lizscanlon's review against another edition
5.0
Glued to every word, so much pain, so many mistakes, so many words left unsaid and then said when it was too late and so much exploration... exploration of everything. rather, truly, quite steamy but I was focusing more on the human condition side of things and it, again, ripped my tiny heart into even tinier pieces. Bloody hell!
authorhaleyjenner's review against another edition
5.0
B.B. Easton is one of my favorites; anyone who knows me, knows this. I should never be surprised at how consumed by her words I become, but I am. Each and every fucking time. God, these books may be based on her life, but hell if she doesn't insert us right into the center of the story and let us take the ride with her. Man, was Speed a ride. I was a little afraid of this book. Firstly, BB won my heart over in 44 Chapters; I declared us best friends (unbeknownst to her) and life continued, incredibly happily for me, I had a new BFF after all. She then slayed me with Skin. FUCKING. SLAYED. ME. My heart broke. It shattered. I'm not gonna lie, BB broke me and for weeks I couldn't pick up another book because I couldn't contemplate letting Knight go.
So, I picked up Speed a little wary while trying to protect what had been reconstructed of my black little heart. Fuck, did Harley charm me right off the bat. This sweet, baby-faced boy had me smiling from ear to ear and I was watching on in complete giddiness as BB and Harley's relationship unfolded. But, Knight. Oh. My. God. The Knight shaped hole in my heart clearly hadn't mended and it burst open again as soon as he bled back onto those pages. I cried so many times. There were parts of this book where I just stared at the sentence I'd just read with tears in my eyes, heaviness in my heart and I couldn't even begin to understand my overpowering emotions. But that's BB's power. Her words. Fuck they're good. Actually, that's not even the right word. Her words literally hold me hostage, they consume me and while giving herself over in these books, she takes a little bit of me with her every time. Congrats, BB on another stellar novel. I cannot wait for Star and Suit. Honestly, I'm not sure if much of my heart will be left, but meh, it'll be totally worth it.
So, I picked up Speed a little wary while trying to protect what had been reconstructed of my black little heart. Fuck, did Harley charm me right off the bat. This sweet, baby-faced boy had me smiling from ear to ear and I was watching on in complete giddiness as BB and Harley's relationship unfolded. But, Knight. Oh. My. God. The Knight shaped hole in my heart clearly hadn't mended and it burst open again as soon as he bled back onto those pages. I cried so many times. There were parts of this book where I just stared at the sentence I'd just read with tears in my eyes, heaviness in my heart and I couldn't even begin to understand my overpowering emotions. But that's BB's power. Her words. Fuck they're good. Actually, that's not even the right word. Her words literally hold me hostage, they consume me and while giving herself over in these books, she takes a little bit of me with her every time. Congrats, BB on another stellar novel. I cannot wait for Star and Suit. Honestly, I'm not sure if much of my heart will be left, but meh, it'll be totally worth it.
chantewhitefield's review against another edition
5.0
Every time I finish one of BB's books I'm speechless. It's not often I find myself at a loss for words. I've been waiting anxiously to get my hands on Harley and let me tell you this story exceeded my expectations and was better than I could've hoped for.
This was a rollercoaster of emotions moving at full speed ahead. I laughed, I cried, I seethed, I laughed some more. When BB puts her pen to paper they form the most vivid visual, like I'm sitting front row watching it play out before my eyes. They grab ahold of my mind and heart making me feel every emotion that was poured into the story. The way she can make me hate and love someone simultaneously blows my mind.
At the end of the day I'm always down to ride that rollercoaster and have my sad little heart torn up if that means I get to experience a glimpse into the world and mind of Queen BB.
This was a rollercoaster of emotions moving at full speed ahead. I laughed, I cried, I seethed, I laughed some more. When BB puts her pen to paper they form the most vivid visual, like I'm sitting front row watching it play out before my eyes. They grab ahold of my mind and heart making me feel every emotion that was poured into the story. The way she can make me hate and love someone simultaneously blows my mind.
At the end of the day I'm always down to ride that rollercoaster and have my sad little heart torn up if that means I get to experience a glimpse into the world and mind of Queen BB.
talonvictoria's review against another edition
4.0
The first thing that I want to say in this post is: I love internal monologue BB! I love her so much I could squeal. Her sarcasm and internal banter with herself is what I live for. I know that even when the moment is going to be a super serious one and my anxiety is going to spike up, internal BB is going to make her way to the top first and make things a little more bearable for my anxiety before anything else.
“For too long I’d left my heart vulnerable to monsters. I’d let them take and take ant take. My innocence, my devotion, my freedom, my control. I would have given on of them my whole future, if he’d ask. But he didn’t. He left instead. He was always leaving. For a year I’d been mourning him, even when he was right in front of me. I’d worked my way from the pits of despair, to the highs of false hope, through the battlefields of anger, and had finally arrived at acceptance. I was resigned to our fates. But the remorse never came.”
I really feel like I liked this book more than I did Skin. I liked Skin because I liked going back in time and I loved BB’s writing. I didn’t like who Knight was in Skin though but in Speed, I FINALLY understood what BB had seen in him and I can see now how his mark was eternally left on BB. In Skin I couldn’t. But that doesn’t mean I was rooting for him either! I feel like between Harley and Knight, I can’t root for any of them. I don’t feel drawn to either of them. But I can sure as hell root for BB. Because I AM drawn to BB. Through everything that raged within her and everything that happened to her, I rooted for her. I was 100% pulling for her and she did it.
Sidenote: Um, and how awesome was Dave? Because ya girl could use a little novella on some Dave…hint hint.
I don’t sit here and question what BB went through and what she didn’t and if it was true or wasn’t true. We all have those stories for ourselves. I do, however, sit here in awe of her story telling capabilities and her way of captivating readers. She’s the real deal. The adult in me doesn’t approve of A LOT of the things that happened in this book but the teenage me says “girl, I done been there done that too, why didn’t we do this all together?”
“For too long I’d left my heart vulnerable to monsters. I’d let them take and take ant take. My innocence, my devotion, my freedom, my control. I would have given on of them my whole future, if he’d ask. But he didn’t. He left instead. He was always leaving. For a year I’d been mourning him, even when he was right in front of me. I’d worked my way from the pits of despair, to the highs of false hope, through the battlefields of anger, and had finally arrived at acceptance. I was resigned to our fates. But the remorse never came.”
I really feel like I liked this book more than I did Skin. I liked Skin because I liked going back in time and I loved BB’s writing. I didn’t like who Knight was in Skin though but in Speed, I FINALLY understood what BB had seen in him and I can see now how his mark was eternally left on BB. In Skin I couldn’t. But that doesn’t mean I was rooting for him either! I feel like between Harley and Knight, I can’t root for any of them. I don’t feel drawn to either of them. But I can sure as hell root for BB. Because I AM drawn to BB. Through everything that raged within her and everything that happened to her, I rooted for her. I was 100% pulling for her and she did it.
Sidenote: Um, and how awesome was Dave? Because ya girl could use a little novella on some Dave…hint hint.
I don’t sit here and question what BB went through and what she didn’t and if it was true or wasn’t true. We all have those stories for ourselves. I do, however, sit here in awe of her story telling capabilities and her way of captivating readers. She’s the real deal. The adult in me doesn’t approve of A LOT of the things that happened in this book but the teenage me says “girl, I done been there done that too, why didn’t we do this all together?”
sinagaraw's review against another edition
4.0
f*ck! i still love Ronald "Knight" "Skeletor" McKnight!!!!!!!!
jdmoates23's review against another edition
5.0
I loved BB's first two books and couldn't wait to get my hands on this one!! Each one has gotten better. Her story telling makes me feel like I know these people so well. I miss them, I mourn for them, I fall in love with them. You have out done yourself with this book!! I wish I had known you in high school and want to hang out with you now! I can't wait for STAR!!
meegzreads's review against another edition
3.0
*3 Stars*
ARC kindly received in exchange for an honest review.
Ok so I actually liked this more than 44 Chapters.
I wasn’t to keen going into this because I wasn’t really a fan of that book, but I had been approved for this ARC before I read it, and I read 44 Chapters first so I had an idea of what would be happening and who the characters were in this, since it is a spin off after all.
I think I enjoyed this more because it was a more detailed account of BB’s time and was written more like a novel rather than journal entries.
I’m not a fan of pretty much any of the decisions that she makes and I don’t particularly feel like I liked or connected with any of the characters.
That said I was keen to actually keep reading and get the full story and see what would happen. This was written in a way that I enjoyed more than 44 Chapters.
I think if you really enjoyed 44 Chapters then you will really enjoy this one. It’s a more in depth account of BB’s time with Harley and what it was like being involved with him.
I was turned off by a lot of the things also because of her age. I know this is loosely based on a true story or what not, but it just doesn’t all sit as well with me as other books I’ve read.
Review also on my blog - Speed - BB Easton
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ARC kindly received in exchange for an honest review.
Ok so I actually liked this more than 44 Chapters.
I wasn’t to keen going into this because I wasn’t really a fan of that book, but I had been approved for this ARC before I read it, and I read 44 Chapters first so I had an idea of what would be happening and who the characters were in this, since it is a spin off after all.
I think I enjoyed this more because it was a more detailed account of BB’s time and was written more like a novel rather than journal entries.
I’m not a fan of pretty much any of the decisions that she makes and I don’t particularly feel like I liked or connected with any of the characters.
That said I was keen to actually keep reading and get the full story and see what would happen. This was written in a way that I enjoyed more than 44 Chapters.
I think if you really enjoyed 44 Chapters then you will really enjoy this one. It’s a more in depth account of BB’s time with Harley and what it was like being involved with him.
I was turned off by a lot of the things also because of her age. I know this is loosely based on a true story or what not, but it just doesn’t all sit as well with me as other books I’ve read.
Review also on my blog - Speed - BB Easton
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