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Make It Stop
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Expected 22 Apr 26**Make It Stop is the second book in the West Pine Bullies Duet. The follow contains spoilers for Make it Hurt**
"I don't mind if I scare you, Saige. I scare myself sometimes. Just know that as long as you're mine, you don't have to be afraid of anything else. And you're always going to be mine."
My name is Saige Ripley, and no one knows I’m a murderer—no one except for my stepbrother, Elias, and his friends, Dax and Nolan.
I should have said "no" when they offered to help me, but I didn’t. Instead, I agreed to do whatever they wanted, thinking it had to be better than going to prison.
I’m not so sure anymore.
What I agreed to was a different kind of prison, and to make things worse, no matter how hard I tried to fight it, I fell for them, and it ended exactly the way I thought it would.
They betrayed me. But they won’t let me go.
And on top of it all, the person who attacked me is still out there, and I don’t know what to believe anymore. I don’t know who to trust.
Not all monsters lurk in the darkness. Some hide in plain sight.
"I don't mind if I scare you, Saige. I scare myself sometimes. Just know that as long as you're mine, you don't have to be afraid of anything else. And you're always going to be mine."
My name is Saige Ripley, and no one knows I’m a murderer—no one except for my stepbrother, Elias, and his friends, Dax and Nolan.
I should have said "no" when they offered to help me, but I didn’t. Instead, I agreed to do whatever they wanted, thinking it had to be better than going to prison.
I’m not so sure anymore.
What I agreed to was a different kind of prison, and to make things worse, no matter how hard I tried to fight it, I fell for them, and it ended exactly the way I thought it would.
They betrayed me. But they won’t let me go.
And on top of it all, the person who attacked me is still out there, and I don’t know what to believe anymore. I don’t know who to trust.
Not all monsters lurk in the darkness. Some hide in plain sight.
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Expected publication April 22, 2026
About the author
Elle Mitchell
12 books634 followersKnown as the (mostly benevolent) Queen of Angst, Elle Mitchell writes new adult contemporary romance ranging from shades of grey to morally pitch black with a hint of taboo. A mix of plot and spice, her books follow flawed, relatable characters as they rage against the machine or struggle against the darker parts of humanity and themselves. They’re messy—like real life—and emotional.
She can’t promise that all her books will depict what a healthy relationship should look like at every turn. She rejects purity themes. The best she can do is promise an eventual HEA when it’s all said and done.
When she isn’t reading or writing, it’s unlikely you’ll find her anywhere. She’s probably at home with her family, minding her own business.
Find her on IG and TT: @ellemitchellbooks
She can’t promise that all her books will depict what a healthy relationship should look like at every turn. She rejects purity themes. The best she can do is promise an eventual HEA when it’s all said and done.
When she isn’t reading or writing, it’s unlikely you’ll find her anywhere. She’s probably at home with her family, minding her own business.
Find her on IG and TT: @ellemitchellbooks
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March 5, 2026
I would like it known I felt betrayed twice and I will be sending my trauma bills to Elle. Tyvm. 🥹🖤
April 12, 2026
Roman Empire
What can I say, I like romance that hurts a little bit, okay, a lot. Make It Stop was the perfect blend of hurt, tension, spice, love, betrayal, revenge, and forgiveness. All wrapped up into a perfectly HEA.
The real villain of Make It Stop is 1000% the author, for making me cry so much. Just kidding, sort of ;).
What can I say, I like romance that hurts a little bit, okay, a lot. Make It Stop was the perfect blend of hurt, tension, spice, love, betrayal, revenge, and forgiveness. All wrapped up into a perfectly HEA.
The real villain of Make It Stop is 1000% the author, for making me cry so much. Just kidding, sort of ;).
April 9, 2026
4✨ 5🌶️
I mean… holy hell. This duet is anxiety inducing, packed full of mystery, and it is so dang messy. I loved every second of it. I plowed through each book so quickly because I couldn’t put them down. Every person in this book has trauma of some degree and the one of the MMC’s may even be the reason for the FMC’s trauma🫣 DO NOT read this duet if dark romance is not your thing, or if a why-choose bothers you. Check your triggers. If you do love these things? Dive in, you will not regret it. Especially if you like when the boyfriends are also boyfriends🥵.
I mean… holy hell. This duet is anxiety inducing, packed full of mystery, and it is so dang messy. I loved every second of it. I plowed through each book so quickly because I couldn’t put them down. Every person in this book has trauma of some degree and the one of the MMC’s may even be the reason for the FMC’s trauma🫣 DO NOT read this duet if dark romance is not your thing, or if a why-choose bothers you. Check your triggers. If you do love these things? Dive in, you will not regret it. Especially if you like when the boyfriends are also boyfriends🥵.
April 7, 2026
The emotional roller coaster Elle takes you on with these characters really makes you question your own sanity. The twists and turns, the psychological mind fuck, the emotional brutality is everything i love about her books. The closure i needed for these 4 and a love that only they will ever understand.
April 17, 2026
How did this story get even more angsty?! I need more of this world and these characters because I wasn’t ready for it to end!
The drama, the tension, the romance was all phenomenal!
𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳
➵ step brother and his best friends
➵ why choose
➵ swords crossing
➵ degradation
➵ DP
➵ “good girl”
➵ men obsessed
➵ dry humping
➵ hand necklaces
➵ spanking
➵ group activities
➵ face fucking
➵ knife play
➵ breath play
➵ touch her and ☠️
➵ spit roasting
➵ dirty talk
➵ men obsessed
𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹 5/5⭐️ | 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 4/5🌶️ | 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 5/5🔥
The drama, the tension, the romance was all phenomenal!
𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳
➵ step brother and his best friends
➵ why choose
➵ swords crossing
➵ degradation
➵ DP
➵ “good girl”
➵ men obsessed
➵ dry humping
➵ hand necklaces
➵ spanking
➵ group activities
➵ face fucking
➵ knife play
➵ breath play
➵ touch her and ☠️
➵ spit roasting
➵ dirty talk
➵ men obsessed
𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹 5/5⭐️ | 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 4/5🌶️ | 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 5/5🔥
Review of advance copy received from Author
𝓐𝓡𝓒 𝓡𝓔𝓥𝓘𝓔𝓦
I was told the ending would be worth the pain. After MAKE IT HURT absolutely destroyed me, I went into this book fragile, skeptical… and honestly a little scared.
And somehow?
This book didn’t just deliver. It CONSUMED me.
Elle Mitchell has officially ruined me for every other stepbrother-bully-dark-why-choose romance because nothing—and I mean NOTHING—hits like this. This isn’t just dark romance. This is pitch-black, morally unhinged, psychologically addictive 𝖙𝖗𝖆𝖚𝖒𝖆𝖓𝖈𝖊 that gets under your skin and refuses to leave.
I didn’t read this book. I inhaled it. I sniffed it like the addictive drug it is!
The characters?
Uncomfortable. Obsessive. Messy. Human in the most terrifying and beautiful way.
𝓢𝓪𝓲𝓰𝓮
She isn’t your typical, perfect “strong FMC”; she’s raw, evolving, broken, and shaped by everything she’s been through in a way that feels painfully real. Watching her reclaim control (in her own way) was EVERYTHING!
𝓔𝓵𝓲𝓪𝓼
Elias is… unwell. Completely! And oh how I want to be his version of twisted sadistic psychopathy! But also he is self-aware in a way that makes him even more dangerous. His version of love? Twisted, obsessive, destructive and impossible to say no to.
𝓓𝓪𝔁
Dax broke me in a quieter way. The regret, the spiral, the “too late” realization? Yeah… that hurt. A lot. Miss Elle made me fall too deep for him and then snatched him right out of my arms and destroyed me completely in the last book, but all is forgiven because of the redemption I was so beautifully delivered in this one for Dax.
𝓝𝓸𝓵𝓪𝓷
Nolan feels like safety—but even that safety has edges. He’s steady, protective, and not as untouched by darkness as you’d hope, yet you can't help me fall for him and his obsessive toxic yet gentle love.
The relationships and dynamics between all of them?
Toxic, destructive and addictive to say the least!
This book doesn’t try to make things pretty or acceptable. It leans all the way into the chaos—the obsession, the power dynamics, the emotional damage—and somehow makes you FEEL EVERYTHING anyway.
It’s intense. It’s uncomfortable. It’s completely consuming!
And I’m OBSESSED!!!
- If you want something soft and healthy… THIS IS NOT IT!
However if you want something that will wreck you, haunt you, and live rent-free in your head…
READ THIS IMMEDIATELY!
You ruined me again Elle Mitchell, and I am forever addicted and forever a devote worshipper of your twisted, dark and unhinged books that give me solace!
I was told the ending would be worth the pain. After MAKE IT HURT absolutely destroyed me, I went into this book fragile, skeptical… and honestly a little scared.
And somehow?
This book didn’t just deliver. It CONSUMED me.
Elle Mitchell has officially ruined me for every other stepbrother-bully-dark-why-choose romance because nothing—and I mean NOTHING—hits like this. This isn’t just dark romance. This is pitch-black, morally unhinged, psychologically addictive 𝖙𝖗𝖆𝖚𝖒𝖆𝖓𝖈𝖊 that gets under your skin and refuses to leave.
I didn’t read this book. I inhaled it. I sniffed it like the addictive drug it is!
The characters?
Uncomfortable. Obsessive. Messy. Human in the most terrifying and beautiful way.
𝓢𝓪𝓲𝓰𝓮
She isn’t your typical, perfect “strong FMC”; she’s raw, evolving, broken, and shaped by everything she’s been through in a way that feels painfully real. Watching her reclaim control (in her own way) was EVERYTHING!
𝓔𝓵𝓲𝓪𝓼
Elias is… unwell. Completely! And oh how I want to be his version of twisted sadistic psychopathy! But also he is self-aware in a way that makes him even more dangerous. His version of love? Twisted, obsessive, destructive and impossible to say no to.
𝓓𝓪𝔁
Dax broke me in a quieter way. The regret, the spiral, the “too late” realization? Yeah… that hurt. A lot. Miss Elle made me fall too deep for him and then snatched him right out of my arms and destroyed me completely in the last book, but all is forgiven because of the redemption I was so beautifully delivered in this one for Dax.
𝓝𝓸𝓵𝓪𝓷
Nolan feels like safety—but even that safety has edges. He’s steady, protective, and not as untouched by darkness as you’d hope, yet you can't help me fall for him and his obsessive toxic yet gentle love.
The relationships and dynamics between all of them?
Toxic, destructive and addictive to say the least!
This book doesn’t try to make things pretty or acceptable. It leans all the way into the chaos—the obsession, the power dynamics, the emotional damage—and somehow makes you FEEL EVERYTHING anyway.
It’s intense. It’s uncomfortable. It’s completely consuming!
And I’m OBSESSED!!!
- If you want something soft and healthy… THIS IS NOT IT!
However if you want something that will wreck you, haunt you, and live rent-free in your head…
READ THIS IMMEDIATELY!
You ruined me again Elle Mitchell, and I am forever addicted and forever a devote worshipper of your twisted, dark and unhinged books that give me solace!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Review of advance copy received from Author
I needed this book the second I finished Make It Hurt and it absolutely consumed me. I read it in one sitting and felt like I went through emotional whiplash in the best way possible. Part 2 felt deeper, heavier and so much more intense than the first book and I loved it.
Saige absolutely broke my heart. After everything she went through at the end of book one - the attack, the betrayal, the humiliation - she could have completely fallen apart. But she didn’t. She kept going. There was something so raw about her strength, especially when she was still hurting so deeply.
And Dax… I was furious with his at the start. I understood his pain, but the way he lashed out at her? It hurt to read. He didn’t just push her away. He burned her, literally and emotionally. But that’s what made his redemption hit so hard. When he softened again, when that golden retriever side came back out for Saige… it felt earned. And honestly, it made me love him even more.
Elias was chaos in human form. He was still completely unhinged, obsessive and yet terrifyingly devoted. But underneath all of that, there’s this broken little boy who never had a chance. Seeing those glimpses of softness from him, especially with Saige, made everything about him hit harder. His feelings for her became a lot less chaotic in this book as he accepted his love for Saige, which seemed to tame him (slightly).
My sweet Nolan… he might be the quietest, but he was the emotional anchor of this whole story. Even with everything going on in his own mind, the way he loved Saige was so steady, so selfless. He grounded her in a way no one else could, and I honestly adored him for it.
This book hurt. It twisted everything up inside me and made me angry and emotional, and then somehow put all the pieces back together again. The tension, the chaos and the love felt so intense and consuming in the best possible way.
And the spice? Completely unhinged (in the best way). The group dynamics took everything to another level. They were more connected, more emotional and even hotter because of it.
By the end, Saige, Elias, Dax and Nolan didn’t just feel like a relationship, they felt like a family. They were messy, broken and fiercely loyal and I loved them exactly as they were.
Saige absolutely broke my heart. After everything she went through at the end of book one - the attack, the betrayal, the humiliation - she could have completely fallen apart. But she didn’t. She kept going. There was something so raw about her strength, especially when she was still hurting so deeply.
And Dax… I was furious with his at the start. I understood his pain, but the way he lashed out at her? It hurt to read. He didn’t just push her away. He burned her, literally and emotionally. But that’s what made his redemption hit so hard. When he softened again, when that golden retriever side came back out for Saige… it felt earned. And honestly, it made me love him even more.
Elias was chaos in human form. He was still completely unhinged, obsessive and yet terrifyingly devoted. But underneath all of that, there’s this broken little boy who never had a chance. Seeing those glimpses of softness from him, especially with Saige, made everything about him hit harder. His feelings for her became a lot less chaotic in this book as he accepted his love for Saige, which seemed to tame him (slightly).
My sweet Nolan… he might be the quietest, but he was the emotional anchor of this whole story. Even with everything going on in his own mind, the way he loved Saige was so steady, so selfless. He grounded her in a way no one else could, and I honestly adored him for it.
This book hurt. It twisted everything up inside me and made me angry and emotional, and then somehow put all the pieces back together again. The tension, the chaos and the love felt so intense and consuming in the best possible way.
And the spice? Completely unhinged (in the best way). The group dynamics took everything to another level. They were more connected, more emotional and even hotter because of it.
By the end, Saige, Elias, Dax and Nolan didn’t just feel like a relationship, they felt like a family. They were messy, broken and fiercely loyal and I loved them exactly as they were.
Review of advance copy received from Author
Make It Stop is the second book in the West Pine Bullies duet, and it absolutely wrecked me in the best way. This is not a standalone—you need to read Make It Hurt first to fully understand everything unfolding here.
From the very first page, the tension picks right back up with Saige, Elias, Dax, and Nolan—and somehow, everything gets darker, heavier, and way more emotional. This book felt like a constant spiral, and I mean that in the best possible way. I kept thinking, how can this possibly get worse? …and then it did.
Saige’s situation is terrifying in a way that goes beyond the obvious. What she thought would save her turns into a different kind of prison, and watching her try to navigate that—while also dealing with betrayal, fear, and her own emotions—was intense. The line between love and control is blurred in a way that’s honestly unsettling but completely gripping.
One of the strongest parts of this book is the character depth. You learn so much more about Elias, especially how deeply his mother’s death shaped who he is. It doesn’t excuse him, but it explains him—and that added a layer I didn’t fully expect. Every character feels unstable, unpredictable, and real in their own twisted way. You also understand a bit more about Dax and Nolan. These are not your typical romance characters, and that’s exactly what makes this story stand out.
Also, the lingering threat of Saige’s attacker adds this constant edge of unease. Nothing feels safe. No one feels fully trustworthy. It keeps you questioning everything right up until the end. I didn't expect how the story turned out and ended.
This duet is an emotional rollercoaster—dark, messy, and completely consuming. Definitely check trigger warnings before going in, because this one doesn’t hold back.
If you’re into dark romance with questionable and chaotic characters, intense power dynamics, and a story that keeps you on edge, this duet delivers.
4.75 stars — haunting, chaotic, and impossible to put down.
Thank you to Elle for the review copy. This review is left voluntarily.
From the very first page, the tension picks right back up with Saige, Elias, Dax, and Nolan—and somehow, everything gets darker, heavier, and way more emotional. This book felt like a constant spiral, and I mean that in the best possible way. I kept thinking, how can this possibly get worse? …and then it did.
Saige’s situation is terrifying in a way that goes beyond the obvious. What she thought would save her turns into a different kind of prison, and watching her try to navigate that—while also dealing with betrayal, fear, and her own emotions—was intense. The line between love and control is blurred in a way that’s honestly unsettling but completely gripping.
One of the strongest parts of this book is the character depth. You learn so much more about Elias, especially how deeply his mother’s death shaped who he is. It doesn’t excuse him, but it explains him—and that added a layer I didn’t fully expect. Every character feels unstable, unpredictable, and real in their own twisted way. You also understand a bit more about Dax and Nolan. These are not your typical romance characters, and that’s exactly what makes this story stand out.
Also, the lingering threat of Saige’s attacker adds this constant edge of unease. Nothing feels safe. No one feels fully trustworthy. It keeps you questioning everything right up until the end. I didn't expect how the story turned out and ended.
This duet is an emotional rollercoaster—dark, messy, and completely consuming. Definitely check trigger warnings before going in, because this one doesn’t hold back.
If you’re into dark romance with questionable and chaotic characters, intense power dynamics, and a story that keeps you on edge, this duet delivers.
4.75 stars — haunting, chaotic, and impossible to put down.
Thank you to Elle for the review copy. This review is left voluntarily.
Review of advance copy received from Author
This is a bully series done well. Make It Hurt (MIH) was rather full on with some high stakes moments. The intensity was quickly wearing away at the rope of Saige's sanity. Elle is certainly the queen of emotional damage.
This will have even the most devout devourer of this genre questioning their own thoughts.
MIH ended on a cliffy and had me wary of what Make It Stop would bring.
There's a part of us that seeks redemption for characters affected by trauma - whether or not they're the makers or the victim. Events spiral so rapidly it leaves you wondering how much more could a person take? How could they be so full of hate, detachment etc. Elle allows us enough of a glimpse to spark glimmers of hope allowing us to better understand why Saige doesn't give up easily. And yes. Ok the girl finds it hard to say no to foreplay and the way it makes her compliant to the will of her men .. but damn she has stamina and perseverance . Both in and out of the bedroom, library or whereever else her voyeristic soul travels.
The character development of Saige and her Testosterone trio just blooms beautifully. Like a Rose growing from poop - The foundations were ugly but it didn't hinder the beauty and strength from shining through.
One character in particular does a gobsmacking 180. They are forced to face their demons and how this affects others and they manage to turn themselves around enough to be able to move forward for the betterment of not only themselves but of those around them.
So while this is a dark romance or even dark traumance type read, the ending will not leave you angry or hollow. Which is relieving news for those of us who need a bit of happiness to alleviate some of the darkness.
This duo is worth adding to your tbr if you're a fan of Leigh Rivers, Steph Macca or for setting your unhinged libido on fire 🔥
This will have even the most devout devourer of this genre questioning their own thoughts.
MIH ended on a cliffy and had me wary of what Make It Stop would bring.
There's a part of us that seeks redemption for characters affected by trauma - whether or not they're the makers or the victim. Events spiral so rapidly it leaves you wondering how much more could a person take? How could they be so full of hate, detachment etc. Elle allows us enough of a glimpse to spark glimmers of hope allowing us to better understand why Saige doesn't give up easily. And yes. Ok the girl finds it hard to say no to foreplay and the way it makes her compliant to the will of her men .. but damn she has stamina and perseverance . Both in and out of the bedroom, library or whereever else her voyeristic soul travels.
The character development of Saige and her Testosterone trio just blooms beautifully. Like a Rose growing from poop - The foundations were ugly but it didn't hinder the beauty and strength from shining through.
One character in particular does a gobsmacking 180. They are forced to face their demons and how this affects others and they manage to turn themselves around enough to be able to move forward for the betterment of not only themselves but of those around them.
So while this is a dark romance or even dark traumance type read, the ending will not leave you angry or hollow. Which is relieving news for those of us who need a bit of happiness to alleviate some of the darkness.
This duo is worth adding to your tbr if you're a fan of Leigh Rivers, Steph Macca or for setting your unhinged libido on fire 🔥
Review of advance copy received from Author
We jumped right in, the story starts a few weeks after the end of Make It Hurt. All these men are down bad for Saige and she doesn’t want anything to do with any of them well except Nolan. My sweet sweet misunderstood baby boy. Dax is going crazy and Elias is as unstable as he has always been but maybe amplified a bit. Saige is taking it one step at a time, her feelings are all over the place. Honey someone has popped up and I feel like I knew he was still there. My feelings towards Elias are starting to change. I think I like him now and that’s my business lol. My girl Saige has been through it and she just needs a break. She needs some happy. Elias is making me giggle he is going about things the wrong way, which is the Elias way. Nolan and Dax are safety and I’m so happy Saige has them. The spicy in this book was delicious I’m speechless. They are all that good kind of nasty. We’re just getting along and watching the progressions of Saige’s relationship with the boys but I feel like I’m being lured into a false sense of safety. I know Elle is about to do something to pull the rug from under me, but I don’t know what. I’m feeling really manipudipped right now, my head is all over the place trying to find out what is going on. I’m on a roller coaster. Elle had me feeling real delulu for a minute but I’m back. The ending of the books was crazy, my emotions were all over the place. I was shocked, I was sad, I was giggling all the things. As much as I want to tell you what happened I can’t you have read it. This was easily a six star read. Our favs got their happily ever after but baby did they have to work for it. This story had trauma, messiness, craziness but it also had healing, love and happiness. I’m so sad it’s over but I’m so grateful I got to read it. Thank you Elle.
Review of advance copy received from Author
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ (4.5 stars)
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ / 5
First of all, thank you so much again, Elle, for the ARC opportunity! 💛 I loved every single minute of this book!
I have to say, I enjoyed this installment much more than the first one. (Elias seriously drove me crazy there haha) But this one was also an intense emotional rollercoaster.
Somehow, these characters grew on me without me even noticing. One moment I was just reading, and the next I was ready to break Miles’s nose, cry alongside Saige, and fight anyone who dared to say a single bad word about her.👊
The story picks up right where the first book left off, and even though we got a perfect ending, I honestly could have stayed with these characters so much longer.🥺
Dax and Nolan are still my absolute favorites 🥹 while Elias… well, let’s just say I’m willing to forgive him (to some extent 😏).
𝕭𝖊𝖈𝖆𝖚𝖘𝖊 𝕴'𝖒 𝖍𝖎𝖘 𝖔𝖇𝖘𝖊𝖘𝖘𝖎𝖔𝖓, 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖍𝖊'𝖘 𝖒𝖞 𝖒𝖔𝖓𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖗.
I did NOT see that plot twist coming at all. 🤯 I was just as shocked as Saige when everything was revealed. Elle paced the story so well that I simply couldn’t put the book down — the events kept unfolding rapidly while I was basically drowning in emotions right alongside the characters.
"ʏᴇᴀʜ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ᴘᴜᴛ ᴏɴ ᴡʜᴀᴛᴇᴠᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ. ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴋᴇᴅ ɢᴏᴅꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛᴏᴍᴏʀʀᴏᴡ ꜱᴏɴɢꜱ." (SCREEAMING)
And the spicy scenes? Let’s just say… wow. 🔥 Elle really went all in and made the most out of every moment with these boys — if you know, you know 😏
If you’re looking for a fast-paced, emotional, spicy bully dark romance where there’s never a dull moment, this book is 1100% for you!❤️🔥
Honestly, anything written by Elle is a safe choice — you just can’t go wrong.
I can’t wait for the next ride! 🔥
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ / 5
First of all, thank you so much again, Elle, for the ARC opportunity! 💛 I loved every single minute of this book!
I have to say, I enjoyed this installment much more than the first one. (Elias seriously drove me crazy there haha) But this one was also an intense emotional rollercoaster.
Somehow, these characters grew on me without me even noticing. One moment I was just reading, and the next I was ready to break Miles’s nose, cry alongside Saige, and fight anyone who dared to say a single bad word about her.👊
The story picks up right where the first book left off, and even though we got a perfect ending, I honestly could have stayed with these characters so much longer.🥺
Dax and Nolan are still my absolute favorites 🥹 while Elias… well, let’s just say I’m willing to forgive him (to some extent 😏).
𝕭𝖊𝖈𝖆𝖚𝖘𝖊 𝕴'𝖒 𝖍𝖎𝖘 𝖔𝖇𝖘𝖊𝖘𝖘𝖎𝖔𝖓, 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖍𝖊'𝖘 𝖒𝖞 𝖒𝖔𝖓𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖗.
I did NOT see that plot twist coming at all. 🤯 I was just as shocked as Saige when everything was revealed. Elle paced the story so well that I simply couldn’t put the book down — the events kept unfolding rapidly while I was basically drowning in emotions right alongside the characters.
"ʏᴇᴀʜ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ᴘᴜᴛ ᴏɴ ᴡʜᴀᴛᴇᴠᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ. ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴋᴇᴅ ɢᴏᴅꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛᴏᴍᴏʀʀᴏᴡ ꜱᴏɴɢꜱ." (SCREEAMING)
And the spicy scenes? Let’s just say… wow. 🔥 Elle really went all in and made the most out of every moment with these boys — if you know, you know 😏
If you’re looking for a fast-paced, emotional, spicy bully dark romance where there’s never a dull moment, this book is 1100% for you!❤️🔥
Honestly, anything written by Elle is a safe choice — you just can’t go wrong.
I can’t wait for the next ride! 🔥
Review of advance copy received from Author
Hand claps all around for this beautifully written book. I went through it mentally and emotionally with this read and this is NOT an exaggeration.
The growth of each one of the characters in this book was so amazing and written with so much love and understanding!
Saige, my girl....she's still going through it in book 2. Dealing with feelings for her step brother, being able to trust anyone after her attack and always being on guard for something to happen to her. But she's so strong throughout the whole book and never gives up and I love her for that.
Elias...man....he had me going through every single emotion lol. One minute I couldn't stand him, the next I was falling in love with him lol. Your love for him will for sure he like a rollercoaster ride (hehehehe rollercoaster).
Nolan...I can't tell you much about him in this book without giving it away, but man...he made me cry...like a baby. Shower scene took me out and I'm still blurry eyed over it.
Dax...my baby Dax...I'm so glad he came out on top. I also can't say much about him without giving anything away, except for the fact that he's an extremely bad babysitter lol.
How will Saige handle her attack? What will the 4 of them do when someone from the past comes back to haunt them? And how hard will they fight for the ones they love? Be ready!!!
Also....super super spicy....so be ready for plenty of smexy time...they have a lot of wasted time to make up for lol
I highly recommend this read!
Rating: 5
Spicy: 4
The growth of each one of the characters in this book was so amazing and written with so much love and understanding!
Saige, my girl....she's still going through it in book 2. Dealing with feelings for her step brother, being able to trust anyone after her attack and always being on guard for something to happen to her. But she's so strong throughout the whole book and never gives up and I love her for that.
Elias...man....he had me going through every single emotion lol. One minute I couldn't stand him, the next I was falling in love with him lol. Your love for him will for sure he like a rollercoaster ride (hehehehe rollercoaster).
Nolan...I can't tell you much about him in this book without giving it away, but man...he made me cry...like a baby. Shower scene took me out and I'm still blurry eyed over it.
Dax...my baby Dax...I'm so glad he came out on top. I also can't say much about him without giving anything away, except for the fact that he's an extremely bad babysitter lol.
How will Saige handle her attack? What will the 4 of them do when someone from the past comes back to haunt them? And how hard will they fight for the ones they love? Be ready!!!
Also....super super spicy....so be ready for plenty of smexy time...they have a lot of wasted time to make up for lol
I highly recommend this read!
Rating: 5
Spicy: 4
Review of advance copy received from Author
When I finished book one I was so desperate for book 2. I needed to know more!! Having book 2 come so quickly was amazing. Too often there’s too much time between releases and I forget how invested I was in the story.
Now, let’s get into it. Book 1 left me HATING Elias. Like sooooo much hate. I won’t say book 2 made me love him, but I don’t hate him anymore. You get some info into him that thaws the heart a little and even though it should be assumed he’s a hurt person hurting people I didn’t really see it that way before.
Dax. He can be a really piece of work but his connection with Saige makes him reveal the softy below the surface. I was disappointed in how he was at the end of book 1, but he kind of gets a redemption arc in book 2.
Nolan was always my favorite , especially in the growth of his character. It continues in book 2 and I was so genuinely relieved that was the case. He protected Saige from the man he loved because her security was more important to him than jeopardizing his relationship with Dax. It was beautiful and such an important safety net for Saige.
Saige. Sigh. I don’t know how I feel about her and Elias. Her struggle to accept him with her ultimately loving him in the end just really seems inadvisable. Like knowing the history and the abuse I agree with her mom and step-dad. It’s toxic. It doesn’t feel like it was a decision she made so much as something she accepted she had no choice in. And Dax and Nolan should’ve discouraged it. But alas, this is a book not reality, and I can’t really see how it could’ve been a HEA with any other ending.
Now, let’s get into it. Book 1 left me HATING Elias. Like sooooo much hate. I won’t say book 2 made me love him, but I don’t hate him anymore. You get some info into him that thaws the heart a little and even though it should be assumed he’s a hurt person hurting people I didn’t really see it that way before.
Dax. He can be a really piece of work but his connection with Saige makes him reveal the softy below the surface. I was disappointed in how he was at the end of book 1, but he kind of gets a redemption arc in book 2.
Nolan was always my favorite , especially in the growth of his character. It continues in book 2 and I was so genuinely relieved that was the case. He protected Saige from the man he loved because her security was more important to him than jeopardizing his relationship with Dax. It was beautiful and such an important safety net for Saige.
Saige. Sigh. I don’t know how I feel about her and Elias. Her struggle to accept him with her ultimately loving him in the end just really seems inadvisable. Like knowing the history and the abuse I agree with her mom and step-dad. It’s toxic. It doesn’t feel like it was a decision she made so much as something she accepted she had no choice in. And Dax and Nolan should’ve discouraged it. But alas, this is a book not reality, and I can’t really see how it could’ve been a HEA with any other ending.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 17, 2026
"Nᴏ, ⵊ ʟɪᴋᴇ ɪᴛ," ⵊ ᴡʜɪᴍᴘᴇʀ. "ⵊ ʟɪᴋᴇ ɪᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴜʀᴛ ᴍᴇ."
Make It Stop is a dark why choose romance and the second book in the West Pine Bullies Duet. I’ve been desperate for this book after finishing the first book and this did not disappoint! This was a total emotional roller coaster that wrecked me in the very best way.
The character growth for each character was just chef’s kiss 😘 Elias is still unhinged, but we get to see a softer side of him with Saige which made my heart melt. Saige has been through it, but still manages to be one of the strongest through everything and I love her for that. Nolan stole my heart from the very beginning and I’m still emotional thinking about that shower scene. Dax was a mess but came back better than ever and made me love him all over again. I was down bad for every single character by the end and seeing them find their way to a HEA was everything. And the spice? If you thought the first book was hot, get ready cause this was even hotter 🥵🔥
🖤MMFM why choose
🫀Stepbrother
🏒Bully
🦋College setting
🖤Stalker
🫀Hockey
"ⵊ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀᴋᴇ ᴜᴘ sᴛɪᴄᴋʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ⵊ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴜᴍ ᴅʀɪᴘᴘɪɴɢ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴜssʏ ᴀʟʟ ᴍᴏʀɴɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴍɪɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴘᴀᴛʜᴇᴛɪᴄ ᴄᴜᴍ sʟᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ. Tʜᴀᴛ’s ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴜɴɪsʜᴍᴇɴᴛ, sᴡᴇᴇᴛʜᴇᴀʀᴛ."
"Rᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ᴍᴇ ⵊ ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ ɢᴇᴛ ᴀ ʜᴇʀᴏ?" ɪ ᴀsᴋ. “ʏᴇᴀʜ....ɪ ᴅᴏ.“ “ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴡʀᴏɴɢ. ⵊ ɢᴏᴛ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ."
"Yᴏᴜ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙᴏʏꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅs sᴡᴀʟʟᴏᴡ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ’s ᴄᴏᴄᴋs, ᴛᴏᴏ, ᴄᴜᴍsʟᴜᴛ?"
"ⵊꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ, ʏᴏᴜ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ. ⵊᴛ’s ɴᴏᴛ ꜰᴀɪʀ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴏ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ʟᴏᴠᴇs ʏᴏᴜ."
Make It Stop is a dark why choose romance and the second book in the West Pine Bullies Duet. I’ve been desperate for this book after finishing the first book and this did not disappoint! This was a total emotional roller coaster that wrecked me in the very best way.
The character growth for each character was just chef’s kiss 😘 Elias is still unhinged, but we get to see a softer side of him with Saige which made my heart melt. Saige has been through it, but still manages to be one of the strongest through everything and I love her for that. Nolan stole my heart from the very beginning and I’m still emotional thinking about that shower scene. Dax was a mess but came back better than ever and made me love him all over again. I was down bad for every single character by the end and seeing them find their way to a HEA was everything. And the spice? If you thought the first book was hot, get ready cause this was even hotter 🥵🔥
🖤MMFM why choose
🫀Stepbrother
🏒Bully
🦋College setting
🖤Stalker
🫀Hockey
"ⵊ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀᴋᴇ ᴜᴘ sᴛɪᴄᴋʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ⵊ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴜᴍ ᴅʀɪᴘᴘɪɴɢ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴜssʏ ᴀʟʟ ᴍᴏʀɴɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴍɪɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴘᴀᴛʜᴇᴛɪᴄ ᴄᴜᴍ sʟᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ. Tʜᴀᴛ’s ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴜɴɪsʜᴍᴇɴᴛ, sᴡᴇᴇᴛʜᴇᴀʀᴛ."
"Rᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ᴍᴇ ⵊ ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ ɢᴇᴛ ᴀ ʜᴇʀᴏ?" ɪ ᴀsᴋ. “ʏᴇᴀʜ....ɪ ᴅᴏ.“ “ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴡʀᴏɴɢ. ⵊ ɢᴏᴛ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ."
"Yᴏᴜ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙᴏʏꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅs sᴡᴀʟʟᴏᴡ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ’s ᴄᴏᴄᴋs, ᴛᴏᴏ, ᴄᴜᴍsʟᴜᴛ?"
"ⵊꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ, ʏᴏᴜ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ. ⵊᴛ’s ɴᴏᴛ ꜰᴀɪʀ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴏ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ʟᴏᴠᴇs ʏᴏᴜ."
Review of advance copy received from Author
This is the second book in the West Pine Bullies Duet. It directly follows the events that happened in the first book, so make sure you read Make It Hurt first. After the first book Saige is still recovering from everything that has happened. She’s still at the mercy of her stepbrother and his friends Dax and Nolan. Even though I felt like there was a shift in this book compared to Make It Hurt. The feelings get complicated and the dynamics change.
Make It Hurt ended in a cliffhanger and I was not ready for that. I was so lucky I was able to read the ARC, because I needed to know how everything would unfold ASAP. I felt every heartache and this book absolutely destroyed me before putting me back together.
As the story goes on you think you know who’s behind everything, but Elle Mitchell definitely knows how to build the suspense and create a surprising plot twist.
The relationships between Saige and the boys is toxic and unhealthy to say the least, but for them I can ignore the obvious red flags. They bring out the worst in each other, but also act like a family when it matters. Not only did Saige get her hero in the end, but she got three. She also got her well deserved HEA.
Everything about this book is absolute perfection. I loved how it consumed me and pulled me in and I was so invested in the story and the characters the whole time. Like the first book in the duet Make It Stop is another 5 star read.
Thank you Elle Mitchell for the e.ARC!
Make It Hurt ended in a cliffhanger and I was not ready for that. I was so lucky I was able to read the ARC, because I needed to know how everything would unfold ASAP. I felt every heartache and this book absolutely destroyed me before putting me back together.
As the story goes on you think you know who’s behind everything, but Elle Mitchell definitely knows how to build the suspense and create a surprising plot twist.
The relationships between Saige and the boys is toxic and unhealthy to say the least, but for them I can ignore the obvious red flags. They bring out the worst in each other, but also act like a family when it matters. Not only did Saige get her hero in the end, but she got three. She also got her well deserved HEA.
Everything about this book is absolute perfection. I loved how it consumed me and pulled me in and I was so invested in the story and the characters the whole time. Like the first book in the duet Make It Stop is another 5 star read.
Thank you Elle Mitchell for the e.ARC!
April 18, 2026
🔒 𝕄𝕒𝕜𝕖 𝕀𝕥 𝕊𝕥𝕠𝕡 🔒
𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧. 𝙄 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙧. 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚.
📖 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗜𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽
✍🏼 𝗘𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹
#️⃣ 𝟯𝟵𝟲 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀
🔎 𝗣𝗢𝗩: 𝘔𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦
🗓️ 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟮
"𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚. 𝙔𝙤𝙪'𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙."
𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦: 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘗𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘉𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴
🐾 ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ɪᴛ ʜᴜʀᴛ
🐾 ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ɪᴛ ꜱᴛᴏᴘ
"𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙨𝙤 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙚𝙭𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙧𝙮."
𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗦
📄 ʙᴜʟʟʏ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ
📄 ᴄᴏʟʟᴇɢᴇ ꜱᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ
📄 ᴍᴍꜰᴍ
📄 ꜱᴛᴇᴘ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ
📄 ꜱᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ
📄 ʜᴇʟʟᴀ ꜱᴘɪᴄᴇ
📄 ᴍᴏʀᴀʟʟʏ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ
📖𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪📖
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝗙𝗠𝗖: Saige
𝗠𝗠𝗖: Elias
𝗠𝗠𝗖: Dax
𝗠𝗠𝗖: Nolan
Thank you so much, Elle, for this ARC!
I loved this conclusion to our West Pine Bullies. I loved that we got so much more Elias this go round. I fell in love with him at the cabin in Make It Hurt. And ohhh my sweet Nolan. I love him with my whole heart.
I’m so sad to be done with the gang, but I really did enjoy this conclusion to the story. The spice was spicing. It was always steady paced, and never boring.
Elle also truly knows how to write bully, and I love it so much. I will say the bully was definitely more of the heavier theme in the last book, and with this one we’re seeing some wrongs trying to be righted (is that the right spelling for the past tense or did I make that up? Eh. You know what I’m saying)
𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗠𝗢𝗗𝗘
📖 ᴘʜʏꜱɪᴄᴀʟ
🎧 ᴀᴜᴅɪᴏ
📱 ᴇʀᴇᴀᴅ ✔️
𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧. 𝙄 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙧. 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚.
📖 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗜𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽
✍🏼 𝗘𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹
#️⃣ 𝟯𝟵𝟲 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀
🔎 𝗣𝗢𝗩: 𝘔𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦
🗓️ 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟮
"𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚. 𝙔𝙤𝙪'𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙."
𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦: 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘗𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘉𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴
🐾 ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ɪᴛ ʜᴜʀᴛ
🐾 ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ɪᴛ ꜱᴛᴏᴘ
"𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙨𝙤 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙚𝙭𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙧𝙮."
𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗦
📄 ʙᴜʟʟʏ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ
📄 ᴄᴏʟʟᴇɢᴇ ꜱᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ
📄 ᴍᴍꜰᴍ
📄 ꜱᴛᴇᴘ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ
📄 ꜱᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ
📄 ʜᴇʟʟᴀ ꜱᴘɪᴄᴇ
📄 ᴍᴏʀᴀʟʟʏ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ
📖𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪📖
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝗙𝗠𝗖: Saige
𝗠𝗠𝗖: Elias
𝗠𝗠𝗖: Dax
𝗠𝗠𝗖: Nolan
Thank you so much, Elle, for this ARC!
I loved this conclusion to our West Pine Bullies. I loved that we got so much more Elias this go round. I fell in love with him at the cabin in Make It Hurt. And ohhh my sweet Nolan. I love him with my whole heart.
I’m so sad to be done with the gang, but I really did enjoy this conclusion to the story. The spice was spicing. It was always steady paced, and never boring.
Elle also truly knows how to write bully, and I love it so much. I will say the bully was definitely more of the heavier theme in the last book, and with this one we’re seeing some wrongs trying to be righted (is that the right spelling for the past tense or did I make that up? Eh. You know what I’m saying)
𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗠𝗢𝗗𝗘
📖 ᴘʜʏꜱɪᴄᴀʟ
🎧 ᴀᴜᴅɪᴏ
📱 ᴇʀᴇᴀᴅ ✔️
Review of advance copy received from Author
This was a really great finish to this duet and I'm really glad I was selected for this ARC.
Make it Stop picks up with the slightest of time jumps from Make it Hurt and progresses from there. I truly was not expecting some of the twists and turns that Saige, Nolan, Elias and Dax went through.
Given where we left the first book there was a LOT of unpacking and hard work for the characters to do in this book to get their well earned happily ever after. That's one of the things I really truly love about Elle Mitchell. She doesn't make the HEA easy but it's all the better when you read it knowing how the story and the characters got there.
There isn't much more to say without getting into spoilers which I try not to do so I'll mostly leave it there. I would have loved to give this book 5 stars but I had to stick with 4 because I felt like one of 4 MCs got a little shafted at the end from where I was reading.
Now most readers make think this character deserved it but I spent the last portion of this book wishing that this character had gotten a better ending. The epilogue chapter made me feel a smidge better about it but I sill knocked a star off for that.
Wow cryptic much? Anyway I highly highly recommend this duet AND any Elle Mitchell book.
Make it Stop picks up with the slightest of time jumps from Make it Hurt and progresses from there. I truly was not expecting some of the twists and turns that Saige, Nolan, Elias and Dax went through.
Given where we left the first book there was a LOT of unpacking and hard work for the characters to do in this book to get their well earned happily ever after. That's one of the things I really truly love about Elle Mitchell. She doesn't make the HEA easy but it's all the better when you read it knowing how the story and the characters got there.
There isn't much more to say without getting into spoilers which I try not to do so I'll mostly leave it there. I would have loved to give this book 5 stars but I had to stick with 4 because I felt like one of 4 MCs got a little shafted at the end from where I was reading.
Now most readers make think this character deserved it but I spent the last portion of this book wishing that this character had gotten a better ending. The epilogue chapter made me feel a smidge better about it but I sill knocked a star off for that.
Wow cryptic much? Anyway I highly highly recommend this duet AND any Elle Mitchell book.
Review of advance copy received from Author
I love a good dark romance why choose. Elle is the queen of writing male character that are awful, nothing good about them and yet you still cannot help but love them and root for them. This duet took me for a ride, and it was a wild one. The back and forth in this final book and the uncertainty into whether Elias did it or not. The emotional damage was beautifully written in this story line and so was the toxic relationships. There is nothing good about the relationship the fmc has with the mmcs (except maybe Noah because he is an angel in my eyes) yet they are written in a way to show how they complete each other’s jagged edges.
This book is dark with major triggering themes. I was not expecting the twist toward the end, and I almost threw my kindle when I thought the book was not going to end how I wanted it to (that was mean elle) Im not sure if I am in the minority but I was not a fan of Saige’s mom. She rubbed me the wrong way even when she was trying to be “caring” I was glad that Saige dismissed what the parentals thought and watching her develop her thick skin against judgement was amazing. This is a duet I will be reading several more times and if you definitely should to if unhinged, bully, step brother, red flags, trauma, and why choose is for you
This book is dark with major triggering themes. I was not expecting the twist toward the end, and I almost threw my kindle when I thought the book was not going to end how I wanted it to (that was mean elle) Im not sure if I am in the minority but I was not a fan of Saige’s mom. She rubbed me the wrong way even when she was trying to be “caring” I was glad that Saige dismissed what the parentals thought and watching her develop her thick skin against judgement was amazing. This is a duet I will be reading several more times and if you definitely should to if unhinged, bully, step brother, red flags, trauma, and why choose is for you
April 10, 2026
🖤 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐈𝐓 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐏 🖤
⇢ ᴡᴇsᴛ ᴘɪɴᴇ ʙᴜʟʟɪᴇs ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴛᴡᴏ
"𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝐈 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞."
"ᴀɴᴅ ɪғ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇs ᴛᴏ ʜᴜʀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ, ᴛʜᴇʏ'ʟʟ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴍᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪ'ʟʟ ғᴜᴄᴋɪɴɢ ʀɪᴘ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍʏ ʙᴀʀᴇ ʜᴀɴᴅs."
"𝙸 𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚛𝚎 𝚏𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚢 𝚜𝚑𝚎'𝚜 𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚎. 𝙱𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚢𝚎𝚝, 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚜𝚞𝚗. 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚘 𝚘𝚛𝚋𝚒𝚝 𝚖𝚎, 𝚝𝚘 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙 𝚖𝚎. 𝙸'𝚍 𝚏𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙 𝚑𝚎𝚛."
"𝑨𝒎 𝑰 𝒂 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓, 𝑺𝒂𝒊𝒈𝒆?"
"𝒀𝒆𝒔. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒚 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓."
ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛ
🌲 ᴡʜʏ ᴄʜᴏᴏsᴇ (ᴍᴍғᴍ)
🏒 ᴄᴏʟʟᴇɢᴇ sᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ
🌲 sᴛᴇᴘʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ(ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴀᴛᴇs ʜᴇʀ)
🏒 ʙᴜʟʟʏ
🌲 sᴛᴀʟᴋᴇʀ
🏒 ʜᴏᴄᴋᴇʏ
🌲 ᴅᴇɢʀᴀᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ
"𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘰?"
"𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘩... 𝘐 𝘥𝘰."
"𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨. 𝘐 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦."
"ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ɪᴛ'ʟʟ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ʙᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜɪs ғᴏᴇ ᴜs- ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏᴜʀ ᴏғ ᴜs. ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ʜᴏᴡ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴡᴇ ᴘᴏssɪʙʟʏ ᴇxɪsᴛ ᴀɴʏᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴇʟsᴇ? sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs, ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ɢᴇᴛ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴠᴇ."
"𝙵𝚞𝚌𝚔 𝚢𝚘𝚞, 𝙴𝚕𝚒𝚊𝚜. 𝚂𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚢, 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚘𝚝𝚝𝚘𝚖 𝚘𝚏 𝚖𝚢 𝚏𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝, 𝚏𝚞𝚌𝚔 𝚢𝚘𝚞."
5✨✨✨✨✨
ARC REVIEW
Make It Stop was part two of the West Pine Bullies.
I absolutely loved this book. Make It Stop picks up right where Make It Hurt leaves off. the plot twists were everything. i really loved getting a lot of Elias POV. It was everything. i absolutely loved this duet and i highly recommend it to anyone who loves a bully why choose romance. thank you so much for this ARC.
⇢ ᴡᴇsᴛ ᴘɪɴᴇ ʙᴜʟʟɪᴇs ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴛᴡᴏ
"𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝐈 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞."
"ᴀɴᴅ ɪғ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇs ᴛᴏ ʜᴜʀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ, ᴛʜᴇʏ'ʟʟ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴍᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪ'ʟʟ ғᴜᴄᴋɪɴɢ ʀɪᴘ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍʏ ʙᴀʀᴇ ʜᴀɴᴅs."
"𝙸 𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚛𝚎 𝚏𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚢 𝚜𝚑𝚎'𝚜 𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚎. 𝙱𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚢𝚎𝚝, 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚜𝚞𝚗. 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚘 𝚘𝚛𝚋𝚒𝚝 𝚖𝚎, 𝚝𝚘 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙 𝚖𝚎. 𝙸'𝚍 𝚏𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙 𝚑𝚎𝚛."
"𝑨𝒎 𝑰 𝒂 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓, 𝑺𝒂𝒊𝒈𝒆?"
"𝒀𝒆𝒔. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒚 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓."
ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛ
🌲 ᴡʜʏ ᴄʜᴏᴏsᴇ (ᴍᴍғᴍ)
🏒 ᴄᴏʟʟᴇɢᴇ sᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ
🌲 sᴛᴇᴘʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ(ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴀᴛᴇs ʜᴇʀ)
🏒 ʙᴜʟʟʏ
🌲 sᴛᴀʟᴋᴇʀ
🏒 ʜᴏᴄᴋᴇʏ
🌲 ᴅᴇɢʀᴀᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ
"𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘰?"
"𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘩... 𝘐 𝘥𝘰."
"𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨. 𝘐 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦."
"ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ɪᴛ'ʟʟ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ʙᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜɪs ғᴏᴇ ᴜs- ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏᴜʀ ᴏғ ᴜs. ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ʜᴏᴡ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴡᴇ ᴘᴏssɪʙʟʏ ᴇxɪsᴛ ᴀɴʏᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴇʟsᴇ? sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs, ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ɢᴇᴛ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴠᴇ."
"𝙵𝚞𝚌𝚔 𝚢𝚘𝚞, 𝙴𝚕𝚒𝚊𝚜. 𝚂𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚢, 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚘𝚝𝚝𝚘𝚖 𝚘𝚏 𝚖𝚢 𝚏𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝, 𝚏𝚞𝚌𝚔 𝚢𝚘𝚞."
5✨✨✨✨✨
ARC REVIEW
Make It Stop was part two of the West Pine Bullies.
I absolutely loved this book. Make It Stop picks up right where Make It Hurt leaves off. the plot twists were everything. i really loved getting a lot of Elias POV. It was everything. i absolutely loved this duet and i highly recommend it to anyone who loves a bully why choose romance. thank you so much for this ARC.
Review of advance copy
What To Expect:
dark why choose
bully
step brother
suspenseful
st@lker
MMFM
College Setting
Hockey
Degradation
"I don't hate her. I never f¥€king hated her. I love her, and even now, I want her the same way I wanted her before."
"Am I a monster, Saige?"
"Yes. But you're my monster."
"Remember when you told me I didn't get a hero?"
"Yeah... I do."
"You were wrong. I got three."
"AND I KNOW IT'LL ALWAYS BE LIKE THIS FOR US- FOR THE FOUR OF US. BECAUSE HOW COULD WE POSSIBLY EXIST ANYWHERE ELSE? SOMETIMES, PEOPLE GET WHAT THEY DESERVE."
"I still want to be her entire fucking world, the way she's mine. Better yet, I want to be her f^€king sun. I want her to orbit me, to worship me. I'd f^€king worship her."
" f^€k you, Elias. Sincerely, from the bottom of my f^€king heart, f^€k you."
Elle always knows how to wreck me! This is the second book in the west pine bullies series, picking up right where we left off in make it hurt! Those plot twists had me on the edge of my seat! This bully series was done very well and put my in my emotions! Elle doesn’t hold back and not afraid to write the ugly. The obsession, the power dynamics, the toxic and destructive behaviors. The chaos was addictive. Somehow everything gets darker! I loved Saige, Elias (getting his pov 🖤), Dax and Nolan were messy and broken and loyal and I was here for the spice!
Definitely recommend checking the TW page before starting these books 🖤🖤🖤❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
dark why choose
bully
step brother
suspenseful
st@lker
MMFM
College Setting
Hockey
Degradation
"I don't hate her. I never f¥€king hated her. I love her, and even now, I want her the same way I wanted her before."
"Am I a monster, Saige?"
"Yes. But you're my monster."
"Remember when you told me I didn't get a hero?"
"Yeah... I do."
"You were wrong. I got three."
"AND I KNOW IT'LL ALWAYS BE LIKE THIS FOR US- FOR THE FOUR OF US. BECAUSE HOW COULD WE POSSIBLY EXIST ANYWHERE ELSE? SOMETIMES, PEOPLE GET WHAT THEY DESERVE."
"I still want to be her entire fucking world, the way she's mine. Better yet, I want to be her f^€king sun. I want her to orbit me, to worship me. I'd f^€king worship her."
" f^€k you, Elias. Sincerely, from the bottom of my f^€king heart, f^€k you."
Elle always knows how to wreck me! This is the second book in the west pine bullies series, picking up right where we left off in make it hurt! Those plot twists had me on the edge of my seat! This bully series was done very well and put my in my emotions! Elle doesn’t hold back and not afraid to write the ugly. The obsession, the power dynamics, the toxic and destructive behaviors. The chaos was addictive. Somehow everything gets darker! I loved Saige, Elias (getting his pov 🖤), Dax and Nolan were messy and broken and loyal and I was here for the spice!
Definitely recommend checking the TW page before starting these books 🖤🖤🖤❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
Review of advance copy received from Author
The payoff this series needed and mostly delivered! 🙌 After a whole book of dread, knowing who the threat was but never quite knowing what he'd pull next, watching it finally come to a head was genuinely nail-biting, Criminal Minds-level tense. Underneath that, getting to see Saige, Elias, Dax, and Nolan work through the fractures in their relationships and find their footing together felt like everything clicking into place. Saige holds her ground and doesn't cave the moment the men show remorse, and there's a particular moment where she flatly refuses to accept that fixing one of the hero's issues is her job or responsibility. In another book that would have been the swoon moment, but it gets called out here and I was cheering! 👏 The author has a knack for catching those moments that usually slip by unexamined.
That said, a few things kept this from a full five stars. About halfway in, some of the spice started to feel repetitive and like it was derailing the momentum rather than building it. When the spicy scenes are doing real relationship development they land beautifully, but several felt like filler and I found myself tempted to skim. Overall though, a thrilling and satisfying conclusion to the duet! 🔥
That said, a few things kept this from a full five stars. About halfway in, some of the spice started to feel repetitive and like it was derailing the momentum rather than building it. When the spicy scenes are doing real relationship development they land beautifully, but several felt like filler and I found myself tempted to skim. Overall though, a thrilling and satisfying conclusion to the duet! 🔥
Review of advance copy received from Author
3.5 Stars
We are back at West Pine, and this book picks up where Make It Hurt left off. Someone has hurt Saige, but no one knows who. Saige’s stepbrother, Elias, is still obsessed with her. Saige is trying to stay away from him, and from Dax. The only one she starts off talking to is Nolan. But the mystery remains, who hurt Saige, and is she safe at all?
I wanted this book to be more like the first one. The first book in this duology had a lot of plot to it, and a lot of spice. But this one, the book was mostly spice and lacking in plot for most of the book. I was disappointed how the book picked up from where it left off. I wanted that to be drawn out a little more, but it was “tidied” up so quickly at the beginning of this one.
Now, when the plot actually kicked in, it was absolutely amazing. I perked up and couldn’t read fast enough. There was some action and some mystery. The readers could probably figure out who was behind it all, but I did second guess myself at one point, just the way that the characters did.
I enjoy Mitchell’s writing style – lots of dialogue and the style just flows so nicely. I would love to read whatever she writes next so long as there is a little more plot. Bring on the suspense and mystery, as well as the spice!
We are back at West Pine, and this book picks up where Make It Hurt left off. Someone has hurt Saige, but no one knows who. Saige’s stepbrother, Elias, is still obsessed with her. Saige is trying to stay away from him, and from Dax. The only one she starts off talking to is Nolan. But the mystery remains, who hurt Saige, and is she safe at all?
I wanted this book to be more like the first one. The first book in this duology had a lot of plot to it, and a lot of spice. But this one, the book was mostly spice and lacking in plot for most of the book. I was disappointed how the book picked up from where it left off. I wanted that to be drawn out a little more, but it was “tidied” up so quickly at the beginning of this one.
Now, when the plot actually kicked in, it was absolutely amazing. I perked up and couldn’t read fast enough. There was some action and some mystery. The readers could probably figure out who was behind it all, but I did second guess myself at one point, just the way that the characters did.
I enjoy Mitchell’s writing style – lots of dialogue and the style just flows so nicely. I would love to read whatever she writes next so long as there is a little more plot. Bring on the suspense and mystery, as well as the spice!
Review of advance copy received from Author
The anticipation I had for this book!! Left on a clif hanger from book 1! This is book 2 of a duet! Make sure you get a hold of Make it Hurt if you haven't read it!
This was a perfect rollercoaster ride. Putting me on the edge of sanity! My love for the dark and twisted Elias was only intensified by 100! His character dangerous, obsessive and oh so dark makes my heart clench!
Saige, not the kind of FMC you normally see! She knows shes broken and isn't afraid to let everyone see her raw emotions! She finds herself and how to love unconditionally!
Nolan, dark, quiet and protective. The most real emotions come from him. The look into his background makes you fall harder for him with every page you turn.
Dax, he hurt me in book 1! But the redemption, anger and regret in book 2 had me gravitating right back to him. Hes the glue to this little "family" and has found how to burrow into the depths of everyone's black hearts.
This book isn't on the verge of chaos... It is chaos and the very best kind. Toxic, degrading, and addictive! If you aren't ready to have your heart ripped up and left jagged and scarred this isn't the series for you!
Elle you did it again!
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶
This was a perfect rollercoaster ride. Putting me on the edge of sanity! My love for the dark and twisted Elias was only intensified by 100! His character dangerous, obsessive and oh so dark makes my heart clench!
Saige, not the kind of FMC you normally see! She knows shes broken and isn't afraid to let everyone see her raw emotions! She finds herself and how to love unconditionally!
Nolan, dark, quiet and protective. The most real emotions come from him. The look into his background makes you fall harder for him with every page you turn.
Dax, he hurt me in book 1! But the redemption, anger and regret in book 2 had me gravitating right back to him. Hes the glue to this little "family" and has found how to burrow into the depths of everyone's black hearts.
This book isn't on the verge of chaos... It is chaos and the very best kind. Toxic, degrading, and addictive! If you aren't ready to have your heart ripped up and left jagged and scarred this isn't the series for you!
Elle you did it again!
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶
Review of advance copy received from Author
Oh Elle… you’ve done it again. 🥹💔✨ Your writing never fails to wreck me in the best way possible, and Make It Stop had me completely hooked from the very first page to the last.
Make It Stop is Book 2 in the
West Pine Bullies Duet
Make It Stop picks up right where book one left off and wow… the trauma, the heartbreak, the twists, the love, the spice, every single element hit perfectly. The character dynamics and the emotions…I felt everything.
What really stands out is how beautifully Elle handles the heavy themes in this book, the mental health, trauma, bullying, and that feeling of not fitting into the world around you. It’s raw, it’s real, and it shows how love looks different for everyone and how everyone deserves it in their own way.
This duet as a whole is absolutely flawless. The writing is stunning, the story flows effortlessly and the emotional payoff is so worth it. Also the spice in this book 🥵😮💨🤭🌶️
Easy ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ from me.
Elle is an auto-read author for me and I can’t wait to see what comes next. Thank you for letting me be part of your ARC team 🖤 🫶🖤
This book touches on a lot have heavy subjects so please check your trigger warnings before jumping in ⚠️⚠️⚠️
Make It Stop is Book 2 in the
West Pine Bullies Duet
Make It Stop picks up right where book one left off and wow… the trauma, the heartbreak, the twists, the love, the spice, every single element hit perfectly. The character dynamics and the emotions…I felt everything.
What really stands out is how beautifully Elle handles the heavy themes in this book, the mental health, trauma, bullying, and that feeling of not fitting into the world around you. It’s raw, it’s real, and it shows how love looks different for everyone and how everyone deserves it in their own way.
This duet as a whole is absolutely flawless. The writing is stunning, the story flows effortlessly and the emotional payoff is so worth it. Also the spice in this book 🥵😮💨🤭🌶️
Easy ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ from me.
Elle is an auto-read author for me and I can’t wait to see what comes next. Thank you for letting me be part of your ARC team 🖤 🫶🖤
This book touches on a lot have heavy subjects so please check your trigger warnings before jumping in ⚠️⚠️⚠️
Review of advance copy received from Autorin bzw. Autor
The first book "Make it Hurt" ends with a cliffhanger and "Make it Stop" is the second installment of the West Pine Bullies and that's why you have to read the first book.
And with that Saige, Elias, Dax and Nolan's story continues....
I was waiting for this and one thing Elle Mitchell didn't disappoint. This story - after what happened to Saige - shows more about their bonding, healing, understanding, accepting of each other with all their flaws and challenges.
Let me say, it was hard for Saige after this humiliation, attack and betrayal to trust Elias and Dax. Nolan is always her anchor and they both grounded each other. The good part was either Elias nor Dax didn't give up to win Saige's trust again.
Saige never gave up and kept going and you can read her character growth through the story. I have to add that i liked Elias more and more in this story. He showed more about himself, about his soft side and was very patient to show his love towards Saige.
And the spice, was more intense than the first book, they had a group dynamic it was over the top. 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
They had their own HEA with their little found broken family.
And with that Saige, Elias, Dax and Nolan's story continues....
I was waiting for this and one thing Elle Mitchell didn't disappoint. This story - after what happened to Saige - shows more about their bonding, healing, understanding, accepting of each other with all their flaws and challenges.
Let me say, it was hard for Saige after this humiliation, attack and betrayal to trust Elias and Dax. Nolan is always her anchor and they both grounded each other. The good part was either Elias nor Dax didn't give up to win Saige's trust again.
Saige never gave up and kept going and you can read her character growth through the story. I have to add that i liked Elias more and more in this story. He showed more about himself, about his soft side and was very patient to show his love towards Saige.
And the spice, was more intense than the first book, they had a group dynamic it was over the top. 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
They had their own HEA with their little found broken family.
Review of advance copy received from Author
4.5✨
Okay yes, I ALSO FEEL BETRAYED, ELLE. 😫💀🤣 Leave it to her to throw me in a doozy just as I thought things were okay, bc of course…IT IS NEVER JUST OKAY. 😭
I love this duet. This was so ADDICTING - and I consumed it, literally couldn’t put it down.
Elias was basically the star of the show and I’m sorry Nolan….but you have been replaced as my favorite. SORRY NOT SORRY. Elias was everything in this. HE HAS MY WHOLE HEART. He is….obsessive and a bit insane and terrifying but he is a loverboy at heart, just a bit kinkier…🫠 I loved that we got more of him in this second book.
Elle always hits with the spice and BOY DID SHE DELIVER BC THIS WAS SPICYYYYYYY. 🥵 Omg, made me tingly and it was juuuust so damn hot. Every man has his own lil kink and they are alllll kings of dirty talk. YUM.
Okay but like…….going back to me feeling betrayed. 😫😫😫 I wont say much but my heart broke and then was taped back together…but I ride for my Elias bb so I am still a tad salty BUT they got the happiness they all deserve and that is what matters!
Okay yes, I ALSO FEEL BETRAYED, ELLE. 😫💀🤣 Leave it to her to throw me in a doozy just as I thought things were okay, bc of course…IT IS NEVER JUST OKAY. 😭
I love this duet. This was so ADDICTING - and I consumed it, literally couldn’t put it down.
Elias was basically the star of the show and I’m sorry Nolan….but you have been replaced as my favorite. SORRY NOT SORRY. Elias was everything in this. HE HAS MY WHOLE HEART. He is….obsessive and a bit insane and terrifying but he is a loverboy at heart, just a bit kinkier…🫠 I loved that we got more of him in this second book.
Elle always hits with the spice and BOY DID SHE DELIVER BC THIS WAS SPICYYYYYYY. 🥵 Omg, made me tingly and it was juuuust so damn hot. Every man has his own lil kink and they are alllll kings of dirty talk. YUM.
Okay but like…….going back to me feeling betrayed. 😫😫😫 I wont say much but my heart broke and then was taped back together…but I ride for my Elias bb so I am still a tad salty BUT they got the happiness they all deserve and that is what matters!
Review of advance copy
What To Expect;
🖤 dark why choose
🩸bully
🖤step brother
🩸suspenseful
🖤stalker
🩸MMFM
Make It Stop is the second book in the West Pine Bullies duet. This is not a standalone—you need to read Make It Hurt first to fully understand everything unfolding here.
This book doesn’t try to make things pretty or acceptable. It leans all the way into the chaos—the obsession, the power dynamics, the emotional damage—and somehow makes you FEEL EVERYTHING anyway.
The relationships and dynamics between all of them? Toxic, destructive and addictive to say the least!
The tension picks right back up with Saige, Elias, Dax, and Nolan—and somehow, everything gets darker, heavier, and way more emotional.
This duet is an emotional rollercoaster—dark, messy, and completely consuming. Definitely check trigger warnings before going in, because this one doesn’t hold back.
If you’re into dark romance with questionable and chaotic characters, intense power dynamics, and a story that keeps you on edge, this duet delivers.
🖤 dark why choose
🩸bully
🖤step brother
🩸suspenseful
🖤stalker
🩸MMFM
Make It Stop is the second book in the West Pine Bullies duet. This is not a standalone—you need to read Make It Hurt first to fully understand everything unfolding here.
This book doesn’t try to make things pretty or acceptable. It leans all the way into the chaos—the obsession, the power dynamics, the emotional damage—and somehow makes you FEEL EVERYTHING anyway.
The relationships and dynamics between all of them? Toxic, destructive and addictive to say the least!
The tension picks right back up with Saige, Elias, Dax, and Nolan—and somehow, everything gets darker, heavier, and way more emotional.
This duet is an emotional rollercoaster—dark, messy, and completely consuming. Definitely check trigger warnings before going in, because this one doesn’t hold back.
If you’re into dark romance with questionable and chaotic characters, intense power dynamics, and a story that keeps you on edge, this duet delivers.
Review of advance copy received from Author
*This is book 2, book 1, Make It Hurt, must be read first*
Once again Elle Mitchell has written a book that I am fully obsessed with.
After that cliffhanger in book 1 I was desperate for this and it did not disappoint at all. The emotional whiplash I endured was so worth it.
After the events of book one I was questioning exactly how Elias would be redeemed and while he is still a top tier a**hole his softer side came out in this book and I found myself loving him despite his actions. Nolan remains Saige’s port in a storm and Dax….ohhh Dax you could never make me form a solid opinion of you.
The spice was upped a level in this one which is saying something but man did it hit just right 🫠🫠
The twists and turns had me feeling anxious the whole way through & I am fully convinced I was holding my breath everytime I picked up this book. Elle knows how to create a tense atmosphere that messes with your head and imo she is the queen of bully romance books.
Check TWs as this one can get daaaaark
Once again Elle Mitchell has written a book that I am fully obsessed with.
After that cliffhanger in book 1 I was desperate for this and it did not disappoint at all. The emotional whiplash I endured was so worth it.
After the events of book one I was questioning exactly how Elias would be redeemed and while he is still a top tier a**hole his softer side came out in this book and I found myself loving him despite his actions. Nolan remains Saige’s port in a storm and Dax….ohhh Dax you could never make me form a solid opinion of you.
The spice was upped a level in this one which is saying something but man did it hit just right 🫠🫠
The twists and turns had me feeling anxious the whole way through & I am fully convinced I was holding my breath everytime I picked up this book. Elle knows how to create a tense atmosphere that messes with your head and imo she is the queen of bully romance books.
Check TWs as this one can get daaaaark
April 15, 2026
✨Gifted ARC✨
This book was violent and trauma-filled and it wasn’t about “healing” or getting better. It was about loving someone (or three someones) who are just as broken and messed up as you are, despite all of their flaws. And that’s kinda beautiful.
THOUGHTS 💭
🖤 We picked up right where we left off! It took me a second to reorient myself to these characters/this world/this story, but it was great to be back.
🗡️ These characters have certainly not gotten any less messed up. 😅 There are real feelings involved (or at least feelings that SEEM real) and I think it put everyone even more on edge.
🖤 I truly didn’t know where the author was going to take this story and I LOVED that! It kept me on my toes. What’s real? What’s not? Who do we like and who is the enemy?
🗡️ The “it feels so good, but is so bad” feeling Saige has about her stepbrother is so delicious. 🫠
🖤 The S P I C E. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
🗡️ I absolutely loved the HEA for these characters! I wasn’t sure whether or not it would be particularly happy and I’m so glad that it was.
Thanks so much to Elle Mitchell for the ARC of this book!
This book was violent and trauma-filled and it wasn’t about “healing” or getting better. It was about loving someone (or three someones) who are just as broken and messed up as you are, despite all of their flaws. And that’s kinda beautiful.
THOUGHTS 💭
🖤 We picked up right where we left off! It took me a second to reorient myself to these characters/this world/this story, but it was great to be back.
🗡️ These characters have certainly not gotten any less messed up. 😅 There are real feelings involved (or at least feelings that SEEM real) and I think it put everyone even more on edge.
🖤 I truly didn’t know where the author was going to take this story and I LOVED that! It kept me on my toes. What’s real? What’s not? Who do we like and who is the enemy?
🗡️ The “it feels so good, but is so bad” feeling Saige has about her stepbrother is so delicious. 🫠
🖤 The S P I C E. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
🗡️ I absolutely loved the HEA for these characters! I wasn’t sure whether or not it would be particularly happy and I’m so glad that it was.
Thanks so much to Elle Mitchell for the ARC of this book!
Review of advance copy received from Author
I’ve been so excited for this book after the cliffhanger of book one and OMG it was SOOOO GOOD!!!
You’ll will go through all kinds of emotions with this one, the MMCs are still pretty bad in their treatment of Saige (Dax and Elias I’m looking at you! 🤣) but it’s was nice to see a better side of Elias finally, he’s still an a$$hole don’t get me wrong but I guess he had he reasons and they all rally around Saige to protect her from her stalker. I did laugh at the fact Dax kept loosing his girlfriend….
This one will really mess with your heads, you will hate the MMCs but then love them at the same time.
I loved learning more about Nolan and seeing him open up to Saige. The spice level was upped this time around too! 🥵🥵🥵
I can’t really say more without spoilers, but that twist had me questioning everything!! IYKYK
This duet will definitely be one I recommend to others, if you love a dark bully romance with some taboo then you will LOVE West Pine Bullies.
You’ll will go through all kinds of emotions with this one, the MMCs are still pretty bad in their treatment of Saige (Dax and Elias I’m looking at you! 🤣) but it’s was nice to see a better side of Elias finally, he’s still an a$$hole don’t get me wrong but I guess he had he reasons and they all rally around Saige to protect her from her stalker. I did laugh at the fact Dax kept loosing his girlfriend….
This one will really mess with your heads, you will hate the MMCs but then love them at the same time.
I loved learning more about Nolan and seeing him open up to Saige. The spice level was upped this time around too! 🥵🥵🥵
I can’t really say more without spoilers, but that twist had me questioning everything!! IYKYK
This duet will definitely be one I recommend to others, if you love a dark bully romance with some taboo then you will LOVE West Pine Bullies.
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