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Bittersweet Melody
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The vows are just the beginning…
For Natalie, being the wife to the most sought-after rock star on the planet has its privileges, but in the last year, she's been put through the wringer as far as the pitfalls.
When Easton summons her to Mexico for a second-anniversary honeymoon vacation in the very place that brought them back together, Natalie becomes filled with hope to close the space between them…along with a special request—a request that leads them into a day-long exploration of sorting through their past while trying to imagine the rest of their future together.
They'll soon recognize that to keep what they have, they'll have to rediscover each other. With a little reminder from both their parents, they'll realize the fight to keep what they hold most sacred begins after I do.
Bittersweet Melody is a novella that must be listened to after finishing Drive and Reverse.
For Natalie, being the wife to the most sought-after rock star on the planet has its privileges, but in the last year, she's been put through the wringer as far as the pitfalls.
When Easton summons her to Mexico for a second-anniversary honeymoon vacation in the very place that brought them back together, Natalie becomes filled with hope to close the space between them…along with a special request—a request that leads them into a day-long exploration of sorting through their past while trying to imagine the rest of their future together.
They'll soon recognize that to keep what they have, they'll have to rediscover each other. With a little reminder from both their parents, they'll realize the fight to keep what they hold most sacred begins after I do.
Bittersweet Melody is a novella that must be listened to after finishing Drive and Reverse.
3 pages, Audible Audio
First published February 14, 2023
About the author
Kate Stewart
48 books28.4k followersNew York Times, USA Today, Amazon Charts, and Internationally bestselling author Kate Stewart, a Texas native, lives in North Carolina with her husband, Nick. Nestled within the Blue Ridge Mountains, Kate pens messy, sexy, angst-filled contemporary romance, as well as romantic comedy and erotic suspense.
The Ravenhood Trilogy, consisting of Flock, Exodus, and The Finish Line, as well as the spinoff series, Ravenhood Legacy, have become NYT, USA Today, and International bestsellers as well as TikTok sensations. The Ravenhood was recently acquired for film adaptation with Kate set to co-write the script, as well as executive produce, which will kickstart her lifelong dream of becoming a filmmaker.
Amongst Kate’s other bestselling works, The Bittersweet Symphony Duet, specifically Drive, was a Goodreads Choice Awards finalist for best contemporary romance of 2017. Stewart’s works have been featured in USA Today, BuzzFeed, The New York Daily News, Huffington Post, Glamour Magazine, and translated into over twenty languages.
More info: https://geni.us/katestewartbooks
The Ravenhood Trilogy, consisting of Flock, Exodus, and The Finish Line, as well as the spinoff series, Ravenhood Legacy, have become NYT, USA Today, and International bestsellers as well as TikTok sensations. The Ravenhood was recently acquired for film adaptation with Kate set to co-write the script, as well as executive produce, which will kickstart her lifelong dream of becoming a filmmaker.
Amongst Kate’s other bestselling works, The Bittersweet Symphony Duet, specifically Drive, was a Goodreads Choice Awards finalist for best contemporary romance of 2017. Stewart’s works have been featured in USA Today, BuzzFeed, The New York Daily News, Huffington Post, Glamour Magazine, and translated into over twenty languages.
More info: https://geni.us/katestewartbooks
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February 15, 2023
I wish I could stay in this world forever!
I would happily live in this world with Reid,Stella,Nate, Addie, Natalie and Easton. Kate Stewart writes my brand of angst and her books just speak to my soul at a whole new level. Drive is one of my favorite books and Reverse was hands down my favorite book last year. I love these characters and this story with a fiery passion. This bonus epilogue is everything I didn’t know I needed and yet I crave more of these characters. Like I said, I wish I could stay in this Drive world forever. We’ll always have Mexico, bet!
I would happily live in this world with Reid,Stella,Nate, Addie, Natalie and Easton. Kate Stewart writes my brand of angst and her books just speak to my soul at a whole new level. Drive is one of my favorite books and Reverse was hands down my favorite book last year. I love these characters and this story with a fiery passion. This bonus epilogue is everything I didn’t know I needed and yet I crave more of these characters. Like I said, I wish I could stay in this Drive world forever. We’ll always have Mexico, bet!
February 19, 2023
5 stars
I could read about these characters forever! Not only was this a fantastic extended epilogue for my favorites- Easton and Natalie, but we got so much Reid, Stella, Nate, and Addison. It was perfect. Of course things weren't smooth sailing, that wouldn't be Kate, but it worked out just the way it was supposed to. I even shed a happy tear at the end. Such a great read and for sure a must read after you've read the duet.
"You... there's not a woman alive that will ever compare to you. Not ever."
I could read about these characters forever! Not only was this a fantastic extended epilogue for my favorites- Easton and Natalie, but we got so much Reid, Stella, Nate, and Addison. It was perfect. Of course things weren't smooth sailing, that wouldn't be Kate, but it worked out just the way it was supposed to. I even shed a happy tear at the end. Such a great read and for sure a must read after you've read the duet.
July 28, 2025
sadly, i really wanted to love this entire thing with my whole heart but i just didn’t! the first and last 20% sections were the parts i was most fond of, but the 60% sandwiched inbetween was just not all that enjoyable for me. i thought the drama between easton and natalie was really contrived, and for such a short read, i was honestly lost a lot of the time in the (il)logic of what they were actually fighting about — that’s how i couldn’t find it in me to care about the conflict, nor did i find the way they were acting to be all that rational and empathetic either. i thought both of them were being unreasonable, obtuse and purposefully combative to no end that made sense to me. i get that kate said she’s not one to write a low angst situation, but honestly, i think this would have fared better as a lighthearted vacation epilogue instead of that messy middle we got that’s not the kind of mess i eat up, i fear.
this contains spoilers for past books, so don’t read this review if you have this series on your tbr — i did the ‘don’t post to feed’ thing (and it’s more of a reading journal ramble than a real review) but goodreads betrays me. constantly lol.
what i DID really love, which was all part of the beginning and ending sequences i wholeheartedly enjoyed, were:
— the butler and crowne parents — my shaylas 😭😭 oh, how far they’ve come. i loved how they were all so comfy with each other, especially nate and reid having their little bromance bond, please 😭;
— that father-son moment between easton and reid near the end 😭✋🏾; and
— what easton and natalie named their spawn in the last chapter had me sniffling 😭. such a perfect name.
but boo, the duet (+ novella) is done now. i have to say goodbye to these characters — but the journey, while tumultuous, was so so SO enjoyed (especially the two books, and to a much lesser extent this novella). the actual duet of full-length novels really surpassed my expectations though. reverse truly is one of my favourite romances of all time now. it’s official.
also, i have to end this off with a yap about the side characters and the author’s note at the end since i don’t have any other place to do this:
this duet was one of those rare cases where i was so invested in the side characters alongside, if not even in some cases just as much or a little more (at times) than the mcs — so much so that i am foaming at the mouth for books about them too. since this isn’t really a multi-book series of interconnected standalones, it doesn’t seem like there’s any definitive plans to write more, but the author didn’t close the door completely, so that gives me some mild hope. the way i would fight a bear for a benji x rian book and a (seperate) joel book / novella (i need to know he ended up getting everything in life he deserved 😭). i’m not the biggest fan of the implication around how he’s gotten tangled up in the benji x rian drama though. i kinda want him to have his own fairytale instead of being shoved into what’s clearly a love triangle, because he’s such a good man and doesn’t deserve any pain and suffering and clearly benji and rian are the ones who belong together (from what i can gather) 😭. he’s the one who’s going to get hurt if the author decides to write them as a triad / love triangle, because it’s so obvious to me that rian will end up with benji in the same way it was obvious to me that stella was going to end up with reid 😭. maaaaybe i’d be ok if she makes it an mmf lol — one that makes sense though and doesn’t prioritize one connection over another. i definitely don’t want joel ending up in a why choose. i just want to see him be someone’s number #1, and only because he’s so selfless about others. i’m getting carried away here…
my biggest rob was that i never got a lexi x ben novel. even though we know what their life amounted to over the course of drive and reverse, i would have KILLED for a fleshed-out story of all their drama over the decades, right from when they first meet in book 1. i would have eaten the angst of that up like a mf. alas, i think their story will have to live on in my imagination, along with a nate x addie tale (because i would have 100% wanted and devoured that too, even knowing they end up where they end up in the future). IF, and that’s a big IF, kate stewart does decide to expand on this duet, i think she wouldn’t go back in time and write lexi x ben or nate x addie since there’s no more mystery to their outcomes or their journeys to get there. she’d probably write about the characters from the second gen (benji, rian, joel). i’m more than ok with the scraps about holly x damon from reverse and in this novella — i don’t really need more about them tbh…they were the least interesting lol (edit: i thought they were so cute and liked them way more on this re-read!). man, i really hope she writes more for this universe and adds a third book to this series for the characters she clearly left the door open for! i guess time will tell.
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ok, i wanted to keep my feelings from the first read up, minor corrections aside (so i’m not going to post this review). at first, i only planned to re-read this because it’s short and i wanted to do a holistic series re-read quietly…but i’m actually glad that i did re-read it because i feel slightly better about it? not enough to change my rating, but i’m happy to have revisited it.
i still connect with my initial reasons for not loving this. i could see some more validity in the foundations of why they were arguing but the WAY they went about the argument is what pissed me off. some of the things they said and did to each other were so vindictive and mean-spirited. it made this toxic, and not in a way that feels good. reverse was also a little toxic, but in a good and enjoyable way…like pressing on an aching bruise. they hurt each other time and time again, over and over again…but it rarely felt like it was intentional or coming from an ugly place, but rather, it was almost always circumstantial.
i think why this novella felt somewhat better on read #2 though was that:
a) i enjoyed that hate sex waaaaay more (clearly, i’m in a “i’m just a girl” mood and easton is hot as fuck); and
b) i could appreciate the representation of a couple in crisis. the fact that we got an HEA for them but see them in an argument now was a good dose of realism and we need more of it in romances, because it’s not to say a happily ever after means never having conflict ever again. so i did find value in that. it’s the MANNER in which things happen that i didn’t like, but i could appreciate (and understand a bit better) the sentiment behind what they were concerned about with regards to their future and what ultimately triggered their fight.
i also felt like by the end of reverse, these two had grown from their volatile experience and all the mistakes they made loving one another the way they did in the first go-around, and would now be better to each other and more intuitive and sensitive when it comes to resolving their issues…even more so, given how powerful the ending of that book felt and all it took to get there, including the apologies and promises made. after that book put me through everything that it did and left me feeling restored and healed after all the pain, the way the conflict played out in here just felt like a cheap blow and wholly unnecessary (and a little distasteful). it was almost as if the characters hadn’t learned anything, which was not how i left off feeling after reading reverse.
luckily, the good moments (still) carried. please — reid and nate being so tight will never NOT make me giddy 🤭. FILS…lmao 🤭. i also loved the addie x stella friendship, and i looooved the moment towards the end where all six of them were hanging out together by the pool. i adore this family 😭. i also appreciated the stella x natalie moment a lot more this time around. this is on top of all things i called out loving before on my first read. the epilogue was incredibly precious and bolstered my faith in this couple lol.
now…where is my benji meal? i won’t stop asking 🤨. THERE IS SOMETHING THERE.
this contains spoilers for past books, so don’t read this review if you have this series on your tbr — i did the ‘don’t post to feed’ thing (and it’s more of a reading journal ramble than a real review) but goodreads betrays me. constantly lol.
what i DID really love, which was all part of the beginning and ending sequences i wholeheartedly enjoyed, were:
— the butler and crowne parents — my shaylas 😭😭 oh, how far they’ve come. i loved how they were all so comfy with each other, especially nate and reid having their little bromance bond, please 😭;
— that father-son moment between easton and reid near the end 😭✋🏾; and
— what easton and natalie named their spawn in the last chapter had me sniffling 😭. such a perfect name.
but boo, the duet (+ novella) is done now. i have to say goodbye to these characters — but the journey, while tumultuous, was so so SO enjoyed (especially the two books, and to a much lesser extent this novella). the actual duet of full-length novels really surpassed my expectations though. reverse truly is one of my favourite romances of all time now. it’s official.
also, i have to end this off with a yap about the side characters and the author’s note at the end since i don’t have any other place to do this:
this duet was one of those rare cases where i was so invested in the side characters alongside, if not even in some cases just as much or a little more (at times) than the mcs — so much so that i am foaming at the mouth for books about them too. since this isn’t really a multi-book series of interconnected standalones, it doesn’t seem like there’s any definitive plans to write more, but the author didn’t close the door completely, so that gives me some mild hope. the way i would fight a bear for a benji x rian book and a (seperate) joel book / novella (i need to know he ended up getting everything in life he deserved 😭). i’m not the biggest fan of the implication around how he’s gotten tangled up in the benji x rian drama though. i kinda want him to have his own fairytale instead of being shoved into what’s clearly a love triangle, because he’s such a good man and doesn’t deserve any pain and suffering and clearly benji and rian are the ones who belong together (from what i can gather) 😭. he’s the one who’s going to get hurt if the author decides to write them as a triad / love triangle, because it’s so obvious to me that rian will end up with benji in the same way it was obvious to me that stella was going to end up with reid 😭. maaaaybe i’d be ok if she makes it an mmf lol — one that makes sense though and doesn’t prioritize one connection over another. i definitely don’t want joel ending up in a why choose. i just want to see him be someone’s number #1, and only because he’s so selfless about others. i’m getting carried away here…
my biggest rob was that i never got a lexi x ben novel. even though we know what their life amounted to over the course of drive and reverse, i would have KILLED for a fleshed-out story of all their drama over the decades, right from when they first meet in book 1. i would have eaten the angst of that up like a mf. alas, i think their story will have to live on in my imagination, along with a nate x addie tale (because i would have 100% wanted and devoured that too, even knowing they end up where they end up in the future). IF, and that’s a big IF, kate stewart does decide to expand on this duet, i think she wouldn’t go back in time and write lexi x ben or nate x addie since there’s no more mystery to their outcomes or their journeys to get there. she’d probably write about the characters from the second gen (benji, rian, joel). i’m more than ok with the scraps about holly x damon from reverse and in this novella — i don’t really need more about them tbh…they were the least interesting lol (edit: i thought they were so cute and liked them way more on this re-read!). man, i really hope she writes more for this universe and adds a third book to this series for the characters she clearly left the door open for! i guess time will tell.
────୨ৎ──── ────୨ৎ──── ────୨ৎ────
ok, i wanted to keep my feelings from the first read up, minor corrections aside (so i’m not going to post this review). at first, i only planned to re-read this because it’s short and i wanted to do a holistic series re-read quietly…but i’m actually glad that i did re-read it because i feel slightly better about it? not enough to change my rating, but i’m happy to have revisited it.
i still connect with my initial reasons for not loving this. i could see some more validity in the foundations of why they were arguing but the WAY they went about the argument is what pissed me off. some of the things they said and did to each other were so vindictive and mean-spirited. it made this toxic, and not in a way that feels good. reverse was also a little toxic, but in a good and enjoyable way…like pressing on an aching bruise. they hurt each other time and time again, over and over again…but it rarely felt like it was intentional or coming from an ugly place, but rather, it was almost always circumstantial.
i think why this novella felt somewhat better on read #2 though was that:
a) i enjoyed that hate sex waaaaay more (clearly, i’m in a “i’m just a girl” mood and easton is hot as fuck); and
b) i could appreciate the representation of a couple in crisis. the fact that we got an HEA for them but see them in an argument now was a good dose of realism and we need more of it in romances, because it’s not to say a happily ever after means never having conflict ever again. so i did find value in that. it’s the MANNER in which things happen that i didn’t like, but i could appreciate (and understand a bit better) the sentiment behind what they were concerned about with regards to their future and what ultimately triggered their fight.
i also felt like by the end of reverse, these two had grown from their volatile experience and all the mistakes they made loving one another the way they did in the first go-around, and would now be better to each other and more intuitive and sensitive when it comes to resolving their issues…even more so, given how powerful the ending of that book felt and all it took to get there, including the apologies and promises made. after that book put me through everything that it did and left me feeling restored and healed after all the pain, the way the conflict played out in here just felt like a cheap blow and wholly unnecessary (and a little distasteful). it was almost as if the characters hadn’t learned anything, which was not how i left off feeling after reading reverse.
luckily, the good moments (still) carried. please — reid and nate being so tight will never NOT make me giddy 🤭. FILS…lmao 🤭. i also loved the addie x stella friendship, and i looooved the moment towards the end where all six of them were hanging out together by the pool. i adore this family 😭. i also appreciated the stella x natalie moment a lot more this time around. this is on top of all things i called out loving before on my first read. the epilogue was incredibly precious and bolstered my faith in this couple lol.
now…where is my benji meal? i won’t stop asking 🤨. THERE IS SOMETHING THERE.
April 18, 2026
GIVE ME BOOKS FOR ALL THE CHARACTERS.
September 28, 2026
3.5 stars
I missed these two tornadoes in love😭😭😭 Their argument in this book was kinda silly but it is so Easton and Natalie codeddddd😅😅😅 Their love and passion just jumps off the page I love them sm😭
Nate you will always be my mannnnnn👹👹👹
I missed these two tornadoes in love😭😭😭 Their argument in this book was kinda silly but it is so Easton and Natalie codeddddd😅😅😅 Their love and passion just jumps off the page I love them sm😭
Nate you will always be my mannnnnn👹👹👹
December 8, 2025
Why even the novela is AMAZING?
I loved everything about this duet and now the novela. I loved seen how their life is now and the family dynamic ❤️
I loved everything about this duet and now the novela. I loved seen how their life is now and the family dynamic ❤️
February 14, 2023
This is everything I dreamed about. ✨
An epilogue for Natalie and Easton! I love the Ravenhood series to the core of my bones but The Bittersweet Symphony left its marks on my heart too. 😭
You bet this wasn't the usual epilogue novella, but Kate Stewart's which cannot be without some struggle and its resolution. And, not surprisingly, some crocodile tears. It being released on Valentine's Day was the best gift for that particular holiday.
This novella was the perfect "trouble in paradise" story, two years into marriage. The paradise part is literal, as they are in Mexico. Though the novella was short, it brought everything you needed, the fun, the heartwarming and the sexy! If you decide to pick up Kate Stewart's work, don't expect anything short of a wonder, incredible love stories, tear-soaked pillows, giddy kicking feet situations and all the spice that you need.
Apart from all the Bittersweet Symphony love this novella gave me, I got an extreme sense of need for a novella for Cecilia and Tobias desperately. 🙏🏻
5 stars ✨
#51 in my book reviewing slump
An epilogue for Natalie and Easton! I love the Ravenhood series to the core of my bones but The Bittersweet Symphony left its marks on my heart too. 😭
You bet this wasn't the usual epilogue novella, but Kate Stewart's which cannot be without some struggle and its resolution. And, not surprisingly, some crocodile tears. It being released on Valentine's Day was the best gift for that particular holiday.
This novella was the perfect "trouble in paradise" story, two years into marriage. The paradise part is literal, as they are in Mexico. Though the novella was short, it brought everything you needed, the fun, the heartwarming and the sexy! If you decide to pick up Kate Stewart's work, don't expect anything short of a wonder, incredible love stories, tear-soaked pillows, giddy kicking feet situations and all the spice that you need.
Apart from all the Bittersweet Symphony love this novella gave me, I got an extreme sense of need for a novella for Cecilia and Tobias desperately. 🙏🏻
5 stars ✨
#51 in my book reviewing slump
June 8, 2026
i love reid so much for raising easton to be as emotionally intelligent as him. tbh, i love reid more now, than when i first read drive for the first time.
February 18, 2023
*4.5 Stars*
What a fabulous novella. Back with my favorite characters from the Bittersweet Symphony Duet and I enjoyed every minute of it. Easton and Natalie fight to get their marriage back on track. Finding each other again.
What can I say except I just enjoy these characters and their dynamics. Easton and Natalie of course but also their parents who kicked ass with advice and tequila. There’s a wonderful cameo surprise by a couple from Kate Stewart’s romcom series and it was so good. I called it!
This novella gave me everything I adore about this duet and its characters. Love, tension, steam and a very HEA.
4.5 Stars
What a fabulous novella. Back with my favorite characters from the Bittersweet Symphony Duet and I enjoyed every minute of it. Easton and Natalie fight to get their marriage back on track. Finding each other again.
What can I say except I just enjoy these characters and their dynamics. Easton and Natalie of course but also their parents who kicked ass with advice and tequila. There’s a wonderful cameo surprise by a couple from Kate Stewart’s romcom series and it was so good. I called it!
This novella gave me everything I adore about this duet and its characters. Love, tension, steam and a very HEA.
4.5 Stars
February 15, 2023
I didn’t know if I would ever get another glimpse at Natalie and Easton, and MY GOSH THE WAY I SOBBED READING THIS 90 PAGE NOVELLA.
Kate, how do you do it????
I seriously cried from page 20 til the end.
This novella crushed me (as Kate’s books usually do) but I was whole by the end. I cried so hard because I was mad at some characters for certain things they did or how they reacted to something, but overall, I still love them.
This universe is one of my favorites and I am just so overwhelmed with emotions rn.
Kate, how do you do it????
I seriously cried from page 20 til the end.
This novella crushed me (as Kate’s books usually do) but I was whole by the end. I cried so hard because I was mad at some characters for certain things they did or how they reacted to something, but overall, I still love them.
This universe is one of my favorites and I am just so overwhelmed with emotions rn.
July 23, 2024
Good epilogue to the series... I just hated that he gets mad once at her and stops communicating. Not very adult response. Other than that, their parents were hilarious. I loved that their was no conflict amongst the parents 🤗 The chemistry and love are still there for these two... Great series overall.
March 6, 2025
Just the perfect way to end Natalie and Easton’s story!!
February 21, 2023
3.5-4 ⭐'s
This was a nice surprise from the author, however, it packs quite the punch for a novella.
Easton and Natalie are trying to spend some quality time together since both their works have been all consuming.
Unfortunately, things don't work out that well. I hate how Easton treated Natalie...again. Ugh. But with everyone involved, it made the events lighter.
Happily, circumstances do get better and that epilogue was a killer. I definitely teared up!
This was a nice surprise from the author, however, it packs quite the punch for a novella.
Easton and Natalie are trying to spend some quality time together since both their works have been all consuming.
Unfortunately, things don't work out that well. I hate how Easton treated Natalie...again. Ugh. But with everyone involved, it made the events lighter.
Happily, circumstances do get better and that epilogue was a killer. I definitely teared up!
July 30, 2023
TOXIC! And not the entertaining kind. I don’t remember if I found Natalie this annoying in the previous books? But geez. Immature babies talking about having babies 😭
February 26, 2023
Bittersweet Melody is an extended epilogue to Reverse. If you have read The Bittersweet Symphony, be sure to read it. This gave me all the feels, I laughed, cried, swooned, and was angry at times.
Easton plans a trip back to Mexico for him and Natalie's second anniversary. He invites their parents since they don't see each other often enough. The time away is meant to give them some time together that they have been missing and help them reconnect. However, that is not the case. While their parents are having the best time, her and Easton have hit a rough patch, making it feel like dejavu.
“I’ve missed you so much, so much, Natalie, and I just want to be here with you— just us—where I find my true peace, even if we fight every day and your face looks like road rash.”
Kate, thank you for giving us this last piece of Eaton and Natalie's story it was a perfect ending for them!
Easton plans a trip back to Mexico for him and Natalie's second anniversary. He invites their parents since they don't see each other often enough. The time away is meant to give them some time together that they have been missing and help them reconnect. However, that is not the case. While their parents are having the best time, her and Easton have hit a rough patch, making it feel like dejavu.
“I’ve missed you so much, so much, Natalie, and I just want to be here with you— just us—where I find my true peace, even if we fight every day and your face looks like road rash.”
Kate, thank you for giving us this last piece of Eaton and Natalie's story it was a perfect ending for them!
August 9, 2026
4.25⭐️ A great lil novella to one of my favourite series from Kate Stewart.
December 17, 2023
Perfect bonus epilogue for this series!
I really hope to see more books in this world!
I really hope to see more books in this world!
September 3, 2024
Now that I finished the series I’m going to blankly stare at my wall for the next hours. 😭
July 26, 2026
4.5 Stars
90 pages are everything I need and I didn't know I want it. 🤧
This isn't a typical happy ending but it's a hardcore truth of relationship.
Natalie and Easton find themselves facing another crossroad in their path. Their lives either push them together or pull them apart. Things unsaid needs to be unfolded in order to move forward together for a new journey.
I was frustrating to see them fight but glad to see them work it out together.
They love each other so much, it hurts ! 😮💨
The highlight = The parents 🫢🤭
We get to see how close they are as in-laws, I really love the dynamic and found family.
Reid and Nate bromance cracked me up
Stella and Addie became besties 🤧💕
I'm grateful for the extend epilogue but sad that their journey is over. 🥲
It's truly a bittersweet feeling.
But I'm sure as hell that these books, these characters will stay in my heart for a very long time. 😊 Crowne x Butler 💚💙
Ps. I love Reid in Drive, I love him even more in Reverse but in this? 🫠 Daddiest 💕
90 pages are everything I need and I didn't know I want it. 🤧
This isn't a typical happy ending but it's a hardcore truth of relationship.
Natalie and Easton find themselves facing another crossroad in their path. Their lives either push them together or pull them apart. Things unsaid needs to be unfolded in order to move forward together for a new journey.
I was frustrating to see them fight but glad to see them work it out together.
They love each other so much, it hurts ! 😮💨
The highlight = The parents 🫢🤭
We get to see how close they are as in-laws, I really love the dynamic and found family.
Reid and Nate bromance cracked me up
Stella and Addie became besties 🤧💕
I'm grateful for the extend epilogue but sad that their journey is over. 🥲
It's truly a bittersweet feeling.
But I'm sure as hell that these books, these characters will stay in my heart for a very long time. 😊 Crowne x Butler 💚💙
Ps. I love Reid in Drive, I love him even more in Reverse but in this? 🫠 Daddiest 💕
September 19, 2025
เป็นเล่มพิเศษที่เล่าเรื่องราวต่อจากตอนจบเล่มสอง Reverse เราก็อุตส่าห์คาดหวังว่ามันจะมีซีนน่ารัก หวาน ๆ ให้ชุบชูใจหน่อยเพราะเล่มหลักหนักหนาสาหัสเหลือเกิน เล่มนี้ที่มาแค่สั้น ๆ ก็ยังจะมีเรื่องให้ปวดใจและปวดหัวอีกแล้ว รู้สึกว่าคู่นี้มันไม่ค่อยโตขึ้นเลย พวกแกควรคุยกันให้มากกว่านี้นะ คุณพระเอกก็ so sensitive & emotional ละเกิรรร
สิ่งที่ชุบชูใจในเล่มนี้ก็คือเรื่องราวของพ่อ ๆ แม่ ๆ ในเล่มแรก Drive ที่น่ารักกันมากกกก รู้สึกเติบโตและเดินทางกับตัวละครมายาวนานสุด ๆ เลย ปลื้มปริ่มใจ <3
สิ่งที่ชุบชูใจในเล่มนี้ก็คือเรื่องราวของพ่อ ๆ แม่ ๆ ในเล่มแรก Drive ที่น่ารักกันมากกกก รู้สึกเติบโตและเดินทางกับตัวละครมายาวนานสุด ๆ เลย ปลื้มปริ่มใจ <3
June 9, 2026
Não seriam os dois se não houvessem as mesmas brigas…
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February 24, 2023
I love how sensitive and emotional Easton is. Bonus novella filled with passion, fight & family
February 19, 2023
Leave it to Kate Stewart to give you an extended epilogue on Valentine’s Day for one of the most tortured couples ever and make it… hurtful … before it turns heartwarming… eventually🫠!
I swear to God, I haven’t suffered as much as when I read Reverse last year and Easton and Natalie made me sob uncontrollably 😭.
They have been through SO MUCH and now three years into their marriage, things are not the best… I had forgotten how INTENSE Easton is! In everything! The way he loves, hates, fights, fcks… Their hurt about the past, struggling to be a rock star and what fame brings with it, being the wife of said rock star and hated on by the female fandom, the media, the absence…
Like Kate herself said in the author’s note: “I love Easton and Natalie and their fiery imperfect, perfect love.”
It was the perfect ending to their story and Reverse will be one of the rare occasions I reread a book because I like to suffer 💁🏻♀️.
Hopefully Kate Stewart will give us what she hinted at in this epilogue and the author’s note… a story about Joel and Rian and Benji… 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
I swear to God, I haven’t suffered as much as when I read Reverse last year and Easton and Natalie made me sob uncontrollably 😭.
They have been through SO MUCH and now three years into their marriage, things are not the best… I had forgotten how INTENSE Easton is! In everything! The way he loves, hates, fights, fcks… Their hurt about the past, struggling to be a rock star and what fame brings with it, being the wife of said rock star and hated on by the female fandom, the media, the absence…
Like Kate herself said in the author’s note: “I love Easton and Natalie and their fiery imperfect, perfect love.”
It was the perfect ending to their story and Reverse will be one of the rare occasions I reread a book because I like to suffer 💁🏻♀️.
Hopefully Kate Stewart will give us what she hinted at in this epilogue and the author’s note… a story about Joel and Rian and Benji… 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
April 30, 2026
Nu visai cute, bet specialiai dariau pertrauką, kad pailsėt nuo Natalie ir ji staigiai vėl užtrigerino mane😆😆 Easton kaip visada THE Man.
May 11, 2026
3,5 ⭐️ nu cute tiesiog
September 7, 2023
If you have read Drive and Reverse and were left needing more, this novella is literally everything! 🫶🏼
Bittersweet picks up in the future, following Natalie and Easton as they navigate the struggles of a rockstar lifestyle. In an attempt to get back to where they were, they return to the resort where they restarted, but this time their parents are there as well (who, in a amazing twist of events, have become the best of friends!).
I truly believe Kate wrote this book for us to just experience them more. I would happily exist in this story forever - seeing it all unfold is absolute perfection. 😭
It draws the whole story to a close and gives you all the absolute feels. I completely loved it!
Bittersweet picks up in the future, following Natalie and Easton as they navigate the struggles of a rockstar lifestyle. In an attempt to get back to where they were, they return to the resort where they restarted, but this time their parents are there as well (who, in a amazing twist of events, have become the best of friends!).
I truly believe Kate wrote this book for us to just experience them more. I would happily exist in this story forever - seeing it all unfold is absolute perfection. 😭
It draws the whole story to a close and gives you all the absolute feels. I completely loved it!
January 30, 2025
THE PAIN !!! I should have known Kate Stewart couldn’t deliver a nice, sweet love story without crushing my heart first….even in just 90 pages 😂
I felt like Easton was incredibly immature in this novella which made me kind of mad 😭 but in general, I still loved it and am just obsessed with the intensity between Easton & Natalie.
I LOVED the developments with the parents in this novella!!
I felt like Easton was incredibly immature in this novella which made me kind of mad 😭 but in general, I still loved it and am just obsessed with the intensity between Easton & Natalie.
I LOVED the developments with the parents in this novella!!
December 30, 2023
I still want to drop Natalie into the depths of hell. She is my most hated FMC to date.
These two need to divorce. Their relationship is so goddamn toxic. And they definitely don’t need to be bringing a baby into this world.
These two need to divorce. Their relationship is so goddamn toxic. And they definitely don’t need to be bringing a baby into this world.
April 28, 2026
It was amazing to dive back into this book with these characters. There’s something so special about returning to a world that already has your heart and seeing how their lives continue after you finished the main story. I listened to the audiobook and Easton’s love made me cry at the ending. I love these families soooo much. 🥺❤️
But I have to admit that their immature way of handling conflicts annoyed the hell out of me. Aaaahhhh I don’t know if I want to rate this book 4 or 5 stars.
Let’s go for 5 because it’s Kate 🥹
But I have to admit that their immature way of handling conflicts annoyed the hell out of me. Aaaahhhh I don’t know if I want to rate this book 4 or 5 stars.
Let’s go for 5 because it’s Kate 🥹
June 25, 2026
I’m happy I got to be in this world but sad the journey is over. It’s truly a bittersweet feeling to leave it all behind.
Really loved the found family. Nate and Reid bromance, Stella and Addie the duo we didn’t know we needed, the girls group chat and of course, the lovebirds Holly and Damon.
Really loved the found family. Nate and Reid bromance, Stella and Addie the duo we didn’t know we needed, the girls group chat and of course, the lovebirds Holly and Damon.
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