Ughhhhhhhh.
Okay, I was super excited to read this one following my love for the second one. I started immediately, hence why I'm writing the reviews for the series back to back. I just had to start reading it as soon as I finished the first.
Too bad this one was not as good as the first.
Worth the Risk picks up about two years after the first book ended. While Matt and Abby are happy living their domestic lives, Matt's brother Stephen is busy making money and battling personal demons. After the death of his fiancée five years prior, as Norfolk's Most Eligible Bachelor, he's jumping from girl to girl. When he spots a pretty blonde while shopping for groceries, he can't help but ask for her number.
Hannah isn't like the average person. A traumatizing experience at the age of fourteen left her with physical scars all over her body and distrust in everyone except her brothers. So when Stephen approaches her and asks her for a date, she doesn't know what makes her say yes. The charming man clearly runs at a different speed, but she agrees, much to the chagrin of those closest to her.
So my problem with this primarily centered around this being far more typical than the first one. The virgin girl with a broken past meets the hot, angsty man who doesn't know it means to have a real relationship. He says something cruel and she overhears it, running away before he explains anything. He sees something, she freaks out, and he doesn't tell her how it doesn't matter.
All the typical tropes that have been overrun lately in this genre are very present in this one. Which sucks so hard.
While I loved her brothers - especially Nick - and his family, but it just wasn't as good as the first. I didn't cry, I expected everything, and while I still enjoyed her writing style, this didn't live up to the first one.
Final rating: 3 stars
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