Make Your Move

Hannaford Prep #2

by J. Bree

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I’ve won over the queen of the school but now her brother hates me and he’s out for my blood. He thinks I’m a spy, he thinks I’ve aligned myself with the sociopath drug addict who walks the halls with murder on his mind.

Every choice I make is being watched, there are more eyes on me than the privileged guys who want me gone.

If I survive the halls of Hannaford Prep I still have to face the Jackal.

The game is only just beginning and now I need to make my move.

Genres: Romance, Dark, Enemies To Lovers, Contemporary, Dark Romance, Why Choose, High School

320 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 2019

About the author

J Bree is a dreamer, writer, mother, and cat-wrangler.
The order of priorities changes daily.
She lives on the coast of Western Australia in a city where it rains too much. She spends her days dreaming about all of her book boyfriends, listening to her partner moan about how the lawns are looking, and being a snack bitch to her three kids.

Visit her website at http://www.jbreeauthor.com to sign up for the newsletter or find her on social media.

Reviews

[mia · Rating 1 out of 5]

Nope, hell fucking nope. I regret continuing this series and I'm dropping it right fucking now.

I don't hate characters much but Avery is in that list. I just hate how she always steps in between Lips and her interactions with the boys. Its a reverse harem for fuck sake, let them kiss and have boners and what not. It's not their fault Avery doesn't have a sex life.

And I hate how everyone is committed to having her back just because of her filthy rich, abusive father. Like so what? The other side characters each have an abuser in their life too. What makes Avery so special? At this rate it was Avery and friends, the focus didn't even seem to be on Lips as much. I fucking hate that.

The difference between the first book and this is: there were more kisses between them and there seems to finally be an idea of the three boys sharing her. But this only happened at the end of the book, literally at the 32-34th chapter which I think is too late for the plot to develop. Other than that, the focus on the Twelve (Lip's gang) was still high which is irrelevant to me because it just showed her as someone with power and authority but there wasn't any action to back up her words.

Perhaps it could get better from Book 3 onwards but I don't have the mental strength to deal with Asshole Avery anymore.

Hannaford Prep aka one of the stupidest schools ever
Just Drop Out #1

[tiffany dai jel 🐝✨ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Make Your Move

star rating: 4.15

I’m obsessed with how this story is buildings. Totally. Obsessed.
Lips and her boys have my undivided attention! I can’t seem to pull my eyes away.
Further into the deep I go…

[Daisy Delfin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pages: 320
My rating: 4.5
Read other books by this author in the future: yes

This was a buddy read with the #cakeeaters from RHR.

To read the full review go to Just drop out. I had to shorten the review so it's mainly about book 2.

Now Lips and Avery are best friends and she gets to know the whole group a lot better. The older brother pretty often makes an appearance and get them into trouble. A lot of secrets of the five are revealed and I really loved the girl power in this book.

I really loved, that Lips is not the meek shy girl but a badass and she hold her own against her Bullies. But she is also ambitious, because she wants to have a good life away from crime she wants to get the highest marks and with them she wants to earn a scholarship for college. There are four year to reach this aim. I liked the girl power, the friendship so seemingly different girls formed and became a force in their own rights. And the boys fell in the line.

I did not like that the MC’s were 15 year old to beginn with, but they acted like people who were at least 25, much more mature than teenagers. The story could have been set in College or even later and it would be more believable.
I also did not like that in the fourth book Lips looses her badass vibe a lot because she is quite obsessed with getting laid by one or more of her guys. So it was either smut or killing. So I had trouble to get trough the last book. Especially the setting didn’t do it anymore, because nothing in that story had to do with life as a senior in high school.
So I liked 2.5 books of the series and the 1.5 last books of the series were not as good as the beginning.

The Twelve: Names and functions/roles

Bear: cleanups and party drugs, looses all his businesses at some point
Boar: MC President, imports and exports
Fox: Partys of all kinds
Coyote: Tech Guy/ Security Guy, data/digital information
Crow: Infomation from the elite
Jackal: Drugs, Guns, Extortion, Kidnapping. Gang Leader
Lynx: Mafia Queen
Ox: Protection and enforcing
Tiger: Lawyer, digs people out of shit
Viper: Bookie, runs bars and underground fight scene. This is where the Butcher fights and where they are when Ash fights in the Bay.
Vulture: Skin
Wolf: is invisible, collects things, Does things nobody else wants to do and the stuff no one else can do. Killing and Information from the streets and places which are difficult to get to



Make Your Move, Hannaford Prep, #2

MC: Lips, Ash, Harley, Blaise, Avery
SC: Joey (brother of Ash and Avery), Rory (Avery's boyfriend and later ex), Harlow, Annabell (both girls interested in a rich husband e.g. the MMC and Joey), Jackal (Jonny D'Ardo), Senior Beaumont (father of Joey, Ash and Avery), Luca, Crow (Atticus Crawford), Illi (The butcher of the Bay, Johnny Illium), Diarmuid O’Cronin, Morningstar (The Devil, Nate), Posey (Poe, lips sister), Grimm Graves (Lips father and President of a MC), Colt (Lips brother), Boar (Lips uncle), Aodhan O’Cronin (Stag), Viola Ayres (Coyotes girlfriend), Lauren (only girl who was nice to Lips in book 1 and daughter of the Highest Police Officer in Mounts Bay)
The Prologue is about an event in the past. Alexander has a broken arm. He is in a room with Avery and his mum. And mum is packing a bag for Alexander while crying. The mom tells her twins to hold her hand and that they have to leave. The use a servants staircase to the kitchen. The kids are scared. In the kitchen Joey finds them and ask his mum where she is going. Ash hears this words over and over after his mom is buried.

Lips has a job at the party at Mounts Bay. It’s the last day of her stay there. She gets the message that Joey is missing and finds him drugged up at this party. She tells the Avery where he is and to come and get him. Luca helps her to get Joey out. Avery and the guys arrive and collect Joey. Harley sees Lips and is unhappy with her outfit. He does not want to leave her alone. The Vulture arrives and they exchange money and information. After doing eight jobs over the summer she has enough money to pay Harley tuition and other expenses for the next three years.

They arrive at Hannaford and the second year Lips and Avery share a room with a private bathroom. Ash is still suspicious of Avery’s new best friend Lips. He is rude to her as ever. And Lips has a problem because the Vulture payed cash, she has to launder the money. Avery tells her that she has a connection, who might do it for her.

There are different storylines with different persons, so I am summarising the storylines here:

Harley and Rory:
Harley asks Lips what happened between Avery and Rory at the end of freshman year. Lips does not want to tell him, because Avery did not tell them the whole story. But she agrees to give him kind of an overview. She tells him that she came before Rory could rape Avery and that she fought him. Harley is angry and wants Rory gone. He hires people from an opposing football team and they tackle him during one game so bad, that he doesn’t come back to Hannaford Prep.

Lance and Lips:
Lance is the new freshman scholarship student. He comes to Lips tutoring lessons. First he asks her for advice how to survive freshman year. But he does not listen to her advice. Ash and Blaise do not like him and are the usual assholes.
Lips panties are missing. And she never gets around to investigate who is stealing them.
One tutoring lesson he comes with roses. Lips is unimpressed. So he tells her that he would like to win the game (where the one who f**** Lips wins a lot of money) because the money would set him up for a good life. And he is willing to share with Lips. But she denies him. She does not want to do this. So he just fakes pictures of him doing her doggy style and gives them to the Gamemaster. He also adds her panties. Lips is pissed. Ash takes her to the Gamemaster and tells him, that it wasn’t Lips in the pictures, and she proves it by showing her scared back. After that the guys take care of Lance and Lips scares him by showing him she is the Wolf and tells him never to return to Hannaford Prep.

Lips and Blaise: Tutoring
Blaise approaches Lips. He ask her to help him raise his GPA to 3.0 or higher. If he could manage this, his father is willing to let him take a gap year before Collage. And he wants to tour in this time. So Lips agrees to tutor him in privat in the evenings in her room. At one of the tutoring sessions Blaise and Lips kiss, but Blaise pisses Lips off, by asking her if it’s better now, which she takes as him asking her if her crush is better now.

Annabell and the Guys: Why Annabell want the guys
Annabell confesses that she actually likes Harley, but because his Grandfather took his trust away, she does not want to be with him, because he is poor. After trying to get close to Harley again, she tells her to go away. He also tells the guys about the situation and they decide to cut Annabell out of their lives. Annabell tries to go after Blaise. She is with him at a party when Blaise gets drunk and when she sees Avery and Lips taking him home she tries to intervene. But Avery tells her that she is not willing to stand by, while she rapes Blaise and gets pregnant just to be settled for life. Annabell will try to get close to Ash and Blaise for the whole book. But she will not be successful.

Lips and Harlow: Provoking Lips and stealing stuff
Harlow is another rich girl. She has it out for Lips. She provokes Lips and Avery mainly because they are in her way. She is aiming for a Beaumont boy. And Ash is off limits. So she hangs around Joey.
Things go missing like Avery’s shoes and Blaises band T-shirt. While the others are away on vacation, Lips breaks into Harlow’s room. The room is quite messy, with lots of things. After searching the room and taking pictures, Lips finally find the missing things and takes them. Then she calls Avery and shows pictures of the missing things to her and Avery calls the school to tell them that Harlow is stealing a lot of stuff. But her parents pay someone at school off, so he takes the fall for Harlow.

Lips and the Crow: Keeping Senior away
Lips sees that Avery is hiding some bruises and finds out that Senior and Joey likes to abuse her and Ash. She decides that it must stop and calls in a favour from the Crow. She tells him to keep Senior and Joey away from Avery and Ash. The Crow agrees and keeps his word.

Lips, Harley and Joey: Outing Lips gone wrong
Joey approaches Lips and tells her that he is having a party at the weekend, when Blaise, Avery and Ash are at a dance recital. He invites her to the party and she agrees to come with Harley. After they get there, they are summoned by Joey to come and see him. He is in a secluded area with Harlow and two of Jackals Dealers, doing drugs. He thinks that he can out Lips, but it turns out that Jackals men are very respectful because they know that Lips is the Wolf. And instead of outing her she sends them away, which throws Harlow and Joey off their game. Both do not know why Lips had the authority to send the Dealers away. They try without success to find the reason.
After the party Harley stays with Lips to keep her safe. They kiss and make out in her room.

Harley’s story:
He grew up in Mounts Bay with his parents. Iris is the twin sister of Avery’s and Ash’s mum. His Dad is the oldest O’Cronin son. His family takes Iris to teach their son a lesson. The uncles torture her and maybe rape her too, just to break her. And they leave her at their house. After that Iris is not functioning and living in mental care institutions. Her husband is angry and leaves. Harley stays with the family. But when his Dad comes back he tells the family he will take Harley and leave the family. The grandfather kills him in front of Harley. He is nine at that time. Then they tattoo the family creed on Harley neck. As he grows older the tattoo lock really ugly and Blaise and Ash take him to a tattoo artist to redo it. He changes the creed. He has to stay with the family.
When the twin’s mum dies, she leaves him money. Iris got nothing of her parents inheritance when they died, because she married Harley’s Dad. That’s why his Aunt gives him a trust. But his Grandfather takes the trust and uses it to blackmail Harley.
He ends up in Juvie as a teenager and after Avery finds out that she has a cousin (because of her mums will), she looks for him and gets him out of Juvie. Then she pays for his schooling from the money her mum left her. They end up in Hannaford Prep.

Gossip Website:
A Gossip Website pops up and people post anonymously stuff there. Somebody posts about Avery and Ryan. But Avery takes the Website down.

Later Annabell takes photos of letters from Blaise’s Dad, when she uses Harley’s room key. She post this letters and some pictures on the website. Blaise spirals when he find the posts and is on a drinking bender. His friend have to keep suicide watch for a week to be sure that he will stay with them.

Devon and Lips: Taking Lips
Devon catches Lips unaware in the Gym where she is watching Harlow using Wintergreen on an old injury. He takes her with him to a secluded Alcove and starts threatening her. He tells her she should have slept with Joey because he wanted that and it would be all over. But as usual Lips has her trusted knife in her pocket and cuts Devon in the gut. Then Blaise pulls Devon off of Lips and beats him, for assaulting her. It’s the first time that Blaise defends her publicly.

Lips and Avery: Selfdefense
Lips gives Selfdefense lessons to Avery by teaching her the moves and then run Avery through different scenarios.

Avery and Harlow: Poisoning
Harlow skips the line and stands in front of Lips and as usual tells her that she is inferior compared to Harlow. They have one of their usual fights. Then the girls grab their meal and the guys and the girls arrive at their normal table. Lips suddenly wrench Avery’s glas out of her hand. Everybody is irritated, until Lips tell them that the glas smells of wintergreen which is a natural aspirin. She tells them that Harlow tried to poison Avery.

Lips kisses Ash during a study session

Joey and the Drugs:
Joey is high and Lips, Avery and the three guys have to go to a bar to get him. Turns out that Joey nearly OD-ed. But they can rescue him and take him to Mounts Bay, so Doc can detox him.

Since Joey alway tries to abuse Avery and Ash, Lips decides later in the book, to call in a favour from the Jackal. He tells the Jackal to cut Joey off from his drug suppliers. When Joey finds out that nobody is selling drugs to him, he comes to the Dining Hall to make a scene. So Lips tells him to stay away from all of them, not to talk to them and not to mention them. Joey finally gets that Lips has some power and leaves.

Lips and Annabell: iPod incidence
Annabell comes to the library while Lips is learning and listening to Blaise iPod. Annabell rips the earphones from Lips and the iPod goes flying. Annabell retrieve it and does not give it back. She accuses Lips that she stole it from Blaise, because Blaise does not it to anybody even not Ash. But Blaise comes to the library to get Lips for Avery. He hears it and intervenes. He tells Annabell to f*** off and that he gave the iPod to his friend Lips. It’s another reason, why Annabell alway try to go after Lips.

Lips performance/ Lips singing publicly:
After Lips finally does her first stage performance even she herself is impressed when she listen to her voice. After the performance she sits between Harley and Avery. And Blaise wants to push Harley away. They start bickering. Lips does not really understand what’s happening. They move to the girls room. There the guys get into a fight and sent Lips away, so she can’t hear their discussion. Lips is hurt because she thinks they send her away because they do not trust her. The guys did not want her to here them discuss their relationship with Lips and they decide to share her. The next morning Avery tells Lips what happened. And she is shocked because she never thought that the guy were into her.

The Book ends with the end of the second year. Jackal come to the school with Luca and Diarmuid. They escort Harley and Lips back to Mounts Bay.

[Jess | jadecanread · Rating 5 out of 5]

Who gave this book the RIGHT TO BE SO ADDICTIVE??
Sure I am suspending my disbelief so hard but I can’t stop bingeing!!!!

First of all, can we just talk about the complete 180 that happened to Avery? I can't believe I went from HATING HER GUTS in book one to completely loving her here!

Then there's how enjoyable it is about reading about a lethal major player in the underworld, basically know nothing about boys. Also love seeing her Wolf come out! That blacklight scene? I got chills.

AND THEN there's the BOYS. Miss ma'am J Bree really said I'm going to SHOW AND NOT TELL AND I LOVE IT. These boys who have had everything they've ever wanted handed to them, don't know how the fuck to handle Lips and it's GREAT.

There's more talk and intro to the big bads, ends with a slight cliffhanger, and I immediately want to read the next book.

[Siobhan Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lurve these guys so much, especially Harley and Blaise. And Lips is sooooo badass but she's still a decent person underneath the persona she's forced to become. Fab series. Totally addicted.

[BokaniSak*BookWhore · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 dissatisfied stars

ok, i confess i read this like a while back, probably last year (if it was out yet) but i hadnt rated it yet. im only writing a review because surely, you cant rate a book '2 stars' and not justify down-rating someone's hard work. i have a heart y'all:

Never said i wasn't

Anyway, i regress..
Outside of the ridiculous premise of this book (and i will excuse it only because it seems this is the premise on which 95% of all BR books are built on) of this teenage girl (15yrs old btw) being a high ranking level girl in the mafia/mob/whatever criminal underground gang, the harem was full of MFs except one guy who for some reason i continue to think is black -forgot his name but he is the first to declare that he doesnt want anything being done to her anymore. plus he is an orphan/their cousin or something.

Memory serves me well (indeed it does), i felt like the LL was too tolerant of the potential harem's behaviour. those dudes treated her like shit and she was way too forgiving without any type of remorse being offered. One would say a trashy remark and 2 seconds later she's pondering on how sexy he is.. how her vajay-jay could only pulsate for them alone. like WTF bitch???? Are you telling me there was no-one else in that school, or in LIFE who was attractive too???


then there's the issue of Avery (sister to the harem) who decides to befriend her.. this is the same bitch who also bullied her in book1.. the LL decides to be loyal to this bitch just because she is so kind hearted despite being a loner all her life and watching out for her, herself and self alone etc.. character conflict much??? More like:


Anyway, LL starts calling other students "sheep" and plotting how to "keep them in line". the long and short of it is the same girl who was bullied in book 1 is suddenly bulling other students cause she is part of the cool crew now:


this shit was down right ridiculous. and dont get me wrong, this series is far from boring. why else would i continue to book3 if the writing didnt provide some sort of entertainment regardless of the far fetched plot and despicable characters, conflicting behaviors and outlandish premise?

[costitanza (onetoomanybooks) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ok in my mind they are 18 and this book was sooooo good!

[Marzipop · Rating 3 out of 5]

So. Here's the thing. The premise and set up is very cool. It's riveting and full of drama.

It's also gone so far beyond the realm of plausibility I can't even anymore. Ignoring that somehow these are 15 yr old mobster kids with sexual rapport (HAH), the actions of the characters are ceasing to make sense. Also this school. And the kids in it. Not to mention the pedo-y adults. And the various criminals. I wouldn't trust a 15 yr old as far as I can throw them let alone crime syndicate shit. For supposedly being a powerful crome lord the Jackle really picks some weird, immature, puberty riddled pawns. Like. At least pick a dude whose finished puberty. Im just saying.

I got all the way to 78% before I threw my towel into the ring. I'm just chuckling at the over the topness about it now.

[D. BookAngel · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐⭐⭐💫

[Dani (Daniiireads) · Rating 5 out of 5]

2020 Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2023 Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Siri · Rating 2 out of 5]

2,5 ish stars

omg damn i have so much mixed feelings about this book aka series. I have cringed so many times, thought it was the worst and have had ups and downs. I just don´t get whyyy Lip is blushing all the fucking time?!! the hell , she is supposed to be this badass the wolf and have been in a lot of bad places and she blushing cuz of these three guys... naah bro
I don´t like Ash, he was so annoying and mean to Lip. and still she protecting him and blushing for him. Lip is playing this hero for everyone trying to save all of them and be the saviour. I just roll my eyes at the whole book. And on top of everything Lip is a virgin, ofc she is
I don´t get why i continue reading with the next book tho

[littlegirlbigbook · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5✨ just as stunning as the first time. i can’t get over these characters.

lips is so fiercely loyal and protective of the people she cares about it’s insane. with everything that girl has been through and experienced, she’s remained so genuinely kind and decent you wonder how. even when the guys are still dicks sometimes, even when ash is a raging asshole trying to get rid of her, all she ever does is protect and defend and save their fucking lives. everything she did with joey and senior and lance and just everything was so good. shit kept coming and she kept dealing. no one fucks with the wolf.

i won’t mention much about the guys, other than the fact that they are absolutely delicious and i would love it if they shared me, because they have their own book. doing the tandem read with make my move made the experience all the better. this is the best book to have the guys pov cause it’s allll about the thaw and shift in emotions and it was stunning to get that from their perspective.

avery once again is not only queen bee but just fucking amazing. seeing her shift from dictator to bestie was amazing. her friendship with lips is incredible. their game of truths and unyielding faith and trust in one another is just built on such a strong foundation given everything. i absolutely love her character and i’m so excited for more of her in this series but also her own.

”That girl and her fierce loyalty is worth a hundred gorgeous boys.”

“I’ll do whatever it takes to get us all out of here alive and together.”

“He kisses me like I’m a drug he’s desperate for and I kiss him back like he’s the only air I’ll ever need to breathe.”

“Maybe I feel so safe with him because he’s broken, too.”

“Those idiot boys have no idea how fiercely the Wolf of Mounts Bay guards them.”

• enemies to lovers
• slow burn
• found family & inner circle
• why choose
• gang/club association
• organized crime
• highschool romance





*first time read. full rtc*
4.5⭐️ it’s just getting better. In my mind they are not 16, they are just delicious. The why choose books are typically a bunch of guys who are close and have shared before and have no issue with it. This is different because they get mad and angry and annoyed with each other for wanting her but then sit down and agree to share her. It was amazing. They way they fight over her and are just obsessed with her is too good. The diamond favours aspect of the plot are honestly something I find incredible. I love the idea of it and how well it’s been done. I’m sad to already be halfway through the series but dying to continue it. Absolutely amazing.

[Amara · Rating 5 out of 5]

I adore this series! It's addictive.

There is so much I love about this series and it's potential. First off the characters are amazing. Granted it's not what I would expect of a prep school romance, but it is just so good.

The Twelve and their seedy criminal underworld add a lot of depth to the story. That Lips is part of The Twelve amd can hold her own makes it all so much more intriguing. The tension with Mateo, The Jackal, and the shadow that looms over Lips related to all that just makes me want to know more.

Lips has collected dozens of favors and she uses them to keep those she cares about safe. She's never had real friends or people who care about her without wanting something from her before. She doesn't back down. She plays things smart, and is learning to trust her three and her BFF Avery as she goes. She is top of her class. She is a perfect FMC, in my opinion, because she is flawed and tough, comes from a tragic backroom, has been through awful stuff both psychologically and physically, yet she remains unbroken despite her PTSD and her scars.

Avery, once her bully, now her BFF, thanks to Lips saving her from being raped by a scumbag. I love their relationship and the way they support each other. I love their daily truths. I love the way her mind works and how she puts people on her planner to destroy, the way she defends those she cares about, and most of all the way she assesses weaknesses.

Harley, Blaise, and Ash are perfect in that they are all mostly in sync with their protection of Avery and now Lips. They are different with unique personalities, likes and dislikes, and how they are willing to do whatever it takes for their family. They are each from crappy families way despite the money they have, but their baggage makes them all exactly who they are...and they are stronger together. The only reason I am not writing about each of them individually is because this is already turning into a longer review than I planned.

Some of the other students at the school need taking down a few pegs, while others...mainly Joey, Anna, and Harlow...need to be completely destroyed probably.

There are so many trigger warnings that if you have any, just skip this series. It's dark, though not as dark as some...but it's highly entertaining and oh so good.

To the author: Please write more, preferably fast. But I am willing to wait if you will keep them coming.

[Tamara · Rating 1 out of 5]

Well, it obviously doesn't get better. Go figure.

“I can see you melting down over this. Don’t panic. I’m just saying Harley has never wanted to date someone. Ever. Blaise burned the dating bridge years ago after something happened. Ash… doesn’t ever let people in.

THEY'RE LITERALLY 16! It's ridiculous.
And the Jackal stuff is so illogical, I cannot digest it. Still, as an infamous character we get to know only through texts, he has more chemistry with Eclipse than any others (including the insta-BFF Avery or the guys, whatstheirname) and that's saying something.

[Marguerite (M) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Don't mind me, just yet another re-read. Because I don't have billions of books on my kindle or on my bookshelves............

[Paula Phillips · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had really enjoyed Book #1 of this series Just Drop Out, as the main female character Eclipse aka Lips was such a strong character. She is also known as the "Wolf" which in Make Your Move we learn a bit more about the trials that she had to go through after Hawk died and the stories behind some of her scars. I really liked how she and Avery shared truths each morning. The only part of Make Your Move that did confuse me a bit was the prologue of Ash and Avery leaving with their mother. Did Senior kill their mother? It's Lips second year at Hannaford Prep and she has managed to win over Avery, Harley, and Blaise but Ash - Avery's twin still has a strong vendetta against Lips and acts like a spoilt little brat. I have to admit I hated his character as he acts like a "poor me" rich brat with an attitude problem. It's like "get over yourself and move on" like the rest of your friends and sister did. This year it is an action-packed book as Lips helps Avery and the guys get revenge on a list of girls and guys who have wronged them. Unlike the first book where the bullying was mainly aimed at Eclipse, the second book was Lips and her friends' exacting revenge on those who deserved it. We also find out more about the other members of The Twelve and I have to admit I OMG'd when we have that chapter where Lips faces Lance and turns off the light. I was like WOW as I was trying to envision what Eclipse looked like. Just like all the other bullymances lately and good books, Make Your Move ends on a cliffhanger and now I have to wait a month for Book #3. If you are wanting a bully romance where the main character is so broken that it makes her equally strong, then J. Bree's Hannaford Prep series is for you.

[Valkyrie ✨ · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book, like the first installment, needs your willing suspension of disbelief in order to work. But my god, it is so worth it!!

Imagine a grumpy protagonist, who knows how to kill a man with her bare hands, but she has no idea when the three guys she’s into are flirting with her. Like sure, she’s a badass but she’s still unable to even look them in the eye without blushing.

I mean, I nearly melted several times. It was so fucking wholesome to watch her discover these guys were into her. She was so overwhelmed and damn cute. Jesus, I love this protagonist who has the silliest of names that I still refuse to say. Life’s so unfair.

Her friendship with the girl in the group made me so happy. And the way this amazing found family pretty much adopted her... ah my heart.

This was still a slow burn romance. There are 3 mild kissing scenes but by the end, it looks like the next book may turn the heat up a little bit. Can’t wait to find out.

[sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾☆ 4.5 stars ☆☽༓･*˚⁺‧͙

um yes. This is addictive I literally can’t stop reading. This one didn’t have as much action as the others BUT I fcking loved the friendships, the power, the lust, everything. Goddamn I love this group. I just kinda wish Lips stopped blushing all the damn time lmao. Also, still not over their age but honestly? I’m willing to look over it. I just picture them in my head as 18+ year-olds :)

Oh, and this??? I LOVE HIM.

“I want us to keep you. I don't want you all to myself, I want to share you with my best friends and I want you to love every fucking second of it.”

I’ll write a full review on the series in the fourth and final book as these are all continuous.

[⊹ Gabriela | Asternyx ⊹ · Rating 4 out of 5]

while I can't say it was better than the first one, I definitely see some progress regarding the relationship between characters.

Also, Avery is such a sweetheart when she's with her "family", but a nightmare for their enemies — I love her!

⇢ What to expect:
∘ New Adult Contemporary
∘ Bully Romance
∘ High-school setting
∘ Gang
∘ Drama
∘ Strong FMC
∘ BFF relationship goals
⇢ Tropes:
∘ Reverse Harem — 3 love interests so different & lovable
∘ Hate to Love (still in progress)
∘ Found Family
∘ "Who did that to you"
∘ "Touch her and you die" vibes
⇢ Trigger Warnings: bullying, murder, sexual assault, violence, psychological & physical abuse, drugs

[Lammie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one was every bit as good as book one. Lips is one strong girl. As other reviewers have said you definitely have to suspend belief with this series, that being said it doesn’t make it any less good 😁. For such a tough girl she is so naive about some things 😆😆.

The story has been pretty PG so far, which has been perfect considering Lips’s age. Looking forward to some spice 🔥😈.

[Nicole*bookaholic* · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ok so I loved this book first and foremost. But um, share those boys. Damn I'm jealous!

[BookTrovert · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5⭐️

[Cassandra Doon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book: Make your move
Author: J Bree
Recommend: Yes
Spice: 🌶️
Age recommendation: 15-30+ Years

Plot:
A young 16 year old girl, survived the first year of Hannaprep and is now entering into the 2nd year. She clearly has some confusing attractions to the 3 boys, and is now BFF with the girl. Avery the girl slowly learns all of Lips secrets and about her being the Wolf. Everyone else is slowly seeing just how much control she has over everyone in the underworld and they are all starting to question her. She has to call in 2 more favours so she can keep the all save. The book finishes on them telling her they want to date her together and share her, they also find out she is the wolf.

My feelings:

So not lot of action happened in the book, but a lot of information was dumped. Which im assuming is gonna really set the pace and mood for book 3.
Again no spice in this about for a few takeout session she has. She is only 16 at this point so im assuming its gonna heat up in book 3 or 4. I know they all do a lot of adult things or more collage based stuff but if you jus age them up a bit while you read then you will enjoy the books more.

I like the main MC a lot. She is a secret assassin, and has lived a insane life. I cannot wait for her to show everyone her Wolf face and start to show the claws:) I bet Harley is the only one who will think she is sexy when she is covered in blood. But we shall see.

“I want a mobster’s son with the face of an angel and the rap sheet of a street kid. I want the singer with a soft heart wrapped in barbs and trip wires of devastating wit to keep it safe. I want the billionaire’s unwanted son with eyes of ice and an endless love for his sister.”

[Klizbet · Rating 1 out of 5]

☠️ Zero Stars

After reading book one, disliking it, and being assured that book two was one thousand percent better…I decided to give this one a try. I can firmly say that I still hate this series even though the bullying is over. That means I don’t feel bad giving it a bad rating.

Reasons I hate this book:

1) Lips is a starving child at the beginning of the series. Literally starving. She was skin and bones because she didn’t have enough money to eat. But she somehow is able to scrounge up enough money to spend like 150k on Harley’s summer accommodations? Fuck off.

2) Lips is from the bad part of town, she grew up with nothing, she still has nothing. So even if she could have legitimately come up with an extra 150k to spend on a strangers whims, she wouldn’t spend her freaking money on him. People who have been born poor, and have to scrounge and penny pinch, don’t give away free money..they hoard the shit out of their extra cash.

3) Every relationship that Lips has is 100% one sided. This girl is using her precious favors, putting her life at risk, and spending her hard earned cash to protect these poor little rich kids who barely like her. I guess Avery is a friend now, but what has Avery ever done for Lips? Nothing. She’s not even a good friend, everything is always about Avery and her family. The guys want to kiss Lips, but there is no relationship. No one seems to give a legitimate fuck about FMC when she’s risking her life for them. This one sided, desperate attempt to find love, is completely pathetic and disturbing.

4) This book felt more like “Avery and her harem of men” instead of “Lips and her harem.” Seriously. All the guys dote on Avery to the point it’s disgusting and creepy. They rub Avery’s feet, she gives them kisses, they fight for her honor, and they snuggle in bed with her. Lips felt like more of a supporting character than a FMC

Lips needs to grow some lady balls and stop begging for love and acceptance. Also, maybe she should find some guys who aren’t creepily obsessed with another female? This desperation isn’t hot and I can barely stand it. I’m done with this series.

- Single, first person POV
- Contemporary YA series
- characters are 15-16 years old…high school
- 🌶 Zero Spice. None. Nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch.
- 🔥 Slow burn, the slowest, could be counted as ‘no burn’…the most that happens is kissing. The characters make kissing feel scandalous

[Leah W · Rating 5 out of 5]

Obsessed

[Maddie Vaters · Rating 4 out of 5]

4⭐️
Watch me just binge reading the heck out of this series🤭 J Bree’s writing is literally so addicting and I can’t get enough of it! This book was a great followup to the first book and gave us so much more in terms of friendships and relationships. I loved seeing Avery and Lips’ friendship throughout this book, I just feel like they both really needed a girl bestie in their lives. I also liked seeing the slow shift from the guys and Lips being enemies to friends and more. Can’t wait to read book three and hopefully get some payoff from this slow, slow burn!

[Potato (previously Ennie)]

DNF @39%

This was good, I just couldn’t get past the fact that they’re teenagers 😬

[alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

✩‧₊ 3.25 stars ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

･ ｡ﾟ☆:Make Your Move *.☽ .*:☆ﾟ

⁺₊★·.´🎧✩°｡ 0:56 ──♡───── 3:32 ⁺₊🎧★·.·´

🎶 'Cause I can see you waitin' down the hall from me. And I could see you up against the wall with me 🎶

As Eclipse Starbright (h) navigates the halls of Hannaford Prep, she finds herself under constant scrutiny, with eyes on them from every direction. But she knows that survival is only half the battle. She must also confront the looming threat of the Jackal, with a penchant for violence and a reputation for ruthlessness. With his sights set on her, the group must use all their wits and cunning to stay one step ahead of him.

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: THOUGHTS*.☽ .*:☆ﾟ. ───

[Harley]

“Maybe it matters because I’m fucking worried about you. Maybe it matters because if someone is threatening you I want to know about it. Maybe I take this friendship pretty fucking seriously. You gave up a diamond for me.”

Harley 💌🤍 I finally gave in and fell in love with him. He made a conscious effort to be her friend, was possessive and protective, and stopped being rude from the start. He was no longer bullying her; instead, he was on her side. He took "you're mine" very seriously and had immense loyalty and appreciation for Lips. He also tried to act as a peacemaker between her and Ash, wanting them all to be a friend group and get along. Lips was incredibly brave for withstanding her attraction to him for so long 😗‼️. She's so brave because he's so charming with her 💌❣️. He was jealous of Blaise because Lips kept looking at him like she was interested, but she just desensitized herself from Harley because she didn't want him to know that she liked him. They were truly friends in this book, and I love that a friendship developed before the romance. She sent boundaries and didn't engage in anything physical because she didn't want to put him in harm's way with Matteo, but she finally let Harley in and told him who she really was. Now he understands the severity of her protection and the lengths she'll go to for the group. Harley considers her part of the family now and protects her at all costs; she's in the group. He was the main one getting attention, and I'm not mad. He wormed his way into her life, and it worked.

[Ash]

“Stay the fuck away from Blaise and Harley. I don’t need you poisoning them with the same shit you’ve fed Avery. You’re a Mounty slut with an agenda and I’m not falling for your little act.”

“I’m not trying anything with them. I’m actually actively avoiding them both. And don’t you ever call me a slut again, I think the ongoing bet proves I’m not.”

“That’s why you sit with Harley in every class? And Blaise was in your room last night? You really are working overtime to get them. Just because you’re picky about the dick you want doesn’t make you any better than any other Mounty.”

Lips has been through so much, and Ash was actually one of her biggest haters for the longest time. I mean, can you believe it? He was all up in her grill, assuming she had malicious intentions towards his friend group just because she was different from them. Like, dude, chillax. And the worst part is, he was so arrogant about it too. He thought he was above everyone else, like he was some kind of royalty or something. It's like, dude, you're not that special! Lips is a great person, and she didn't deserve to be treated like that. But thank goodness, Ash finally came around and realized his mistake. It's like, yay for redemption! Now he's one of Lips' biggest supporters, and I'm so happy for her. For the longest, I wanted to shake Ash and give him a reality check. He had major trust issues, which are understandable considering his home life, but it was unfair for him to take it out on Lips when she showed time and time again that she wanted to protect him and the others. With Lips protecting him and Avery time and time again, I think he finally realized that she was not the enemy. It was about time. She cashed in one of her favors so that his dad wouldn't be around for the holidays or when he was around, and it was quite special because he was able to live in momentary peace. Ash was just upset that he liked her when he didn't want to. Now, he finally realized that Lips was protecting them all along, and he protects her as much as the others 💌🤍❣️.

[Blaise]

“What's this?”

“A playlist. If we're going to be friends then I'm taking advantage of your good taste in music. Give it a listen and let me know what you like. I’ll grab it next week so wipe it and make me a list.”

Blaise. I don't like hearing about the women he kisses and stuff. He stopped being less of an asshole after Harley punched him ❣️ (I love you Harley). He also listened to Lips sing and fell head over heels. His dynamic with Lips was interesting - she tried to avoid him because she's very attracted to him, but he's also majority attracted to her. Lips is just a clueless girl in the world. The entire time she thought Blaise and Harley were fighting over another girl, and she was jealous because she wanted to be here. I was like, girl, wake up - the girl is you! She took care of Blaise and made sure he didn't drink himself into oblivion. One thing about Lips is that she'll do anything to protect people she cares about, and she cashed in her important favors for them all. That is her family now.

[Avery]

“If you think the guys are protective of you, you have another thing coming. I’m vetting anyone that comes near you and they’re going to answer to me. I’m also going to teach you how to castrate a guy properly. I mean it, I’m going to teach you how to cut a dick off.”

Avery 🎀🤍💓💕💞! I love her and the friendship that has blossomed with Lips. They're the best example of enemies-turned-best-friends. She's protective of her family, which now includes Lips. One thing about her is that she'll get revenge if you mess with her circle, and she won't tolerate harm coming to them. She's fiercely loyal and loves so much. She keeps all of Lips' secrets to herself and developed a great appreciation for her because Lips saved her from Rory. They're very much alike - they have that protective nature about them when it comes to people they care about - it's endearing. When she invited Lips to the family chat, I knew she was finally in with the crew ☹️🤍💌. I'm so in love with this friend group! Aw. These two are like two sides of the same coin - they're both fiercely loyal and will stop at nothing to keep each other safe. Avery’s got that whole "tough-as-nails" thing down pat, but deep down, she's just a softie who wants everyone to get along. Avery inviting Lips to the family chat? It was like she was finally giving Lips the official stamp of approval, and I am HERE. FOR. IT! These two are meant to be, and I'm so glad they found each other.

[All]

“I'm weird. I wear guys’ shirts and sweaters with booty shorts and skirts. I listen to the same three albums on repeat. I like French toast, coffee, and cherry anything. I don't function my birthday or Christmas. I can kill a grown man eight different ways with nothing but my bare hands. I’m never going to be normal.”

“If you're trying to warn us off, it's not going to work. We've never agreed to anything as quickly as when we agreed to share you. I'm not planning on wooing you, I'm planning on doing whatever I need to do to get to keep you.”

Avery is the matchmaker who approved of Lips being with Ash, Harley, and Blaise. She's so funny, but Lips is clueless half of the time! She's their biggest supporter, just wanting their family to be happy 💌‼️🤍❣️. The sharing made sense because the boys love each other so much - a girl couldn't come between them - their undying loyalty for each other is natural and came across that way. It was a slow burn, but I loved how they respected her wishes - it was hard for them because all they wanted was to be around her but also didn't want to put her in danger.

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: OVERALL *.☽ .*:☆ﾟ. ───

I absolutely hated the first book but loved this one! It seems like I just wanted them all on the same side; it's only fun when they're making other people's lives impossible 🫢😗! I love this friend group - how protective they are of each other - compared to how they used to bully Lips! Now they make sure she doesn't go anywhere alone or leave without food; I just love how fiercely loyal they are! Ash had to come around but got his stuff together; if I pretend they're 18 then it's not bad!

[Sonia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am ADDICTED!

Oh man. This series has me feeling like I need my fix in the form of pages and chapters!!! I can’t get enough!

This book continues from where book one left off. It actually starts off with the beginning of Lips’ second year. The summer has come and gone, and she and Avery have kept in touch. They decided to give each other daily truths to get to know each other more during the summer and to become the best friends that they were destined to be. Lips was forced to work during the summer, needing to earn more money in order to help protect people. Ash is still being an ass and doesn’t understand the pull that Lips has over Avery or why all of a sudden they are best friends. Harley has accepted her a lot sooner than the other two boys because he knows a lot more about her life outside of Hannaford prep. Blaise has become more and more attracted to Lips.

Joey is still a huge problem to everybody, specifically to his siblings. Lips’ power from her life outside of the school allows her to be mostly protected against him, but then we get introduced to a new character that causes problems. Because Lips is best friends with Avery now, she is taking on the task of protecting her and the boys on top of still maintaining an amazing GPA. Although the bullying happened in book one, there are still some incidents that happened in this book as well. She still has a lot of stage fright, being afraid a performing in front of crowds even though she has an amazing voice; Annabelle and Harlow are still out for blood when it comes to Lips, and Joey tries to find ways of getting back at her. The Jackal is still pressuring Lips to go back and work for him, so she has to constantly distract him and has to call in some favors in order to protect the people around her.

Now, although we don’t see any sexy times in this book, the sexual tension in this book could be cut with a knife! In Brooklyn, she kisses Harley; and this book, she kisses all three boys, and it was 🔥🥵💦😅. Oh goodness! The tidbits, the times that it happened, were snacks, and I can’t wait for the full meals that should be happening in both three LOL.

The cliffhanger has me getting the next book right after I finish this review LOL. Highly, highly recommended!
⚠️safety squad⚠️
-no cheating (she barely started kissing the guys in this book-well, I’m lying- she kissed Harley in book 1 lol)
-OW drama with one of the Hs because he’s too nice and dumb to know how to say no (before kissing h)
-some bloody scenes happened
-there’s a “dead” body... but we don’t see how it happened (and we think he survived)

[TrulyDeeplyBookishly_708456 · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book picks up during the summer break from Hannaford. Lips is back to being the Wolf and doing business with and for the Twelve. When she stops Joey from doing something stupid on her home turf, she's reunited with Avery, Blaise, Ash and Harley. Ash is the only one in the group that's still on the fence about Lips, which does make their second year easier on her.

This book does not disappoint - J Bree reveals more about what Lips have been through, both during the Game for her spot as the Wolf, but also just in her life before Hannaford. I really enjoyed learning more about her, but not as much as I floved Avery and Lips' friendship. They're both growing even more, which just makes the story better.

My only annoyance with the book, is when the relationships finally are made clear. I mean, for the reader, Avery and basically everyone else it's been clear for most of the book. However, for Lips nothing is obvious. I know she's a virgin and never been in a relationship, however, her ignorance of flirting, tell tale signs etc. is slightly exasperating. For someone who's lived her life, I would have thought she's seen it all, even if she haven't lived it. Though, that's just me being greedy, because it doesn't in anyway make the story less enjoyable. It's just a personal preference. And even then, I'm still left craving a lot more!