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A review by janfromnj
Bitter Sweet Heart by H. Hunting, Helena Hunting
5.0
I was blessed with an ARC of this beautiful story, finished it a few minutes ago, and my cheeks are still wet. I’m not gonna get over this amazing book for a while. This is book #2 in the Lies, Hearts & Truths series, a series concentrating on the 2nd generation kids from the PUCKED SERIES.
First, I strongly recommend reading Little Lies before reading this as there’s a lot of dialogue referencing events that happened in Lavender Water’s story, Maverick’s younger sister. Trust me, Little Lies is a must read!
Second, Helena is kind enough to provide a “cast sheet” of who’s who because there are lots of second generation kids and it’s great to see and remember who they all belong to. Review that page first.
Maverick and Clover are beautifully complicated (professor and student relationship) and I loved all the “special appearances“ especially Lavender, Kodiak, BJ, Alex and of course “no filter” Violet, but the HEART of this story is Maverick. His struggles will consume you. His emotions are all over the place and yours will be too. Helena has knocked it out of the park once again. There’s everything here: laughter, tears, angst - and some steamy sex of course! Simply put, this book is exceptional. I can’t recommend it enough. I truly didn’t want to reach the last page and have this story end.
First, I strongly recommend reading Little Lies before reading this as there’s a lot of dialogue referencing events that happened in Lavender Water’s story, Maverick’s younger sister. Trust me, Little Lies is a must read!
Second, Helena is kind enough to provide a “cast sheet” of who’s who because there are lots of second generation kids and it’s great to see and remember who they all belong to. Review that page first.
Maverick and Clover are beautifully complicated (professor and student relationship) and I loved all the “special appearances“ especially Lavender, Kodiak, BJ, Alex and of course “no filter” Violet, but the HEART of this story is Maverick. His struggles will consume you. His emotions are all over the place and yours will be too. Helena has knocked it out of the park once again. There’s everything here: laughter, tears, angst - and some steamy sex of course! Simply put, this book is exceptional. I can’t recommend it enough. I truly didn’t want to reach the last page and have this story end.