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Petty AF #3
Pissed AF
Petty. Cold. Difficult.
Athena Morris has heard it all.
She prefers calculated.
So when her estranged father’s glossy new profile drops—complete with a white-picket rebrand, glowing praise, and a stepdaughter flaunting her grandmother's heirloom—Athena doesn’t spiral. She buys the house next door and turns his perfect little world into her next project.
This isn’t about healing.
It’s about reminding him exactly who he erased.
Only one complication: Bennet Langston.
Once her nemesis. Still a problem. He pokes. Prods. Gets under her skin. Says too much with too little. And worse, he sees the parts of her she thought she buried for good.
Exactly the kind of attention she doesn’t need.
Athena came to ruin reputations. Burn bridges. Salt the damn earth.
But Bennet’s not playing by her rules.
And this time, she might not walk away with the win.
Pissed AF is a STANDALONE, second-chance romance but a part of the Petty AF universe. Expect sharp banter, emotional heat, and high-level steam—because sometimes the best revenge is living next door in full glam with a plan to ruin everything.
Athena Morris has heard it all.
She prefers calculated.
So when her estranged father’s glossy new profile drops—complete with a white-picket rebrand, glowing praise, and a stepdaughter flaunting her grandmother's heirloom—Athena doesn’t spiral. She buys the house next door and turns his perfect little world into her next project.
This isn’t about healing.
It’s about reminding him exactly who he erased.
Only one complication: Bennet Langston.
Once her nemesis. Still a problem. He pokes. Prods. Gets under her skin. Says too much with too little. And worse, he sees the parts of her she thought she buried for good.
Exactly the kind of attention she doesn’t need.
Athena came to ruin reputations. Burn bridges. Salt the damn earth.
But Bennet’s not playing by her rules.
And this time, she might not walk away with the win.
Pissed AF is a STANDALONE, second-chance romance but a part of the Petty AF universe. Expect sharp banter, emotional heat, and high-level steam—because sometimes the best revenge is living next door in full glam with a plan to ruin everything.
398 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 21, 2025
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February 1, 2026
Asha Mara's writing style continue to be my exact jam and I love her books so much. I've already read everything she's ever published and I'm eager for whatever is next. This is a story about revenge and I am here for that specific kind of storytelling, especially now. Her books always feature a super competent heroine and this one is no different. Athena has always had to carry the whole world on her shoulders, ever since her father abandoned the family and essentially kicked them all out of their home. Her mother was emotionally not well and crumbled under the weight of grief and pressure and depression. So, it all fell to Athena to support her family, her mother and her two young siblings all while going to college.
Bennet is the twin brother of Athena's best friend. Originally, they have a very antagonistic relationship, forever masterminding ways of getting each other in trouble but that antagonism is. hiding deeper feelings of attraction that turns to young love when they're 19. But when her grandmother dies and her father abandons the family, Athena realizes that she needs to focus on her family and that leaves no time for a romantic relationship.
Cut to some 16 years later and Athena is back in the town she grew up in, hell bent on getting revenge on the father who abandoned her. And while there is some revenge in this story, the bulk of it is obviously focused on Athena and Ben and their second chance romance. He's always loved her even when she left him. She's always loved him even though he didn't stick around and fight for her.
This book was so angsty and emotional and sexy and I loved it. I think fans of Kennedy Ryan will also love this book, it's longer than any of her other ones and goes really deep into Athena's backstory and was such a compelling read. I loved the revenge aspect but I loved the romance even more.
Content Notes: toxic family dynamics, parental abandonment, death by suicide, mental illness
Bennet is the twin brother of Athena's best friend. Originally, they have a very antagonistic relationship, forever masterminding ways of getting each other in trouble but that antagonism is. hiding deeper feelings of attraction that turns to young love when they're 19. But when her grandmother dies and her father abandons the family, Athena realizes that she needs to focus on her family and that leaves no time for a romantic relationship.
Cut to some 16 years later and Athena is back in the town she grew up in, hell bent on getting revenge on the father who abandoned her. And while there is some revenge in this story, the bulk of it is obviously focused on Athena and Ben and their second chance romance. He's always loved her even when she left him. She's always loved him even though he didn't stick around and fight for her.
This book was so angsty and emotional and sexy and I loved it. I think fans of Kennedy Ryan will also love this book, it's longer than any of her other ones and goes really deep into Athena's backstory and was such a compelling read. I loved the revenge aspect but I loved the romance even more.
Content Notes: toxic family dynamics, parental abandonment, death by suicide, mental illness
January 22, 2026
I love an enemies to lovers story! This was more of an enemies to lovers back to enemies to lovers 😂
Athena was nothing to play with, she doesn’t apologize for being “difficult.” She came for revenge against her father but in the midst was her childhood nemesis Ben. I loved the banter & all the pranks between these two!
Athena was nothing to play with, she doesn’t apologize for being “difficult.” She came for revenge against her father but in the midst was her childhood nemesis Ben. I loved the banter & all the pranks between these two!
March 10, 2026
Tropes: Dysfunctional Family, Second Chance, Enemies to Lovers, Best Friend’s Brother
Personal Note: I am always excited to read books set in Savannah, GA!
Author Asha Mara has four books published and three that are a part of the Petty AF series. Her third book The Right Story is set tangentially in the Petty AF universe. This brings us to Pissed AF: Book 3. This book features Apollo’s (Petty AF) sister, Athena Blackstone (Morris). Athena is the oldest of the Morris siblings (Athena, Apollo and Artemis); when their father abandoned the entire family after the death of his mother, Athena at nineteen had to sacrifice her youth, her aspirations and her love in order to step up and make sure her depressed mother and younger siblings were stable. During most of her formative years, Athena was locked in a hate/hate relationship with her neighbor Ben Langston. They were mortal enemies until they realized that all that hate was generated by a simmering passion. When Athena’s life imploded her relationship with Ben became collateral damage. Now she is back at the scene of the emotional carnage to bring reckoning to her father’s door. Ben is still there in the same house where she left him all those years ago, is he waiting for her to return? If so, will it be with open arms or a reminder that you CAN’T go home again?
Discussion:
I loved the construction of this book! We first meet Athena in all of her righteous indignation and icy deliberation as she learns the depths of her father’s betrayal. She has long known that he is selfish and did not care for his discarded wife or children, but she is given evidence that he literally replaced his first family with a more appealingly and socially conformable set. She positions herself to surveil all that her father appears to hold dear and realizes that Ben, the one who got away (or was discarded, semantics, semantics) is near and will observe her mechanisms. Will he hurt or hinder? Ben existed AFTER Athena, but did he really live? Ms. Mara gives also her readers a sweet glimpse of Ben and Anthena as battling children, and then teenagers, always angry at each other but with an undercurrent of angsty attraction. By the time their forced separation occurs, we are invested in their love story and are just as devastated as they are.
Conclusion:
At 398 pages, Pissed AF is significantly longer than its predecessors; the author needed those extra pages for the sheer ferocity of this unflinchingly expansive story. I personally could have continued on this journey with Ben and Athena. The smolder from their connection never went out even though they tried to move on with different partners. Athena was a force and Ben complemented her with his calm and calculating snark. Their “acts of revenge” were first tier. They made a stellar couple. In addition, as we come to understand the duplicity of Athena’s father, readers will agree that any and all punishment is fitting.
It was great catching up with the other members of the AF universe and meeting new and interesting secondary characters: Mara and Eli were so tenderly depicted and even Victoria appeared like she could have her own story to tell. Hopefully, Artemis (Mimi) will be the next Morris sibling to grace the pages of their own book. Final words, this story was the best one yet and they were ALL good. It had humor, anger, passion, some compassion, the connectedness of friendship and the toxicity that can only come from dysfunctional families….a true smorgasbord😊.
Favorite Lines:
The photo loads slowly. Pixel by pixel, the past assembles itself at thirty thousand feet.
“They are forging their own way,” he says. “I respect that, and I wish them well.”
“Victoria is a gift,” he tells the writer. “She reminds me every day what it means to be a father.”
My grandmother used to say power was a habit. You position yourself first and let the world adjust.
I knew it was there. But knowing is abstract. Seeing makes it real.
He left them. Again. Athena had lost count of how many times now, and every time she told herself this time would be different.
And when she spoke next, the words were like scripture. “Crying won’t change him.”
Every time his name surfaced with someone else’s, something sharp stabbed at her.
The kind that came wrapped in silence and shaking fingers and the knowledge that he hadn’t just been her choice, he’d been her first.
This is my house—” He lifted the wine. “—but I don’t need to know every damn thing that happens in it.”
Then, barely a whisper. “Maman?”
Athena,” I say pleasantly. “Also his daughter.” A beat. “The one ‘forging her own path.’”
“Not about ‘please’, child. It’s about asking the smart way. Politeness isn’t a strategy.”
I end up at a liquor store on Broughton, buy a bottle of Blanton’s, and finally order a rideshare back home.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
https://theretiredreader.com/f/pissed...
Personal Note: I am always excited to read books set in Savannah, GA!
Author Asha Mara has four books published and three that are a part of the Petty AF series. Her third book The Right Story is set tangentially in the Petty AF universe. This brings us to Pissed AF: Book 3. This book features Apollo’s (Petty AF) sister, Athena Blackstone (Morris). Athena is the oldest of the Morris siblings (Athena, Apollo and Artemis); when their father abandoned the entire family after the death of his mother, Athena at nineteen had to sacrifice her youth, her aspirations and her love in order to step up and make sure her depressed mother and younger siblings were stable. During most of her formative years, Athena was locked in a hate/hate relationship with her neighbor Ben Langston. They were mortal enemies until they realized that all that hate was generated by a simmering passion. When Athena’s life imploded her relationship with Ben became collateral damage. Now she is back at the scene of the emotional carnage to bring reckoning to her father’s door. Ben is still there in the same house where she left him all those years ago, is he waiting for her to return? If so, will it be with open arms or a reminder that you CAN’T go home again?
Discussion:
I loved the construction of this book! We first meet Athena in all of her righteous indignation and icy deliberation as she learns the depths of her father’s betrayal. She has long known that he is selfish and did not care for his discarded wife or children, but she is given evidence that he literally replaced his first family with a more appealingly and socially conformable set. She positions herself to surveil all that her father appears to hold dear and realizes that Ben, the one who got away (or was discarded, semantics, semantics) is near and will observe her mechanisms. Will he hurt or hinder? Ben existed AFTER Athena, but did he really live? Ms. Mara gives also her readers a sweet glimpse of Ben and Anthena as battling children, and then teenagers, always angry at each other but with an undercurrent of angsty attraction. By the time their forced separation occurs, we are invested in their love story and are just as devastated as they are.
Conclusion:
At 398 pages, Pissed AF is significantly longer than its predecessors; the author needed those extra pages for the sheer ferocity of this unflinchingly expansive story. I personally could have continued on this journey with Ben and Athena. The smolder from their connection never went out even though they tried to move on with different partners. Athena was a force and Ben complemented her with his calm and calculating snark. Their “acts of revenge” were first tier. They made a stellar couple. In addition, as we come to understand the duplicity of Athena’s father, readers will agree that any and all punishment is fitting.
It was great catching up with the other members of the AF universe and meeting new and interesting secondary characters: Mara and Eli were so tenderly depicted and even Victoria appeared like she could have her own story to tell. Hopefully, Artemis (Mimi) will be the next Morris sibling to grace the pages of their own book. Final words, this story was the best one yet and they were ALL good. It had humor, anger, passion, some compassion, the connectedness of friendship and the toxicity that can only come from dysfunctional families….a true smorgasbord😊.
Favorite Lines:
The photo loads slowly. Pixel by pixel, the past assembles itself at thirty thousand feet.
“They are forging their own way,” he says. “I respect that, and I wish them well.”
“Victoria is a gift,” he tells the writer. “She reminds me every day what it means to be a father.”
My grandmother used to say power was a habit. You position yourself first and let the world adjust.
I knew it was there. But knowing is abstract. Seeing makes it real.
He left them. Again. Athena had lost count of how many times now, and every time she told herself this time would be different.
And when she spoke next, the words were like scripture. “Crying won’t change him.”
Every time his name surfaced with someone else’s, something sharp stabbed at her.
The kind that came wrapped in silence and shaking fingers and the knowledge that he hadn’t just been her choice, he’d been her first.
This is my house—” He lifted the wine. “—but I don’t need to know every damn thing that happens in it.”
Then, barely a whisper. “Maman?”
Athena,” I say pleasantly. “Also his daughter.” A beat. “The one ‘forging her own path.’”
“Not about ‘please’, child. It’s about asking the smart way. Politeness isn’t a strategy.”
I end up at a liquor store on Broughton, buy a bottle of Blanton’s, and finally order a rideshare back home.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
https://theretiredreader.com/f/pissed...
February 22, 2026
Salting the Earth: A Review of Pissed AF
🥃 ARC Review: Pissed AF by Asha Mara
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ (4.5/5)
Proof/Steam: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ (Blistering heat; handle with caution!)
Reviewed by The Bourbon Sipping Bibliophile
🥃 The Palette (Tropes & Vibes)
Flavor Profile: Second-Chance Romance • Revenge Plot • Petty/Calculated Heroine • Nemesis-to-Lovers • BWWM/Black Love • "Salt the Earth" Energy.
The Aroma: Expensive perfume, charred bridges, and the heavy, electric scent of a storm finally breaking.
🥃 The Pour: A Bitter, High-Proof Revenge
Pissed AF is a high-octane, unapologetically loud pour that doesn't just burn—it sears. Athena Morris isn't your typical "sweet" heroine; she is a masterclass in calculated pettiness. When her estranged father rebrands himself as a family man while erasing her history, Athena doesn't spiral—she buys the house next door and starts digging a grave for his reputation. Enter Bennet Langston: her former nemesis and the only man who can see past the armor she’s spent years welding shut. This is a story of two people colliding in a safehouse of their own making, where the line between "ruining" someone and "saving" them becomes dangerously blurred.
💕 The Standouts (Unique Distillation)
The "Difficult" Heroine: Asha Mara crafts an incredible protagonist in Athena. She is prickly, vengeful, and "too much" in all the best ways. Seeing a Black woman allowed to be messy, angry, and calculated without immediate "softening" is a top-shelf experience.
The Nemesis Dynamic: Bennet Langston is the perfect foil. He prods, he pokes, and he refuses to play by Athena’s rules. Their chemistry isn't just a slow burn; it’s an explosion that happens every time they’re in the same room.
Backstory Integration: The way Athena’s past shapes her decisions—and the lines she will (and won’t) cross—is distilled perfectly. It makes every act of revenge feel earned and every moment of vulnerability feel significant.
The "Petty" Universe: Fans of the series will appreciate the sharp humor and the "bold, messy, emotionally chaotic" vibe that Mara has perfected in this universe.
😕 Where the Pour Lost Proof (Classy Critique)
Emotional Intensity: The "chaos" level is high. For readers who prefer a more linear, quiet distillation of love, the sheer volume of the drama and the "salt the earth" mentality might feel a bit overwhelming in the middle chapters.
The Father Subplot: While the revenge is satisfying, there are moments where the focus on the father's "rebrand" feels so infuriating that you’ll want to reach for a double pour just to handle the secondhand anger.
🥃 The Finish (Emotional Impact)
The finish is long, hot, and fiercely protective. It’s a story about a woman who realizes she doesn't have to be "fine" when she isn't. It’s about the power of being seen by the one person you thought was your enemy. By the final sip, you aren't just cheering for the romance—you’re cheering for Athena’s reclamation of her own narrative.
🍹 The Drink Pairing: The Salted Rim Vengeance
(A Smoky Mezcal & Grapefruit Paloma with a Spicy Salt Rim)
A book about salting the earth and burning bridges requires a drink that is smoky, sharp, and leaves a lingering heat.
2 oz Smoky Mezcal: (The "Athena" element—complex, intense, and a little bit dangerous).
2 oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice: (The "Bite"—sharp, citrusy, and unapologetically bold).
1/2 oz Agave Syrup: (The "Bennet" element—the sweetness that smooths out the edges).
Top with Club Soda: (The "Chaos"—bubbles to keep things unpredictable).
Garnish: A thick rim of Tajín and sea salt (to represent the "Salt the Earth" strategy).
Tasting Notes: Initially tart and aggressive, followed by the deep, earthy smoke of the mezcal and a spicy salt finish that reminds you exactly who you’re dealing with.
Final Sip: Asha Mara has delivered a high-heat, emotionally chaotic masterpiece. Pissed AF is for every reader who has ever wanted to stop being "the bigger person" and start getting even. A mandatory pour for fans of steamy Black love and second-chance stories with a sharp, petty edge.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
🥃 ARC Review: Pissed AF by Asha Mara
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ (4.5/5)
Proof/Steam: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ (Blistering heat; handle with caution!)
Reviewed by The Bourbon Sipping Bibliophile
🥃 The Palette (Tropes & Vibes)
Flavor Profile: Second-Chance Romance • Revenge Plot • Petty/Calculated Heroine • Nemesis-to-Lovers • BWWM/Black Love • "Salt the Earth" Energy.
The Aroma: Expensive perfume, charred bridges, and the heavy, electric scent of a storm finally breaking.
🥃 The Pour: A Bitter, High-Proof Revenge
Pissed AF is a high-octane, unapologetically loud pour that doesn't just burn—it sears. Athena Morris isn't your typical "sweet" heroine; she is a masterclass in calculated pettiness. When her estranged father rebrands himself as a family man while erasing her history, Athena doesn't spiral—she buys the house next door and starts digging a grave for his reputation. Enter Bennet Langston: her former nemesis and the only man who can see past the armor she’s spent years welding shut. This is a story of two people colliding in a safehouse of their own making, where the line between "ruining" someone and "saving" them becomes dangerously blurred.
💕 The Standouts (Unique Distillation)
The "Difficult" Heroine: Asha Mara crafts an incredible protagonist in Athena. She is prickly, vengeful, and "too much" in all the best ways. Seeing a Black woman allowed to be messy, angry, and calculated without immediate "softening" is a top-shelf experience.
The Nemesis Dynamic: Bennet Langston is the perfect foil. He prods, he pokes, and he refuses to play by Athena’s rules. Their chemistry isn't just a slow burn; it’s an explosion that happens every time they’re in the same room.
Backstory Integration: The way Athena’s past shapes her decisions—and the lines she will (and won’t) cross—is distilled perfectly. It makes every act of revenge feel earned and every moment of vulnerability feel significant.
The "Petty" Universe: Fans of the series will appreciate the sharp humor and the "bold, messy, emotionally chaotic" vibe that Mara has perfected in this universe.
😕 Where the Pour Lost Proof (Classy Critique)
Emotional Intensity: The "chaos" level is high. For readers who prefer a more linear, quiet distillation of love, the sheer volume of the drama and the "salt the earth" mentality might feel a bit overwhelming in the middle chapters.
The Father Subplot: While the revenge is satisfying, there are moments where the focus on the father's "rebrand" feels so infuriating that you’ll want to reach for a double pour just to handle the secondhand anger.
🥃 The Finish (Emotional Impact)
The finish is long, hot, and fiercely protective. It’s a story about a woman who realizes she doesn't have to be "fine" when she isn't. It’s about the power of being seen by the one person you thought was your enemy. By the final sip, you aren't just cheering for the romance—you’re cheering for Athena’s reclamation of her own narrative.
🍹 The Drink Pairing: The Salted Rim Vengeance
(A Smoky Mezcal & Grapefruit Paloma with a Spicy Salt Rim)
A book about salting the earth and burning bridges requires a drink that is smoky, sharp, and leaves a lingering heat.
2 oz Smoky Mezcal: (The "Athena" element—complex, intense, and a little bit dangerous).
2 oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice: (The "Bite"—sharp, citrusy, and unapologetically bold).
1/2 oz Agave Syrup: (The "Bennet" element—the sweetness that smooths out the edges).
Top with Club Soda: (The "Chaos"—bubbles to keep things unpredictable).
Garnish: A thick rim of Tajín and sea salt (to represent the "Salt the Earth" strategy).
Tasting Notes: Initially tart and aggressive, followed by the deep, earthy smoke of the mezcal and a spicy salt finish that reminds you exactly who you’re dealing with.
Final Sip: Asha Mara has delivered a high-heat, emotionally chaotic masterpiece. Pissed AF is for every reader who has ever wanted to stop being "the bigger person" and start getting even. A mandatory pour for fans of steamy Black love and second-chance stories with a sharp, petty edge.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
March 2, 2026
Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 stars
Shout out to Booksirens for this ARC.
Petty AF surprised me in a good way. This is how you write a rivals to lovers trope without making readers roll their eyes and wonder what the fuss is about.
The story follows Athena who is pissed and rightfully so, at her useless father. Years ago, her trash of a father abandoned their family for his secretary. He kicked them out of their home and cut them off after promising to take care of them. They struggled to survive with no support, especially since their mum battled with mental health issues. Athena had to become the sole provider and rock for her family.
Years later, she’s now a successful tech boss babe. When she comes across an article about her father and his new family, it triggers her to seek revenge. She moves back to her hometown, buys a property close to his house and plots to make his life hell.
What she didn’t expect was Ben, her ex boyfriend who still lives in town (three doors away from her). He also happens to be her landlord for the office space she leased while in town. He’s a distraction she wants to avoid but that’s easier said than done.
Their history is chaotic and hilarious. They went from rivals to lovers then back to enemies after their break up. They’re both mad at/for each other, but they’d rather fight because in a twisted way, that is their love language.
❤️Although the book starts with Athena plotting revenge, most of the story focuses on her and Ben’s second chance romance.
😂Both characters are unhinged, and I found myself laughing hard at their shenanigans. Even though their rivalry started from childhood, it was written in a way that made sense. I looked forward to their squabbles, pranks, petty plotting and the creative ways they got at each other. It kept me turning the pages.
🥲Although Athena was portrayed as calculating and controlling, I empathised with her as her layers unfolded.
🥴The only thing I wasn’t satisfied with was the revenge bit. I needed her dad to suffer in the worst way possible for everything he did because he was a shameless buffoon that belonged in the bin.
💭While the story touches on heavy themes like suicide and mental health, there was good balance between the emotional depth, humour and romance.
👌🏾I highly recommend picking this up. This would get you out of a reading slump.
💕Loved:
💌The character development for certain characters.
💌The main and side characters except the ones that belonged in the bin.
💌The fun chapter titles.
💌Short chapters.
Themes: Black Love, Found family, Grief, Loss, Mental Health, Second Chance romance, revenge
🌚Ben VS Athena: Petty Edition
🥴Ben spreads a rumour that Athena abused his dog. He even made a fake video to back it up. Everyone believes him and she gets banned from the coffee shop she frequents.
🤣As payback, Athena creates a fake OnlyFans profile using Ben’s picture…adds commentary hinting at a grandma kink and the profile goes viral.
They are so foolish and I was here for their drama😂
🤣The funny thing is Ben know Athena would go lower than hell but he still pokes her in ways he knows he’ll regret.
Shout out to Booksirens for this ARC.
Petty AF surprised me in a good way. This is how you write a rivals to lovers trope without making readers roll their eyes and wonder what the fuss is about.
The story follows Athena who is pissed and rightfully so, at her useless father. Years ago, her trash of a father abandoned their family for his secretary. He kicked them out of their home and cut them off after promising to take care of them. They struggled to survive with no support, especially since their mum battled with mental health issues. Athena had to become the sole provider and rock for her family.
Years later, she’s now a successful tech boss babe. When she comes across an article about her father and his new family, it triggers her to seek revenge. She moves back to her hometown, buys a property close to his house and plots to make his life hell.
What she didn’t expect was Ben, her ex boyfriend who still lives in town (three doors away from her). He also happens to be her landlord for the office space she leased while in town. He’s a distraction she wants to avoid but that’s easier said than done.
Their history is chaotic and hilarious. They went from rivals to lovers then back to enemies after their break up. They’re both mad at/for each other, but they’d rather fight because in a twisted way, that is their love language.
❤️Although the book starts with Athena plotting revenge, most of the story focuses on her and Ben’s second chance romance.
😂Both characters are unhinged, and I found myself laughing hard at their shenanigans. Even though their rivalry started from childhood, it was written in a way that made sense. I looked forward to their squabbles, pranks, petty plotting and the creative ways they got at each other. It kept me turning the pages.
🥲Although Athena was portrayed as calculating and controlling, I empathised with her as her layers unfolded.
🥴The only thing I wasn’t satisfied with was the revenge bit. I needed her dad to suffer in the worst way possible for everything he did because he was a shameless buffoon that belonged in the bin.
💭While the story touches on heavy themes like suicide and mental health, there was good balance between the emotional depth, humour and romance.
👌🏾I highly recommend picking this up. This would get you out of a reading slump.
💕Loved:
💌The character development for certain characters.
💌The main and side characters except the ones that belonged in the bin.
💌The fun chapter titles.
💌Short chapters.
Themes: Black Love, Found family, Grief, Loss, Mental Health, Second Chance romance, revenge
🌚Ben VS Athena: Petty Edition
🥴Ben spreads a rumour that Athena abused his dog. He even made a fake video to back it up. Everyone believes him and she gets banned from the coffee shop she frequents.
🤣As payback, Athena creates a fake OnlyFans profile using Ben’s picture…adds commentary hinting at a grandma kink and the profile goes viral.
They are so foolish and I was here for their drama😂
🤣The funny thing is Ben know Athena would go lower than hell but he still pokes her in ways he knows he’ll regret.
March 16, 2026
ARC Review: 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
All is fair in love and war...
Pissed AF by @ashamarawrites is the feel good read that I didn't know I needed❗I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Back in the AF Universe, filled with unapologetic women who force you to come correct or stop waisting their time, and I'm here for it 🙌🏽. Phenomenal world building brings us back to the close nit characters that you fell in love with in books one and two...Enter Athena Morris, fashionably late in book three and the love of her life Bennett Langston. With the commanding mysterious persona, Athena's history explains so much about the way that she ticks. The much needed back-story was so raw, with the bitter realities that children and young adults should never have to endure. Those truths molded Athena and her impenetrable guards...Her arch nemesis, Bennett Langston turned first everything, provides the steady strength and endurance to knock down every wall that she's built over the years.
This book gave me all the feels of puppy love, first loves and the kind of love that makes you ache in the best of ways. It was fun watching them fall over the years. Simply hilarious to watch the pranks and all of the delicious angst between these two 😂 Bennett Langston is boyfriend goals for sure! The kind of man that doesn't swope into save you, but has faith that you can save yourself. Who loves you through your worst because some love stories are hard earned and forged during chaos. It was riveting, passionate, set my kindle ablaze 🔥and so satisfying! This series is amazing and definitely among my favorite reads now. This is romance done right! 💜
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Pissed AF by @ashamarawrites is the feel good read that I didn't know I needed❗I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Back in the AF Universe, filled with unapologetic women who force you to come correct or stop waisting their time, and I'm here for it 🙌🏽. Phenomenal world building brings us back to the close nit characters that you fell in love with in books one and two...Enter Athena Morris, fashionably late in book three and the love of her life Bennett Langston. With the commanding mysterious persona, Athena's history explains so much about the way that she ticks. The much needed back-story was so raw, with the bitter realities that children and young adults should never have to endure. Those truths molded Athena and her impenetrable guards...Her arch nemesis, Bennett Langston turned first everything, provides the steady strength and endurance to knock down every wall that she's built over the years.
This book gave me all the feels of puppy love, first loves and the kind of love that makes you ache in the best of ways. It was fun watching them fall over the years. Simply hilarious to watch the pranks and all of the delicious angst between these two 😂 Bennett Langston is boyfriend goals for sure! The kind of man that doesn't swope into save you, but has faith that you can save yourself. Who loves you through your worst because some love stories are hard earned and forged during chaos. It was riveting, passionate, set my kindle ablaze 🔥and so satisfying! This series is amazing and definitely among my favorite reads now. This is romance done right! 💜
January 29, 2026
I am grateful for the opportunity to be an ARC reader for book 3 of the Petty AF series. I have read Messy AF, which I really enjoyed. This story focuses on Athena and Ben. An enemies to lovers, back to enemies then lovers one more time trope. I love how this story progressed with the two main characters starting in their youth as neighborhood kids through adulthood. Athena, whoo, never underestimate a determined woman with something to prove. I swear, I fangirled so hard with her. She always followed through. She showed everyone that she is not "the one or the two," you do not mess with her or anyone she loves without consequences. She is a lady with a plan and she always delivers. Ben is the sweetest, most protective human who goes tit for tat with Athena. Deep down, we all know their is love there. The ability to see each character's acceptance of their situations, self, and future was inspiring. I enjoyed how Asha wrote about each of their family members as well. I just wish we got more details about the consequences between Athena and her father. Eli though, such an old soul, loved him! I have to read Petty AF to complete the series. Asha Mara has become one of my favorites. The chapter titles were on point! You won't be disappointed.
March 2, 2026
Since Athena’s appearance in Petty AF, I couldn’t wait to learn more about her. I guess I have to stop saying second-chance romances aren’t for me because I really enjoyed this one. Part 1 was great at showing how the relationship between Ben and Athena began and the events that led to their initial separation, which was absolutely heartbreaking! I was more than pissed off at the circumstances that affected Athena and her family. This book solidifies Asha Mara as one of my go-to authors. Everything she has published is amazing. All of her FMCs and MMCs have been top-tier for me, so it was no surprise how amazing Athena and Ben were in this book. Can’t wait to see what Asha Mara writes next!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
February 4, 2026
Loved it!
I loved this book! My favorite thing about this book was getting to experience Athena and Ben as kids and teens. It definitely helped me understand the characters a little more because I did not like Athena in the beginning. After learning about her childhood and early adulthood, my girl should’ve done more because Reginald deserved worse than what he got.
This was my first read by this author but it won’t be the last!
I loved this book! My favorite thing about this book was getting to experience Athena and Ben as kids and teens. It definitely helped me understand the characters a little more because I did not like Athena in the beginning. After learning about her childhood and early adulthood, my girl should’ve done more because Reginald deserved worse than what he got.
This was my first read by this author but it won’t be the last!
March 8, 2026
Top Tier Banter
This was definitely the favorite of the series. The back and forth between Ben and Athena was an everything. Loved the story and the mess. I hope to see these characters again there is more to be said.
This was definitely the favorite of the series. The back and forth between Ben and Athena was an everything. Loved the story and the mess. I hope to see these characters again there is more to be said.
March 31, 2026
I am torn on how to rate this one! Did I enjoy the read? Yes... but it was almost too slow of a burn for me. With the strength of the character of Athena in the previous books in the series, I think I just expected more... I still say read it!
February 1, 2026
I've enjoyed this series. I think this is my favorite. It had a little bit of everything I look for in a book.
February 4, 2026
Pissed af was the best book out of the series. Each book got better as it went on. Athena and Ben’s love story was beautiful and I just want more of them lol.
February 5, 2026
So this definitely delivered, and the writer's growth from book 1 to 3 is insane. Highlights for me are puppy kicker and onlyfans (that was hilarious) and the beach house chapters were lovely.
The themes of legacy and generational trauma was also well done. Grandmere versus Camille as extreme ends of the same spectrum was interesting.
Athena is my favorite of the three in the series and for sure showed the most growth. I have mixed feelings about Reginalds ending. I get it was to show character growth but he should have gotten worse. Spice was about 3 out of 5. Overall, loved it!
The themes of legacy and generational trauma was also well done. Grandmere versus Camille as extreme ends of the same spectrum was interesting.
Athena is my favorite of the three in the series and for sure showed the most growth. I have mixed feelings about Reginalds ending. I get it was to show character growth but he should have gotten worse. Spice was about 3 out of 5. Overall, loved it!
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