As much as I loved Challenge, Endurance was a little harder to fall into. I think it was because the intensity in Challenge was the complete opposite of the insanity in Endurance. Belle and Tanner were a lot, and that’s putting it mildly.

It started off promising with Tanner being in a ridiculous, yet hilarious predicament. It escalated quickly, involving Belle as she decided to take it upon herself to rescue him, leading them create a fake relationship to appease the media. From there, the story jumped the rails and completely lost me. On one hand, it felt like Belle was trying to manipulate the situation as payback but I didn’t understand how giving Tanner exactly what he wanted achieved that. Same with Tanner, for a man who has never had a girlfriend or any desire to be in a relationship, his 180 came unrealistically fast. I felt like someone took this story and put it in hyper speed, making it unbelievable at times (yes for a fictional story). I did enjoy Camden’s commentary and we had a chance to get to know Booker and Gareth a little more.

I believe if I had read Endurance first I may have enjoyed it but having Challenge to compare it to diluted it for me. Would I still recommend it, definitely! I fully intend to keep going with the series as I want to learn more about baby brother Booker and see how Camden, Indie, Belle, and Tanner are doing as the story continues.