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1bookobsessionconfessions's review
4.0
This story has a few tropes I adore-
Grumpy/Sunshine, age-gap(slight) and fake dating. Then, we have the fact that he becomes her bodyguard, so HOT!
Lydia has just been through an incredibly scary situation and she was injured so she’s staying at her parents house and avoiding life. She’s dealing with some new anxiety and fears.
Erik is a champion at emotional avoidance himself. He’s avoiding his past and his family.
He gets hired by her parents to be her driver/bodyguard.
The two are opposites with her being outgoing and chatty to his silent and broody.
I liked the banter and push and pull between them.
I loved the little wins she had, a small smirk or smile from him.
It was fun and so adorable.
Knowing he was slowly getting charmed by her was great.
The sexual tension builds and it’s tantalizing.
Lydia is young but for the most
part I think she was pretty mature. She’s struggling with what she has been doing versus what she wants to work towards,career wise.
She’s very smart and determined. She’s more intelligent and caring than she first seems to people.
She’s underestimated because she’s attractive, has famous parents and has a bubbly personality. She’s deeper than is expected.
Erik has walked away from a great career in the NFL, he’s had an injury and divorce that he’s still reeling from.
He’s not fully engaged in life.
He’s feeling lost and like he’s failing.
When they go to Erik’s family’s the story changes vibe, I really loved his siblings and parents a lot.
Lots of fun and banter. Plenty of great emotional moments.
The romance is incredibly slow burn.
Their chemistry is great, it’s both hot and sweet.
I would have liked a bit more of the couples banter and romance, I think it got a bit overshadowed by other things and scenarios.
I loved the bodyguard and fake dating aspects, it was where I wish the story had focused a bit more.
I still enjoyed the story very much. I liked the characters a lot.
I enjoyed the secondary characters and loved seeing the characters from the previous book in the series (Lydia’s older sisters story.)
II think the slow burn worked well and it was really hot when the fireworks happened.
I look forward to more in this series and I hope to see more of Erik’s family.
Grumpy/Sunshine, age-gap(slight) and fake dating. Then, we have the fact that he becomes her bodyguard, so HOT!
Lydia has just been through an incredibly scary situation and she was injured so she’s staying at her parents house and avoiding life. She’s dealing with some new anxiety and fears.
Erik is a champion at emotional avoidance himself. He’s avoiding his past and his family.
He gets hired by her parents to be her driver/bodyguard.
The two are opposites with her being outgoing and chatty to his silent and broody.
I liked the banter and push and pull between them.
I loved the little wins she had, a small smirk or smile from him.
It was fun and so adorable.
Knowing he was slowly getting charmed by her was great.
The sexual tension builds and it’s tantalizing.
Lydia is young but for the most
part I think she was pretty mature. She’s struggling with what she has been doing versus what she wants to work towards,career wise.
She’s very smart and determined. She’s more intelligent and caring than she first seems to people.
She’s underestimated because she’s attractive, has famous parents and has a bubbly personality. She’s deeper than is expected.
Erik has walked away from a great career in the NFL, he’s had an injury and divorce that he’s still reeling from.
He’s not fully engaged in life.
He’s feeling lost and like he’s failing.
When they go to Erik’s family’s the story changes vibe, I really loved his siblings and parents a lot.
Lots of fun and banter. Plenty of great emotional moments.
The romance is incredibly slow burn.
Their chemistry is great, it’s both hot and sweet.
I would have liked a bit more of the couples banter and romance, I think it got a bit overshadowed by other things and scenarios.
I loved the bodyguard and fake dating aspects, it was where I wish the story had focused a bit more.
I still enjoyed the story very much. I liked the characters a lot.
I enjoyed the secondary characters and loved seeing the characters from the previous book in the series (Lydia’s older sisters story.)
II think the slow burn worked well and it was really hot when the fireworks happened.
I look forward to more in this series and I hope to see more of Erik’s family.
katyanaish's review
3.0
Mmmm, I didn't love it, but it wasn't bad. I think there were just lots of little odds and ends that didn't really work for me.
Firstly, I thought the drama was really overdramatic / over-done. We never really got any real justification for why she needed a bodyguard. She didn't seem to have any stalkers. She had a car accident, so I get needing a driver for awhile - I was in a horrific car accident, and I had to be sedated to even get in the car when I was finally released from the hospital - but I don't get why it seemed like she was ... crowd-phobic? Maybe? I don't know. It isn't that I'm unsympathetic, I just honestly didn't understand her issue.
And his issue also seemed overly melodramatic. I mean, I get him having baggage, I really do. But I don't get his reaction with his family - again, literally do not understand how A led to B here, in his head - and I feel like he just overall became a fucking coward about life, to a ludicrous degree. I mean, I get being rattled. I get being gunshy. I get not having a lot of faith in people, and I get the heartbreak. But where he takes that ... I just don't get it.
Lastly, I'm just never a fan of unequal relationships, where one person does all the work to get into this relationship. And honestly, Lydia did all the work here, and just took CONTINUOUS shit from him. I don't think he did enough, in the end, to put them on equal footing. She was ready to take him back the literal second she saw him, without him even saying a word. And meh to that, seriously. Lydia is a great character, really smart and focused and compassionate ... and I feel like she deserves someone who wants her as much as she wants him. And I don't feel like this landed that way.
Firstly, I thought the drama was really overdramatic / over-done. We never really got any real justification for why she needed a bodyguard. She didn't seem to have any stalkers. She had a car accident, so I get needing a driver for awhile - I was in a horrific car accident, and I had to be sedated to even get in the car when I was finally released from the hospital - but I don't get why it seemed like she was ... crowd-phobic? Maybe? I don't know. It isn't that I'm unsympathetic, I just honestly didn't understand her issue.
And his issue also seemed overly melodramatic. I mean, I get him having baggage, I really do. But I don't get his reaction with his family - again, literally do not understand how A led to B here, in his head - and I feel like he just overall became a fucking coward about life, to a ludicrous degree. I mean, I get being rattled. I get being gunshy. I get not having a lot of faith in people, and I get the heartbreak. But where he takes that ... I just don't get it.
Lastly, I'm just never a fan of unequal relationships, where one person does all the work to get into this relationship. And honestly, Lydia did all the work here, and just took CONTINUOUS shit from him. I don't think he did enough, in the end, to put them on equal footing. She was ready to take him back the literal second she saw him, without him even saying a word. And meh to that, seriously. Lydia is a great character, really smart and focused and compassionate ... and I feel like she deserves someone who wants her as much as she wants him. And I don't feel like this landed that way.
keberwick's review
5.0
**This book was given to me by Smuthood Reviews in exchange for an honest review**
"Some people don't want to risk another injury, I guess."
Erik Wilder didn't plan on becoming Lydia Pierson's bodyguard, but when Luke Pierson asks him to help get his daughter out of the rut she's been in for two months after a car accident, Erik can't say no. Erik assumes Lydia is like any other Instagram Influencer he's met--vapid, vain, and shallower than a shower--but he's never been more wrong. Tasked with driving her to and from errands and events, he can't help but notice how she's slowly gotten under his skin--and that terrifies him.
Lydia Pierson didn't plan on turning into a hermit after she got into a car accident, but the fear of driving keeps her firmly in her old bedroom at her parents' house, hiding from the world. When her father introduces her to Erik as essentially a glorified babysitter, she can't believe it. He's too grumpy, he's too quiet and way too tall. They're practically oil and water. But, the more time she spends with him, she sees that underneath his surly, cranky attitude, he's hurting from something. Even though they spend more time fighting than talking, maybe she can help him to heal from his old wounds and look forward to the future.
First of all, I absolutely love [a:Karla Sorensen|13563232|Karla Sorensen|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1497639455p2/13563232.jpg], and getting to return to the world of the Washington Wolves was absolutely fantastic. I'm a sucker for a good fake-dating trope, as well as a Grump/Sunshine relationship, and The Plan has both of these (as well as a great age gap relationship--another one of my favorites). I can't get over how much I loved this book. Lydia and Erik's chemistry was electric and absolutely jumped off the page. I genuinely have no complaints or wish anything was different (other than I wish it was longer)! I'll absolutely be reading more of Karla Sorensen's books, and can't wait to revisit the men of the Washington Wolves football team!
"Some people don't want to risk another injury, I guess."
Erik Wilder didn't plan on becoming Lydia Pierson's bodyguard, but when Luke Pierson asks him to help get his daughter out of the rut she's been in for two months after a car accident, Erik can't say no. Erik assumes Lydia is like any other Instagram Influencer he's met--vapid, vain, and shallower than a shower--but he's never been more wrong. Tasked with driving her to and from errands and events, he can't help but notice how she's slowly gotten under his skin--and that terrifies him.
Lydia Pierson didn't plan on turning into a hermit after she got into a car accident, but the fear of driving keeps her firmly in her old bedroom at her parents' house, hiding from the world. When her father introduces her to Erik as essentially a glorified babysitter, she can't believe it. He's too grumpy, he's too quiet and way too tall. They're practically oil and water. But, the more time she spends with him, she sees that underneath his surly, cranky attitude, he's hurting from something. Even though they spend more time fighting than talking, maybe she can help him to heal from his old wounds and look forward to the future.
First of all, I absolutely love [a:Karla Sorensen|13563232|Karla Sorensen|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1497639455p2/13563232.jpg], and getting to return to the world of the Washington Wolves was absolutely fantastic. I'm a sucker for a good fake-dating trope, as well as a Grump/Sunshine relationship, and The Plan has both of these (as well as a great age gap relationship--another one of my favorites). I can't get over how much I loved this book. Lydia and Erik's chemistry was electric and absolutely jumped off the page. I genuinely have no complaints or wish anything was different (other than I wish it was longer)! I'll absolutely be reading more of Karla Sorensen's books, and can't wait to revisit the men of the Washington Wolves football team!
lclarke615's review
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
missbookreader's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
beckyrendon's review
4.0
Plans change...
But they say fate is written in the stars.
Sorensen gives us more Wolves and more of our beloved Pierson family. The Plan is Lydia's ever after. Our little girl is all grown up!!!
Whether you love the Wolves, wear their team apparel while reading, or just stumbled on them, you will fall hard and fast for this silent hulk and his sunshine-y charge. You'll fret, worry, and break right along side them.
Plan for the worst because Sorensen has brought out her best. I hope we never ever run out of Wolves and Wolves adjacent characters to love!!!
But they say fate is written in the stars.
Sorensen gives us more Wolves and more of our beloved Pierson family. The Plan is Lydia's ever after. Our little girl is all grown up!!!
Whether you love the Wolves, wear their team apparel while reading, or just stumbled on them, you will fall hard and fast for this silent hulk and his sunshine-y charge. You'll fret, worry, and break right along side them.
Plan for the worst because Sorensen has brought out her best. I hope we never ever run out of Wolves and Wolves adjacent characters to love!!!