4.5 stars really. I fell in love with this series when I got the chance to listen to the third book in the series, The Learning Hours for an audiobook tour. After I finished that one, I knew I had to go back and read the first two in the series, which I haven't got around to yet, although I have a copy of the first one sitting on the bookshelf by my bed. Of course I knew who the first two books were about because they tell you in each one basically. From what I'd read, I'd really been looking forward to maybe this book being Rex Gunderson's story. And in a way, it kind of is. Just not the way I'd hoped.

In this book we get to meet Anabelle, the daughter of the wrestling coach from the first three books. As you would expect, he forbids all of his team members from dating her. And as we know from the characters' behavior in the past books, some of them take that as a direct challenge. Gunderson being one of them, along with his roommate. The two of them are the ones who posted the flier that humiliated Rhett, yet led him to his true love in the end. In this book they make a bet on who can sleep with Ana first.

I was confused at first about who the romance was going to be for Ana, because there was the chapter with Gunderson and Johnson, as they usually start out the books it seems. Then there was some guy called Elliot, and I didn't quite understand about him. But I see from some other reviews on Goodreads that I wasn't the only person a little confused at first. But I figured it out, and fell in love with Elliot. Well, until...until he goes away to grad school in another state. And that is where the book went a little south for me, and part of what made me drop it to a 4 star instead of 5.

At that point it kind of developed almost into just letters between the two. The story seemed a bit rushed at that point, almost glossing over the wonderful details the story had earlier on. I kind of wish it had been more regular story chapters as opposed to the letters and emails that it was written as. In the end I did like the way it went. I will say that Gunderson definitely ended up getting what he deserved, although I still want a book about him getting his happiness. And it's nice to see the author mention on Facebook that there is always a possibility that book could come about some how.

Anyway, now I must get around to reading the first two books. And I'm excited that I just got bumped up on the waiting list for Book Bonanza in Denver in July, and I think Sara Ney will be there, so I can't wait to meet her!