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nadine_booklover's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars
Gosh, this series is everything! It gets better book by book and with each chapter I get more and more attached to the characters. It's addictive and I truly wish to watch this as a TV show!
If you loved the books before Hazed, there is no way you would ever want to miss this one here.
Kandi Steiner nailed it, again!
Gosh, this series is everything! It gets better book by book and with each chapter I get more and more attached to the characters. It's addictive and I truly wish to watch this as a TV show!
If you loved the books before Hazed, there is no way you would ever want to miss this one here.
Kandi Steiner nailed it, again!
kaydanielsromance's review against another edition
5.0
The nostalgia that rushes through me when I pick up a PSU book, I love the memories that innindate me during and after I read this series.
I always feel like I'm visiting old friends when I pick up a PSU book and I can hardly wait to catch up with each character as I dive back in. In Hazed we join the gang as they return back to school for spring semester, while a few others have recently graduated and are just beginning their lives out in the real world.
While Jess, Ashlei and Erin are recent graduates of PSU and figuring out how to adult in the afterlife of college, things may not exactly be as easy as what they expected, but no one said adulting was easy.
Adam, Bear, Skyler and Cassie are heading into their last semester or their last year of school. Trying to enjoy every last moment while time is flying by can be difficult when making your final decisions as to what happens next, but this gang is making every moment count.
There is only one more book after Hazed and it makes me weepy to think that the PSU kids are growing up and becoming full grown adults. Kandi really nails so many college experiences with each book in this entire series, hence the overwhelming nostalgia I experience everytime I read one of these books. They do need to be read in order, so please start from the beginning and enjoy the full experience.
I always feel like I'm visiting old friends when I pick up a PSU book and I can hardly wait to catch up with each character as I dive back in. In Hazed we join the gang as they return back to school for spring semester, while a few others have recently graduated and are just beginning their lives out in the real world.
While Jess, Ashlei and Erin are recent graduates of PSU and figuring out how to adult in the afterlife of college, things may not exactly be as easy as what they expected, but no one said adulting was easy.
Adam, Bear, Skyler and Cassie are heading into their last semester or their last year of school. Trying to enjoy every last moment while time is flying by can be difficult when making your final decisions as to what happens next, but this gang is making every moment count.
There is only one more book after Hazed and it makes me weepy to think that the PSU kids are growing up and becoming full grown adults. Kandi really nails so many college experiences with each book in this entire series, hence the overwhelming nostalgia I experience everytime I read one of these books. They do need to be read in order, so please start from the beginning and enjoy the full experience.
profromance's review against another edition
5.0
Overall Grade: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Riveting, realistic, and rife with steam, Kandi Steiner’s Hazed is everything you love about her Palm South University series. Hazed brings us right back to where she left off in Ritual. The crew, Adam, Cassie, Skyler, Jess, Erin, Bear, and Ashlei, have returned after winter break. In this story, Jess, Erin, and Lei have graduated and moved into the real world. As each of them encounters various struggles, it’s clear that life didn’t necessarily get easier after graduation. Bear and Adam are on the cusp of graduation with one semester of Palm South U to go, while Skyler and Cassie will finish up at the end of the school year. Each of Steiner’s characters is struggling in some way with the daunting nature of their future, and it casts this interesting shadow on the series, the knowledge that the Palm South U series is coming to an end. At the conclusion of Hazed, I find myself excited for the final book of the series while also feeling already nostalgic for the wide-eyed characters we found in Rush, the first book of the series.
In two words, Hazed is all about second chances. I am always amazed when I read one of the Palm South U books at Steiner’s ability to juggle so many different perspectives and stories. It truly reads like episodic reality television. I think what I find most interesting about Hazed is how invested I am in Steiner’s characters. It makes sense given the broad and ambitious nature of this series. At the end of this book, Steiner leaves you with a bit of a cliffhanger that makes your stomach feel knotted up. At least it did for me. While Hazed isn’t the end of this series, it is the book before the end, which feels ominous in wrapping up these stories. I’m hoping the Palm South U series ends like a Jane Austen novel with everyone getting the perfect happy ending. When you get to the end of Hazed, Steiner brilliantly makes you doubt that. Even more, she reminds you why you can’t help but ADORE her stories as they burrow into your heart, making you want more of the drama and the love and the steam and the happy endings.
If you’re the type who loves the drama, who adores reality television or serialized television, or who loves new adult romances, then you will love Hazed and its compatriots in the Palm South University series. But get ready...I think this series is going to end with a bang.
Riveting, realistic, and rife with steam, Kandi Steiner’s Hazed is everything you love about her Palm South University series. Hazed brings us right back to where she left off in Ritual. The crew, Adam, Cassie, Skyler, Jess, Erin, Bear, and Ashlei, have returned after winter break. In this story, Jess, Erin, and Lei have graduated and moved into the real world. As each of them encounters various struggles, it’s clear that life didn’t necessarily get easier after graduation. Bear and Adam are on the cusp of graduation with one semester of Palm South U to go, while Skyler and Cassie will finish up at the end of the school year. Each of Steiner’s characters is struggling in some way with the daunting nature of their future, and it casts this interesting shadow on the series, the knowledge that the Palm South U series is coming to an end. At the conclusion of Hazed, I find myself excited for the final book of the series while also feeling already nostalgic for the wide-eyed characters we found in Rush, the first book of the series.
In two words, Hazed is all about second chances. I am always amazed when I read one of the Palm South U books at Steiner’s ability to juggle so many different perspectives and stories. It truly reads like episodic reality television. I think what I find most interesting about Hazed is how invested I am in Steiner’s characters. It makes sense given the broad and ambitious nature of this series. At the end of this book, Steiner leaves you with a bit of a cliffhanger that makes your stomach feel knotted up. At least it did for me. While Hazed isn’t the end of this series, it is the book before the end, which feels ominous in wrapping up these stories. I’m hoping the Palm South U series ends like a Jane Austen novel with everyone getting the perfect happy ending. When you get to the end of Hazed, Steiner brilliantly makes you doubt that. Even more, she reminds you why you can’t help but ADORE her stories as they burrow into your heart, making you want more of the drama and the love and the steam and the happy endings.
If you’re the type who loves the drama, who adores reality television or serialized television, or who loves new adult romances, then you will love Hazed and its compatriots in the Palm South University series. But get ready...I think this series is going to end with a bang.
bookspaced's review against another edition
4.0
How is it possible for this series to get better everytime a new book releases?
I‘m seriously obsessed with all these characters and can‘t wait to read the next one which will sadly be the last one for this group of friends.
I enjoyed each and every character immensly. I fet their struggles, their heartbreak and all the other emotions that went through their chapters.
I‘m so ready to see everyone‘s Happy End. But I‘m also sad to see them go.
This is such a unique series that you need to read!
4.5⭐️
I‘m seriously obsessed with all these characters and can‘t wait to read the next one which will sadly be the last one for this group of friends.
I enjoyed each and every character immensly. I fet their struggles, their heartbreak and all the other emotions that went through their chapters.
I‘m so ready to see everyone‘s Happy End. But I‘m also sad to see them go.
This is such a unique series that you need to read!
4.5⭐️
cassire's review
3.0
I keep trying to get into this book. I love PSU. There is no specific reason I don’t like it. I’ve just been so extra picky and moody lately. Maybe one day.
kfriend's review
4.0
I am loving the PSU world- and I just love the creatively unique, high drama, deliciously angsty way that Kandi has developed this story and world. It's loads of fun, as juicy as a soap opera, and gives me all that yummy collegiate nostalgia. In this 6th outing we know these character well- and it's been fun to see how they've evolved over the course of the series. We're seeing them grow up- as individuals and in their relationships, both figuring out how to be more evolved adults and humans AND seeing them grapple with the complexities of young love and friendship. I especially loved Erin's journey in this story and how she sparkled in this book- seeing her overcome, how she's handled her challenges. And all the Skyler and Jess content- I love them both! And Bear- oh my yummy Bear. Hazed solidified my love for him even more- his heart, the way he shows up for his crew, he's just so sweet and endearing! I've loved seeing him evolve from a player to a big hearted devoted friend and love interest.
While the PCU series might not be the story construct I'm used to, I've found it so immersive. Getting to spend so many books with the whole crew- it feels like a real ensemble story, and you really start to root for and care about them all. As usual drama and misunderstandings abound, but these co-eds are evolving, and I can't wait until they have it all figured out. ON to the next!
While the PCU series might not be the story construct I'm used to, I've found it so immersive. Getting to spend so many books with the whole crew- it feels like a real ensemble story, and you really start to root for and care about them all. As usual drama and misunderstandings abound, but these co-eds are evolving, and I can't wait until they have it all figured out. ON to the next!
romancewithem's review
4.5
Jess' chapters I honestly had no clue what was going to happen next like I was on the edge of my seat, I love Jarrett but Kade is endgame for me and I really hope that happens
The confession between [redacted] and [redacted] in Ep6 I was screaming like I didn't think we'd be here but I'm loving it
I love the final chapter, like the friendship and love between all the girls and the journey we've been on with them I'm not ready for the series to be over
The confession between [redacted] and [redacted] in Ep6 I was screaming like I didn't think we'd be here but I'm loving it
I love the final chapter, like the friendship and love between all the girls and the journey we've been on with them I'm not ready for the series to be over
kem0514's review
5.0
This whole series has been great. I love the unique writing and story telling style. Kandi really makes you feel all the different situations she places the characters in. I binge read this series in a few days and now I can’t wait for the last one.