Don't Say You're Sorry: Hawthorne University, Book 2

I have been WAITING for this ever since Like You Hate Me 😍😍 I’m equally obsessed. I have all of the feelings for Easton and Adam 😭 this has a similar vibe to book one but it’s also very different. Easton doesn’t want to take Adam back after the hurt he caused so he tries to keep him close while also pushing him away but you can see just how hard it is for him. The duel timeline between past and present sucked me in. Soulmates exist in the name of Easton and Adam. You can really feel how much these two love each other before everything fell apart 💔 getting sneak peeks of the texts Easton sent him almost broke me. Once they reunited you can see that love and connection they had never went away. There was tension and teasing but also so much emotion hidden under it all. The spice scenes? Ridiculous hot ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 they show you how much trust they have in each other. I’m really hoping we get Carter’s book next because I desperately need to get inside that man’s head 🤣

This has been one of my most anticipated releases for this year! Nate and Xavi were crazy and I looooved their book so much!! Honestly I didn't remember Easton that much in Like You Hate Me, so I had to do a re-read (or re-listen). Easton was quite, he was a friend to Nate, Carter and Frankie and was nice to Xavi. I didn't know I needed Easton's story but oh boy I'm so happy we got one!! There was a lot more to Easton that we didn’t get to see in LYHM. And I have to say I absolutely loved Easton and Adam. Easton and Adam started as stepbrothers, quickly became best friends and after years of dancing around the inevitable, they became lovers. Then Adam ran off to London and left Easton devastated. After 3 years of misery, Adam returned to the states to try and reconcile his friendship with Easton. The path to their HEA was rough, hurtful, messy, and complicated, but these two were meant to be together. They had so much chemistry which is to say they were so hot. Easton 🥵, was ridiculously possessive and very dominant 🔥. Adam loved the possessiveness and was very submissive. 🥵🔥 I loved their story. Bethany knows how to hurt you and then make it better. One thing, there were a lot of things that went unanswered in regards to Carter!! So I am very, very, excited for his story because that guy is crazy! Ps. The Nate and Xavi cameos were giving me LIFE. I fell in love with Nate even more. And their relationship was the cutest thing EVER!!!

It’s really tough for the second book in a series to hold up to the first, but this ABSOLUTELY did!!! Easton and Adam were absolutely everything and their story was heartbreaking and precious all meshed together!!! First off, a step sibling trope done right is just something extra special and yum, yum , yum! Secondly friends-lovers-enemies-lovers is magnificent and all that angst banter and hate filled lust was PERFECTION! Perfect plot line that was unique, fun filled and super spicy and fun to read! Bethany’s writing is just amazing and Don’t Say You’re Sorry was the perfect example! One of my best reads of the year!!🔥🔥🔥👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻