Book: Grizz by Sawyer Bennett
Reviewed by Anonymous
Rating: 3/5
Grizz seems like a jerk. At least at the beginning. Daisy seems like a serious journalist who doesn't know when to turn it off. When Daisy gets fired for asking the hard questions at the wrong time one too many times, she uses her connections to get a job with the New York Vipers as the new minder for Grizz.
What starts as purposeful antagonism gives way to respect slowly. The tension between the two just turns into banter that eventually leads to the bedroom. Grizz still tends to hold things back, but Daisy eventually wears down his hard shell.
I think the more interesting part of this story is the childhood of abuse that Grizz dealt with, and the complicated emotions at play when the perpetrator of that abuse develops dimentia. He is struggling with taking care of his ailing father who no longer remembers how horrible he was to his son. This all brings up complicated family dynamics that make the situation more delicate than most. By the end of the book I was in awe of how Daisy helped Grizz grow and heal.
I was not a fan of the ending, it was a little abrupt for me. I am definitely looking forward to the next book in the series that features the perpetually single Vipers' team owner Julian.
Thank you to the author for the advanced copy. All opinions are my own.