A review by bee_thebibliophile
Make My Move by J. Bree
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!