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The Allendale Four #2
Holding on to Heaven
Keep Calm and Survive High School.
That was my motto. It was easier with the Allendale Four by my side and with college on the horizon, I had no doubt we'd have the best time of our lives.
No parents. No rules. Lots of freedom.
Except even with the bullies that harassed me out of the picture the past is hard to shake. New obstacles emerge, along with old hang-ups and bad habits.
I know the guys; Oliver, Jackson, Anderson and Hayden have my back, but what happens when outside forces threaten to tear us apart?
Find out in Holding on to Heaven the second installment of The Allendale Four series.
This book contains content involving older teens, in a college setting along with social issues, depression and suicide.
That was my motto. It was easier with the Allendale Four by my side and with college on the horizon, I had no doubt we'd have the best time of our lives.
No parents. No rules. Lots of freedom.
Except even with the bullies that harassed me out of the picture the past is hard to shake. New obstacles emerge, along with old hang-ups and bad habits.
I know the guys; Oliver, Jackson, Anderson and Hayden have my back, but what happens when outside forces threaten to tear us apart?
Find out in Holding on to Heaven the second installment of The Allendale Four series.
This book contains content involving older teens, in a college setting along with social issues, depression and suicide.
210 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 12, 2018
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August 25, 2018
although I enjoyed this book it was more of the same so I really feel I have lost interest in heaven after this last book now and don't need to read anymore books about her from here. Only time will tell if she sparks my curiosity again an want to read another book about her.
September 3, 2018
I like the story of the first book but I fell that this one has the same story only changing the bad guys...
June 4, 2023
Omg. It's so heart wrenching.
I am glad I got the boxset. Off to read the rest.
I am glad I got the boxset. Off to read the rest.
July 6, 2018
College with the Allendale Four, a co-ed dorm with Amber as her roommate. High school can be put behind her and the painful memories laid to rest. A new beginning. Freedom. This is the life Heaven has always dreamed of. But of course, life isn't meant to be easy for Heaven. Her father has returned and is determined to control Heaven's life. It doesn't help that her mother has quickly fallen to his charms once again. As her father's demands increase, old habits re-emerge. It seems that after escaping high school's bullies, threats, and dangers, that she is doomed to face even worse in college. Heaven now understands that her life may not have the HEA she dreamed of. Maybe the Allendale Four would be better off if she were out of the picture for good. Maybe there's only one way to finally escape the pain.
Holding On To Heaven is a powerful, emotional read. Heaven is one of the most compelling characters that I've encountered. She's not extraordinary. That's what makes her so special. She's a normal girl. She's broken. Maybe life was too cruel, maybe she was born bruised. It doesn't matter or change anything. She's in pain and struggling. Her emotions are raw and palpable. The separation, the isolation she feels even with the love of four incredible guys is real. She can't fully embrace or accept their love until she fixes her broken parts. She's pure vulnerability and this allows others to manipulate and use her which then makes her hurt even more. It all works against her. She has strength as well as weakness in her but she's overwhelmed. The feeling of helplessness finally overtakes. There's only so much pain one wants to face. Heaven shows us this. Life can become too heavy.
While this is Heaven's book, the other characters are vital. There is no reason for Heaven to continue trying without the Allendale Four. Yummy, gorgeous, caring loves. Yet, they are definitely not perfect and have their own hang-ups and misconceptions. Their overcautious, protective treatment of Heaven helps to isolate her when she needs them most. They are works in progress too even if they seem more 'together' than Heaven. Anderson notices everything. The heat he has with Heaven is incredible. Oliver's empathy, his devastation when Heaven hurts and hurts herself takes my breath away. Hayden is 100% male hotness. Love his dominant nature. And Jackson's naughty streak. Mmm. These four are perfect together. Amber shows us a new side to herself that proves exactly why I fell in love with her from her first scene in book one. She's one awesome human! So much for the good guys. Heaven did not win the parent lottery. Her mother is weak and lost in her own way but her father is an unbelievable piece of scum. He makes me feel dirty reading about him. Unfortunately, he's realistic. The fact that these conniving, nasty men walk among us parading as upstanding members of society (church, business, politics) is terrifying. We are all susceptible to their self-serving plans. The various college students prove that humanity is flawed; greedy, controlling, violent, lustful, sometimes simply silent. They all help shape Heaven's world.
I am not going to cover any story details. Each reader deserves to emotionally free-fall into this very special book. I would like to commend this author for the way she portrays mental health. It's a fact of many lives. There is NO SHAME. It's a struggle, a daily burden. Those that face anxiety and depression are equally fragile and indomitable. She has captured this in a way that is heartbreaking, relatable, and relevant. The fact that it is part of an incredibly entertaining story is nothing short of amazing. I love the Allendale series more than I can convey. I think it's one of the best contemporary RH's on the market and likely the most important.
Holding On To Heaven is a powerful, emotional read. Heaven is one of the most compelling characters that I've encountered. She's not extraordinary. That's what makes her so special. She's a normal girl. She's broken. Maybe life was too cruel, maybe she was born bruised. It doesn't matter or change anything. She's in pain and struggling. Her emotions are raw and palpable. The separation, the isolation she feels even with the love of four incredible guys is real. She can't fully embrace or accept their love until she fixes her broken parts. She's pure vulnerability and this allows others to manipulate and use her which then makes her hurt even more. It all works against her. She has strength as well as weakness in her but she's overwhelmed. The feeling of helplessness finally overtakes. There's only so much pain one wants to face. Heaven shows us this. Life can become too heavy.
While this is Heaven's book, the other characters are vital. There is no reason for Heaven to continue trying without the Allendale Four. Yummy, gorgeous, caring loves. Yet, they are definitely not perfect and have their own hang-ups and misconceptions. Their overcautious, protective treatment of Heaven helps to isolate her when she needs them most. They are works in progress too even if they seem more 'together' than Heaven. Anderson notices everything. The heat he has with Heaven is incredible. Oliver's empathy, his devastation when Heaven hurts and hurts herself takes my breath away. Hayden is 100% male hotness. Love his dominant nature. And Jackson's naughty streak. Mmm. These four are perfect together. Amber shows us a new side to herself that proves exactly why I fell in love with her from her first scene in book one. She's one awesome human! So much for the good guys. Heaven did not win the parent lottery. Her mother is weak and lost in her own way but her father is an unbelievable piece of scum. He makes me feel dirty reading about him. Unfortunately, he's realistic. The fact that these conniving, nasty men walk among us parading as upstanding members of society (church, business, politics) is terrifying. We are all susceptible to their self-serving plans. The various college students prove that humanity is flawed; greedy, controlling, violent, lustful, sometimes simply silent. They all help shape Heaven's world.
I am not going to cover any story details. Each reader deserves to emotionally free-fall into this very special book. I would like to commend this author for the way she portrays mental health. It's a fact of many lives. There is NO SHAME. It's a struggle, a daily burden. Those that face anxiety and depression are equally fragile and indomitable. She has captured this in a way that is heartbreaking, relatable, and relevant. The fact that it is part of an incredibly entertaining story is nothing short of amazing. I love the Allendale series more than I can convey. I think it's one of the best contemporary RH's on the market and likely the most important.
July 25, 2018
I’m impressed about How angel took initiative in mental illness. Creating a story of love, support, friendship without prejudice on the society’s opprobrium in self-harm and suicide. I am in awe for promoting awareness.
When I was reading this, I could feel Heaven’s struggle. Angel’s viewpoints are remarkably accurate.
The love of the Allendale four to someone with that kind of illness? Superb. I hope there are people like them in real life but I guess I could only say they’re completely fictional.
Kudos Angel Lawson.!
When I was reading this, I could feel Heaven’s struggle. Angel’s viewpoints are remarkably accurate.
The love of the Allendale four to someone with that kind of illness? Superb. I hope there are people like them in real life but I guess I could only say they’re completely fictional.
Kudos Angel Lawson.!
July 12, 2018
I am so very in love with this series of books and cannot wait for book three! This book, the second in the series, sees our heroine and her 4 guys at college, putting all the problems and issues from high school firmly in the past and looking to enjoy their freedom at college away from the small town terrors they encountered, everything wa supposed to be so much better, then life three them a curve ball
Beautifully written, this second part to the story takes you through a whole tin of emotions, the sweet tender friendship and romance between Heaven and her boys, the sadness and despair at events happening and humourous moments too. With some twists and turns and some steam and Romance this story is such a fantastic read, it gave me the feels and I will be reading it again and again, the writer has done such a great job, I absolutely loved it
Beautifully written, this second part to the story takes you through a whole tin of emotions, the sweet tender friendship and romance between Heaven and her boys, the sadness and despair at events happening and humourous moments too. With some twists and turns and some steam and Romance this story is such a fantastic read, it gave me the feels and I will be reading it again and again, the writer has done such a great job, I absolutely loved it
July 20, 2018
Amazing
I have read both books in 24 hours they are addicting alot of people deal with mental illness i am one. This author wote this series amazingly
I have read both books in 24 hours they are addicting alot of people deal with mental illness i am one. This author wote this series amazingly
February 14, 2019
I wanted to like this book, I really did. I liked the first book in the series quite okay, so I gave this one a try. I couldn’t finish it. It really bothers me that every problem in the main characters life could be solved with either honesty or standing up for herself. Maybe it’s because I’m an adult and it’s written for a younger crowd, but I can’t help rolling my eyes at the whole “parents just don’t understand” premise. Maybe sometimes parents don’t understand, but they certainly can’t when you don’t talk to them. I also couldn’t get past dads been gone for 7 years and then back all the sudden and all just smile and pretend to go along with all his craziness. I kept getting more and more frustrated, until eventually I just gave it up.
November 5, 2024
Holding On To Heaven is the second instalment of the Allendale 4 series.
Tropes:
TW's: self harm and attempted suicide
Continuation of the series
4 hot athlete men
A sassy baddie and freaky heroine with a lot of baggage
Blackmailing
Touch her and you die men
She is now graduated and her con man dad returns as a preacher and she puts her relationship on the back burner. He pays for her college and her kind of dumb mother gets back with her dad. She knows that him paying comes with stipulations. Her men have all gotten scholarships for swimming, baseball and soccer. She is put in an all girls dormitory forcefully by her dad with Amber, Ruthie, and Samantha. College life is all good if you count her putting all her boyfriends on the back burner during college because she knows her dad is keeping tabs on her some way. She gets asked by her dad during a spontaneous dinner to meet this dude Noah and she isn't happy but she complies with his request to get him off her back. She meets him without her men knowing and they are starting to catch on but she tells them but she soon realises after some time that Noah isn't the good christian boy that everyone knows him as. He blackmails her with pictures that he found from the insta page I think of her and her men and she is furious. She is only doing this to get her dad funding from his dad and he is doing it so he can make his mother happy. She is growing more and more distant from her man when she was protecting them from other girls at the start. Her father is slowly draining her and they see it happen. She complies with Noah for a while till fall break till he tries to go further but she tries to figure out who is spreading this info and how her dad knows so much and one day she gets a call from her dad and he is furious with her and he basically tells her he wanted her to sleep with Noah because she is a whore anyway and this hurts her because she thinks is a disappointment and a disgrace. What makes it worse is when she comes home to find Noah and Ruthie sleeping together and that Ruthie and Samantha were offered to watch Heaven for money but Samantha said no and Ruthie took it because she wanted nicer things. It gets to a point where she is so disappointed in herself that she self harms and this is before the whole Ruthie and Noah situation and Oliver finds out as he did the first time in the other book, he is in tears in the car when she falls asleep and he investigates her body is finds it and is saddened and they have a whole argument and she tries to instigate sex but he says no and that makes her mad and she leaves his car promising to talk later. Noah is an evil conniving person and Ruthie is the same. She wanted Anderson but she was territorial to a point she called Oliver gay. So she storms off from Noah and Ruthie and grabs Amber's car keys and goes to the coast and tries to commit suicide while her men are beating Noah and find out the whole Ruthie situation as well and explain what Heaven means to them and they track her to the coast beach and see her nowhere and so Anderson rushes to the war frantically looking for her and finds her unconscious and he almost dies saving her and she is rushed to hospital and that's when her mom realises her dad is not a good person and leaves him for the sake of her daughter and her men are very worried and she is taken to a psychiatric home and is there for a couple weeks to recuperate and is invited to the winter formal since they were last year's winners and she is happy with her men. Her dad was the plague in her life and I'm glad she is on DND with him. She has her own relationships with her men and since the other book with Spencer they decided to be on the back burner with her men because she is vulnerable apparently but she is stronger then she looks and gets mad when they refuse intimacy but decide to go with the flow with what she wants and she sleeps with all of them separately and by far Oliver was the biggest and hottest. Hayden is next and Jackson is by far the most loveliest. Her courage is what makes her Heaven and her men are her safe space. Amber is in an open relationship with Benjamin but soon falls in love with Ginger. Amber and her are in loveeeeee. What Heaven went through with thinking about suicide is what a lot of women and men go through everyday and needs to be more known about. Jackson is her boyfriend during college and the others are just rendevous but in secret they are her men. The lake with Jackson, the BJ with Anderson in his room, Hayden in the laundry room, and Oliver before the winter formal reunion. The extra scene with Oliver and Heaven with Jackson right in front of them was HOTTT. In the end they all go to the beach where she tried to end herself for better memories and a laugh with her men.
Solid 5/5
Tropes:
TW's: self harm and attempted suicide
Continuation of the series
4 hot athlete men
A sassy baddie and freaky heroine with a lot of baggage
Blackmailing
Touch her and you die men
She is now graduated and her con man dad returns as a preacher and she puts her relationship on the back burner. He pays for her college and her kind of dumb mother gets back with her dad. She knows that him paying comes with stipulations. Her men have all gotten scholarships for swimming, baseball and soccer. She is put in an all girls dormitory forcefully by her dad with Amber, Ruthie, and Samantha. College life is all good if you count her putting all her boyfriends on the back burner during college because she knows her dad is keeping tabs on her some way. She gets asked by her dad during a spontaneous dinner to meet this dude Noah and she isn't happy but she complies with his request to get him off her back. She meets him without her men knowing and they are starting to catch on but she tells them but she soon realises after some time that Noah isn't the good christian boy that everyone knows him as. He blackmails her with pictures that he found from the insta page I think of her and her men and she is furious. She is only doing this to get her dad funding from his dad and he is doing it so he can make his mother happy. She is growing more and more distant from her man when she was protecting them from other girls at the start. Her father is slowly draining her and they see it happen. She complies with Noah for a while till fall break till he tries to go further but she tries to figure out who is spreading this info and how her dad knows so much and one day she gets a call from her dad and he is furious with her and he basically tells her he wanted her to sleep with Noah because she is a whore anyway and this hurts her because she thinks is a disappointment and a disgrace. What makes it worse is when she comes home to find Noah and Ruthie sleeping together and that Ruthie and Samantha were offered to watch Heaven for money but Samantha said no and Ruthie took it because she wanted nicer things. It gets to a point where she is so disappointed in herself that she self harms and this is before the whole Ruthie and Noah situation and Oliver finds out as he did the first time in the other book, he is in tears in the car when she falls asleep and he investigates her body is finds it and is saddened and they have a whole argument and she tries to instigate sex but he says no and that makes her mad and she leaves his car promising to talk later. Noah is an evil conniving person and Ruthie is the same. She wanted Anderson but she was territorial to a point she called Oliver gay. So she storms off from Noah and Ruthie and grabs Amber's car keys and goes to the coast and tries to commit suicide while her men are beating Noah and find out the whole Ruthie situation as well and explain what Heaven means to them and they track her to the coast beach and see her nowhere and so Anderson rushes to the war frantically looking for her and finds her unconscious and he almost dies saving her and she is rushed to hospital and that's when her mom realises her dad is not a good person and leaves him for the sake of her daughter and her men are very worried and she is taken to a psychiatric home and is there for a couple weeks to recuperate and is invited to the winter formal since they were last year's winners and she is happy with her men. Her dad was the plague in her life and I'm glad she is on DND with him. She has her own relationships with her men and since the other book with Spencer they decided to be on the back burner with her men because she is vulnerable apparently but she is stronger then she looks and gets mad when they refuse intimacy but decide to go with the flow with what she wants and she sleeps with all of them separately and by far Oliver was the biggest and hottest. Hayden is next and Jackson is by far the most loveliest. Her courage is what makes her Heaven and her men are her safe space. Amber is in an open relationship with Benjamin but soon falls in love with Ginger. Amber and her are in loveeeeee. What Heaven went through with thinking about suicide is what a lot of women and men go through everyday and needs to be more known about. Jackson is her boyfriend during college and the others are just rendevous but in secret they are her men. The lake with Jackson, the BJ with Anderson in his room, Hayden in the laundry room, and Oliver before the winter formal reunion. The extra scene with Oliver and Heaven with Jackson right in front of them was HOTTT. In the end they all go to the beach where she tried to end herself for better memories and a laugh with her men.
Solid 5/5
July 16, 2018
I am a big fan of RH , but this one is one of the unique Rh books out there.
I consider myself an expert on RH genre.haha. I've read over 50 books ( okay, maybe I am just an expert to myself).lol.
For starters its contempory! Most RH is some type of paranmoral/fantasy aspect to it.
Also in the RH genre I find the whole 4 guys with 1 girl less odd if its paranormal/fantasy/dystopia. ( CL Stone has a contempory series RH 9 guys 1 girl- ITS HORRIBLE. HORRIBLE. hate everyone in it. But for some reason everyone and their mothers like it on good reads. )
Also the MC had a prior Rh with 2 or 3 guys who all died in a car accident.
ALSO! This is a RH that deals with self harm- which is interesting cause I have not seen that in any RH before. Heaven has issues and the guys are not afraid of them and deal with them because they love her.
In this book I care about heaven and I LOVE how the guys are with her.
Heaven and the guys head off to college, and her deadbeat dad comes back to town now a preacher
She has to deal with the guys now at college and try to hide their relationship and also befriend a boy who is the son of a guy her dad needs funding from.
ALOT happens and I love how the guys care for her. they want to show her its not just about sex, but they want something more and they love her.
ALSO- i love that this is not pure smut- there are sex scenes, but there not overly erotica.
I thought book 1 was good, but after book 2 I put the A4 series on my FAV RH reads.
If you want other RH books with great heroine and guys who ADORE the girl check out ( The Veil Diaries, Nora Jacobs, Capturing Magic, and Ariel Kimber)
I consider myself an expert on RH genre.haha. I've read over 50 books ( okay, maybe I am just an expert to myself).lol.
For starters its contempory! Most RH is some type of paranmoral/fantasy aspect to it.
Also in the RH genre I find the whole 4 guys with 1 girl less odd if its paranormal/fantasy/dystopia. ( CL Stone has a contempory series RH 9 guys 1 girl- ITS HORRIBLE. HORRIBLE. hate everyone in it. But for some reason everyone and their mothers like it on good reads. )
Also the MC had a prior Rh with 2 or 3 guys who all died in a car accident.
ALSO! This is a RH that deals with self harm- which is interesting cause I have not seen that in any RH before. Heaven has issues and the guys are not afraid of them and deal with them because they love her.
In this book I care about heaven and I LOVE how the guys are with her.
Heaven and the guys head off to college, and her deadbeat dad comes back to town now a preacher
She has to deal with the guys now at college and try to hide their relationship and also befriend a boy who is the son of a guy her dad needs funding from.
ALOT happens and I love how the guys care for her. they want to show her its not just about sex, but they want something more and they love her.
ALSO- i love that this is not pure smut- there are sex scenes, but there not overly erotica.
I thought book 1 was good, but after book 2 I put the A4 series on my FAV RH reads.
If you want other RH books with great heroine and guys who ADORE the girl check out ( The Veil Diaries, Nora Jacobs, Capturing Magic, and Ariel Kimber)
July 14, 2018
So hot!
The story continues with Heaven going to college. Still trying to figure herself out she lets influence trigger what she so bravely had worked towards with her guys. I enjoyed reading this. The storyline was great even though there were moments where I was like come on Heaven you can’t be that stupid but then I think about her character and what she’s been through and the reaction and actions she did made sense to who she was, made her story true. I loved her guys!!!! All Of them are awesome and sweet and sexy and just makes you want to bottle them up. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series. The storyline touches on depression and coming ahead of it. How an important and amazing support system can help and see you overcome it. Totally recommend this series.
The story continues with Heaven going to college. Still trying to figure herself out she lets influence trigger what she so bravely had worked towards with her guys. I enjoyed reading this. The storyline was great even though there were moments where I was like come on Heaven you can’t be that stupid but then I think about her character and what she’s been through and the reaction and actions she did made sense to who she was, made her story true. I loved her guys!!!! All Of them are awesome and sweet and sexy and just makes you want to bottle them up. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series. The storyline touches on depression and coming ahead of it. How an important and amazing support system can help and see you overcome it. Totally recommend this series.
April 16, 2019
Please read and be warned!!
This 2nd book reads like the author drank nightly and didn't edit before publishing.
So there's not just the occasional issues with missing or misspelled words, THERE IS A WHOLE CHAPTER (CHAPTER 20) where you are wondering why your at a party meeting a new dude you already met in 19. And you're supposed to be at a tailgate party! Then CHAPTER 21 your back at the tailgate party.
So. IF you must read this. Skip this chapter entirely.
But I recommend skipping the book.
Because it also has my other giant pet peeve.
The h refuses to talk to clear something up and stops answering her phone. It would have cleared things up. I HATE when this drama is used. So easy. So stupid. Waste of my time.
This 2nd book reads like the author drank nightly and didn't edit before publishing.
So there's not just the occasional issues with missing or misspelled words, THERE IS A WHOLE CHAPTER (CHAPTER 20) where you are wondering why your at a party meeting a new dude you already met in 19. And you're supposed to be at a tailgate party! Then CHAPTER 21 your back at the tailgate party.
So. IF you must read this. Skip this chapter entirely.
But I recommend skipping the book.
Because it also has my other giant pet peeve.
The h refuses to talk to clear something up and stops answering her phone. It would have cleared things up. I HATE when this drama is used. So easy. So stupid. Waste of my time.
July 5, 2022
Book 1: A Piece of Heaven
Book 2: Holding on to Heaven
Book 3: The Road to Heaven + Book 4: Seventh Heaven included in the 3rd book…
The Allendale Four is a reverse harem, new adult romance series that has Heaven and her four main men navigate the ups and downs of first love, bullying, social issues, self harm. During the course of all four books, Heaven and her guys go through a lot of growth and self development from teenage years to their 20’s. Angel Lawson crafted a captivating series that had you vouching for Heaven, Oliver, Anderson, Jackson & Hayden to have a HEA. Well worth the read. I’d rate this series a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5. [April 2022 Read].
Book 2: Holding on to Heaven
Book 3: The Road to Heaven + Book 4: Seventh Heaven included in the 3rd book…
The Allendale Four is a reverse harem, new adult romance series that has Heaven and her four main men navigate the ups and downs of first love, bullying, social issues, self harm. During the course of all four books, Heaven and her guys go through a lot of growth and self development from teenage years to their 20’s. Angel Lawson crafted a captivating series that had you vouching for Heaven, Oliver, Anderson, Jackson & Hayden to have a HEA. Well worth the read. I’d rate this series a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5. [April 2022 Read].
January 10, 2023
Much like the first book in this series .. It's not great.
For a better understanding you can find my review of the first book.
All I'll say is that I didn't feel a connection to the characters and the spelling/editorial mistakes could have easily been fixed or avoided.
The storyline is hurried and at times a little repetitive.
There's a whole chapter out of place? Really? This was so confusing to me and I had to jump on to read some reviews to see whether it was just my Kindle edition or if it was really printed this way. Good to know it wasn't just me, yet another editorial mistake.
The series contains smut but it's pretty tame … considering the concept of RH I expected more.
For a better understanding you can find my review of the first book.
All I'll say is that I didn't feel a connection to the characters and the spelling/editorial mistakes could have easily been fixed or avoided.
The storyline is hurried and at times a little repetitive.
There's a whole chapter out of place? Really? This was so confusing to me and I had to jump on to read some reviews to see whether it was just my Kindle edition or if it was really printed this way. Good to know it wasn't just me, yet another editorial mistake.
The series contains smut but it's pretty tame … considering the concept of RH I expected more.
August 5, 2018
Heaven can't catch a break
Poor Heaven can't catch a break, she is finally getting over what happened in high school and now she's being manipulated by her absentee dirtbag father. Again Angel Lawson hits on some serious issues such as self harm, mental abuse, and suicide, but she does so in a way that makes to empathize and feel slightly more educated on the topics. I really love these characters, I have enjoyed seeing them grow as characters and seeing them grow together. I'm looking forward to book three.
Poor Heaven can't catch a break, she is finally getting over what happened in high school and now she's being manipulated by her absentee dirtbag father. Again Angel Lawson hits on some serious issues such as self harm, mental abuse, and suicide, but she does so in a way that makes to empathize and feel slightly more educated on the topics. I really love these characters, I have enjoyed seeing them grow as characters and seeing them grow together. I'm looking forward to book three.
September 24, 2018
Wow I don't have words. College was supposed to be easier for the Allendale 5, at least they thought so. But when Heaven's father shows up at her graduation party, things start to spiral and pretty fast too. Between the guy's sports commitments and the demands heaven's dad has for her, its a wonder they hold anything together. When things turn for the worse will their relationship survive? I love this series, it shows so much emotion and deals with hard hitting depression and the consequences of situations getting out of hand. I can't wait to read the next book!
November 5, 2018
This is one of the better YA reverse harem series I've read. Great story line (may have triggers for some people, so be wary: depression, suicide, self-harm). While Holding onto Heaven was another 5-star read, the rating is dropped due to a severe continuity issue that should have been noticed and corrected in proofread and editing where Heaven is at a tailgating party, then entering a party, then back at a tailgating event again (Chapters 19 and 20 specifically). Regardless, the story is worth the read.
February 9, 2022
So Much Better
I admit I was severely disappointed after reading the first book in this series. Having read the author’s series (that we’re co-authored), I was expecting more. I’m so glad I stuck with the series because this one was really good.
I will tell you that this book may be triggering for some. Heaven’s character will develop and with it, get mental health struggles will come to the forefront of the story.
That being said, this is also the story of one amazing woman who is so fiercely strong and her four men who adore and want to protect her.
I admit I was severely disappointed after reading the first book in this series. Having read the author’s series (that we’re co-authored), I was expecting more. I’m so glad I stuck with the series because this one was really good.
I will tell you that this book may be triggering for some. Heaven’s character will develop and with it, get mental health struggles will come to the forefront of the story.
That being said, this is also the story of one amazing woman who is so fiercely strong and her four men who adore and want to protect her.
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September 28, 2022DNF - I was a little more than 50% of the way through this book when I first put it down the day I started reading it and it is now September and I have had no interest in picking it back up to finish it since then.
I could already see how it was going to end and see the same mistakes the main female character was making again from book one. You would have thought she already learn her lesson but nope. I already know there will be a HEA at the end of the series but I wasn't invested enough to see how they get there.
I could already see how it was going to end and see the same mistakes the main female character was making again from book one. You would have thought she already learn her lesson but nope. I already know there will be a HEA at the end of the series but I wasn't invested enough to see how they get there.
July 15, 2018
Heaven and the guys don’t get there HEA just yet.
If you were hoping that Heaven and the guys would have some time to be happy after graduating and moving on to college you were wrong. When Heavens dad comes back it throws everything into a tailspin. Add in jealous, sneaky college girls and you have a disaster waiting to happen. Loved the end of this book. Heaven redeemed herself.
If you were hoping that Heaven and the guys would have some time to be happy after graduating and moving on to college you were wrong. When Heavens dad comes back it throws everything into a tailspin. Add in jealous, sneaky college girls and you have a disaster waiting to happen. Loved the end of this book. Heaven redeemed herself.
September 27, 2018
Great continuation from the first book
As the group enters college you would think things would go smoothly but the author does a great job of integrating real life problems the everyday people could encounter while still t loo touching on major issues such as depression and controlling people. I thoroughly e joyed following along with Heaven and her guys as they start to grow into themselves and try to find out how things are supposed to work out.
As the group enters college you would think things would go smoothly but the author does a great job of integrating real life problems the everyday people could encounter while still t loo touching on major issues such as depression and controlling people. I thoroughly e joyed following along with Heaven and her guys as they start to grow into themselves and try to find out how things are supposed to work out.
May 26, 2023
I’m loving these books so much I just wish that they were longer I love having as character. She has so much emotion and shows her complexion as well as her confidence even though it waivers quite a bit and all four boys are amazing. They also put her in her own way. They stand by her and her choices and don’t pressure her into anything except to be herself. Unfortunately, I hated how this ended so abruptly but there’s two more books in the series so I can’t wait to read the next one.
July 14, 2018
Awesome
So I love this series I really do. It has everything you could want in a contemporary reverse harem, love, sex, flirting , possessive chick, and drama lots of drama lol.
*****don't read this till after u read the book****
Ok so one thing I wish was that heaven would have stood up to her dad not let her take advantage of her.
So I love this series I really do. It has everything you could want in a contemporary reverse harem, love, sex, flirting , possessive chick, and drama lots of drama lol.
*****don't read this till after u read the book****
Ok so one thing I wish was that heaven would have stood up to her dad not let her take advantage of her.
August 28, 2018
The second installment was absolutely well written and brings awareness to mental illness, that's not an easy topic but Angel Lawson managed to show every ups and downs and right after the first pages you're invested and won't be able to stop reading!!!
It's an emotional Rollercoaster ride you definitely won't forget, I loved it!
It's an emotional Rollercoaster ride you definitely won't forget, I loved it!
September 24, 2018
Drama
This was a great second book. I was sorry how Heaven was doing in college. She is still dealing with the fall out of her past. The guys weren't doing her any favors by being overprotective. There wasn't a lot of communicating with school and sports. This was a hard road for them but I think Heaven took the brunt of it like before. It is turning out good though.
This was a great second book. I was sorry how Heaven was doing in college. She is still dealing with the fall out of her past. The guys weren't doing her any favors by being overprotective. There wasn't a lot of communicating with school and sports. This was a hard road for them but I think Heaven took the brunt of it like before. It is turning out good though.
September 24, 2018
Enjoyed book two just as much as I did book one. You can't help but fall in love with these characters and although they aren't in high school any more they are right smack in the middle of a ton of action. So glad that book three is out and I didn't have to wait forever to see what would happen next.
September 1, 2019
Holding on to Heaven
Book 2 finds our Allendale 5 starting college and trying to adjust to all that entails. Heaven's father also shows up and turns out to be up to no good. Lots of drama. Some serious issues arise, but the Allendale 5 make it out. I seriously enjoy these boys, I just need Heaven to fight back the ones who are trying to hurt her.
Book 2 finds our Allendale 5 starting college and trying to adjust to all that entails. Heaven's father also shows up and turns out to be up to no good. Lots of drama. Some serious issues arise, but the Allendale 5 make it out. I seriously enjoy these boys, I just need Heaven to fight back the ones who are trying to hurt her.
February 3, 2020
Heaven and her harem boys that included Oliver, Anderson, Jackson and Hayden, will take you on high school adventure full of bullying, emotional twists and turns. Then when you think you get your HEA, the author surprises you with another turn of events! I have read several of this author's series back to back the last month and have enjoyed all of them so far.
July 16, 2018
Wow
I love want this book deals with and how there is always help and all u need to do is ask. Some books done deal with real stuff and this does. These issues effect a lot of people and bring it to the forefront is amazing. A must read.
I love want this book deals with and how there is always help and all u need to do is ask. Some books done deal with real stuff and this does. These issues effect a lot of people and bring it to the forefront is amazing. A must read.
July 17, 2018
I couldn't really get into this book.
I really enjoyed the first one, but I felt this one was kind of more of the same.
I love the characters, but I think I was ready to see them move past the insecurities of being in the type of relationship they were.
I really enjoyed the first one, but I felt this one was kind of more of the same.
I love the characters, but I think I was ready to see them move past the insecurities of being in the type of relationship they were.
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