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Never Have I Ever #2
Never Have I Ever: Submitted to my Enemy
How could I not have realized the guy I’ve been chatting with online is the one person I hate?
Kai, the bad boy I broke my rules for. Who stomped all over my heart. Twice. He’s arrogant and annoying, and worse, he doesn’t even remember what he did to me.
He’s also my new presentation partner. I want nothing to do with him, but the more time we spend together, the more I realize he’s not the monster I’ve made him out to be. I want to keep hating him, but it’s hard when he’s made it his mission to get me to like him.
As if things weren’t messed up enough, enter MrWrong, the bossy as f*ck guy I’ve been chatting with online. Using an anonymous app was supposed to be an uncomplicated way to explore my more extreme interests. I didn’t count on meeting the only person who’s ever been able to give me not only what I want, but what I need.
I spent years denying my attraction to men to protect a broken heart. Now I have two guys I can’t stop thinking about.
F*ck my life.
Alex and Kai’s story is an enemies-to-lovers romance between classmates who discover they have more in common than they think. Expect lots of steamy, kinky conversations, and even hotter encounters when these classmates realize who they’ve been chatting with. It is the second novel in the exciting Never Have I Ever series but can be read as a standalone.
Kai, the bad boy I broke my rules for. Who stomped all over my heart. Twice. He’s arrogant and annoying, and worse, he doesn’t even remember what he did to me.
He’s also my new presentation partner. I want nothing to do with him, but the more time we spend together, the more I realize he’s not the monster I’ve made him out to be. I want to keep hating him, but it’s hard when he’s made it his mission to get me to like him.
As if things weren’t messed up enough, enter MrWrong, the bossy as f*ck guy I’ve been chatting with online. Using an anonymous app was supposed to be an uncomplicated way to explore my more extreme interests. I didn’t count on meeting the only person who’s ever been able to give me not only what I want, but what I need.
I spent years denying my attraction to men to protect a broken heart. Now I have two guys I can’t stop thinking about.
F*ck my life.
Alex and Kai’s story is an enemies-to-lovers romance between classmates who discover they have more in common than they think. Expect lots of steamy, kinky conversations, and even hotter encounters when these classmates realize who they’ve been chatting with. It is the second novel in the exciting Never Have I Ever series but can be read as a standalone.
334 pages, Paperback
First published January 11, 2023
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About the author
Willow Dixon
24 books1,270 followersWhat can I say about myself? It’s kind of like being the new kid in school and being asked to tell everyone a bit about yourself. Anyone else forget everything they’ve ever liked, thought of, and even their name in those moments?
A few facts about me; I’m a veteran, I’m Canadian, and I love books! I’ve been writing my own stories since I was eight and wrote my first novel at sixteen. I’m the first to admit those attempts weren’t my best work, but they started me on a journey of creating stories that has led me to fulfilling my dream of becoming an author. I’ve written and published in several genres under different names, but MM is by far my favorite, and I’m so happy to be able to share my stories with people today.
I currently live on Canada’s east coast with my kiddo and my cats. I have a shoe collecting addiction, and I enjoy taking long walks, discussions with friends, and reading anything and everything I can get my hands on.
A few facts about me; I’m a veteran, I’m Canadian, and I love books! I’ve been writing my own stories since I was eight and wrote my first novel at sixteen. I’m the first to admit those attempts weren’t my best work, but they started me on a journey of creating stories that has led me to fulfilling my dream of becoming an author. I’ve written and published in several genres under different names, but MM is by far my favorite, and I’m so happy to be able to share my stories with people today.
I currently live on Canada’s east coast with my kiddo and my cats. I have a shoe collecting addiction, and I enjoy taking long walks, discussions with friends, and reading anything and everything I can get my hands on.
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October 19, 2023
4 stars ⋆୨୧˚✧
why are alex and kai so precious. such lovely and sensitive characters. 😭🥰 bf with issues with loving themselves x bf with the determination to love him no matter how he is >>>
what i loved so much was the adhd rep. i truly felt seen because of alex’s struggles with loving himself, because so many of his self-doubts are things i’ve thought about myself. because of his past trauma, he couldn’t get it into his head that people could actually love him. and the way sometimes he just couldn’t concentrate, couldn’t focus on one thing, hyperfixated on one particular thing, got into his head too much and made a certain thing into a big deal, needed space? it spoke to me. whenever he believed he was unlovable and not worth any effort, my heart broke for him and went out for him and i just wanted to sob. ☹️ i love him so much, he deserves all the happiness.
and kai! perfect bf material. he always understood what alex needed from the beginning — gave him some much-needed space when he needed distance, reassured him when he started on his self-doubts, pushed him just the right amount so that he’d come out of his shell, and was just the right amount of possessive and protective. it made my heart melt so much. and i loved how both their backstories were explored equally and we got to actually connect with each character — that made me feel the romance so much more and i truly fell in love. 🥹💗
was the amount of sex too much for my liking? yes, but i kinda ignored that and didn’t care because i actually liked the way the kinks (cnc, edging, denial, etc.) were explored in this with the perfect care for alex and what he wanted, when kai was the dom. 🤪 and the aftercare? some scenes legit had me in tears because they were so sweet and adorable and simply beautiful. 🥺 anyway, this was the perfect case of “right book, right time” for me and i love that. 😌
“but you’re not just beautiful on the outside.”
he tensed. “kai.” his tone held a note of warning.
“shhhhh, baby. just relax and listen to my voice.”
he did, his body once again growing heavy on mine.
“you’re kind.” i kissed his neck. “and sweet.” another kiss. “and funny.” two kisses. “and you fit with me.”
he sighed.
i kept whispering to him, telling him all the things about him that i liked.
why are alex and kai so precious. such lovely and sensitive characters. 😭🥰 bf with issues with loving themselves x bf with the determination to love him no matter how he is >>>
what i loved so much was the adhd rep. i truly felt seen because of alex’s struggles with loving himself, because so many of his self-doubts are things i’ve thought about myself. because of his past trauma, he couldn’t get it into his head that people could actually love him. and the way sometimes he just couldn’t concentrate, couldn’t focus on one thing, hyperfixated on one particular thing, got into his head too much and made a certain thing into a big deal, needed space? it spoke to me. whenever he believed he was unlovable and not worth any effort, my heart broke for him and went out for him and i just wanted to sob. ☹️ i love him so much, he deserves all the happiness.
and kai! perfect bf material. he always understood what alex needed from the beginning — gave him some much-needed space when he needed distance, reassured him when he started on his self-doubts, pushed him just the right amount so that he’d come out of his shell, and was just the right amount of possessive and protective. it made my heart melt so much. and i loved how both their backstories were explored equally and we got to actually connect with each character — that made me feel the romance so much more and i truly fell in love. 🥹💗
was the amount of sex too much for my liking? yes, but i kinda ignored that and didn’t care because i actually liked the way the kinks (cnc, edging, denial, etc.) were explored in this with the perfect care for alex and what he wanted, when kai was the dom. 🤪 and the aftercare? some scenes legit had me in tears because they were so sweet and adorable and simply beautiful. 🥺 anyway, this was the perfect case of “right book, right time” for me and i love that. 😌
January 18, 2023
3 stars
What an enjoyable reading experience this was. For the most part anyway, we’ll come back to that soon.
I am an absolute fan of how Willow Dixon writes kink and kinky dynamics into her books, so when I saw the description of this book, I was just so excited to read it. Also, this book is about rivals who becomes lovers and two people who meet because they are chatting online, which is my absolute favourite type of interactions in books. So, I was just absolutely sold on the premise of this book, and it ended up really working for me.
Brief summary
Alex and Kai don’t like each other. But they match online on a dating app, without knowing that it’s each other. And they start talking about their desires and the kinks that they like and they bound over it and fall in love with each other.
As I mentioned before, this book just had all of my favourite tropes.
I absolutely adore online interactions in books and there was so many of them in this book and I loved them all. I loved how they interacted with each other online and I loved being able to read their interactions and following how their relationship developed through them.
I absolutely adored how the fact that they didn’t like each other was included into the story. They were more like rivals to lovers but it was super fun to read about and I liked how there was a contrast of them not liking each other at the same time that they were talking online and really into each other during those conversations.
I absolutely adored the romance in this book. I loved Kai and Alex as characters so much. They were both super well built and they were absolutely wonderful characters. They were so well developed and a perfect foil for each other. They were just so good to each other and I adored them as a couple. The romance in this book was just so sweet and tender and I adored every seconds of it. I loved how they were always there for each other. I loved how they took care of each other and were ready to do everything for the other when needed. I loved how they were each other’s support’s system and how they were both so good at it. I loved their romance and their connection so much and every scene that they spent together put the biggest smile on my face because they were just so damn sweet.
I absolutely adore a story where two people fall for each other and they explore all of the kinky things they have ever dreamed about together. I loved the kink exploration was done in this book. I thought that it was super realistic and an absolute joy to read about. Plus it was really hot, which also helps. But I loved how natural it felt and how it just felt like it was part of the characters and their lives. I loved how the kink was just an extension of the characters and their desires that showed up through the different kink scenes, I thought that it was done in a lovely way and I really enjoyed it.
I know that my love of this book does not reflect my rating of this book, which is why ….
I just want to mention a little something. I love monogamy in my books and I understand that it’s not for every characters, but thats what I like reading about. Kai spends the entire book talking about being jealous and possessive. And how he wants to own Alex and like Alex is his and his only. So I was assuming that they are monogamous based on those comments, since Kai talks about being super possessive and never wanting to share his lover, ever. But this book has a bonus scene that is Kai and Alex having sex with other people, and I can understand how that can be a hot fantasy, but it really clashed with my image of them as a couple and it wasn’t ever forshadowed in the book, as Kai and Alex always talk about never wanting to share each other and about being super possessive of each other. So yeah, while I loved this book, I must admit that the fact that this scene exists just doesn’t really work for me as it really clashes with the characters and the persona that they had through the entire book. Also, a trigger warning about this happening at the start of the book with the other trigger warnings would have been really appreciated, as it’s not something I have any wish to read about and I would have liked to know before I picked up the book. And I know that technically it does not happen in the actual book, but just knowing that it happens is unsettling enough for me, so I would have liked to know that it happens before I read the entire book and got super invested in the couple. Because knowing that it happens just makes me question my views about the book and the couple and yeah, I just wish I knew before I started the book.
I will be honest here, I really struggled with how I would review this book. I will admit that I absolutely adored reading this book and I was going to rate it a good 4.25 stars, because I had a lovely time reading and I thought that the story was wonderful. But I just feel like all of my good memories of the story are a little tainted now. I know it’s just a small thing in the grand scheme of things, but my absolute favourite part of the book was how possessive Kai was and how he kept saying that he just wants Alex to be his and his only. So knowing that they have sex with other people in a bonus scene of the book just kind of ruins that part of the book because it’s the exact opposite of everything I enjoyed about this book and it just doesn’t work for me. I feel like all of my good memories and favourite parts of this book were a little tainted by content that I don’t want to read about and had no warning that it ever existed (as it’s never mentioned in the trigger warnings of this book) so I was made aware of it against my own wishes and knowing that it exists just made the reading experience of this book way less fun for me in retrospect.
I received an ARC of this book and this is my honest opinion
What an enjoyable reading experience this was. For the most part anyway, we’ll come back to that soon.
I am an absolute fan of how Willow Dixon writes kink and kinky dynamics into her books, so when I saw the description of this book, I was just so excited to read it. Also, this book is about rivals who becomes lovers and two people who meet because they are chatting online, which is my absolute favourite type of interactions in books. So, I was just absolutely sold on the premise of this book, and it ended up really working for me.
Brief summary
Alex and Kai don’t like each other. But they match online on a dating app, without knowing that it’s each other. And they start talking about their desires and the kinks that they like and they bound over it and fall in love with each other.
As I mentioned before, this book just had all of my favourite tropes.
I absolutely adore online interactions in books and there was so many of them in this book and I loved them all. I loved how they interacted with each other online and I loved being able to read their interactions and following how their relationship developed through them.
I absolutely adored how the fact that they didn’t like each other was included into the story. They were more like rivals to lovers but it was super fun to read about and I liked how there was a contrast of them not liking each other at the same time that they were talking online and really into each other during those conversations.
I absolutely adored the romance in this book. I loved Kai and Alex as characters so much. They were both super well built and they were absolutely wonderful characters. They were so well developed and a perfect foil for each other. They were just so good to each other and I adored them as a couple. The romance in this book was just so sweet and tender and I adored every seconds of it. I loved how they were always there for each other. I loved how they took care of each other and were ready to do everything for the other when needed. I loved how they were each other’s support’s system and how they were both so good at it. I loved their romance and their connection so much and every scene that they spent together put the biggest smile on my face because they were just so damn sweet.
I absolutely adore a story where two people fall for each other and they explore all of the kinky things they have ever dreamed about together. I loved the kink exploration was done in this book. I thought that it was super realistic and an absolute joy to read about. Plus it was really hot, which also helps. But I loved how natural it felt and how it just felt like it was part of the characters and their lives. I loved how the kink was just an extension of the characters and their desires that showed up through the different kink scenes, I thought that it was done in a lovely way and I really enjoyed it.
I know that my love of this book does not reflect my rating of this book, which is why ….
I just want to mention a little something. I love monogamy in my books and I understand that it’s not for every characters, but thats what I like reading about. Kai spends the entire book talking about being jealous and possessive. And how he wants to own Alex and like Alex is his and his only. So I was assuming that they are monogamous based on those comments, since Kai talks about being super possessive and never wanting to share his lover, ever. But this book has a bonus scene that is Kai and Alex having sex with other people, and I can understand how that can be a hot fantasy, but it really clashed with my image of them as a couple and it wasn’t ever forshadowed in the book, as Kai and Alex always talk about never wanting to share each other and about being super possessive of each other. So yeah, while I loved this book, I must admit that the fact that this scene exists just doesn’t really work for me as it really clashes with the characters and the persona that they had through the entire book. Also, a trigger warning about this happening at the start of the book with the other trigger warnings would have been really appreciated, as it’s not something I have any wish to read about and I would have liked to know before I picked up the book. And I know that technically it does not happen in the actual book, but just knowing that it happens is unsettling enough for me, so I would have liked to know that it happens before I read the entire book and got super invested in the couple. Because knowing that it happens just makes me question my views about the book and the couple and yeah, I just wish I knew before I started the book.
I will be honest here, I really struggled with how I would review this book. I will admit that I absolutely adored reading this book and I was going to rate it a good 4.25 stars, because I had a lovely time reading and I thought that the story was wonderful. But I just feel like all of my good memories of the story are a little tainted now. I know it’s just a small thing in the grand scheme of things, but my absolute favourite part of the book was how possessive Kai was and how he kept saying that he just wants Alex to be his and his only. So knowing that they have sex with other people in a bonus scene of the book just kind of ruins that part of the book because it’s the exact opposite of everything I enjoyed about this book and it just doesn’t work for me. I feel like all of my good memories and favourite parts of this book were a little tainted by content that I don’t want to read about and had no warning that it ever existed (as it’s never mentioned in the trigger warnings of this book) so I was made aware of it against my own wishes and knowing that it exists just made the reading experience of this book way less fun for me in retrospect.
I received an ARC of this book and this is my honest opinion
May 16, 2023
***4.0 rating***
"“Do you want to be mine?” I took a step closer. “Yes,” he whispered. “Do you want me to be yours?” His nostrils flared, and heat filled his eyes. “Yes.”"
Nonsensical rambling while sleep deprived:
I am glad I never had the pleasure of reading this "second epilogue". I was nosy so I crept on some reviews while still reading this because I was curious and well nosy😂. My sympathies to those that read the second epilogue I understand why it would ruin this book for you. Glad the author changed it :) (yes I still read the new version despite what I heard about the previous one.)
I was anxious when I read that..smh getting anxious over the lives of fictional people at 1:30 am. What is my life🤦🏼♀️
I liked this more than the first book. Beck was a shit friend. I still stand by that and he and Finn were annoying in this book🙃🙃
Note to self: don't be nosy? Curiosity killed the 😺🤪
Actual review:
Pardon my rambling above. I was sleep deprived but still wanted to say something about this book when I finished it and my brain thought lets do that at 1:30 am. Lol brilliant how my brain works smh.
Anyhow, I actually liked this book more than the first book. Alex and Kai had an amazing connection. Their chats on their burner phones and them being partnered up in class were some of my favorite moments.
Alex also grew on me, I know he was a troubled character but how could you not love him? He was so lonely and defeated at times that you just wanted to wrap him up in a blanket and tell him everything would be okay. I loved that Kai could give him that. He gave him love, comfort, and safety.
Sure, they were "enemies" in the beginning but not really.
Their chemistry was undeniable and I knew that even when Alex supposedly hated Kai, he simply wanted his acceptance and love.
Their conversations were real and honest. When Alex confided in Kai about his life, I knew as a reader that these two had a bond that transcended beyond sex. Don't get me wrong the sex, the lust, and all the kinks were a sexy addition to the story but for me, their conversations, and Kai introducing Alex to his family were the heart of the story.
Alex was alone until he met Kai, then Kai became his home, his safe space. Second epilogue controversy or not, I loved these two.
I will say though this story does have some trigger warnings, so proceed with that in mind when reading this.
I am enjoying this series. Cannot wait till the next book.
"“Do you want to be mine?” I took a step closer. “Yes,” he whispered. “Do you want me to be yours?” His nostrils flared, and heat filled his eyes. “Yes.”"
Nonsensical rambling while sleep deprived:
I am glad I never had the pleasure of reading this "second epilogue". I was nosy so I crept on some reviews while still reading this because I was curious and well nosy😂. My sympathies to those that read the second epilogue I understand why it would ruin this book for you. Glad the author changed it :) (yes I still read the new version despite what I heard about the previous one.)
I was anxious when I read that..smh getting anxious over the lives of fictional people at 1:30 am. What is my life🤦🏼♀️
I liked this more than the first book. Beck was a shit friend. I still stand by that and he and Finn were annoying in this book🙃🙃
Note to self: don't be nosy? Curiosity killed the 😺🤪
Actual review:
Pardon my rambling above. I was sleep deprived but still wanted to say something about this book when I finished it and my brain thought lets do that at 1:30 am. Lol brilliant how my brain works smh.
Anyhow, I actually liked this book more than the first book. Alex and Kai had an amazing connection. Their chats on their burner phones and them being partnered up in class were some of my favorite moments.
Alex also grew on me, I know he was a troubled character but how could you not love him? He was so lonely and defeated at times that you just wanted to wrap him up in a blanket and tell him everything would be okay. I loved that Kai could give him that. He gave him love, comfort, and safety.
Sure, they were "enemies" in the beginning but not really.
Their chemistry was undeniable and I knew that even when Alex supposedly hated Kai, he simply wanted his acceptance and love.
Their conversations were real and honest. When Alex confided in Kai about his life, I knew as a reader that these two had a bond that transcended beyond sex. Don't get me wrong the sex, the lust, and all the kinks were a sexy addition to the story but for me, their conversations, and Kai introducing Alex to his family were the heart of the story.
Alex was alone until he met Kai, then Kai became his home, his safe space. Second epilogue controversy or not, I loved these two.
I will say though this story does have some trigger warnings, so proceed with that in mind when reading this.
I am enjoying this series. Cannot wait till the next book.
June 22, 2023
3.5*** stars
Really, I’d love to be a horny, young guy just for one day. I’d have a lot of theories to proof romance constantly wants to sell me on. Like a person I find hot does something simple with only the barest hint of sexual innuendo and I’d get an erection? Like, a full hard-on with throbbing and all? Honestly, I can’t imagine and I can’t decide wether to be annoyed with descriptions like that or amused.
Anyway… this was sadly one of those books that started out strong and I had a fabulous time reading it, but it lost it’s flavor in the second half, even more towards the end. The book was just too long, I think.
I liked the rep for a neurodiverse character and I felt sad for Alex that he struggled a lot with ADHD his whole life without it being diagnosed. It was Kai, a psych major, who put the puzzle pieces together.
As I said, there was a lot to love for me in the first half —the anonymous sexting, their animosities in real life in contrast to that, Kai dancing/stripping at a club and overall them fitting so good together.
And hell, I love a good club setting. Doesn’t matter if it’s a kinky one, a simple dance club or a strip club. Dim and/or strobing lighting, thumping music and sex in the air. Always so hot what comes from it my way in a romance. And it was hot, for sure. With only a slight damper on my mood. *lol
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Never Have I Ever Series
Book 1 - … Punched My Roommate's V-Card
Book 2 - … Submitted to My Enemy - 3.5 stars
Book 3 - … Had a Bromance with a Teammate
Book 4 - … Wanted My Brother's Rival
Really, I’d love to be a horny, young guy just for one day. I’d have a lot of theories to proof romance constantly wants to sell me on. Like a person I find hot does something simple with only the barest hint of sexual innuendo and I’d get an erection? Like, a full hard-on with throbbing and all? Honestly, I can’t imagine and I can’t decide wether to be annoyed with descriptions like that or amused.
Anyway… this was sadly one of those books that started out strong and I had a fabulous time reading it, but it lost it’s flavor in the second half, even more towards the end. The book was just too long, I think.
I liked the rep for a neurodiverse character and I felt sad for Alex that he struggled a lot with ADHD his whole life without it being diagnosed. It was Kai, a psych major, who put the puzzle pieces together.
As I said, there was a lot to love for me in the first half —the anonymous sexting, their animosities in real life in contrast to that, Kai dancing/stripping at a club and overall them fitting so good together.
“I spent the last god knows how many hours walking around in the fucking rain, and all I could think about was how I needed to see you. So you could make it better. I don’t even remember deciding to come here, but here I am. I hate you, but I need you. How fucked up is that?”
And hell, I love a good club setting. Doesn’t matter if it’s a kinky one, a simple dance club or a strip club. Dim and/or strobing lighting, thumping music and sex in the air. Always so hot what comes from it my way in a romance. And it was hot, for sure. With only a slight damper on my mood. *lol
The crowd cheered as “SexyBack” by Justin Timberlake blared over the speakers. Another obvious choice, but the steady beat and his hypnotic voice drove our audiences wild. Plus, it was a bit of nostalgia for all the millennials in the crowd.
That’s me I guess. 😂
Kati, 20, when that song released in 2006
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Never Have I Ever Series
Book 1 - … Punched My Roommate's V-Card
Book 2 - … Submitted to My Enemy - 3.5 stars
Book 3 - … Had a Bromance with a Teammate
Book 4 - … Wanted My Brother's Rival
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January 30, 2023
Never Have I Ever: Submitted to My Enemy was another great addition to the series! This book felt totally different from the first one! In book 1, we met Alex, Beck’s best friend, and we see how hurt he was by his best friend keeping his sexuality a secret. We learn in this book the depths of that hurt and its link to his past. We also have Kai, a man with many aspects to him, who becomes just the person Alex needs.
They met through a kinky anonymous app and ‘hook up’ via the app without knowing they were actually partners working on a project together. Alex has felt rejected and a burden to others his whole life, so he doesn’t trust or open up easily. I loved how hate/animosity between them (mostly from Alex’s end) transformed into lust, trust, and love. While it may seem fast, I think the fact they already opened up to one another on a deep level via the app helped push their feelings in addition to their amazing chemistry.
This book was very kinky especially compared to the first book. We get somnophilia, CNC (consent-no-consent), sensory deprivation, Primal Play, and some D/s. It was hot, and I enjoyed it!
Overall, it was a very hot, kinky and sweet story. Please check the TWs, as this story may not be for everyone!
I'm excited for the next book, Never Have I Ever: Had a Bromance with a Teammate! Jax and Matt!!
They met through a kinky anonymous app and ‘hook up’ via the app without knowing they were actually partners working on a project together. Alex has felt rejected and a burden to others his whole life, so he doesn’t trust or open up easily. I loved how hate/animosity between them (mostly from Alex’s end) transformed into lust, trust, and love. While it may seem fast, I think the fact they already opened up to one another on a deep level via the app helped push their feelings in addition to their amazing chemistry.
This book was very kinky especially compared to the first book. We get somnophilia, CNC (consent-no-consent), sensory deprivation, Primal Play, and some D/s. It was hot, and I enjoyed it!
Overall, it was a very hot, kinky and sweet story. Please check the TWs, as this story may not be for everyone!
I'm excited for the next book, Never Have I Ever: Had a Bromance with a Teammate! Jax and Matt!!
September 3, 2024
reread:
deserves the 5 stars upgrade
original review:
i have two working brain cells rn, so this will be simple and short.
don’t read this book if too much sex bothers you. (if you’re a whore like me go for it because you’ll love this)
the smut is out of this world. absolutely do not read in public. but check tw!!!
the story was also great and so were the characters. loved them.
this also has some of my favorite tropes.
deserves the 5 stars upgrade
original review:
i have two working brain cells rn, so this will be simple and short.
don’t read this book if too much sex bothers you. (if you’re a whore like me go for it because you’ll love this)
the smut is out of this world. absolutely do not read in public. but check tw!!!
the story was also great and so were the characters. loved them.
this also has some of my favorite tropes.
January 11, 2023
*** I reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.***
Never Have I Ever: Submitted to My Enemy is the second entry in this series. I found it fun, steamy, and a great contrast to the previous one. This story is an entertaining enemies-to-lovers romance featuring Kai and Alex.
Kai and Alex cannot stand one another and unbeknownst to them have matched up anonymously on a kink app. One thing leads to another and what starts out as simply meeting physical needs grows into something more emotional and intense.
Overall I enjoyed this entry more than the first. I loved the arc of both Alex and Kai as they navigate their complicated situation with the progression of their intensifying feelings. They are also super protective and possessive of one another, which makes for more steamy and intense moments. This was an entertaining read that I thoroughly enjoyed from start to finish. Cannot wait for the next one.
Never Have I Ever: Submitted to My Enemy is the second entry in this series. I found it fun, steamy, and a great contrast to the previous one. This story is an entertaining enemies-to-lovers romance featuring Kai and Alex.
Kai and Alex cannot stand one another and unbeknownst to them have matched up anonymously on a kink app. One thing leads to another and what starts out as simply meeting physical needs grows into something more emotional and intense.
Overall I enjoyed this entry more than the first. I loved the arc of both Alex and Kai as they navigate their complicated situation with the progression of their intensifying feelings. They are also super protective and possessive of one another, which makes for more steamy and intense moments. This was an entertaining read that I thoroughly enjoyed from start to finish. Cannot wait for the next one.
August 17, 2025
5 Stars
I loved this hard. It’s honestly taking all my self control not to brush aside my looming TBR pile and just indulge in an immediate re-read of Alex and Kai’s deliciously hot, deeply emotive, extremely compulsive NA romance.
Enemies-to-lovers vibes, steamy online connection with a stranger (not-really-a-stranger), college classmates forced into proximity, and polar opposites fighting attraction. Yes, and more yes, to all the things.
Even better are all the deep conversations, the acknowledgement of mental health issues, the sharing of fears and vulnerabilities, and the overall wonderful exploration of self-worth, personal needs, and sexual kinks, that made these two young men and their explosive connection so damn engrossing.
I’ve really jived with the handful of Willow Dixon stories I’ve read this year, but this one took the cake. An instant win in the new adult MM contemporary romance genre, and one I have no doubt will sit on my personal favourites shelf indefinitely.
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Never Have I Ever Series
Book 1 - Never Have I Ever: Punched My Roommate's V-Card (4.5 Stars)
Book 2 - Never Have I Ever: Submitted to My Enemy (5 Stars)
Book 3 - Never Have I Ever: Had a Bromance with a Teammate (4 Stars)
Book 4 - Never Have I Ever: Wanted My Brother's Rival (4 Stars)
I loved this hard. It’s honestly taking all my self control not to brush aside my looming TBR pile and just indulge in an immediate re-read of Alex and Kai’s deliciously hot, deeply emotive, extremely compulsive NA romance.
Enemies-to-lovers vibes, steamy online connection with a stranger (not-really-a-stranger), college classmates forced into proximity, and polar opposites fighting attraction. Yes, and more yes, to all the things.
Even better are all the deep conversations, the acknowledgement of mental health issues, the sharing of fears and vulnerabilities, and the overall wonderful exploration of self-worth, personal needs, and sexual kinks, that made these two young men and their explosive connection so damn engrossing.
I’ve really jived with the handful of Willow Dixon stories I’ve read this year, but this one took the cake. An instant win in the new adult MM contemporary romance genre, and one I have no doubt will sit on my personal favourites shelf indefinitely.
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Never Have I Ever Series
Book 1 - Never Have I Ever: Punched My Roommate's V-Card (4.5 Stars)
Book 2 - Never Have I Ever: Submitted to My Enemy (5 Stars)
Book 3 - Never Have I Ever: Had a Bromance with a Teammate (4 Stars)
Book 4 - Never Have I Ever: Wanted My Brother's Rival (4 Stars)
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February 26, 2024
MM Romance
Kinky Hurt/Comfort
4.25 Stars ⭐️
🎧Audiobook Reread: 2 Stars ⭐️
🎵Narrated by Kirt Graves and Cooper North🎵
Now that I’ve embraced Kirt Graves I was excited to listen to this book because it’s one of my all time favorites but unfortunately it just did not work for me on audiobook. I’ve read it way too many times and the voices are just not vibing with what’s in my head plus it’s just another example of why Cooper North is just not for me. Every once in awhile I can listen to him if he’s narrating with someone else I like but unfortunately he’s voicing Kai and that includes a lot of dirty talk and it’s not working for me at all because CN is too nasally for me. ☹️
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Never Had I Ever thought I’d read another book by this author after hating Stepbully and the sample to the first book in this series but here I am. 🤡 I haven’t been able to focus on anything lately but once I started this I couldn’t put it down. I just really adored Alex and Kai’s love story. 💗
This is a college romance and it has lots of sex, the scorching hot kinky kind and I was here for it. These two meet anonymously on an app called Kinkster which allows its users to text through the app but also has a call feature that distorts the voices. Alex likes to submit and Kai craves control so they are the perfect fit for a bit of fun. The phone sex scenes between them are fire 🔥 but this book goes deeper than just the physical. Kai and Alex are in the same communications class and paired up as partners much to Alex’s dismay. Alex hates Kai for reasons and for once in an enemy to lovers book, his reasons are completely valid. So these two clash over their project yet get down and dirty and even develop a friendship through the app until their two worlds become one.
I loved this because it had a big helping of hurt/comfort added into the mix. Alex has always been left by everyone, partners, parents, friends etc and he believes he is just too much for others to deal with. He obsesses over this too much sometimes, begins to spiral and needs distraction. Kai is a natural caretaker and Alex triggers that need in Kai to protect and soothe. The way Alex learns to trust Kai enough to submit to him and just let go is everything. These two are super needy for each other and I was here for it. Mine!
There are two bonus chapters to claim from prolific works at the end of this book. One is a scene using toys but the other is a sharing scene between them and another couple. There is no sharing in the main book but during their conversations on the kink app Alex mentions wanting to be used as a toy by his partner and another couple. I was glad this wasn’t put into the main book and we get the choice whether or not to read it. I liked the extra toy chapter but DNF’d the sharing one. While I did find aspects of it hot, I prefer my boys to be only with each other once they make things official but I did appreciate the epilogue that takes place 7 years into the future so we could see how far they’ve come.
Overall this was a win for me and I am looking forward to the next book because the next couple have some cuddly, always touching best friend thing going on and I’m here for that. This is why I try to never give up on authors because sometimes they surprise you with a damn good book.
Kinky Hurt/Comfort
4.25 Stars ⭐️
🎧Audiobook Reread: 2 Stars ⭐️
🎵Narrated by Kirt Graves and Cooper North🎵
Now that I’ve embraced Kirt Graves I was excited to listen to this book because it’s one of my all time favorites but unfortunately it just did not work for me on audiobook. I’ve read it way too many times and the voices are just not vibing with what’s in my head plus it’s just another example of why Cooper North is just not for me. Every once in awhile I can listen to him if he’s narrating with someone else I like but unfortunately he’s voicing Kai and that includes a lot of dirty talk and it’s not working for me at all because CN is too nasally for me. ☹️
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Never Had I Ever thought I’d read another book by this author after hating Stepbully and the sample to the first book in this series but here I am. 🤡 I haven’t been able to focus on anything lately but once I started this I couldn’t put it down. I just really adored Alex and Kai’s love story. 💗
This is a college romance and it has lots of sex, the scorching hot kinky kind and I was here for it. These two meet anonymously on an app called Kinkster which allows its users to text through the app but also has a call feature that distorts the voices. Alex likes to submit and Kai craves control so they are the perfect fit for a bit of fun. The phone sex scenes between them are fire 🔥 but this book goes deeper than just the physical. Kai and Alex are in the same communications class and paired up as partners much to Alex’s dismay. Alex hates Kai for reasons and for once in an enemy to lovers book, his reasons are completely valid. So these two clash over their project yet get down and dirty and even develop a friendship through the app until their two worlds become one.
I loved this because it had a big helping of hurt/comfort added into the mix. Alex has always been left by everyone, partners, parents, friends etc and he believes he is just too much for others to deal with. He obsesses over this too much sometimes, begins to spiral and needs distraction. Kai is a natural caretaker and Alex triggers that need in Kai to protect and soothe. The way Alex learns to trust Kai enough to submit to him and just let go is everything. These two are super needy for each other and I was here for it. Mine!
There are two bonus chapters to claim from prolific works at the end of this book. One is a scene using toys but the other is a sharing scene between them and another couple. There is no sharing in the main book but during their conversations on the kink app Alex mentions wanting to be used as a toy by his partner and another couple. I was glad this wasn’t put into the main book and we get the choice whether or not to read it. I liked the extra toy chapter but DNF’d the sharing one. While I did find aspects of it hot, I prefer my boys to be only with each other once they make things official but I did appreciate the epilogue that takes place 7 years into the future so we could see how far they’ve come.
Overall this was a win for me and I am looking forward to the next book because the next couple have some cuddly, always touching best friend thing going on and I’m here for that. This is why I try to never give up on authors because sometimes they surprise you with a damn good book.
July 6, 2023
To say I was weary after reading the start of this is an understatement.
Alex and Kai talked about fantasies of sharing, and I do not like sharing with romantic couples, at all. So I felt like I was reading this with bated breath all the while.
Learning that there had been a bonus scene where they apparently had a foursome with some other couple really put me off this. But the author took it down or something, I don't know, because the bonus scene now at the end of this book is a fun scene just involving sex toys.
So, wherever that bonus scene is I heard about, I hope it's gone to the ether or whatever. I choose to ignore it ever existed, and these two have always remained exclusive to me.
It helps that they weren't with any others in this, or in the bonus scene linked at the end.
This wasn't exactly clear that they'd be exclusive, they didn't outright say it, but they never said they'd actually be with anyone else but each other either. And all their talk of being possessive of each other, getting jealous of others, calling each other "mine" and saying they didn't like to share? I'm taking all that and it tells me they're exclusive 🤷♀️
So with that out of the way, I can get to the meat of the story.
Which, after a somewhat slow beginning and a big reason for my star off, was actually quite enjoyable.
I wasn't crazy into this it at first. It was slow for me, and I wasn't too invested in these two. Until all the sudden I was, and I was feeling the chemistry.
The sex scenes were really, really hot and sexy and scorching and I enjoyed them immensely. I do wish we had got to see them play out a CNC scene instead of just the one they had over phone sex, but we did get a deliciously hot somnophilia scene - that was consented to prior to it happening, and Kai asked Alex again afterward if he was okay with what happened.
I loved the use of consent in this. They were into some pretty kinky stuff, but always made sure the other consented, and that there were proper boundaries and safe words.
I came to really love these two. They became so sweet together and so loving, and the romance became so so good.
Another reason for my star off was the fact that the "enemy" portion of this...wasn't really present. It's gotten so annoying, honestly, when blurbs promise a good enemies-to-lovers story and the enemies part is virtually not even there.
You can't have "enemy" in the title and then they're not really enemies at all, ever. Kai never hates Alex, not once, or has any negative feelings about him, really. And Alex has more misplaced anger and hurt at Kai over things that weren't Kai's fault or had extenuating circumstances, we come to learn. He never truly hated Kai, as he later admits.
So there was no "enemies" to be had here, and that's so disappointing. I love a good enemies-to-lovers story, and this is just another one that doesn't really have them be enemies at all. Like, at all.
But again, if I get past the lack of them being enemies at first, for the story how it is, I did very much enjoy it after that initial slump.
And it is a little annoying that I don't know for sure sure that these two are definitely exclusive, but it was ambiguous enough that I can, as a reader, say "yeah, they're exclusive" and take comfort in that. They're never with anyone else, together or apart, for the duration of this story, and in the bonus story, so that's a plus.
And you know, I was definitely considering DNF'ing this near the beginning. The slow beginning and build to connection between these two, and the worry about them not being exclusive, got to me. I almost did.
But I felt like I'd continue as long as they never were with anyone else. Thankfully, that continued for the rest of the book.
So 4 stars from me. Despite early worries and all that, I ended up really enjoying this, and Alex and Kai were great together, and so sexy and scorching too.
I definitely recommend this. I can definitely say they aren't with anyone else in this or the bonus scene that is now at the end of the story. They do talk of fantasies or sharing/being with strangers, but that is the extent of it, which is fine with me. A fantasy is just a fantasy.
So yeah, I'd say give this a try. It worked out really well for me in the end.
I do really enjoy this author, and I can't wait for Matt and Jax's story. Bring on the bromance turned into romance, can't wait!
My Ratings for the Never Have I Ever Series:
💫 Never Have I Ever: Punched My Roommate's V-Card: 5 stars (my review)
💫 Never Have I Ever: Submitted to My Enemy: 4 stars
💫 Never Have I Ever: Had a Bromance with a Teammate: TBR
Alex and Kai talked about fantasies of sharing, and I do not like sharing with romantic couples, at all. So I felt like I was reading this with bated breath all the while.
Learning that there had been a bonus scene where they apparently had a foursome with some other couple really put me off this. But the author took it down or something, I don't know, because the bonus scene now at the end of this book is a fun scene just involving sex toys.
So, wherever that bonus scene is I heard about, I hope it's gone to the ether or whatever. I choose to ignore it ever existed, and these two have always remained exclusive to me.
It helps that they weren't with any others in this, or in the bonus scene linked at the end.
This wasn't exactly clear that they'd be exclusive, they didn't outright say it, but they never said they'd actually be with anyone else but each other either. And all their talk of being possessive of each other, getting jealous of others, calling each other "mine" and saying they didn't like to share? I'm taking all that and it tells me they're exclusive 🤷♀️
So with that out of the way, I can get to the meat of the story.
Which, after a somewhat slow beginning and a big reason for my star off, was actually quite enjoyable.
I wasn't crazy into this it at first. It was slow for me, and I wasn't too invested in these two. Until all the sudden I was, and I was feeling the chemistry.
The sex scenes were really, really hot and sexy and scorching and I enjoyed them immensely. I do wish we had got to see them play out a CNC scene instead of just the one they had over phone sex, but we did get a deliciously hot somnophilia scene - that was consented to prior to it happening, and Kai asked Alex again afterward if he was okay with what happened.
I loved the use of consent in this. They were into some pretty kinky stuff, but always made sure the other consented, and that there were proper boundaries and safe words.
I came to really love these two. They became so sweet together and so loving, and the romance became so so good.
Another reason for my star off was the fact that the "enemy" portion of this...wasn't really present. It's gotten so annoying, honestly, when blurbs promise a good enemies-to-lovers story and the enemies part is virtually not even there.
You can't have "enemy" in the title and then they're not really enemies at all, ever. Kai never hates Alex, not once, or has any negative feelings about him, really. And Alex has more misplaced anger and hurt at Kai over things that weren't Kai's fault or had extenuating circumstances, we come to learn. He never truly hated Kai, as he later admits.
So there was no "enemies" to be had here, and that's so disappointing. I love a good enemies-to-lovers story, and this is just another one that doesn't really have them be enemies at all. Like, at all.
But again, if I get past the lack of them being enemies at first, for the story how it is, I did very much enjoy it after that initial slump.
And it is a little annoying that I don't know for sure sure that these two are definitely exclusive, but it was ambiguous enough that I can, as a reader, say "yeah, they're exclusive" and take comfort in that. They're never with anyone else, together or apart, for the duration of this story, and in the bonus story, so that's a plus.
And you know, I was definitely considering DNF'ing this near the beginning. The slow beginning and build to connection between these two, and the worry about them not being exclusive, got to me. I almost did.
But I felt like I'd continue as long as they never were with anyone else. Thankfully, that continued for the rest of the book.
So 4 stars from me. Despite early worries and all that, I ended up really enjoying this, and Alex and Kai were great together, and so sexy and scorching too.
I definitely recommend this. I can definitely say they aren't with anyone else in this or the bonus scene that is now at the end of the story. They do talk of fantasies or sharing/being with strangers, but that is the extent of it, which is fine with me. A fantasy is just a fantasy.
So yeah, I'd say give this a try. It worked out really well for me in the end.
I do really enjoy this author, and I can't wait for Matt and Jax's story. Bring on the bromance turned into romance, can't wait!
My Ratings for the Never Have I Ever Series:
💫 Never Have I Ever: Punched My Roommate's V-Card: 5 stars (my review)
💫 Never Have I Ever: Submitted to My Enemy: 4 stars
💫 Never Have I Ever: Had a Bromance with a Teammate: TBR
January 10, 2023
This is the first book I have read by Willow Dixon and it was fantastic! I loved all the different kinks it included and I especially appreciated how consent was at the forefront of each scene and how Kai continuously checked in with Alex. I also really loved how Kai was so present afterwards and focused on aftercare for Alex to make sure he was ok.
“I love when you fight back and when you submit. You’re so beautiful when you let go, baby. And I love that I’m the one who makes you feel good.”
Part of what I found interesting in this story was that instead of there being some big miscommunication towards the end of the book that the MCs have to deal with, the miscommunication actually happens before the book even starts. This is something that the MCs figure out throughout the book and work through together.
“You’re too perfect.” He punched my shoulder. “Too hot, too nice, too insightful. And you always say the right thing. It’s fucking annoying.” “I kinda like you too.” That was the understatement of the year. I more than liked him. I was falling for him. But neither one of us was ready for that conversation.
I felt for Alex so much. Poor thing. He is so hard on himself. It broke my heart a little. Kai is so great with him and caring. Even when they were just being friends. Kai was always right there willing to be a shoulder to lean on.
I also loved how they are so open with one another and discover new kinks they have by being together. Kai and Alex really just fit together so well and balanced each other.
“Do you want to be mine?” I took a step closer. “Yes,” he whispered. “Do you want me to be yours?” His nostrils flared, and heat filled his eyes. “Yes.”
This book is both extremely hot and incredibly sweet. It's such a great story and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. It was a really quick read and I never felt bored while reading.
I wanted to mark him, bruise his pale skin. Leave love bites all over his beautiful body. So anyone who looked at him would know he was mine. And more than that, I wanted his marks. I wanted him to brand me. I wanted to carry the proof of his desire long after we parted ways.
***I received an ARC of this book from Gay Romance Reviews, and this is my honest review.***
“I love when you fight back and when you submit. You’re so beautiful when you let go, baby. And I love that I’m the one who makes you feel good.”
Part of what I found interesting in this story was that instead of there being some big miscommunication towards the end of the book that the MCs have to deal with, the miscommunication actually happens before the book even starts. This is something that the MCs figure out throughout the book and work through together.
“You’re too perfect.” He punched my shoulder. “Too hot, too nice, too insightful. And you always say the right thing. It’s fucking annoying.” “I kinda like you too.” That was the understatement of the year. I more than liked him. I was falling for him. But neither one of us was ready for that conversation.
I felt for Alex so much. Poor thing. He is so hard on himself. It broke my heart a little. Kai is so great with him and caring. Even when they were just being friends. Kai was always right there willing to be a shoulder to lean on.
I also loved how they are so open with one another and discover new kinks they have by being together. Kai and Alex really just fit together so well and balanced each other.
“Do you want to be mine?” I took a step closer. “Yes,” he whispered. “Do you want me to be yours?” His nostrils flared, and heat filled his eyes. “Yes.”
This book is both extremely hot and incredibly sweet. It's such a great story and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. It was a really quick read and I never felt bored while reading.
I wanted to mark him, bruise his pale skin. Leave love bites all over his beautiful body. So anyone who looked at him would know he was mine. And more than that, I wanted his marks. I wanted him to brand me. I wanted to carry the proof of his desire long after we parted ways.
***I received an ARC of this book from Gay Romance Reviews, and this is my honest review.***
April 11, 2023
3-4 stars - this book was hard to rate
I really enjoyed this in the beginning, but towards the end it just started to feel repetitive and felt like it kept going on
Alex was working through so much I really felt like he needed to work on himself, not get into a relationship
I really enjoyed this in the beginning, but towards the end it just started to feel repetitive and felt like it kept going on
Alex was working through so much I really felt like he needed to work on himself, not get into a relationship
October 26, 2024
Yup, that pushed all my kink and trope buttons again: anonymous texting, extreme possessiveness and ‘mine’, power play, CNC, animosity to lovers, mental health rep, caretaking, college setting etc.
I really enjoyed their open and honest conversations and because of those found their developing trust and feelings very believable!
I think the book was a tad too long and repetitive at some points. I still had a blast with it, but now I’m craving something sweet and innocent. Jeez, these two were KINKY ❤️🔥 4⭐️
PS: This kinda reminded me of a kinkier version of Sarina Bowen’s ‘Top Secret’, so if you liked that (which I did!), this might also be for you!
I really enjoyed their open and honest conversations and because of those found their developing trust and feelings very believable!
I think the book was a tad too long and repetitive at some points. I still had a blast with it, but now I’m craving something sweet and innocent. Jeez, these two were KINKY ❤️🔥 4⭐️
PS: This kinda reminded me of a kinkier version of Sarina Bowen’s ‘Top Secret’, so if you liked that (which I did!), this might also be for you!
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October 9, 2024DNF@ 38%
“My fantasy is watching my friends take turns with my toy.”
I am sure other people would love this book but I hate group s*x. I like my guys possessive so this didn’t work for me
“My fantasy is watching my friends take turns with my toy.”
I am sure other people would love this book but I hate group s*x. I like my guys possessive so this didn’t work for me
July 15, 2023
Audio - 5 Stars
Story - 4.5 Stars
Story - 4.5 Stars
September 20, 2023
yes this was incredibly smutty and kinky, but moreso i really loved the adhd rep. i've read some decent adhd rep recently, but alex was able to really put into words the struggles and darker side of dealing with adhd.
did not expect this to have a deeper cut to it but i was pleasantly surprised.
def check TWs.
did not expect this to have a deeper cut to it but i was pleasantly surprised.
def check TWs.
January 13, 2023
3.5 ⭐️
“I hate you. I spent the last god knows how many hours walking around in the fucking rain, and all I could think about was how I needed to see you. So you could make it better. I don’t even remember deciding to come here, but here I am. I hate you, but I need you.”
There’s just something about love declarations when calling it hate while soaking wet.
“I hate you. I spent the last god knows how many hours walking around in the fucking rain, and all I could think about was how I needed to see you. So you could make it better. I don’t even remember deciding to come here, but here I am. I hate you, but I need you.”
There’s just something about love declarations when calling it hate while soaking wet.
June 15, 2023
✰ 3.75 stars ✰
“But the people who matter, the ones who truly care about you, will still be around when you show them your true self."
I have not read the first book of this series, but I decided to give Never Have I ever: Submitted to My Enemy a chance, because I'm a fan of enemies to lovers. Especially when it involves a situation where you're falling for someone online, when you don't even realize it's that one sworn enemy right in front of you. And with Alex and Kai you get exactly that.
This was a fun kinky read, for sure. I loved how open and confident Kai was about literally everything - from his job, to his past hook-ups, to his family, and discussions involving sex and consent. Once Alex realized that both his enemy and the one person who he was so openly trusting with online were the same person, I loved seeing how he became more vocal about his feelings and his desires. Kinky as they are, here was this one person who didn't question or de-value his choices and thoughts. I thought that was very well-handled - the realization and confrontation also nicely panned out well with the other storyline, as well.
Kai was a fun confident character, for sure, but I really related to Alex's inner turmoil of being unwanted and not feeling appreciated by both his family and friends. He really needed to feel loved and valued with such a painful feeling in his heart and mind; so to have it set as an offset for some of his sexual explorations and fantasies with Kai was an interesting spin. In some ways it may not be a healthy directive, but it did provide for some very kinky and hot sessions between the two of them - always with consent, naturally! 😉
If you're up for a spicy, kinky read with a sweet happily ever after, definitely give it a shot. It's super light reading, but I never felt that the writing dragged at any point. Even the supporting cast was an entertaining bunch with their own future potential storylines. Definitely makes me curious, which of them will get their own story next. 💓 💓
“But the people who matter, the ones who truly care about you, will still be around when you show them your true self."
I have not read the first book of this series, but I decided to give Never Have I ever: Submitted to My Enemy a chance, because I'm a fan of enemies to lovers. Especially when it involves a situation where you're falling for someone online, when you don't even realize it's that one sworn enemy right in front of you. And with Alex and Kai you get exactly that.
This was a fun kinky read, for sure. I loved how open and confident Kai was about literally everything - from his job, to his past hook-ups, to his family, and discussions involving sex and consent. Once Alex realized that both his enemy and the one person who he was so openly trusting with online were the same person, I loved seeing how he became more vocal about his feelings and his desires. Kinky as they are, here was this one person who didn't question or de-value his choices and thoughts. I thought that was very well-handled - the realization and confrontation also nicely panned out well with the other storyline, as well.
Kai was a fun confident character, for sure, but I really related to Alex's inner turmoil of being unwanted and not feeling appreciated by both his family and friends. He really needed to feel loved and valued with such a painful feeling in his heart and mind; so to have it set as an offset for some of his sexual explorations and fantasies with Kai was an interesting spin. In some ways it may not be a healthy directive, but it did provide for some very kinky and hot sessions between the two of them - always with consent, naturally! 😉
If you're up for a spicy, kinky read with a sweet happily ever after, definitely give it a shot. It's super light reading, but I never felt that the writing dragged at any point. Even the supporting cast was an entertaining bunch with their own future potential storylines. Definitely makes me curious, which of them will get their own story next. 💓 💓
March 8, 2023
Ms Dixon certainly knows how to push my kink buttons 🔥
First of all: to all of you who are friends with Florence, too, and who read her amazing review: after her warning, I didn’t read the bonus scene, because I didn’t want to risk ruining what was a really good book for me. On the other hand, I’m not sure the author didn’t change the content of that bonus scene - from the description, it seems it’s about playing with some toys and not about sharing. So maybe she read all the ARC reviews and deleted it 😊
To make it short - and because if you want a more detailed review, you definitely need to read hers - I loved it, because enemies to lovers, paired with a possessive mc AND “anonymous” sexting is a combination I can’t resist, and boy does Willow Dixon live up to her reputation of writing scorching hot sex scenes, AND with a decent amount of relationship building. It’s the story of Alex, one of Beck and Finn’s roommates (the pair from book 1), who’s bi, but closeted, and Kai, whom Alex hates with a passion, and who’s his assigned partner for an assignment at college.
For those interested in trigger warnings: among other things, we have CNC (consensual non consensual sex), forced proximity, sensory deprivation, and power plays. And I was so here for it 🔥
It was a 4.25 ish rating, not quite 5 stars because Kai felt a bit TOO perfect and unreal, but if you’re looking for a steamy book with low angst and A LOT of sexual tension, then this is the perfect choice for you.
First of all: to all of you who are friends with Florence, too, and who read her amazing review: after her warning, I didn’t read the bonus scene, because I didn’t want to risk ruining what was a really good book for me. On the other hand, I’m not sure the author didn’t change the content of that bonus scene - from the description, it seems it’s about playing with some toys and not about sharing. So maybe she read all the ARC reviews and deleted it 😊
To make it short - and because if you want a more detailed review, you definitely need to read hers - I loved it, because enemies to lovers, paired with a possessive mc AND “anonymous” sexting is a combination I can’t resist, and boy does Willow Dixon live up to her reputation of writing scorching hot sex scenes, AND with a decent amount of relationship building. It’s the story of Alex, one of Beck and Finn’s roommates (the pair from book 1), who’s bi, but closeted, and Kai, whom Alex hates with a passion, and who’s his assigned partner for an assignment at college.
For those interested in trigger warnings: among other things, we have CNC (consensual non consensual sex), forced proximity, sensory deprivation, and power plays. And I was so here for it 🔥
It was a 4.25 ish rating, not quite 5 stars because Kai felt a bit TOO perfect and unreal, but if you’re looking for a steamy book with low angst and A LOT of sexual tension, then this is the perfect choice for you.
October 7, 2024
Loved Kai and Alex and the trust and love they had for each other. Neither of them ever had a real relationship and they truly were what the other needed.
....
"I hate you. I spent the last god knows how many hours walking around in the fucking rain, and all I could think about was how I needed to see you. So you could make it better. I don't even remember deciding to come here, but here I am. I hate you, but I need you. How fucked up is that?"
"Why are you the only one who can make the noise in my head shut up?"
"I hated him because I wanted him. And now that I'd had him, I didn't want to let him go."
....
⚠️ Potential spoilers below in tropes and triggers
Tropes:
Enemies to lovers
Hidden identity
Forced proximity
CNC
Somno
First time raw with each other
Phone sex
Found family
Kai makes sure Alex eats
"I didn't know where else to go"
TWs:
Negative self talk
Trauma
Undiagnosed ADHD
....
"I hate you. I spent the last god knows how many hours walking around in the fucking rain, and all I could think about was how I needed to see you. So you could make it better. I don't even remember deciding to come here, but here I am. I hate you, but I need you. How fucked up is that?"
"Why are you the only one who can make the noise in my head shut up?"
"I hated him because I wanted him. And now that I'd had him, I didn't want to let him go."
....
⚠️ Potential spoilers below in tropes and triggers
Tropes:
Enemies to lovers
Hidden identity
Forced proximity
CNC
Somno
First time raw with each other
Phone sex
Found family
Kai makes sure Alex eats
"I didn't know where else to go"
TWs:
Negative self talk
Trauma
Undiagnosed ADHD
February 9, 2025
4.5/5 ⭐️
3.5/5 🌶️
I loved this book so much! These two were meant for each other. 🥹
What you can expect:
— Hate to love (not enemies to lovers, it’s one sided)
— CNC
— ADHD rep
— Breeding kink
3.5/5 🌶️
I loved this book so much! These two were meant for each other. 🥹
What you can expect:
— Hate to love (not enemies to lovers, it’s one sided)
— CNC
— ADHD rep
— Breeding kink
May 28, 2025
YES, MIKI. YOU WERE RIGHT, I say, once again reading a book a full calendar year after it was recommended to me.
THE PREMISE: two guys who hate each other are paired up for a project at uni … and on a shmink app.
TROPES & VIBES:
- Yo. This is kinky though. Check the CWs
- “Baby”
- ADHD *I wouldn’t marry me either* babygirl mc
- Hurt x comfort
- Enemies to lovers
- (Could have done with a harder edit honestly, but I was still v entertained)
- Sexy sad book
- Wearing his clothes
- Nearly made me cry on the train
4⭐️ 4🌶️
THE PREMISE: two guys who hate each other are paired up for a project at uni … and on a shmink app.
TROPES & VIBES:
- Yo. This is kinky though. Check the CWs
- “Baby”
- ADHD *I wouldn’t marry me either* babygirl mc
- Hurt x comfort
- Enemies to lovers
- (Could have done with a harder edit honestly, but I was still v entertained)
- Sexy sad book
- Wearing his clothes
- Nearly made me cry on the train
4⭐️ 4🌶️
August 20, 2024
Re-read -- Aug-20th/24
I'm quickly re-reading this series, because I'm starting the Crimson Club series.
Rating stays the same at 2.5⭐
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Original review on May-15th/23
I knew it.
I just knew this wasn't going to live up to my expectations. Good enemies-to-lovers books are sooo hard to find and this was as bland as the first one. The author tried to spice it up by adding a few kinks in the mix, but it didn't work.
🟣 Alex turned out to be a completely different character than I thought he was when reading the first book. Not neccessarily bad, but very different and specific and since the author mentioned ADHD, I was glad the representation was there and I felt for Alex, but I think Alex tackled his "different brain problems" solely with sex .
It took until the epilogue for him to find medical help and his boyfriend over here was going to be a psychology doctor! Wow. Wow.
It doesn't take an Einstein to see someone's mentally not OK and to tell that person to get help, so what good is college doing to these guys, I have no idea.
🟡 Alex hates Kai, because he was the one his girlfriend dumped him for and Alex liked the guy prior to that, so when they ended up having to do the assignment in class together, they "clashed" - and by that I mean clashed in the tamest way possible .
No tension, no animosity, no other specific events to fire up that enemies vibe, just some extreme pouting and eventually dickmatizing.
🟢 Their hooking-up consists of them educating each other about stuff, it wasn't the wikipedia-like talking like in the last book, but still.
🔵 I expected more from Kai's character, to be honest. He's this tall, tattooed stripper and what do we get? His one dance where Alex's there, other than that it wasn't even that big of a deal. I was more interested in the other strippers than the MMCs.
🟡 The book left me emotionless, unmoved. I skipped a lot near the end, I read the bonus epilogue and it was just another sex escapade and I just skipped it. Wasn't feeling it.
🔴 The second bonus epilogue I've heard is about them opening up their relationship to other people - now, I'm not going to read it and don't get me wrong because I have no problem with that, but these guys were talking throughout the whole book about how possessive and obsessive they were of each other, all mine mine mine, noone can touch you, grooooowwwlll. So what the hell? I'm not reading that.
Matt and Jax, please, please don't disappoint me. One of my favourites is next, best friends-to-lovers trope and Matt and Jax seem great, so goddamit, please not another 300 pages of bland pasta!
I'm quickly re-reading this series, because I'm starting the Crimson Club series.
Rating stays the same at 2.5⭐
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Original review on May-15th/23
I knew it.
I just knew this wasn't going to live up to my expectations. Good enemies-to-lovers books are sooo hard to find and this was as bland as the first one. The author tried to spice it up by adding a few kinks in the mix, but it didn't work.
🟣 Alex turned out to be a completely different character than I thought he was when reading the first book. Not neccessarily bad, but very different and specific and since the author mentioned ADHD, I was glad the representation was there and I felt for Alex, but I think Alex tackled his "different brain problems" solely with sex .
It took until the epilogue for him to find medical help and his boyfriend over here was going to be a psychology doctor! Wow. Wow.
It doesn't take an Einstein to see someone's mentally not OK and to tell that person to get help, so what good is college doing to these guys, I have no idea.
🟡 Alex hates Kai, because he was the one his girlfriend dumped him for and Alex liked the guy prior to that, so when they ended up having to do the assignment in class together, they "clashed" - and by that I mean clashed in the tamest way possible .
No tension, no animosity, no other specific events to fire up that enemies vibe, just some extreme pouting and eventually dickmatizing.
🟢 Their hooking-up consists of them educating each other about stuff, it wasn't the wikipedia-like talking like in the last book, but still.
🔵 I expected more from Kai's character, to be honest. He's this tall, tattooed stripper and what do we get? His one dance where Alex's there, other than that it wasn't even that big of a deal. I was more interested in the other strippers than the MMCs.
🟡 The book left me emotionless, unmoved. I skipped a lot near the end, I read the bonus epilogue and it was just another sex escapade and I just skipped it. Wasn't feeling it.
🔴 The second bonus epilogue I've heard is about them opening up their relationship to other people - now, I'm not going to read it and don't get me wrong because I have no problem with that, but these guys were talking throughout the whole book about how possessive and obsessive they were of each other, all mine mine mine, noone can touch you, grooooowwwlll. So what the hell? I'm not reading that.
Matt and Jax, please, please don't disappoint me. One of my favourites is next, best friends-to-lovers trope and Matt and Jax seem great, so goddamit, please not another 300 pages of bland pasta!
June 20, 2023
so this one is definitely leagues better than the first book, it did get kind of repetitive here and there and just a little too wordy by the end BUT i still throughly enjoyed kai and alex’s story.
i in no way would have called these two enemies like the title suggests at any point, alex disliked kai due to an incident/mishap but they were not enemies. there is also a strong theme of lack of communication in this between them about their feelings.
the spice in this book is *chefs kiss*, i loooooved the chatting online without knowing it was one another aspect. they also explored a lot of different things which was 🥵😮💨
also bonus points for no long school talk in this one!!! i am forever thankful that i didnt have to skip through 20+ pages of business or psychology related subjects 😌
i in no way would have called these two enemies like the title suggests at any point, alex disliked kai due to an incident/mishap but they were not enemies. there is also a strong theme of lack of communication in this between them about their feelings.
the spice in this book is *chefs kiss*, i loooooved the chatting online without knowing it was one another aspect. they also explored a lot of different things which was 🥵😮💨
also bonus points for no long school talk in this one!!! i am forever thankful that i didnt have to skip through 20+ pages of business or psychology related subjects 😌
January 20, 2023
I actually really liked it. precious babies😭😭😭
May 28, 2024
Okay this book? Goddamn, this one had me needing to pause a few times to take deep breaths because it was so hot I couldn't deal. At the same time it also hit me right in the feels which I wasn't expecting but absolutely loved.
I came out to have a good time and I honestly felt so attacked! Alex's ADHD addled brain was way too relatable, I thought I was signing up for some kinky fun reading and I absolutely got that but I also got so much more, including being confronted with how my brain isn't always very nice. Listen, I might need to go find myself a dom who can quiet my head like Kai did for Alex. Because honestly? That was both hot af but also seemed to work super well so yeah.
This book is enemies-to-lovers, mistaken identity, kinky af, and heartachingly sweet.
Book one in this series (Never Have I Ever Punched My Roommate's V-Card) was great. Fairly predictable bi-awakening plot, but I loved Beck and Finn and thought the book was really well done.
This one though? This one was amazing! The trigger warnings at the beginning of the book had me a little nervous, ngl. Fortunately, my friend was able to reassure me that most of them referred to dirty talk and fantasies (which is also stated in the tws, I just like reassurances from people I trust lol) and I'm so glad I gave it a shot because I ended up loving it!
This book turned out to be ridiculously hot and so surprisingly sweet. The emotional aspect of the book, Kai constantly checking in with Alex, and everything being fully discussed and consensual made the kinky stuff that much more intimate and hot.
I can't wait for book 3 in this series, and I for sure will be checking out the author's other books.
I came out to have a good time and I honestly felt so attacked! Alex's ADHD addled brain was way too relatable, I thought I was signing up for some kinky fun reading and I absolutely got that but I also got so much more, including being confronted with how my brain isn't always very nice. Listen, I might need to go find myself a dom who can quiet my head like Kai did for Alex. Because honestly? That was both hot af but also seemed to work super well so yeah.
This book is enemies-to-lovers, mistaken identity, kinky af, and heartachingly sweet.
Book one in this series (Never Have I Ever Punched My Roommate's V-Card) was great. Fairly predictable bi-awakening plot, but I loved Beck and Finn and thought the book was really well done.
This one though? This one was amazing! The trigger warnings at the beginning of the book had me a little nervous, ngl. Fortunately, my friend was able to reassure me that most of them referred to dirty talk and fantasies (which is also stated in the tws, I just like reassurances from people I trust lol) and I'm so glad I gave it a shot because I ended up loving it!
This book turned out to be ridiculously hot and so surprisingly sweet. The emotional aspect of the book, Kai constantly checking in with Alex, and everything being fully discussed and consensual made the kinky stuff that much more intimate and hot.
I can't wait for book 3 in this series, and I for sure will be checking out the author's other books.
dnf
January 30, 2023dnf @ 40%
did not excite me the whole time
not my kind of enemies-to-lovers
did not excite me the whole time
not my kind of enemies-to-lovers
October 20, 2023
I loved this even more than the first book.
There are a lot of familiar characters, but a completely different feel.
This one revolved around Alex and Kai.
This one had so much kink!!! Like they had buckets full of different kinks and shook them all over the pages.
This was done really well though, with a lot of focus on consent. Even when Kai was completely taking Alex apart, he would still pause every now and then to make sure he wasn't pushing too far or doing anything Alex wasn't 100% comfortable with. He also made sure to take Alex's past trauma into consideration with everything he did.
I was so impressed by the undiagnosed ADHD representation.
My 16 year old daughter has late diagnosed ASD and ADHD, and this was spot on! I saw so many familiar behaviours and issues.
The author must have done a lot of research. Great rep.
I still wish this series had better titles, but the covers!.. The covers are oh so very pretty 😍
There are a lot of familiar characters, but a completely different feel.
This one revolved around Alex and Kai.
This one had so much kink!!! Like they had buckets full of different kinks and shook them all over the pages.
This was done really well though, with a lot of focus on consent. Even when Kai was completely taking Alex apart, he would still pause every now and then to make sure he wasn't pushing too far or doing anything Alex wasn't 100% comfortable with. He also made sure to take Alex's past trauma into consideration with everything he did.
I was so impressed by the undiagnosed ADHD representation.
My 16 year old daughter has late diagnosed ASD and ADHD, and this was spot on! I saw so many familiar behaviours and issues.
The author must have done a lot of research. Great rep.
I still wish this series had better titles, but the covers!.. The covers are oh so very pretty 😍
January 6, 2023
"I hate you, but I need you. How fucked up is that?"
Star Rating: 5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
POV: Dual
HEA: Yes
Spice Rating: 4/5 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
ARC provided in exchange for an honest review
Overall Opinion
Wow, talk about a super spicy, kinky book! After reading the first book in the series, I could not wait for Alex's story and boy did Willow deliver! Alex, poor poor Alex has been through the ringer in the past when it comes to relationships and I couldn't help but want to wrap him up and protect his snarky grumpy self, but Kai did an even better job. The connection between Kai and Alex was hot from the beginning, with both the phone calls and working together on the class project. It was the first time both had found the perfect person to fulfill each other needs, and neither know how deep they would end up together. It was super informative and eye opening reading the themes, and the character and plot development was done amazingly. I absolutely loved the clear communication between the MCs and I didn't want to put the book down. Overall this was another great book by a talented author, and I cannot wait for the upcoming books in the series!
Read if you like:
❣️ M/M Romance
❣️ Enemies to Lovers
❣️ Primal Play
❣️ Phone S*x
❣️ Found Family
❣️ HEA
Star Rating: 5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
POV: Dual
HEA: Yes
Spice Rating: 4/5 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
ARC provided in exchange for an honest review
Overall Opinion
Wow, talk about a super spicy, kinky book! After reading the first book in the series, I could not wait for Alex's story and boy did Willow deliver! Alex, poor poor Alex has been through the ringer in the past when it comes to relationships and I couldn't help but want to wrap him up and protect his snarky grumpy self, but Kai did an even better job. The connection between Kai and Alex was hot from the beginning, with both the phone calls and working together on the class project. It was the first time both had found the perfect person to fulfill each other needs, and neither know how deep they would end up together. It was super informative and eye opening reading the themes, and the character and plot development was done amazingly. I absolutely loved the clear communication between the MCs and I didn't want to put the book down. Overall this was another great book by a talented author, and I cannot wait for the upcoming books in the series!
Read if you like:
❣️ M/M Romance
❣️ Enemies to Lovers
❣️ Primal Play
❣️ Phone S*x
❣️ Found Family
❣️ HEA
February 10, 2023
This was fantastic. I loved the kink and the dynamic between characters was great!
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