My three star review of this book is the compromise I'm giving because of the characters. Blake would have gotten five stars, easily. Caroline is two stars, at best.

I was looking incredibly forward to this book. I liked Blake in the first book, and wanted to meet Aric's sister, and learn more about her. The plot, while fairly basic (brother's best friend, accidental pregnancy) was good. Especially the added drama of the first book being where Blake had learned of an affair between his best friend, Aric and Blake's mom.

Unfortunately, the character of Caroline sort of killed the book for me. The only thing I did like about her was that she owned her sexuality. She had been on a quest to find "good sex" and I loved that we finally have a heroine who isn't a virginal waif. That's where my love for her ends. She was spoiled, bratty, used Blake, was hateful and just all around unpleasant for most of the story.

Blake had always had a crush on Caroline. And, when he was a freshman and she was a senior, he found her upset. She mentioned to him that she had sex and the guy she had sex with had dumped her. She told Blake to never settle. To wait and have sex with someone who mattered. So, Blake waited. I fucking love that BLAKE was the virgin in this story. He wasn't completely inexperienced, but he was waiting to have sex because he wanted it to be more than just a sex for the sake of losing his virginity.

Enter Caroline, on a break from college. She and Blake, through a series of circumstances, and even a manipulation (spoilers) find themselves alone, in his room, during his annual Halloween party. They end up having sex. They make the mistake of not using protection, and Caroline gets pregnant.

After this she is even more insufferable. Yes, she is going through a lot. And, when she considers adoption, her mom is very upset and not at all supportive of her. The only person who tries to support her through any of this is Blake, and she treats him terribly. She ignores him, then, when the pregnancy hormones kick in, she uses him for sex, but still doesn't want to be with him.

There's family drama on both sides. Honestly, it was all a bit out of nowhere. Especially with Aric's parents, as they were shown to be so loving in the first book. Now their daughter gets pregnant and they do a complete personality change?

Through everything, Blake just seems to want everything to be okay. By the end of the book, Caroline does become less awful, and she even is somewhat okay. But, by that time it was too little, too late. Blake deserved so much better.