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feyresarchgf's review
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
annaprmaia's review
4.0
T. M. Frazier se supera a cada livro da série King. E, pra mim, a história do Preppy é a obra prima.
Não existe ninguém como Samuel Clearwater.
N I N G U É M.
Não existe ninguém como Samuel Clearwater.
N I N G U É M.
frenchpressbookworm's review
5.0
2019 re read
Getting ready for nine to come out and I still love everything about this one. Once Prep found himself again I loved every min. And Bo!! ❤️
This is what I expects from book one! I loved it! And oh man that ending! O_o
Getting ready for nine to come out and I still love everything about this one. Once Prep found himself again I loved every min. And Bo!! ❤️
This is what I expects from book one! I loved it! And oh man that ending! O_o
ameserole's review against another edition
4.0
The bow is back bitches!
I was waiting - WAITING - for Preppy to be well Preppy. He isn't himself if he isn't wearing a damn bow. So when he got one towards the end, well, it's safe to say that I scared the living shit out of my dogs with my screaming. Screams of joy people. Screams of freaking joy.
Besides that, I wasn't a huge fan of the unnecessary drama going on between Preppy and Dre. Mostly because it was all caused due to lack of communication. Everyone and their mother is out their assuming shit instead of just talking. I wanted to slap people so many times.. but it's cool. I kept my cool guys.
Other than that, I liked getting to meet Bo. Sucks that his mom likes drugs more than him but I'm hoping he can start to live while being with Preppy and Dre. Ya know.. in part three since the cliffhanger in this one doesn't make things all happy or anything.
I have so many questions and I demand answers right now.
Give me happiness in the next book or nothing.
bculver's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
sonja_ahrb's review
5.0
I didn’t even stop to write my review for Preppy Part One before I started on Preppy Part Two. But if you know how Part One ended, you wouldn’t blame me. Part Two was a little bit harder to read, but it was even better than the first. I loved it just as much and it was truly excellent.
Preppy and Dre are somewhat different, but that was to be expected and it wasn’t in bad ways. They’re both strong and they’re just awesome characters. They’ve been through a lot but they’re better for it. I loved Preppy and Dre’s differences — I just loved them.
Preppy Part Two made my heart ache more, but it still made me laugh and smile. It was sweet and beautiful and heartbreaking. It was full of strength, independence, overcoming and finding all.
Preppy Part Two must be read after Part One and you should read the rest of the King series before you start on Preppy’s story. It’s told from Preppy and Dre’s POV and while they don't get their HEA yet, they're solid.
~ Sonja, 5 Stars
Preppy and Dre are somewhat different, but that was to be expected and it wasn’t in bad ways. They’re both strong and they’re just awesome characters. They’ve been through a lot but they’re better for it. I loved Preppy and Dre’s differences — I just loved them.
Preppy Part Two made my heart ache more, but it still made me laugh and smile. It was sweet and beautiful and heartbreaking. It was full of strength, independence, overcoming and finding all.
Preppy Part Two must be read after Part One and you should read the rest of the King series before you start on Preppy’s story. It’s told from Preppy and Dre’s POV and while they don't get their HEA yet, they're solid.
~ Sonja, 5 Stars
anasatticbookblog's review
5.0
Preppy Part Two: The Life and Death of Samuel Clearwater
Gritty Contemporary Romance. Does NOT stand alone.
OMG, T.M. Frazier blew me away with Preppy Part Two: The Life and Death of Samuel Clearwater. I have loved this entire series, but this is my favorite so far. Please be aware, this book does not stand alone at all. In fact, to be fully appreciated, I think you need to read ALL the books that came before it, including All the Rage. If you haven’t read Preppy book 1, I may give something away in this review. As much as I try to be spoiler free, it’s impossible to review the second book without referring a bit to the first. There are no spoilers for this book though.
“When faced with the fucking end of my life, I spit in the Reaper’s face. Because my name is Samuel Clearwater, and I take orders from no one. Not even death.”
Preppy is back. Or is he? Is he the same Preppy he was before he “died”? I don’t think anyone can be. Preppy was tortured in horrible ways. Ways that will break most anyone else. He survived, but he came back a changed man, with a big surprise.
“I heard you were dead. They had a funeral for you and everything you know,” I said.
“I was never really a rule follower.”
You were never a law follower either but I never expected you to not listen to the laws of nature. You know. Life and death and all that. Most people don’t come back from that.”
“I’m not most people.”
“That I know.”
A lot has happened since Preppy sent Dre away. She didn’t have the easiest time of it either, and her father basically went broke paying for her rehab. But Dre is healed and whole and most importantly, clean. She is back in town to sell her grandmother’s house to help her father, but also for closure. But there was no closure, in fact that door was busted WIDE open when she found Preppy alive.
“My wife was home.”
Preppy lost so much of what made him Preppy, and it just broke my heart. He sees how the world went on without him. King has a bunch of kids, Bear is about to have one. Life went on without him. King’s whole family, complete with kids, lives in his home (no smoking joints in the house!). Preppy is broken. He can’t take all the sound and light, he’s thin and a bit frail, and worst of all, people are keeping stuff from him. But if there is one thing he realized while he was gone, it’s that Dre is IT for him.
“Because YOU are what has kept me alive all these months. Kept me WANTING to be alive.”
I loved the depth of character growth and emotion in this book. It was about both Dre and Preppy finding themselves and their place in the world and hopefully, their place together.
“You silence the world when it’s too fucking loud. You make me feel less broken.”
Preppy Part 2 has way less violence than other books in this series and I think it has a lot more emotion and hope. And even though Preppy’s snark has dulled a bit, we can see parts of him firing back to life.
“If my cock wants to fuck you in a church then who the fuck am I to argue?
I’ll take it as a sign from God that I should fuck you right here and now.”
But it wasn’t about the sex or violence this time. It’s about them each growing and changing. In fact, we visit with all the previous characters, and we really see how they all evolved. But we also see that Dre and Preppy are meant to be.
I read Preppy in one sitting. I think it’s been a year since I did that last. It was that good. At one point I thought T.M. Frazier could end the series right where it was and I would have been thrilled, and felt like I missed nothing. I even thought she might have tricked us by telling us there are three. Silly me, I should have known the Evil Ginger just couldn’t let them all be happy. But there really is so much more to learn, and I for one, can’t wait for more.
“Hey, Doc?” he asked, searching my eyes. His laugh quieted and his smile fell.
My stomach flipped. “Yeah?”
“This time… I’m gonna keep you.”
Likes:
- •Unputdownable fast read.
- •So much character growth.
- •It had way more emotion than previous books.
- •It doesn’t suffer from the transition syndrome most book twos have.
- •Visiting with all of the previous characters.
- •Seeing how much Dre has grown and changed, and the role reversal it caused in many ways.
- •Watching Preppy get his mojo back. “Now tell me what happens when someone stands in the way of us taking what’s ours?” “We fucking kill ‘em’”
- •Just when you get complacent, BAM. Never get too comfy with a T.M. Frazier book!
- •Bo. (Read it and see).
- •The strong role of family, which doesn’t always mean blood family.
Dislikes:
- •There was a lot of all the other books in this, and I had a little trouble remembering some details. I kind of wish I reread all the books before this. But my memory sucks more than most so you all probably won’t have this issue.
The Down & Dirty:
Preppy Part two is my favorite T.M. Frazier book to date, and that’s saying a lot. It focuses a little less on the crimes and the wars and the sex and much more on relationships, growth and family. It shows every character’s growth and changes. Preppy was much more subdued in this installment, and even though he had been my favorite character, and I love his silly, crazy antics, I loved him in a different way during Preppy Part two. Seeing him vulnerable and noble and loving and hurting and confused just made me love him even more. I loved how Dre was now the one saving him, because she has grown and healed so much. King and Bear both play important roles in this installment, as do Ray and Thia. We even get a visit from Rage and another cameo or two. T.M. Frazier could have dropped the cliffy ending and ended the series right here and I would have been very happy with it. But honestly, I am so glad she didn’t, because I wasn’t more. No I NEED more. Hurry up Part Three!
Rating: 5 Stars, 4 heat
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jen286's review
4.0
This review was originally posted to Jen in Bookland
4.5 stars
Note: This is NOT a standalone book. This is the second part of Preppy and Dre's story, but you should really have read all of the books in the King series prior to reading this one or else you may be a bit lost. They are all amazing anyways so what are you waiting for? Spoilers for prior books ahead!
I love Preppy! I loved him from the first book and I love him even more now. He is amazing! I went into this book super excited to read it, but also dreading it a bit as man, he went through a lot. How is he going to get back to himself in this new world he finds himself in? Will he be able to get back to that amazing guy we all know and love? He was locked up and tortured for a long time and that has to be hard on anyone. Plus, will he be able to work things out with Dre? Who all was behind keeping him alive in secret? What else are these people I love going to have to endure before they prevail?
This book felt a bit tamer than the author's other books but in the best way. Like it felt like what this book needed to be and I loved that the author didn't add more to the story. That she really told this wonderful story the way it should be told. Plus we get a third part which only makes it better! Preppy has come back from the dead and Dre can't believe it. She thought he was dead along with everyone else, so when she shows up it is...Preppy is not himself. He is struggling, really struggling, but he doesn't want to talk about it or burden anyone else with what he went through. He just wants to get back to normal, but he doesn't know how. He doesn't know how to be himself after so long. That and everyone is treating him like he might break any second and he is having a rough time. Oh, Preppy. I love him so much and it was hard watching him struggle. Thankfully he is surrounded by wonderful people who love him just as much as I do.
Dre was really great in this story. She is clean and sober and ready to be there for Preppy. She had come to get closure, but how can she walk away from him? Especially when he is struggling just to be? These two. They don't have an easy time of it, but really who does in these books? But what they go through, the demons the fight and the struggles the overcome just make them better people. Stronger. Wiser. Ready to take on the world. All of the people in Preppy's self-made family are incredible. They would all do anything for each other and I loved it. Preppy himself felt like he grew a bit. He is more clear on what he wants and needs than he was before he was supposedly killed. I loved this story. I loved how simple it was in a way, but not really simple at all. I don't know that that makes sense, but read this book and then you might see what I am trying to say. It was wonderful. Kind, Ray, Bear, Thia, Preppy & Dre - I love these characters and I can't wait to see what happens next. This does end on a bit of a cliffhanger, but I didn't find it to be too bad. Maybe it is because I know these characters and the wrath that will fall down on anyone who tries to mess with one of them. I am just excited to see how this all turns out. I know they probably have more hell to go through, but hopefully they all make it out the other side. I cannot wait!
*Note: I received a free copy of this book for voluntary review consideration
4.5 stars
Note: This is NOT a standalone book. This is the second part of Preppy and Dre's story, but you should really have read all of the books in the King series prior to reading this one or else you may be a bit lost. They are all amazing anyways so what are you waiting for? Spoilers for prior books ahead!
I love Preppy! I loved him from the first book and I love him even more now. He is amazing! I went into this book super excited to read it, but also dreading it a bit as man, he went through a lot. How is he going to get back to himself in this new world he finds himself in? Will he be able to get back to that amazing guy we all know and love? He was locked up and tortured for a long time and that has to be hard on anyone. Plus, will he be able to work things out with Dre? Who all was behind keeping him alive in secret? What else are these people I love going to have to endure before they prevail?
This book felt a bit tamer than the author's other books but in the best way. Like it felt like what this book needed to be and I loved that the author didn't add more to the story. That she really told this wonderful story the way it should be told. Plus we get a third part which only makes it better! Preppy has come back from the dead and Dre can't believe it. She thought he was dead along with everyone else, so when she shows up it is...Preppy is not himself. He is struggling, really struggling, but he doesn't want to talk about it or burden anyone else with what he went through. He just wants to get back to normal, but he doesn't know how. He doesn't know how to be himself after so long. That and everyone is treating him like he might break any second and he is having a rough time. Oh, Preppy. I love him so much and it was hard watching him struggle. Thankfully he is surrounded by wonderful people who love him just as much as I do.
Dre was really great in this story. She is clean and sober and ready to be there for Preppy. She had come to get closure, but how can she walk away from him? Especially when he is struggling just to be? These two. They don't have an easy time of it, but really who does in these books? But what they go through, the demons the fight and the struggles the overcome just make them better people. Stronger. Wiser. Ready to take on the world. All of the people in Preppy's self-made family are incredible. They would all do anything for each other and I loved it. Preppy himself felt like he grew a bit. He is more clear on what he wants and needs than he was before he was supposedly killed. I loved this story. I loved how simple it was in a way, but not really simple at all. I don't know that that makes sense, but read this book and then you might see what I am trying to say. It was wonderful. Kind, Ray, Bear, Thia, Preppy & Dre - I love these characters and I can't wait to see what happens next. This does end on a bit of a cliffhanger, but I didn't find it to be too bad. Maybe it is because I know these characters and the wrath that will fall down on anyone who tries to mess with one of them. I am just excited to see how this all turns out. I know they probably have more hell to go through, but hopefully they all make it out the other side. I cannot wait!
*Note: I received a free copy of this book for voluntary review consideration