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Boys of Avix #2
Promise Me Not
If you loved Say You Swear, you need Promise Me Not. The angsty new romance that will have you swooning and crying late into the night.
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383 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 1, 2024
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Meagan Brandy
42 books16.4k followersUSA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Meagan Brandy writes New Adult romance books with a twist. She is a candy crazed, jukebox junkie who tends to speak in lyrics. Born and raised in California, she is a married mother of three crazy boys who keep her bouncing from one sports field to another, depending on the season, and she wouldn't have it any other way. Starbucks is her best friend and words are her sanity.
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October 2, 2024
I should have known when he nicknamed her “pretty little” that this book was going to make want to take a bath in a bucket of hot lava. Imma see myself out.
May 12, 2025
Please tell me this is Mason and Peyton’s book?!?! I will cry tears of joy if she’s with Mason. 😭😭
Update: It was Mason, and I love him.
This story is about Loss and overcoming fears, and uncertainties. There is never any right way to grieve, Payton is definitely struggling with life without Deaton. We begin the story in the present, and we know there's roadblocks, but we don't know how they happened, or why they happened. Meagan gives us glimpses of what has brought both Payton and Mason to where they are today. The book goes back and forth between present and past, and I was definitely living for the Flashbacks, these are where we get to see the bond and connection that Mason and Payton have created... and that Masons love for her has no bounds, he would wait forever for her if needed.
For me Mason made this story, his struggles, his insecurities, his strength of loving those around him. The understanding he has, He was so freaking patient, and I loved that in him. As someone who has been through a Loss, I definitely can relate to Payton, and the guilt you feel when you are learning to put your life back together, but you aren't ready to let go. This story definitely had a more angsty and emotional undertone throughout, unlike say you swear, where its mostly the beginning and the end. I always say Meagan is the queen of angst and she served for sure. There's a lot of push and pull, and this is definitely a slow burn. So be prepared for a little edging and a little whip lash, from these two. In the end the love was worth the wait.
I make it clear I'm a Meagan Brandy stan, and ill devour any book sent my way. The world Shes created here is so special, and I'm desperately hoping all the hints we were given means we will be having future books in this series. Because I can't wait to keep coming home to these characters.
Update: It was Mason, and I love him.
This story is about Loss and overcoming fears, and uncertainties. There is never any right way to grieve, Payton is definitely struggling with life without Deaton. We begin the story in the present, and we know there's roadblocks, but we don't know how they happened, or why they happened. Meagan gives us glimpses of what has brought both Payton and Mason to where they are today. The book goes back and forth between present and past, and I was definitely living for the Flashbacks, these are where we get to see the bond and connection that Mason and Payton have created... and that Masons love for her has no bounds, he would wait forever for her if needed.
For me Mason made this story, his struggles, his insecurities, his strength of loving those around him. The understanding he has, He was so freaking patient, and I loved that in him. As someone who has been through a Loss, I definitely can relate to Payton, and the guilt you feel when you are learning to put your life back together, but you aren't ready to let go. This story definitely had a more angsty and emotional undertone throughout, unlike say you swear, where its mostly the beginning and the end. I always say Meagan is the queen of angst and she served for sure. There's a lot of push and pull, and this is definitely a slow burn. So be prepared for a little edging and a little whip lash, from these two. In the end the love was worth the wait.
I make it clear I'm a Meagan Brandy stan, and ill devour any book sent my way. The world Shes created here is so special, and I'm desperately hoping all the hints we were given means we will be having future books in this series. Because I can't wait to keep coming home to these characters.
October 4, 2024
I had high expectations because of say you swear.
I liked it but didn’t love it.
It had the angst and emotional depth but I just wanted more.
I liked it but didn’t love it.
It had the angst and emotional depth but I just wanted more.
October 14, 2025
In my hater era (I’ve never left)
September 28, 2024
2.5/5⭐️
I can’t say this was my favorite. The synopsis sounded great, but it felt really dragged out. I wanted the romance to pick up a bit quicker, but the characters barely interacted for most of the book. Anytime they got close, Payton would just run away.
The present and past scenes were decent, and I enjoyed the friendship dynamic. I also loved the scenes with Mason and Payton’s little boy—they were super cute.
Overall, I didn’t really enjoy this one.
I can’t say this was my favorite. The synopsis sounded great, but it felt really dragged out. I wanted the romance to pick up a bit quicker, but the characters barely interacted for most of the book. Anytime they got close, Payton would just run away.
The present and past scenes were decent, and I enjoyed the friendship dynamic. I also loved the scenes with Mason and Payton’s little boy—they were super cute.
Overall, I didn’t really enjoy this one.
May 8, 2025
This better be Mason and Payton. I NEED IT 🫠😭
October 4, 2024
Let me start off by saying that I like Mason and he deserved a better book, love interest and trope.
Payton on the other hand is just a whiny one dimensional character who I completely dislike. I didn’t connect with her as a character, she made dumb decisions and I couldn’t care less about her “tragic” backstory cause I have to at least like the character to care.
I just generally don’t like the single parent trope like it’s just not my cup of tea. It can be done right but this book didn’t do it like that sick woman named her son after the dead dad. How is Mason playing playing his daddy gonna redeem that fact. That’s just me though.
Usually I’m not that picky with pacing but the way this book was structured was so awful like it was genuinely annoying the way it would jump to “before” and “now” in the most random times.
Tell me why they brought chase into yet another love triangle. At least with Ari and Noah it made sense since he was her first love but why are all of these college football players wasting their precious time playing house with Payton. This includes poor Mason. I rarely got any romantic chemistry between Payton and Mason. It felt forced and not genuine!
Also HIS NICKNAME TO HER was so cringe and one of the worst I’ve ever read “pretty little”, it gave me the ick every time he would say that😭(which was often). I’ve deleted this book and will now erase it from my memory. In my mind say you swear is a stand-alone!
Payton on the other hand is just a whiny one dimensional character who I completely dislike. I didn’t connect with her as a character, she made dumb decisions and I couldn’t care less about her “tragic” backstory cause I have to at least like the character to care.
I just generally don’t like the single parent trope like it’s just not my cup of tea. It can be done right but this book didn’t do it like that sick woman named her son after the dead dad. How is Mason playing playing his daddy gonna redeem that fact. That’s just me though.
Usually I’m not that picky with pacing but the way this book was structured was so awful like it was genuinely annoying the way it would jump to “before” and “now” in the most random times.
Tell me why they brought chase into yet another love triangle. At least with Ari and Noah it made sense since he was her first love but why are all of these college football players wasting their precious time playing house with Payton. This includes poor Mason. I rarely got any romantic chemistry between Payton and Mason. It felt forced and not genuine!
Also HIS NICKNAME TO HER was so cringe and one of the worst I’ve ever read “pretty little”, it gave me the ick every time he would say that😭(which was often). I’ve deleted this book and will now erase it from my memory. In my mind say you swear is a stand-alone!
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October 3, 2024
2.5 stars
I had such high hopes for this. SUCH high hopes. There were things I liked, but more things I didn’t like. It made me giggle a few times, teared up once, but the rest I was irritated and cringed. Typically books with heavy grief are right up my alley, but this one missed the mark for me.
In order to not spoil anything, I’m not going to say the parts that I loved other than saying that some scenes had me feeling emotional due to personal experiences in my life. BUT I will tell you that Noah and Ari were the highlight of this book for me, and they were just side characters.
I didn’t like Payton, THERE, I said it!!! Normally when a character has such heavy trauma I love them, but I felt like all she was, was her trauma and she didn’t really have a lot of character development. That’s just me, though. And the first spicy scene in the book made me physically cringe so hard.
Mason grew on me. I didn’t hate him. I just felt bad for him the whole book.
The found family, of course, was wonderful. I loved that. I don’t know how I feel about it seeming like Chase is going to get redemption, though. I feel like his will be the next book and I honestly don’t know if I’ll read it.
All in all, not a bad book, just wasn’t for me.
I had such high hopes for this. SUCH high hopes. There were things I liked, but more things I didn’t like. It made me giggle a few times, teared up once, but the rest I was irritated and cringed. Typically books with heavy grief are right up my alley, but this one missed the mark for me.
In order to not spoil anything, I’m not going to say the parts that I loved other than saying that some scenes had me feeling emotional due to personal experiences in my life. BUT I will tell you that Noah and Ari were the highlight of this book for me, and they were just side characters.
I didn’t like Payton, THERE, I said it!!! Normally when a character has such heavy trauma I love them, but I felt like all she was, was her trauma and she didn’t really have a lot of character development. That’s just me, though. And the first spicy scene in the book made me physically cringe so hard.
Mason grew on me. I didn’t hate him. I just felt bad for him the whole book.
The found family, of course, was wonderful. I loved that. I don’t know how I feel about it seeming like Chase is going to get redemption, though. I feel like his will be the next book and I honestly don’t know if I’ll read it.
All in all, not a bad book, just wasn’t for me.
April 20, 2025
idk how I feel about this one, I wasn't feeling much?? The book was hella depressing but at the same time there wasn't much happening either. And gosh was it ever a SLOW burn.
The main issue with this book is you have a dual POV and alternating timelines which was too much back and forth for me.
Also 'Pretty Little' is a terrible nickname, I'm sorry 🥲
Cameron's book is next, hoping that one will be better 🤞🏼
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The main issue with this book is you have a dual POV and alternating timelines which was too much back and forth for me.
Also 'Pretty Little' is a terrible nickname, I'm sorry 🥲
Cameron's book is next, hoping that one will be better 🤞🏼
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October 9, 2024
A swing and a miss unfortunately
September 30, 2024
3/5
I really wanted to like this book, but it fell flat for me. The entire thing was angst and miscommunication.
Those are two tropes that I just can’t get into. I kept thinking it would get better or something, but it just never did.
Basically, this is a book about a boy who fell in love with a girl and a girl who is too scared of her past to let him in fully.
I really wanted to like this book, but it fell flat for me. The entire thing was angst and miscommunication.
Those are two tropes that I just can’t get into. I kept thinking it would get better or something, but it just never did.
Basically, this is a book about a boy who fell in love with a girl and a girl who is too scared of her past to let him in fully.
October 9, 2024
5 ⭐️
2 🌶️
✨ "Me and you?" I push on. "We were inevitable. This was meant to happen. Written in the fucking stars way back in time if you want to be cliché about it.” ✨
This book had me wishing the world would stop, so I could read it without any disruptions. Whenever I had to put it down, my mind constantly went back, thinking about it. 🥺
Payton and Mason’s story is beautiful, heartbreaking, and soul crushing all at the same time. I felt the pain, the heartache, and longing deep in my heart and core, as I cried with them. It's a tragic story that turns beautiful, with found family, a protective MMC, and a single teenage mom (FMC) who finds love after loss. I know it will stay with me for a long time, and even as I write this review, I'm having a hard time finding the words worthy of this book. It left me speechless and has impacted me greatly.
Promise Me Not is a strong reminder that without stepping outside your comfort zone and risking getting hurt, you’ll never truly experience what love has to offer. This is not just a book, it's perfection.
💘 "But it's true, Pretty Little. I feel it. When it comes to you, to both of you, I am selfish. I want all your time. All your tears. All your smiles. I want all of you, always, and I don't want to share.” 💘
Tropes: 💭 Angst fest
💘 He falls first
✨ Found family
🕊️ Love after loss
🤰🏼 Single parent
❣️ Protective Hero
🏈 College football
Song:
🎶 What’s mine is yours by Kane Brown
✨ "Me and you?" I push on. "We were inevitable. This was meant to happen. Written in the fucking stars way back in time if you want to be cliché about it.” ✨
This book had me wishing the world would stop, so I could read it without any disruptions. Whenever I had to put it down, my mind constantly went back, thinking about it. 🥺
Payton and Mason’s story is beautiful, heartbreaking, and soul crushing all at the same time. I felt the pain, the heartache, and longing deep in my heart and core, as I cried with them. It's a tragic story that turns beautiful, with found family, a protective MMC, and a single teenage mom (FMC) who finds love after loss. I know it will stay with me for a long time, and even as I write this review, I'm having a hard time finding the words worthy of this book. It left me speechless and has impacted me greatly.
Promise Me Not is a strong reminder that without stepping outside your comfort zone and risking getting hurt, you’ll never truly experience what love has to offer. This is not just a book, it's perfection.
💘 "But it's true, Pretty Little. I feel it. When it comes to you, to both of you, I am selfish. I want all your time. All your tears. All your smiles. I want all of you, always, and I don't want to share.” 💘
Tropes: 💭 Angst fest
💘 He falls first
✨ Found family
🕊️ Love after loss
🤰🏼 Single parent
❣️ Protective Hero
🏈 College football
Song:
🎶 What’s mine is yours by Kane Brown
November 14, 2024
3.5 stars
Say You Swear was one of my top books of 2022 so when I saw Promise Me Not, I was thrilled. I couldn’t wait to read Mason’s book. I had such high expectations for this one, and though I liked it, unfortunately, I didn’t love it as much as the first.
I think my biggest issue was the timeline. It follows the past and the present, but they’re both during college, and I kept forgetting where we were in the story. It was confusing for me. Mason was a little over the top at times, and Payton was wishy-washy, but little Deaton was adorable. I did love how it ended and getting to see some of the crew. I see Cameron’s book is the next book in the series, and I’m looking forward to that!
Say You Swear was one of my top books of 2022 so when I saw Promise Me Not, I was thrilled. I couldn’t wait to read Mason’s book. I had such high expectations for this one, and though I liked it, unfortunately, I didn’t love it as much as the first.
I think my biggest issue was the timeline. It follows the past and the present, but they’re both during college, and I kept forgetting where we were in the story. It was confusing for me. Mason was a little over the top at times, and Payton was wishy-washy, but little Deaton was adorable. I did love how it ended and getting to see some of the crew. I see Cameron’s book is the next book in the series, and I’m looking forward to that!
Audio book source: Audible
Story Rating: 3.5 stars
Narrators: Erin Mallon & Chase Brown
Narration Rating: 4 stars
Genre: Romance
Length: 12h 9m
October 2, 2024
i was so excited for this book. and it took everything in me to not DNF. The only reason I muscled through was one, Mason carried this whole book on his back. Two, I enjoy the side character and i didn’t want to miss any easter eggs for future books. I truly enjoy this author and her “ tear you apart and put you back together style” but this WHOLE book was basically a 3rd act break up! the WHOLE book! the FMC was boring, Mason deserved better. I love a slow burn I do. But the angst didn’t match the pace of the book and got old. You have to wait until the 3rd to last chapter for a true spicy scene. I wasn’t “in the mood” by that time. if you do decide to read this book I suggest go into it as a love story between Mason and Deaton(the son) because honestly the fmc was just dumb and over all shallow and wasn’t set up well enough to pull off the “i don’t know how to talk about my feelings personality” . My final thoughts after reading this book was Mason deserved better.
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October 2, 2024DNF @ 35%
I really thought this would be the book the get me out of my slump. NOPE.
I’m sorry but Payton is getting on my nerves. This girl ran away so many damn times like are you serious??
Mason…I like him and I feel really bad that every time he tried to get close, this girl just wouldn’t give him a chance.
Say you swear is one of my favorite reads and those little moments between Ari & Noah were my favorite. I wanted to push for them tbh but nope not gonna do it.
I really thought this would be the book the get me out of my slump. NOPE.
I’m sorry but Payton is getting on my nerves. This girl ran away so many damn times like are you serious??
Mason…I like him and I feel really bad that every time he tried to get close, this girl just wouldn’t give him a chance.
Say you swear is one of my favorite reads and those little moments between Ari & Noah were my favorite. I wanted to push for them tbh but nope not gonna do it.
July 5, 2025
2.5⭐️
say you swear та promise me not просто небо і земля в порівнянні. як можна було написати таку гарну першу книгу і таку недолугу другу. інакше я не знаю, чому магія наді мною не спрацювала 🥲
тут є драма через втрату близької людини та несподівану вагітність, це ще з першої книги зрозуміло, зломлені герої, ніби все як я люблю. але геть не зачепило. ні емоції, ні тим паче сюжет.
в мене великі питання до структури книги. ці постійні стрибки між теперішнім/минулим просто дратували. це не перша моя книга з подібною оповіддю, але тут все було поєднано невдало і більше заважало насолоджуватись читанням, хоча було б чим насолоджуватись 😅
головні персонажі. і ух.. мені не сподобалась пейтон. в ній ніби були усі елементи, які зацікавили: трагічна історія, mommy issues, зламана героїня, але я не змогла нею проникнутись через її вчинки. вона дратувала своєю поведінкою і відсутністю розвитку персонажа протягом усієї історії. головна її задача - це постійно тікати, як тільки треба відкрити рота і поговорити 😬
мейсон намагався витягнути цю історію, але його одного не вистачило. і через те, що авторка його прописала як "ти від початку будеш в неї по вуха" моментами він виглядав жалюгідно, а більшу частину книги я не відчувала хімії між ними. ноу ноу, я б хотіла кращої історії для нього і кращої дівчини.
тому ці зірки тільки за милі моменти мейсона з маленьким дітоном і за появу арі та ноа 🥹
say you swear та promise me not просто небо і земля в порівнянні. як можна було написати таку гарну першу книгу і таку недолугу другу. інакше я не знаю, чому магія наді мною не спрацювала 🥲
тут є драма через втрату близької людини та несподівану вагітність, це ще з першої книги зрозуміло, зломлені герої, ніби все як я люблю. але геть не зачепило. ні емоції, ні тим паче сюжет.
в мене великі питання до структури книги. ці постійні стрибки між теперішнім/минулим просто дратували. це не перша моя книга з подібною оповіддю, але тут все було поєднано невдало і більше заважало насолоджуватись читанням, хоча було б чим насолоджуватись 😅
головні персонажі. і ух.. мені не сподобалась пейтон. в ній ніби були усі елементи, які зацікавили: трагічна історія, mommy issues, зламана героїня, але я не змогла нею проникнутись через її вчинки. вона дратувала своєю поведінкою і відсутністю розвитку персонажа протягом усієї історії. головна її задача - це постійно тікати, як тільки треба відкрити рота і поговорити 😬
мейсон намагався витягнути цю історію, але його одного не вистачило. і через те, що авторка його прописала як "ти від початку будеш в неї по вуха" моментами він виглядав жалюгідно, а більшу частину книги я не відчувала хімії між ними. ноу ноу, я б хотіла кращої історії для нього і кращої дівчини.
тому ці зірки тільки за милі моменти мейсона з маленьким дітоном і за появу арі та ноа 🥹
October 22, 2024
Expectations were high, but this missed the mark.
The timeline jumps were confusing occasionally, and I hate to say it but I found Mason almost pathetic 🫣
Also this is a LOT for 18/19 year olds ???
It had some good emotional parts, and some depth but overall I was left disappointed.
The timeline jumps were confusing occasionally, and I hate to say it but I found Mason almost pathetic 🫣
Also this is a LOT for 18/19 year olds ???
It had some good emotional parts, and some depth but overall I was left disappointed.
October 9, 2024
Mason and Payton's story 🥹🥹
I have to gather my thoughts fully on this one. Full rtc
I have to gather my thoughts fully on this one. Full rtc
October 9, 2024
Oooofff…. If I had to read Mason saying “Pretty Little” one more time I was going to break my kindle.
That was the worst nickname and was said sooo many times.
This was a no for me. It was so boring.
How did anyone even feel a connection between these two when the timeline kept changing and they were hardly even together at all for a book over 400 pages… Payton was literally running away from Mason for most of the book and couldn’t even talk to him. Ugh she upset me. SHE CALLED CHASE WHEN SHE WANTED SOMEONE TO COME OVER and not be alone, SHE CALLED CHASE. There was no redeeming her after that. Like come on.
But also not sure why Mason felt the need to be a daddy and have an immediate connection to a baby in the belly of a woman who literally just lost the dad and her boyfriend who happened to be a really good guy. Like Mason was all “he’s mine” before the grave of the dad had a headstone on it.
((He called himself daddy without even talking to Payton about it. That was so weird to me.))
Way too much pushing away from Payton it was annoying to read… and flashbacks constantly were confusing, I would have just liked to read it in order from masons injury on forward.
Also Chase was still an annoying little b
I think I’ll just go and reread Noah Riley now.
That was the worst nickname and was said sooo many times.
This was a no for me. It was so boring.
How did anyone even feel a connection between these two when the timeline kept changing and they were hardly even together at all for a book over 400 pages… Payton was literally running away from Mason for most of the book and couldn’t even talk to him. Ugh she upset me. SHE CALLED CHASE WHEN SHE WANTED SOMEONE TO COME OVER and not be alone, SHE CALLED CHASE. There was no redeeming her after that. Like come on.
But also not sure why Mason felt the need to be a daddy and have an immediate connection to a baby in the belly of a woman who literally just lost the dad and her boyfriend who happened to be a really good guy. Like Mason was all “he’s mine” before the grave of the dad had a headstone on it.
((He called himself daddy without even talking to Payton about it. That was so weird to me.))
Way too much pushing away from Payton it was annoying to read… and flashbacks constantly were confusing, I would have just liked to read it in order from masons injury on forward.
Also Chase was still an annoying little b
I think I’ll just go and reread Noah Riley now.
October 15, 2024
I should have DNF'd this at 40% like I wanted to. The FMC was the WORST! She was the most annoying and confusing character I have ever read. Ruined the whole book. Mason and Little Deaton's relationship was the only good part. Also, making Chase the "other" guy even for a second after "Say you Swear" was just lazy.
Lastly, I'm not a fan of the time jumps every other chapter. Even with the simplicity of the book, it was still hard to remember if I was in the "before" or "after".
Lastly, I'm not a fan of the time jumps every other chapter. Even with the simplicity of the book, it was still hard to remember if I was in the "before" or "after".
December 8, 2024
‧₊˚⋅♡ 2 ⭐️
*possible spoilers ahead* 💌
꒰ "Have I not made that obvious enough yet?"
"No, you haven't." Her false bravado falls in a blink.
"I know you. Better than anyone."
She looks to the ceiling, trying not to cry. "No, you don't."
"Yes, I do." -pg 382 ꒱
╰┈➤ clearly I’m not the best at predicting ratings if I thought this one would be better (spoiler: it wasn’t). When I was reading I was waiting for the actual romance to come and it was not really there?? I’m really confused how this needed to be 450+ pages because it was basically just miscommunication the whole book.
when he kept calling her ‘pretty little’ I was so over it lol I was waiting for this to end. like why did it need to be said like every other page. 😗
꒰ She's light and sun and reason. It's like despite everything that's transpired and all the hurt that she went through, it happened for a purpose, to lead her right here. Right to me.” -pg 324 ₊˚⊹ ꒱
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payton:
not a big fan of her character..I feel like everytime they tried to talk or communicate she ran away. I’m still kinda confused why they ‘broke up’ in the first place??!
mason:
I actually didn’t mind him in this?! In book 1 I wasn’t really feeling his character but this may have changed my mind!! but regardless the back and forth between them was unnecessary imo.
payton & mason ✧˖°:
when the timelines were alternating I was getting confused. 😭 I didn’t really sense a connection until maybe the 95% mark (sorry)..😗
overall thoughts :
definitely didn’t expect my rating to be this low?! I wouldn’t recommend this lol.
. . . . .
*possible spoilers ahead* 💌
꒰ "Have I not made that obvious enough yet?"
"No, you haven't." Her false bravado falls in a blink.
"I know you. Better than anyone."
She looks to the ceiling, trying not to cry. "No, you don't."
"Yes, I do." -pg 382 ꒱
╰┈➤ clearly I’m not the best at predicting ratings if I thought this one would be better (spoiler: it wasn’t). When I was reading I was waiting for the actual romance to come and it was not really there?? I’m really confused how this needed to be 450+ pages because it was basically just miscommunication the whole book.
when he kept calling her ‘pretty little’ I was so over it lol I was waiting for this to end. like why did it need to be said like every other page. 😗
꒰ She's light and sun and reason. It's like despite everything that's transpired and all the hurt that she went through, it happened for a purpose, to lead her right here. Right to me.” -pg 324 ₊˚⊹ ꒱
⋆｡˚ characters :
payton:
not a big fan of her character..I feel like everytime they tried to talk or communicate she ran away. I’m still kinda confused why they ‘broke up’ in the first place??!
mason:
I actually didn’t mind him in this?! In book 1 I wasn’t really feeling his character but this may have changed my mind!! but regardless the back and forth between them was unnecessary imo.
payton & mason ✧˖°:
when the timelines were alternating I was getting confused. 😭 I didn’t really sense a connection until maybe the 95% mark (sorry)..😗
overall thoughts :
definitely didn’t expect my rating to be this low?! I wouldn’t recommend this lol.
. . . . .
September 20, 2024
3.75⭐️ I won’t say much about this one until it comes out on October 1st!! Unfortunately the most prominent trope in this book was very much not my thing, and I do feel like that really affected how much I enjoyed it 😭
I do think some people are going to DEVOUR this though, as the story was incredibly sweet and heart-wrenching in that way Meagan Brandy is so so good at. I loved seeing more of all the Avix U characters as well and felt a lot more of a found family theme than I did in book 1! The romance was so f**king cute as well ughhhhhh just some aspects of the plot were not for me :’))
I do think some people are going to DEVOUR this though, as the story was incredibly sweet and heart-wrenching in that way Meagan Brandy is so so good at. I loved seeing more of all the Avix U characters as well and felt a lot more of a found family theme than I did in book 1! The romance was so f**king cute as well ughhhhhh just some aspects of the plot were not for me :’))
November 9, 2024
3/5⭐️⭐️⭐️
1/5🌶️ (There were 3 scenes in total and they all made me cringe)
Tropes:
-Friends to Lovers
-Found Family
-He Falls First
-Single Parent
-Love After Loss
-Slow Burn
-Angst
Things I Did Like:
I didn’t originally love Mason in the first book of this series since he was overbearing, overprotective and overall was doing too much. Here he still took on a protective role but really stepped up for Peyton and took care of her and baby Deaton. His love language is definitely acts of service. My favourite parts of this book was seeing how he showed up as a friend for Peyton and then developed into more. Him and baby D were so cute. It really was the little moments between them that were very lovely (there weren’t a lot of them since she pushed him away a lot). I’m trying to think of more things I liked but it’s hard, I almost think all the best parts were in the past and not in the present. Peyton was much more open and willing in the past and when her feelings caught up she got scared and pushed him away which led to them not talking a lot in the present. I loved seeing Noah and Ari from the first book, I just love when characters from past books show up!!
Things I Didn’t Like:
I already knew this book was going to be a let down because no one can top Noah Riley but I still had hope. There was a lot of angst and it was a really slow burn. They didn’t officially get together until like the 90% mark (even though stuff had happened in the past between them). Like I was itching for them just to talk. Every time they were close to talking Peyton would run away. At one point it was so frustrating, I understand why she was running away but I just wanted them to get together already!! She would push him away a lot in order to not get heartbroken, which at one point I was so tired of reading that and just tired in general for Mason (he’s stronger than me cause I would’ve walked away). In a way he almost had to force her to face her feelings and communicate which wasn’t the greatest. Mason tried so hard and really kept his promise when he said he would wait for her cause goddamn😀 There was also a bit of miscommunication. I know that he was trying not to push her after the loss of her boyfriend but she was too afraid to let him in and loose him and he was too afraid to push her too far. I also think that a lot was happening in this book to them and they’re supposedly really young. Like they’re not older than 20. I’m pretty sure Peyton is now 18 and Mason is 19. It almost felt a little unrealistic (not the teen pregnancy part but other aspects). This book had alternating timelines and although I do think it was necessary so we had the background information in order to understand what was happening in present time, I think it could’ve been done better. Maybe split the book in two parts? Start with the past and then go to the present. But it kept switching back and forth. I also thought there was going to be ANOTHER love triangle where Chase was involved but thankfully it didn’t play out that way😭
Also, can we talk about the awful nickname he gave her?? “Pretty Little”?? Like what is that😭 it just sounds like bad grammar to me💀
(It almost seems as there are more negative things to say about this book than good but overall it wasn’t a bad book, it had a lot of potential but fell flat in some areas. But it wasn’t terrible and I still enjoyed parts of it which caused me to give it a 3 star.)
Fav Quotes:
“I won’t let anything come between us. I won’t love anyone the way I love them. I couldn’t possibly”
“She is the girl of my dreams. Please let me become the man of hers”
“Me and you? We were inevitable. This was meant to happen. Written in the fucking stars way back in time if you want to be cliché about it”
“I will wait forever for just the chance you’ll love me back.”
1/5🌶️ (There were 3 scenes in total and they all made me cringe)
Tropes:
-Friends to Lovers
-Found Family
-He Falls First
-Single Parent
-Love After Loss
-Slow Burn
-Angst
Things I Did Like:
I didn’t originally love Mason in the first book of this series since he was overbearing, overprotective and overall was doing too much. Here he still took on a protective role but really stepped up for Peyton and took care of her and baby Deaton. His love language is definitely acts of service. My favourite parts of this book was seeing how he showed up as a friend for Peyton and then developed into more. Him and baby D were so cute. It really was the little moments between them that were very lovely (there weren’t a lot of them since she pushed him away a lot). I’m trying to think of more things I liked but it’s hard, I almost think all the best parts were in the past and not in the present. Peyton was much more open and willing in the past and when her feelings caught up she got scared and pushed him away which led to them not talking a lot in the present. I loved seeing Noah and Ari from the first book, I just love when characters from past books show up!!
Things I Didn’t Like:
I already knew this book was going to be a let down because no one can top Noah Riley but I still had hope. There was a lot of angst and it was a really slow burn. They didn’t officially get together until like the 90% mark (even though stuff had happened in the past between them). Like I was itching for them just to talk. Every time they were close to talking Peyton would run away. At one point it was so frustrating, I understand why she was running away but I just wanted them to get together already!! She would push him away a lot in order to not get heartbroken, which at one point I was so tired of reading that and just tired in general for Mason (he’s stronger than me cause I would’ve walked away). In a way he almost had to force her to face her feelings and communicate which wasn’t the greatest. Mason tried so hard and really kept his promise when he said he would wait for her cause goddamn😀 There was also a bit of miscommunication. I know that he was trying not to push her after the loss of her boyfriend but she was too afraid to let him in and loose him and he was too afraid to push her too far. I also think that a lot was happening in this book to them and they’re supposedly really young. Like they’re not older than 20. I’m pretty sure Peyton is now 18 and Mason is 19. It almost felt a little unrealistic (not the teen pregnancy part but other aspects). This book had alternating timelines and although I do think it was necessary so we had the background information in order to understand what was happening in present time, I think it could’ve been done better. Maybe split the book in two parts? Start with the past and then go to the present. But it kept switching back and forth. I also thought there was going to be ANOTHER love triangle where Chase was involved but thankfully it didn’t play out that way😭
Also, can we talk about the awful nickname he gave her?? “Pretty Little”?? Like what is that😭 it just sounds like bad grammar to me💀
(It almost seems as there are more negative things to say about this book than good but overall it wasn’t a bad book, it had a lot of potential but fell flat in some areas. But it wasn’t terrible and I still enjoyed parts of it which caused me to give it a 3 star.)
Fav Quotes:
“I won’t let anything come between us. I won’t love anyone the way I love them. I couldn’t possibly”
“She is the girl of my dreams. Please let me become the man of hers”
“Me and you? We were inevitable. This was meant to happen. Written in the fucking stars way back in time if you want to be cliché about it”
“I will wait forever for just the chance you’ll love me back.”
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 2, 2024
dnf @25%
I don’t know why I can’t with this author writing… and I’m so confused 😭 maybe I’ll get back to this later or not.
I don’t know why I can’t with this author writing… and I’m so confused 😭 maybe I’ll get back to this later or not.
November 15, 2024
This was a slow slow burn but such a good story. Just as much as I loved the first one I really loved this one. Can’t wait to read the next!
November 13, 2025
2 stars
okay so this was a lot worse than say you swear and i gave that one 2.5 stars so that's saying smthn.
let's just jump right into the problems i had with this book:
!!!SPOILERS!!!
1) the past and present was so confusing in this book. i would be confused abt whose pov it is and the timeline of the chapter. the present is summer in the book but then it goes back to LAST july and it just says "before, july" which i'm sorry is so confusing like why doesn't it just say "one year ago: july (specific date)"? that would've made it wayyy easier to follow (also, the first chapter was dated as july 2nd but then we just never get a specific date again). these transitions were confusing and it was hard for me to follow the timeline.
2) the writing is horrendous. here's some examples:
My lungs open up, and the air tastes different. Daddy. My vision blurs, and I reach up, running a shaky hand over his perfect little cheek. Oh my god. I…I want to be his daddy. I’M SORRY THIS IS HILARIOUS.
I’m a good fucking boy, doing exactly what she asked, my eyes locked on hers through the lens the entire time. idk how to feel abt this.
it's just...not good and i think it's actually worse than the first book's writing tbh.
3) VERY long chapters!!!!!!!!!! it drove me crazy.
4) payton was always saying how when summer was over that she'd be alone and everyone would be doing their own thing and yet, she's with them ALL THE TIME. makes no sense to me. mason was ALWAYS visiting her and she was always with the entire gang.
5) both leads made me mad. i rly tried feeling bad for payton and i did but she was doing too much. i also even thought i could feel bad for mason but NAHHH he was so annoying and obsessive i couldn't.
6) there was too much chase in this book and GET THIS: mason and chase are besties since childhood and yet we got more of chase in PAYTON'S POV THAN MASON'S. WHY??? all those times where she called chase bcz "he understood" she could've used that time to talk to:
a) mason
b) a therapist
c) any of her friends
but NOOOO instead she talked and hung out with CHASE of all people. SRSLY??? it felt like i was reading abt chase and payton's love story rather than mason and payton's love story.
7) "pretty little" is probably the WORST nickname i have ever read. even chase's nickname for her was somewhat better and that was "princess payton". WHAT IS PRETTY LITTLE?
8) this wasn't angst, this was annoying.
the only good things abt this book:
1) the author's dedication page was nice.
2) the other characters like noah, ari, cameron, brady, deaton (the baby he was such a cutie and payton's bf was okay too not much of him but he was nice), parker, lolli (kalani), and nate. okay ngl we barely got anything of nate or kenra.
3) the ending was somewhat okay.
anyway let's talk abt the main leads:
mason johnson: yeah...this book did NAWT do him justice imo. he was so weirdly obsessed with deaton (payton's son) and acted like he was the dad. he mentioned that he was raised to be extremely protective bcz his dad's sister died or smthn but like idc he was doing too much. even with ari and noah STILL.
The second Ari’s on her feet, he’s got her wrapped in his arms, and I turn away when he bends down to whisper something in her ear. Love the guy…but she’s still my sister. okay so apparently noah can’t whisper smthn in ari’s ear anymore. why does mason make it SO WEIRD??? like i get it but also it's NAWT THAT SERIOUS.
anyway, he was moving crazy for someone who wasn't payton's baby daddy or even her BF.
I replay her words a few times, and it finally dawns on me: She needs to feed him, as in…with her body. I think about last night and yesterday morning, how after I got out of the shower both times, she was burping him, and I realize she’s only been breastfeeding when I’ve been away or occupied. Why does that bother me? idk maybe bcz she just DOESN’T WANT U TO SEE HER BREASTFEED??? MAYBE BCZ UR NOT EVEN DATING HER NOR ARE U THE BABY DADDY????
ANYWAY, the only thing i found decent abt him was that he WAS very down bad for payton.
Her lips part, pretty blue eyes widening as her fingers bite into me a little more, and all I can think is Yes. Dig them deeper. Mark me more. BRO HE IS SO TOUCH DEPRIVED LMAO HE’S SO DOWN BAD FOR HER LOL.
ALSO he never judged payton for getting preggers at 16. that was nice of him. also I GUESS it's nice that he was rly accepting of deaton rather than only caring abt payton. he was willing to raise deaton and be a part of his life which is nice. I GUESS. 🙄 overall tho, not a fan of him. noah >>>> mason 100%.
payton baylor: i felt bad for her ngl. she had a tough life family wise and ofc her grief was sad to read abt (i DID get emotional at her and deaton's (her bf) last convo in her dream). but i also found her to be rly annoying. she would be like "mason loves me" and then the next chapter would be like "the air escaped my lungs and i realized that mason was in love with me." LIKE MA'AM U KNEW THIS C'MON!!!! also she lowkey dragged this whole thing. i understand her fears and all but girl u can COMMUNICATE that with him yk? why did it take u so long to do that? also becoming besties with HIS bestie (chase) isn't the best way to avoid mason (which is what she was trying to do for the majority of the book). anyway, i found her to be rly annoying and terrible at communication. also, i'm sorry but she was defs in love with mason prior to deaton dying which is messy asf.
them as a romance:
noah and ari are WAYYYY BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! mason and payton both sucked at communicating. i didn't find their romance rly exciting even them falling in love just wasn't cute for me imo. noah and ari's slow burn was WAYY better. they actually had cute bonding moments that made me squeal but these two didn't give me those giddy feelings. their story was just very dragged and honestly like i mentioned earlier, i feel like there weren't many scenes of them (i stand by there being more chase and payton than mason and payton). anyway, i wasn't a fan of their story.
other characters:
chase harper: GET OUTTA HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i'm TIRED of this man. i'll always stand by the fact that he did NAWT get enough punishment for what he did to arianna.
arianna johnson: CUTIE!!!!!!!!!!! i got shocked tho when she said she was gonna drop out of school like GIRL U BARELY FINISHED A SEMESTER WDYM?
noah riley: MY MANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!! i love this man sm he's so chill. him and ari are so cute <3
cameron: I'M SO EXCITED FOR HER BOOK!!!! i spoiled myself and brady is her love interest BUT also allister as well which is CRAZAY!!! her book is gonna be MESSY (just hope it's a good messy and not a mess like these first 2 books).
allister: honestly i feel bad for him and i actually get his hatred for mason.
brady: he's cool there wasn't much of him tho tbh.
paige: she seems nice but there's smthn going on with her and chase.
deaton (payton's bf): deserved better tbh. he had a hard life and a terrible family too. also, if i were him i would be ROLLING in my grave bcz GIRL payton fell for mason SO QUICK.
ANYWAYYYY i didn't realize that there was another series (duology) that's called fumbled futures which has nate and lolli's story and parker and kenra's story SOOOOO i'll read those first then read brady and cameron's book!!! i wasn't going to but i just KNOW that despite me not LOVING this series so far, if i don't read natelolli's and parkerkenra's books it's gonna BOTHER ME. SO YEAHHH!!!!!
quotes:
To those living with the weight of regret, you are not alone. For there is no life without lessons and no love without loss. Be kind to yourself as the clouds shall clear. This one is for you.
“Where you are is where I want to be…”
Who did I think I was, walking around and having lunch with my friends, taking breathers on the beach while he was lying cold in a coffin?
Technically speaking, I lost my dad when he divorced my mom, which led to losing my brother. I lost my friends when my mother began to meddle in my life, and I lost my free will at the same time. I lost my senior year when I got pregnant, and then I lost Deaton. Every one of those instances, I mourned in one way or another. I knew I had to take it a day at a time, and I did. Slowly, things got better.
“You need to stop trying to get with girls who aren’t available!” GET HIM MASON!!!
“You know what’s not fair?” I rasp, my head rolling to the opposite side, lids too heavy to keep open. “What you said and what you’re doing. You’re killing me.” I breathe, forcing my lids to open and meet the prettiest eyes I’ve ever seen. “I’m fucking dying here, baby.”
“You’re worth someone’s love, too, you know.” I take a breath, adding the second part in a low tone. “She just wasn’t the one meant to love you back.” GIRL SHUT UP ARI WAS IN LOVE WITH HIM SINCE CHILDHOOD. HE WAS THE PROBLEM.
There isn’t a doubt in my mind. If faced with the loss of Mason Johnson, I will shatter into a million tiny pieces, never to be put back together again. Losing him would be my undoing, the final blow to my already battered being. He put me back together, but if he was gone, no one could repair the damage that would cause.
Guilt for all the things I feel and all the things I don’t. Regret for all the things I’ve done and all the things I haven’t done. lowkey giving francis’s letter to richard from the secret history iykyk.
“Don’t cry,” he whispers. “I’m okay here. In your memory. Just think of me sometimes, and I’ll never be gone.”
pre-review:
YUP THIS WAS NAWT IT. RTC!!!
pre-read:
send thoughts and prayers ya'll....SEND THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS YA'LL PLS. REDEEM URSELF MASON REDEEM URSELF.
okay so this was a lot worse than say you swear and i gave that one 2.5 stars so that's saying smthn.
let's just jump right into the problems i had with this book:
!!!SPOILERS!!!
1) the past and present was so confusing in this book. i would be confused abt whose pov it is and the timeline of the chapter. the present is summer in the book but then it goes back to LAST july and it just says "before, july" which i'm sorry is so confusing like why doesn't it just say "one year ago: july (specific date)"? that would've made it wayyy easier to follow (also, the first chapter was dated as july 2nd but then we just never get a specific date again). these transitions were confusing and it was hard for me to follow the timeline.
2) the writing is horrendous. here's some examples:
My lungs open up, and the air tastes different. Daddy. My vision blurs, and I reach up, running a shaky hand over his perfect little cheek. Oh my god. I…I want to be his daddy. I’M SORRY THIS IS HILARIOUS.
I’m a good fucking boy, doing exactly what she asked, my eyes locked on hers through the lens the entire time. idk how to feel abt this.
it's just...not good and i think it's actually worse than the first book's writing tbh.
3) VERY long chapters!!!!!!!!!! it drove me crazy.
4) payton was always saying how when summer was over that she'd be alone and everyone would be doing their own thing and yet, she's with them ALL THE TIME. makes no sense to me. mason was ALWAYS visiting her and she was always with the entire gang.
5) both leads made me mad. i rly tried feeling bad for payton and i did but she was doing too much. i also even thought i could feel bad for mason but NAHHH he was so annoying and obsessive i couldn't.
6) there was too much chase in this book and GET THIS: mason and chase are besties since childhood and yet we got more of chase in PAYTON'S POV THAN MASON'S. WHY??? all those times where she called chase bcz "he understood" she could've used that time to talk to:
a) mason
b) a therapist
c) any of her friends
but NOOOO instead she talked and hung out with CHASE of all people. SRSLY??? it felt like i was reading abt chase and payton's love story rather than mason and payton's love story.
7) "pretty little" is probably the WORST nickname i have ever read. even chase's nickname for her was somewhat better and that was "princess payton". WHAT IS PRETTY LITTLE?
8) this wasn't angst, this was annoying.
the only good things abt this book:
1) the author's dedication page was nice.
2) the other characters like noah, ari, cameron, brady, deaton (the baby he was such a cutie and payton's bf was okay too not much of him but he was nice), parker, lolli (kalani), and nate. okay ngl we barely got anything of nate or kenra.
3) the ending was somewhat okay.
anyway let's talk abt the main leads:
mason johnson: yeah...this book did NAWT do him justice imo. he was so weirdly obsessed with deaton (payton's son) and acted like he was the dad. he mentioned that he was raised to be extremely protective bcz his dad's sister died or smthn but like idc he was doing too much. even with ari and noah STILL.
The second Ari’s on her feet, he’s got her wrapped in his arms, and I turn away when he bends down to whisper something in her ear. Love the guy…but she’s still my sister. okay so apparently noah can’t whisper smthn in ari’s ear anymore. why does mason make it SO WEIRD??? like i get it but also it's NAWT THAT SERIOUS.
anyway, he was moving crazy for someone who wasn't payton's baby daddy or even her BF.
I replay her words a few times, and it finally dawns on me: She needs to feed him, as in…with her body. I think about last night and yesterday morning, how after I got out of the shower both times, she was burping him, and I realize she’s only been breastfeeding when I’ve been away or occupied. Why does that bother me? idk maybe bcz she just DOESN’T WANT U TO SEE HER BREASTFEED??? MAYBE BCZ UR NOT EVEN DATING HER NOR ARE U THE BABY DADDY????
ANYWAY, the only thing i found decent abt him was that he WAS very down bad for payton.
Her lips part, pretty blue eyes widening as her fingers bite into me a little more, and all I can think is Yes. Dig them deeper. Mark me more. BRO HE IS SO TOUCH DEPRIVED LMAO HE’S SO DOWN BAD FOR HER LOL.
ALSO he never judged payton for getting preggers at 16. that was nice of him. also I GUESS it's nice that he was rly accepting of deaton rather than only caring abt payton. he was willing to raise deaton and be a part of his life which is nice. I GUESS. 🙄 overall tho, not a fan of him. noah >>>> mason 100%.
payton baylor: i felt bad for her ngl. she had a tough life family wise and ofc her grief was sad to read abt (i DID get emotional at her and deaton's (her bf) last convo in her dream). but i also found her to be rly annoying. she would be like "mason loves me" and then the next chapter would be like "the air escaped my lungs and i realized that mason was in love with me." LIKE MA'AM U KNEW THIS C'MON!!!! also she lowkey dragged this whole thing. i understand her fears and all but girl u can COMMUNICATE that with him yk? why did it take u so long to do that? also becoming besties with HIS bestie (chase) isn't the best way to avoid mason (which is what she was trying to do for the majority of the book). anyway, i found her to be rly annoying and terrible at communication. also, i'm sorry but she was defs in love with mason prior to deaton dying which is messy asf.
them as a romance:
noah and ari are WAYYYY BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! mason and payton both sucked at communicating. i didn't find their romance rly exciting even them falling in love just wasn't cute for me imo. noah and ari's slow burn was WAYY better. they actually had cute bonding moments that made me squeal but these two didn't give me those giddy feelings. their story was just very dragged and honestly like i mentioned earlier, i feel like there weren't many scenes of them (i stand by there being more chase and payton than mason and payton). anyway, i wasn't a fan of their story.
other characters:
chase harper: GET OUTTA HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i'm TIRED of this man. i'll always stand by the fact that he did NAWT get enough punishment for what he did to arianna.
arianna johnson: CUTIE!!!!!!!!!!! i got shocked tho when she said she was gonna drop out of school like GIRL U BARELY FINISHED A SEMESTER WDYM?
noah riley: MY MANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!! i love this man sm he's so chill. him and ari are so cute <3
cameron: I'M SO EXCITED FOR HER BOOK!!!! i spoiled myself and brady is her love interest BUT also allister as well which is CRAZAY!!! her book is gonna be MESSY (just hope it's a good messy and not a mess like these first 2 books).
allister: honestly i feel bad for him and i actually get his hatred for mason.
brady: he's cool there wasn't much of him tho tbh.
paige: she seems nice but there's smthn going on with her and chase.
deaton (payton's bf): deserved better tbh. he had a hard life and a terrible family too. also, if i were him i would be ROLLING in my grave bcz GIRL payton fell for mason SO QUICK.
ANYWAYYYY i didn't realize that there was another series (duology) that's called fumbled futures which has nate and lolli's story and parker and kenra's story SOOOOO i'll read those first then read brady and cameron's book!!! i wasn't going to but i just KNOW that despite me not LOVING this series so far, if i don't read natelolli's and parkerkenra's books it's gonna BOTHER ME. SO YEAHHH!!!!!
quotes:
To those living with the weight of regret, you are not alone. For there is no life without lessons and no love without loss. Be kind to yourself as the clouds shall clear. This one is for you.
“Where you are is where I want to be…”
Who did I think I was, walking around and having lunch with my friends, taking breathers on the beach while he was lying cold in a coffin?
Technically speaking, I lost my dad when he divorced my mom, which led to losing my brother. I lost my friends when my mother began to meddle in my life, and I lost my free will at the same time. I lost my senior year when I got pregnant, and then I lost Deaton. Every one of those instances, I mourned in one way or another. I knew I had to take it a day at a time, and I did. Slowly, things got better.
“You need to stop trying to get with girls who aren’t available!” GET HIM MASON!!!
“You know what’s not fair?” I rasp, my head rolling to the opposite side, lids too heavy to keep open. “What you said and what you’re doing. You’re killing me.” I breathe, forcing my lids to open and meet the prettiest eyes I’ve ever seen. “I’m fucking dying here, baby.”
“You’re worth someone’s love, too, you know.” I take a breath, adding the second part in a low tone. “She just wasn’t the one meant to love you back.” GIRL SHUT UP ARI WAS IN LOVE WITH HIM SINCE CHILDHOOD. HE WAS THE PROBLEM.
There isn’t a doubt in my mind. If faced with the loss of Mason Johnson, I will shatter into a million tiny pieces, never to be put back together again. Losing him would be my undoing, the final blow to my already battered being. He put me back together, but if he was gone, no one could repair the damage that would cause.
Guilt for all the things I feel and all the things I don’t. Regret for all the things I’ve done and all the things I haven’t done. lowkey giving francis’s letter to richard from the secret history iykyk.
“Don’t cry,” he whispers. “I’m okay here. In your memory. Just think of me sometimes, and I’ll never be gone.”
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YUP THIS WAS NAWT IT. RTC!!!
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send thoughts and prayers ya'll....SEND THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS YA'LL PLS. REDEEM URSELF MASON REDEEM URSELF.
October 15, 2024
2/5 this book wasn’t for me. It could be because Noah set the bar. With that being said though, I will be reading the next book when it comes out. I want to read more about Cameron and want to know what happens next with Mason and Payton and get snippets of their story.
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I was just disappointed. If you loved this book, I’m really jealous because I wish I did too…
I wanted to dnf this book early on but kept hoping it would get better. It didnt for me … Mason and Payton didn’t really talk or interact in the present. I just didn’t like Mason . Mason was so possessive and not in a good way in my opinion. Also calling himself dad and wanting to be Payton’s son’s dad since the beginning just didn’t sit right with me. It would have been better if her son was the one that called him dad. Also I don’t like Chase… he’s just so unlikable. I also just don’t trust him. Every time he showed up, I hated it. ALSO what was that at the end??? I feel like the last 100 pages gave me whiplash 🫠
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I was just disappointed. If you loved this book, I’m really jealous because I wish I did too…
I wanted to dnf this book early on but kept hoping it would get better. It didnt for me … Mason and Payton didn’t really talk or interact in the present. I just didn’t like Mason . Mason was so possessive and not in a good way in my opinion. Also calling himself dad and wanting to be Payton’s son’s dad since the beginning just didn’t sit right with me. It would have been better if her son was the one that called him dad. Also I don’t like Chase… he’s just so unlikable. I also just don’t trust him. Every time he showed up, I hated it. ALSO what was that at the end??? I feel like the last 100 pages gave me whiplash 🫠
October 4, 2024
3★ i had so much expectations for this book and i can say i’m really disappointed.. going into it i was yearning for the same things i felt while reading say you swear but this book felt flat in comparison .. i loved both main characters, and payton has such a sad story but the romance was laking chemistry in my opinion. mason is a sweetheart but it was like he cared more about being the baby father than being with payton and this was kinda weird to me. i loved seeing the other characters tho and i was so happy with the arinoah crumbs🧸
i also want to see more of brady cause i really like him!! chase was annoying at some point and he was really getting on my nerves BUT by the end i liked his character and i think we’ll get a book with him and paige, this could be fun! im really looking forward to cameron’s book!! seeing what happened near the end with her i really wanna know more about that!!!
i also want to see more of brady cause i really like him!! chase was annoying at some point and he was really getting on my nerves BUT by the end i liked his character and i think we’ll get a book with him and paige, this could be fun! im really looking forward to cameron’s book!! seeing what happened near the end with her i really wanna know more about that!!!
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