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4.18 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-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
challenging
emotional
funny
sad
tense
medium-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:
No
3.5 stars. This was an enjoyable read. Bitter Sweet Heart is book two in the Lies, Hearts and Truths series and is Maverick Waters's book. Maverick is the brother of Lavender, from book one, and the son of Alex and Violet from Pucked. He is a senior in college and plays on the hockey team with plans to play in the NHL after he graduates. But on the inside, he is going through some emotional turmoil. He is dealing with his sister and his best friend finally becoming a couple, which finds him growing further away from them, and his own trauma surrounding their childhood and his sister's kidnapping. He is unsure about what he really wants to do with his career and to make matters more complicated, he finds that his new professor turns out to be his summer hookup. Clover is a visiting professor, teaching creative writing for a year, on hiatus from her job as a librarian to fill in for a professor on leave. She is also going through an emotional time, separated (and still being harrassed) from an abusive ex who refuses to grant her the divorce she has wanted for years. Clover and Maverick are both shook by their new circumstances but they can't stop their attraction to each other. They both have so much on the line but are they willing to risk it all for the chance to be together?
This was a pretty good story, although a little slow at times. I liked Maverick and Clover as characters. I think their age difference was a lot for me to overcome mentally. Mav was 21 and Clover was 30. It could just be a "me" thing, but I had a hard time feeling their connection and chemistry. I never felt them letting down their guard and having fun together. But I liked them overall and found the book entertaining still. I was glad they didn't have any big blow ups or misunderstandings late in the book as well.
Overall, Bitter Sweet Heart was an angsty, enjoyable read. I didn't quite like it as much as book one in the series. But I am liking this series in general and look forward to more from it and H. Hunting in the future!
*arc provided in exchange for an honest review*
This was a pretty good story, although a little slow at times. I liked Maverick and Clover as characters. I think their age difference was a lot for me to overcome mentally. Mav was 21 and Clover was 30. It could just be a "me" thing, but I had a hard time feeling their connection and chemistry. I never felt them letting down their guard and having fun together. But I liked them overall and found the book entertaining still. I was glad they didn't have any big blow ups or misunderstandings late in the book as well.
Overall, Bitter Sweet Heart was an angsty, enjoyable read. I didn't quite like it as much as book one in the series. But I am liking this series in general and look forward to more from it and H. Hunting in the future!
*arc provided in exchange for an honest review*
emotional
fast-paced
I was terrified of this book wrecking me, so I took it super slow, and what a payout!!
This book is absolutely beautifully done, such a gentle hold on trauma responses, mental health, survivor guilt..
And THE SPICE! Honestly, it was absolutely a natural flow into the book.
She has done it again, proven why I *always* trust this woman with my heart/eyeballs/earballs (I haven’t listened yet but she also gets the best narrators)
This book is absolutely beautifully done, such a gentle hold on trauma responses, mental health, survivor guilt..
And THE SPICE! Honestly, it was absolutely a natural flow into the book.
She has done it again, proven why I *always* trust this woman with my heart/eyeballs/earballs (I haven’t listened yet but she also gets the best narrators)
“I didn’t save you. You saved yourself.” “Because you taught me how.”
Wow Maverick. He definitely surprised me. He is a lot more complicated then what appeared in Little Lies. He held onto a lot of guilt from Lavender with both the circus and closet incidents from their youth. Clover is just the right person to help Maverick especially with talking about the trauma from the past. Maverick is the person for Clover by helping her feel safe and strengthening her. These two damaged hearts find peace with each other. There is a bit of drama with the whole student-professor-age gap situation but it is handled gracefully. I just loved reading more from the next generation of these “Pucked” offsprings. I cant wait for more.
October 2023 Audiobook Review: Andi Arndt and Zachary Webber narrate as Clover and Maverick. They do an amazing job and I just always enjoy their work.
Wow Maverick. He definitely surprised me. He is a lot more complicated then what appeared in Little Lies. He held onto a lot of guilt from Lavender with both the circus and closet incidents from their youth. Clover is just the right person to help Maverick especially with talking about the trauma from the past. Maverick is the person for Clover by helping her feel safe and strengthening her. These two damaged hearts find peace with each other. There is a bit of drama with the whole student-professor-age gap situation but it is handled gracefully. I just loved reading more from the next generation of these “Pucked” offsprings. I cant wait for more.
October 2023 Audiobook Review: Andi Arndt and Zachary Webber narrate as Clover and Maverick. They do an amazing job and I just always enjoy their work.
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Maverick, his whole life, thought his problems weren't as important as the problems of those he loved. Well, thank heavens we finally got to read his story... He suffered in silence for too long... He is so fiercely protective of those he loves, so loyal to those that matters... And when he met Clover, he could finally be who he was trying so hard to pretend he wasn't. Clover is brave, kind and a soft place for Maverick to fall... He so deserved to find a woman like her.
You get some cameos from Vi and Alex, you get Lav and Kodiak, and BJ... BJ!!! God is good to us cause he's the next book! You get angst and steam and a reverse age gap like you didn't yet know you needed.
This series has helped heal my inner broken child. And for that, I will always be grateful their stories are being told.
If you loved Little Lies, you will adore Bitter Sweet Heart. <3
You get some cameos from Vi and Alex, you get Lav and Kodiak, and BJ... BJ!!! God is good to us cause he's the next book! You get angst and steam and a reverse age gap like you didn't yet know you needed.
This series has helped heal my inner broken child. And for that, I will always be grateful their stories are being told.
If you loved Little Lies, you will adore Bitter Sweet Heart. <3