as in the long run the right reasons were present.
Really my only complaint has to do with something an editor should have caught. My sister used to get annoyed with the way I corrected her grammar when we were teenagers. I've learned to curb that urge as I got older and realized A) it's rude and B) there are many grammar rules I don't follow either. That being said, bad grammar still makes my skin crawl...especially when it's incorrect word usage. There are two times in this book that the phrase "grant it" was used where "granted" should have been used. I was somewhat disappointed that Ms. Osburn did this but quickly came to the conclusion that it's not really her fault. It's her editors responsibility to catch these things. And there is always the possibility that she didn't use that phrase and it was type-set incorrectly. Either way, it just irked me a bit.
All in all, another wonderful book that has be eager to read Will's story next.
When Lucas first starts to notice Sid as a woman I will admit to being a little put off by the circumstances. I wanted to like him but knew I wouldn't be able to do that if he only fell for Sid's looks. Almost right away the author let the reader know that Lucas was intrigued by the challenge Sid presented to him. So he didn't take notice until he saw what was under her baggy clothes, that's okay. Some guys need to be hit over the head to see things. As long as in the long run the right reasons were present.
Really my only complaint has to do with something an editor should have caught. My sister used to get annoyed with the way I corrected her grammar when we were teenagers. I've learned to curb that urge as I got older and realized A) it's rude and B) there are many grammar rules I don't follow either. That being said, bad grammar still makes my skin crawl...especially when it's incorrect word usage. There are two times in this book that the phrase "grant it" was used where "granted" should have been used. I was somewhat disappointed that Ms. Osburn did this but quickly came to the conclusion that it's not really her fault. It's her editors responsibility to catch these things. And there is always the possibility that she didn't use that phrase and it was type-set incorrectly. Either way, it just irked me a bit.
All in all, another wonderful book that has be eager to read Will's story next.