DNF at 7%.

I just couldn’t get into this book. The writing style was stilted and overly wordy. I also took an immediate dislike to Jack and couldn’t get passed it.

Sorry.

Bully romances are my thing at the moment, and while the first one was pretty spot on, I feel this one lost its way a little.
Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE Mason. He’s such an interesting character, with so much more than meets the eye.
Camila I’m pretty ambivalent about. I don’t feel as if we really got to know her besides being the victim of bullying.
Where this boon falls down for me is the constant info dumps and recapping of events from the alternate POV. I also found it was paced a little slowly and I wished I could’ve seen more on Camila’s side.
Still, it’s not a horrible book, in fact, it’s pretty decent. If they’re your thing, give it a go.

I quite enjoyed this book, and felt it was a fitting end to the series. I loved all the twists and turns, surprises and shocks. I love how everything came together and ended pretty perfectly.
I’m looking forward to both Cap’s and Royce’s books!

This was an okay book. The writing was stilted and overly descriptive, and just a bit clunky.
The storyline was okay, but I think it needed a little more drama, a little something to lift it.
I also think it may need a good edit, there’s a lot of commas missing and would help with the flow of the story, I think.
In the end, an okay story, but not a favourite, sorry.

4.5 stars.

I didn’t initially feel this book. I’m a little tired of Tijan always writing these emotionally unavailable girls, and it gets a little one note.
I am SO glad that things develop and change.
I love Stone. I don’t think he’s equal to Mason, but he is a great character.
I love how clear the communication and understanding is between him and Dusty. These two get each other and I loved seeing that.
What I did want more, is more of her roommates. I don’t think they really get the time they deserve and I feel things are a little rushed in regards to them.
I found this book isn’t as clearly thought out as Tijan’s books are, but I still loved it! If you’re a fan, pick this one up!

3.5 stars.

This was an okay book. I don’t know if it’s because I just finished Reign of Brayshaw, but I felt like it was lacking something, a little edginess.
Having said that, I did like Nick. Give me a vulnerable hero with secrets and I’m all in.
I didn’t feel as if I really knew who Demi was supposed to be. Was she the quiet, unassuming girl? Or was she the confident, popular girl? She was a little confusing to me.
I also felt like this was perhaps book 2 of a series, and maybe it is, with Travis and Krista as book one.
Still, as I said, this was an okay book, just lacking something.

I absolutely loved James and Aubrey’s story last year, it was one of my reads of the year, but this fell a little flat for me. I felt like Aubrey’s reasons for doing what she did weren’t fully explained and I missed James’s loving words.
I also felt like there was too much made of James’s age, we know he’s older, and it bordered on repetitive.
Something else I wanted to see was other people’s reactions to them as a couple. A big deal was made about them, but nobody said anything?
Natalie’s storyline didn’t pull a chord for me either.
I wanted to love this, but it fell a little flat.

3.5 stars.

I’m a bit hit and miss with Ilsa’s books. This one is somewhere in between for me.
Everything happens so fast in this book. I never got the bullying aspect of this book, or how and why things changed.
Separately Ava and Knox were fascinating characters but together they just didn’t do it for me.
I loved Knox, his vulnerability, his dedication to Dane, his loyalty.
Ava is an interesting character, so strong and sure.
But everything in this book happens so fast. The admirer aspect I thought would be fleshed out more, and let’s not forget the massive info dump towards the end of the book.
I wanted this to be a great bully romance, but I found it to be a rushed, confused, unexplained jumble. Sorry.

3.5 stars.

I had such high hopes for this book. The blurb sounded amazing and right up my alley. Unfortunately it fell flat for me.

I felt as if I never really got to know the characters, and who they are as people. I wanted to see so much more of them, how they play off each other, how they interact with each other, how they function as a group. We see and get none of that. Camile, to me, was particularly unlikable.

Secondly, this book read as if it were the second book in a series. I actually had to go back and check to make sure it wasn’t. The first chapter grabs you, but there is so much backstory to the characters and we never see that. As it is, those backstories are pretty vital to the story.

Story wise, the battalion seemed out of their depth and like children playing at games they shouldn’t have. This was never really proved otherwise.

Finally, I feel as if Olympe was never really explained. Why she was so important, who she was, how she came to be.

I was so excited to read this book, but unfortunately it didn’t do it for me. I can’t see myself continuing with the series.

DNF at chapter 5. The h annoyed me too much to continue, sorry!