eamacire's review against another edition
5.0
Love!
I didn’t think I could love Hannaford Prep more than I already did. I was wrong. Getting to see in the guys’ heads makes it so much better! Getting their perspective on situations, and seeing just how much they love Lips is amazing. This will forever be my favorite series! Thank you so much J Bree for giving us this book, and I really really hope we get the others from the guys’ viewpoint too
I didn’t think I could love Hannaford Prep more than I already did. I was wrong. Getting to see in the guys’ heads makes it so much better! Getting their perspective on situations, and seeing just how much they love Lips is amazing. This will forever be my favorite series! Thank you so much J Bree for giving us this book, and I really really hope we get the others from the guys’ viewpoint too
beccasabala's review against another edition
5.0
Loved!
My favorite part of hannaford prep is the guys and how they're all so different but their love for her is fierce. This was the perfect addition to the series. I need more!
My favorite part of hannaford prep is the guys and how they're all so different but their love for her is fierce. This was the perfect addition to the series. I need more!
ladylaurenexplorer's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Although I did like seeing almost everything from the guys POV, it just wasn't enough for me.
It didn't even go through the final year, which is what I really wanted to see.
Even though I finished the entire series, I don't think this was needed.
It didn't even go through the final year, which is what I really wanted to see.
Even though I finished the entire series, I don't think this was needed.
bee_thebibliophile's review against another edition
5.0
This is the book I never knew I needed! Going back to sophomore year at Hannaford Prep was pure nostalgia and I was here for every second of it.
Since the original four Hannaford Prep books were told from Lips’ POV, getting a deeper look into the boys’ minds was everything I never knew I was missing. Loved that it picked up in sophomore year, when they’re all starting to confront their feelings for Lips and when they’re the most confused about who she is outside of the halls of Hannaford Prep. They’re all possessive of her in their own ways and they don’t realize how deep they are in it until they’re all already in love with her.
I’ve always loved Harley. Reading about him in the original books made me love him so much - his Mounty origins make him the perfect fit for Lips. Finally getting his POV is this book was great. You always knew he was willing to do a lot to protect her once they got together, but seeing him do it even before then was so perfect for his character. His angsty behavior was endearing...he really didn’t want to lose her to either of his best friends or do anything to mess things up.
I think the real value of this book was that it gave Blaise and Ash so much more depth to their characters and helped me to fall in love with them too. I always appreciated how they brought something different to the relationship than Harley, but I didn’t fully understand the inner workings of their brains until now.
Blaise has so many insecurities about himself because of his father that it breaks my heart. He’s a rockstar, but he’s still so broken because he feels like he’ll never be enough based on his dad’s crazy expectations. But reading about him working through his feelings for Lips was so sweet. He spent so much of the original book coming in high or drunk, but we finally see his inner sweetheart and romantic hidden underneath all of his rockstar façade.
Ash is maybe my new favorite guy after this book. He’s so stubborn and hard on himself, especially when it comes to Lips...her friendship with Avery, her sketchy connections, his feelings about her. But, when it came down to it, he saw just how far she was willing to go to keep them all safe and, of course in a twisted and bloody way, he finally gives in and realizes that she’s just like him, making her perfect in every way.
I always wondered what it was like in the boys’ dorm room and finally getting a peek behind those walls was everything I wanted and more. Really hoping there’s more Ash/Blaise/Harley POV books to come!
Since the original four Hannaford Prep books were told from Lips’ POV, getting a deeper look into the boys’ minds was everything I never knew I was missing. Loved that it picked up in sophomore year, when they’re all starting to confront their feelings for Lips and when they’re the most confused about who she is outside of the halls of Hannaford Prep. They’re all possessive of her in their own ways and they don’t realize how deep they are in it until they’re all already in love with her.
I’ve always loved Harley. Reading about him in the original books made me love him so much - his Mounty origins make him the perfect fit for Lips. Finally getting his POV is this book was great. You always knew he was willing to do a lot to protect her once they got together, but seeing him do it even before then was so perfect for his character. His angsty behavior was endearing...he really didn’t want to lose her to either of his best friends or do anything to mess things up.
I think the real value of this book was that it gave Blaise and Ash so much more depth to their characters and helped me to fall in love with them too. I always appreciated how they brought something different to the relationship than Harley, but I didn’t fully understand the inner workings of their brains until now.
Blaise has so many insecurities about himself because of his father that it breaks my heart. He’s a rockstar, but he’s still so broken because he feels like he’ll never be enough based on his dad’s crazy expectations. But reading about him working through his feelings for Lips was so sweet. He spent so much of the original book coming in high or drunk, but we finally see his inner sweetheart and romantic hidden underneath all of his rockstar façade.
Ash is maybe my new favorite guy after this book. He’s so stubborn and hard on himself, especially when it comes to Lips...her friendship with Avery, her sketchy connections, his feelings about her. But, when it came down to it, he saw just how far she was willing to go to keep them all safe and, of course in a twisted and bloody way, he finally gives in and realizes that she’s just like him, making her perfect in every way.
I always wondered what it was like in the boys’ dorm room and finally getting a peek behind those walls was everything I wanted and more. Really hoping there’s more Ash/Blaise/Harley POV books to come!
jreadsdarkromance's review against another edition
5.0
Going back to year two at Hannaford Prep is pure nostalgia. Getting to look inside the minds of the boys, especially Ash is amazing! I loved Hannaford Prep being told through Lips POV, but the guys was something I didn't know I was missing.
Getting to see how oblivious Lips was to the guys was pretty fun to read. Knowing how much she consumed all of them, and seeing how Ash was at war with himself over it was incredible.
I want to gush so much about this book since I loved Hannaford Prep so much, but I will probably go on for days. Please write more years! I would love to see inside their minds more!
Getting to see how oblivious Lips was to the guys was pretty fun to read. Knowing how much she consumed all of them, and seeing how Ash was at war with himself over it was incredible.
I want to gush so much about this book since I loved Hannaford Prep so much, but I will probably go on for days. Please write more years! I would love to see inside their minds more!
celilovesbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Pure perfection! I am obsessed with this world! Can’t wait to read Illi’s story next!!
louc22's review against another edition
5.0
Great read
Brilliant book, it was great to read this from the boys point of view. I was worried it would be too repetitive but, although the scenes were the same, the different narrative view point made it seem like a different story.
Brilliant book, it was great to read this from the boys point of view. I was worried it would be too repetitive but, although the scenes were the same, the different narrative view point made it seem like a different story.
beccainabook's review against another edition
5.0
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG HOW I HAVE MISSED MY BOYS!!!! I had no idea how badly I needed to be back at Hannaford Prep with my favorite people, but I was so so SOOOOO happy to be back! I have missed this series so much and this book has renewed my love for it in a way that I didn’t think was possible!
I really needed this book to exist because the whole Hannaford Prep series is told in Lip’s perspective. I mean that is all fine and dandy because I love LOVE Lips and she has hilarious thoughts and more information about what is going on. However, I always wondered at the back of my head what these three yummy men thought about Lips and how they came to love and be with her. Lips is such an oblivious person about other people’s feelings so it was very sudden that all of them wanted a relationship with her when it was told in her perspective.
BUT....... THESE BOYS CLEARED THAT THOUGHT UP REAL QUICK! These boys were obsessed from the very beginning and this poor sweet girl had NO idea!
The way they see Lips is so different too and I loved it so much! Ash saw her as an equal in toughness and the ability to make cold decisions, Blaise saw her as a musical partner and Harley wanted to be her protector and savior. OMG THEIR PERSPECTIVES WERE AMAZING and EVEN BETTER THAN I IMAGINED! I just love them omg.
Not only did we get to understand how they truly felt about Lips in the beginning, we also got to see more depth and character development within themselves! We actually got way more time with Blaise. I felt that he wasn't in the series enough for me because he was either drunk or high to truly be a part of anything. However, in this book we get to see his inner thoughts and he is such a sweetheart. Ash’s crazy and tough personality was also better explained through his perspective and boy was he stubborn! OMG! It took so long for him to cave and I found it hilarious. Also, Harley WAS OBSESSED! I honestly didn’t know how frickin obsessed that boy was and it also highlighted how damn oblivious poor Lips was.
Another added bonus to this book was that we got to see how the three boys were without the girls and it was awesome. Oh how I would love to be a fly on the wall in their dorm room. They are frickin hilarious.
The author also went into extreme detail of how possessive and crazy these boys were before they decided to share. I was laughing so hard the entire time, especially at Ash because that fool would not admit it at all! The author also went into detail about how they decided to share her and how it would work...... I LOVED IT!!
Omg... overall this book is amazing and I’m going to reread the entire series, I’ll be back when I’m done....
I really needed this book to exist because the whole Hannaford Prep series is told in Lip’s perspective. I mean that is all fine and dandy because I love LOVE Lips and she has hilarious thoughts and more information about what is going on. However, I always wondered at the back of my head what these three yummy men thought about Lips and how they came to love and be with her. Lips is such an oblivious person about other people’s feelings so it was very sudden that all of them wanted a relationship with her when it was told in her perspective.
BUT....... THESE BOYS CLEARED THAT THOUGHT UP REAL QUICK! These boys were obsessed from the very beginning and this poor sweet girl had NO idea!
The way they see Lips is so different too and I loved it so much! Ash saw her as an equal in toughness and the ability to make cold decisions, Blaise saw her as a musical partner and Harley wanted to be her protector and savior. OMG THEIR PERSPECTIVES WERE AMAZING and EVEN BETTER THAN I IMAGINED! I just love them omg.
Not only did we get to understand how they truly felt about Lips in the beginning, we also got to see more depth and character development within themselves! We actually got way more time with Blaise. I felt that he wasn't in the series enough for me because he was either drunk or high to truly be a part of anything. However, in this book we get to see his inner thoughts and he is such a sweetheart. Ash’s crazy and tough personality was also better explained through his perspective and boy was he stubborn! OMG! It took so long for him to cave and I found it hilarious. Also, Harley WAS OBSESSED! I honestly didn’t know how frickin obsessed that boy was and it also highlighted how damn oblivious poor Lips was.
Another added bonus to this book was that we got to see how the three boys were without the girls and it was awesome. Oh how I would love to be a fly on the wall in their dorm room. They are frickin hilarious.
The author also went into extreme detail of how possessive and crazy these boys were before they decided to share. I was laughing so hard the entire time, especially at Ash because that fool would not admit it at all! The author also went into detail about how they decided to share her and how it would work...... I LOVED IT!!
Omg... overall this book is amazing and I’m going to reread the entire series, I’ll be back when I’m done....
lovestoreadne's review against another edition
5.0
If you are a J Bree an a Hannaford Prep fan, this is a must read. I love reading the POV from the other characters in a book. It give so much more insight in what is truly happening with everyone. The Guys do not disappoint, they let us know exactly what they are thinking and how to get what they want. We need more!!!