Grounding Griffin

A Made Marian Novel

By: Lucy Lennox

Narrated by: Michael Dean

Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins

Publisher's summary

Griff: I learned early on that the easiest way to avoid a broken heart is to always be the first out the door. Caring about anyone or anything is asking to be disappointed, which is why I avoid relationships and chase freelance gigs - ghost writing restaurant reviews and penning articles about the efficacy of cheesy pick-up lines - instead of chasing my dreams.

Besides, dreams don't come true for people like me. And no one, not even the sexy-as-hell bartender at the club can convince me otherwise. Because I'm never risking my heart again.

Sam: As a bartender I've watched a million pick-up artists work their magic, but none as talented as Griffin Marian. He's a flirt, a good time. Hooking up with him was supposed to be just a fling. I wasn't supposed to care about his fractured past or his buried dreams. I have my own future to worry about, especially after that stupid food critic scuttled my hopes of finally opening my own restaurant.

But, the more time I spend with Griff, the more I'm beginning to realize that my plans mean nothing without him. If only I can convince him to give us a chance to follow our dreams together.

Fair warning: this book includes flirty sweetness, detailed descriptions of man parts touching, and the dirtiest thing to come out of Aunt Tilly's mouth yet.

©2017 Lucy Lennox (P)2017 Lucy Lennox

B+ rating...

My Review:
Overall: 4.0
Performance: 4.5
Story: 3.5

The setup for this one was really cute. Griffin is a newspaper reporter doing a story about how effective cheesy pet names are for picking up guys. Sam works at the bar where Griffin is practicing his technique. I love that Sam calls Griffin "Foxy" because that's always his opening salvo. Those first few scenes were brilliant and just so fun. A smile kept breaking over my face as I listened to those.

Griffin has had a really hard life. This is one of those things that I think would have been more impactful if I had been reading the book rather than listening to it, because that really should have been super, super emotional. And it's not that the narrator didn't do an incredible job with those scenes, because he totally did. Michael Pauley did an incredible job on the narration of this one. There's just an emotional depth from reading and internalizing the story that isn't there as much when passively listening to the story.

And that's kind of the issue with this book, too. There was a really lighthearted fun beginning (meet-cute) that truly was fun and cute, but by the end of the book, the whole vibe of the story had done a complete 180...turning much darker with Griffin's background, the missing kid, and the side-story with Sam's family. It made it feel like two totally different books.

But again, I am still loving the Marian family and the entire series. And I did love the solution for the conflict with Sam's career and how it tied back to the Marian family...perfection there.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

how could you go wrong with Lucy lennox and Michael Dean working together....YOU CAN'T!!

100% reccomend

interesting story

I. will be honest I was a little taken back At the beginning because it was really dry . as the story progressed I felt it opened to so much more than just a love story . I've read all four books and they all did really well

A huge hit with this reader

I have had the pleasure of listening to this series so many times. As usual I get drawn in to the emotional rollercoaster that Griffin travels. Sam is such a stand up man, he's really there for his man. And each and every time I think I fall a little bit more in love with this incredible family. So happy reading.

Ties that Bind

Lennox continues the Made Marian series by linking each story to the next very well.
Grounding Griffin was enjoyable, however, I did feel a bit lost at times, having to go back several chapters to find the too loose thread in this part of the Series.
The Three Old Ladies are by far my favorite characters. Perhaps it’s because I see myself in them! Looking forward to read Maverick’s story next.

Loved this book.

Loved this book and the narrator along with the other books in the series. definitely read the series in order.

Grounding Griffin

Omg this audio book was absolutely positivity amazing. I would highly recommend this audio book.

Fantastic series!!!

What was one of the most memorable moments of Grounding Griffin?

This book is filled with great moments, it's hard to pick just one. The Marian family is just so funny.

Any additional comments?

This book is filled with great moments, it's hard to pick just one. The Marian family is just so funny.
Lucy has a way with words!! "My cock for your ass" - and it's not what you're thinking... she's just that witty!!

I received an audio from the author for my honest review.

Another hit!

Once again this series is just blowing my mind with the fire and the funny!

excellent

this book kept me off my feet. couldn't stop listening to it and the narrator magnificent job