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On Us 2
Every flaw and true feelings are brought to the forefront. Bonds are built and broken. Relationships are tested and resolutions may become slim but the love continues to be real.
452 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 8, 2020
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June 10, 2023
WOW
This book…..I have been laughing non-stop! There is so much dysfunctional in this family….But, there’s a lot of love….they will fight amongst each other and 10 minutes later…they’re going to hunt someone down to kill them….nothing is coming between them…. But, now Mucci’s dirty is finally coming out and I’m headed to book 3.
This book…..I have been laughing non-stop! There is so much dysfunctional in this family….But, there’s a lot of love….they will fight amongst each other and 10 minutes later…they’re going to hunt someone down to kill them….nothing is coming between them…. But, now Mucci’s dirty is finally coming out and I’m headed to book 3.
June 5, 2024
What the actually fuck ? 🤯🤯🤯🤯
I don’t even know what to say. That ending.. bruh. How do I process this?!? 😩
I don’t even know what to say. That ending.. bruh. How do I process this?!? 😩
July 19, 2024
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Initial review: SHEESH....This might be the best series I have read, period. When I say DETAILS. I had to get into it, and I’m so glad I read Front St Porter first to really understand and become invested in the characters. Baby....THIS IS A SERIES. Read it.
There was just so much...I’ll have to come back to this review.
Initial review: SHEESH....This might be the best series I have read, period. When I say DETAILS. I had to get into it, and I’m so glad I read Front St Porter first to really understand and become invested in the characters. Baby....THIS IS A SERIES. Read it.
There was just so much...I’ll have to come back to this review.
August 27, 2024
WOW
My mouth is literally on the floor with this ending. I never liked Mucci snake ass since the beginning something was always off about her.
Lake😍 I just lovveeee the man he’s become so bad. I hated Lake in The Front St. book. Him & Avery are literally perfect for each other. That Vegas proposal had me in my feelings real bad. When she find out Ky is their brotherrrrr though ! 🤯
Vant🙄 can go to hell with gasoline draws on boo. Ivy deserves so much better she needs to stand up. I do not want them together period. Him & Jr can go to hell. Idc idc 🙉 she doesn’t need to be with Key either. I Love that therapy is being mentioned though!!!!
Wreck🙄 ahh I don’t really know how to feel about him just yet. I was saying free him in Front St. & he back fkn with that same bxtch which is crazy.
Sav & Dem 🤦🏾♀️ Dem definitely did something to Chi & I know it’s bad. I loveeee them so bad they had me laughing the whole book. I just hope they grow up fr.
It always takes me long to finish these books because it triggers me fr I was literally Ivy 🥲 & the Porter men STRESS ME OUT !
Running to book 3 🏃🏽♀️🏃🏽♀️
My mouth is literally on the floor with this ending. I never liked Mucci snake ass since the beginning something was always off about her.
Lake😍 I just lovveeee the man he’s become so bad. I hated Lake in The Front St. book. Him & Avery are literally perfect for each other. That Vegas proposal had me in my feelings real bad. When she find out Ky is their brotherrrrr though ! 🤯
Vant🙄 can go to hell with gasoline draws on boo. Ivy deserves so much better she needs to stand up. I do not want them together period. Him & Jr can go to hell. Idc idc 🙉 she doesn’t need to be with Key either. I Love that therapy is being mentioned though!!!!
Wreck🙄 ahh I don’t really know how to feel about him just yet. I was saying free him in Front St. & he back fkn with that same bxtch which is crazy.
Sav & Dem 🤦🏾♀️ Dem definitely did something to Chi & I know it’s bad. I loveeee them so bad they had me laughing the whole book. I just hope they grow up fr.
It always takes me long to finish these books because it triggers me fr I was literally Ivy 🥲 & the Porter men STRESS ME OUT !
Running to book 3 🏃🏽♀️🏃🏽♀️
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July 29, 2020
WOW
And the drama continues with the Porters. So much has gone on with these characters from undeniable bonds, betrayal, abuse, lies, secrets, mental illness and heartbreak. This book will have your attention so much that you feel like you know these characters personally. Some of them you cant help but hate (Cheyenne, Ky and Mucci), others you will love and root for their happiness. I love the connection between Avery and Lake. Ivy and Vant need extensive counseling. I'm secretly rooting for them to get it together. Sav and Chi have such a toxic abusive relationship that its really hard to bare. He needs help just as much as Dem does for his mental issues. These young men have been through a lot and really needed the proper guidance growing up. They all need some form of therapy to deal with the issues that have been covered up since they were children. Mucci is a two faced snake and I had my suspicions about her since Front St Porter. That ending with Oceana spilling the tea has me wanting to read part 3 asap. Excellent job Nina for a very well written storyline with characters that will have you angry, laughing and crying.
And the drama continues with the Porters. So much has gone on with these characters from undeniable bonds, betrayal, abuse, lies, secrets, mental illness and heartbreak. This book will have your attention so much that you feel like you know these characters personally. Some of them you cant help but hate (Cheyenne, Ky and Mucci), others you will love and root for their happiness. I love the connection between Avery and Lake. Ivy and Vant need extensive counseling. I'm secretly rooting for them to get it together. Sav and Chi have such a toxic abusive relationship that its really hard to bare. He needs help just as much as Dem does for his mental issues. These young men have been through a lot and really needed the proper guidance growing up. They all need some form of therapy to deal with the issues that have been covered up since they were children. Mucci is a two faced snake and I had my suspicions about her since Front St Porter. That ending with Oceana spilling the tea has me wanting to read part 3 asap. Excellent job Nina for a very well written storyline with characters that will have you angry, laughing and crying.
May 5, 2024
This was my favorite one so far. Without giving anything away I love the growth in the Porter boys the series especially Lake. I have such an attachment to them all as if they were my own family. One thing I know for sure though I hope Mucci get what she deserves in the next book. I knew from FSP it was something about I didn’t like and after how this one ended I just know she got it coming for her in part 3.
January 7, 2024
This is honestly one of the best series I’ve read in a long time. I haven’t felt this attached to characters and a story in so long. I know a series has me hooked when I read the books within it back to back, no breaks. This author can literally write 500 pages of these characters living their lives on vacation and I’d still read it. Lake and Avery are my favorite couple. I just love the man Lake has become. I love his bond with River. There isn’t a doubt in my mind that, that isn’t his kid. Literally forgot Ky was her biological dad. Lake is radiating grown man energy, ugh I’m obsessed with him.
Vant and Ivy… man. The thing is guys, I feel for him. I truly believe he does love Ivy, but he just doesn’t know how to love her in the way she deserves. He did some foul shit. Getting Chey pregnant was the worse thing he could ever do, he really played himself. Rule number one, never have a baby outside of your relationship! But I know it’s hard for Ivy. Vant is all she knows. I do like them together when they’re happy, but they may not be good for one another. Vant has a lot of growing up to do and he clearly isn’t read for a woman like Ivy. He needs to fix up, fast. I wonder how their relationship will be in book 3 now that his son is here. Ohhh, he’s so foul for that. Every time I think about it I get mad. My heart broke for Ivy during this scene..
BUT FOUR!” she shouted, holding up four fingers. “FOUR BABIES DYING! Y’all finally get lucky and are fucking blessed, blessed my nigga, with two of the most beautiful children!” she said, getting choked up. “Your pregnancy is not easy; your sister gets fucking shot! And the whole time, the only person you’ve ever had in your life is fucking some other bitch and gets her pregnant first try. Like it’s nothing.” She was full-blown, crying now. Avery had tears in her eyes too, and it was like for the first time, all his brothers really got how hurt she was. I cried. Why did I legitimately feel her pain? Every time I think about granting Vant some grace, I think about this scene. He had truly broken her.
Long story short, Shit is unraveling in this book. Clearly. Damn. THAT ENDING?! Onto book 3. They should’ve clipped Ky when they had the chance! Oh by the way, I don’t know what’s going on between Dem, Sav and Chi, but this seriously has to stop! Are they sharing her? Chi needs to stand up. Deadass.
I love this entire family though. Chi, Sav, Wreck, Dem, Lake, Avery, Vant and Ivy. One of the best found families I’ve read in a longgg time. I can’t wait to see character development from everyone. This group is a little deranged and they need it! 😂 But I love it.
Vant and Ivy… man. The thing is guys, I feel for him. I truly believe he does love Ivy, but he just doesn’t know how to love her in the way she deserves. He did some foul shit. Getting Chey pregnant was the worse thing he could ever do, he really played himself. Rule number one, never have a baby outside of your relationship! But I know it’s hard for Ivy. Vant is all she knows. I do like them together when they’re happy, but they may not be good for one another. Vant has a lot of growing up to do and he clearly isn’t read for a woman like Ivy. He needs to fix up, fast. I wonder how their relationship will be in book 3 now that his son is here. Ohhh, he’s so foul for that. Every time I think about it I get mad. My heart broke for Ivy during this scene..
BUT FOUR!” she shouted, holding up four fingers. “FOUR BABIES DYING! Y’all finally get lucky and are fucking blessed, blessed my nigga, with two of the most beautiful children!” she said, getting choked up. “Your pregnancy is not easy; your sister gets fucking shot! And the whole time, the only person you’ve ever had in your life is fucking some other bitch and gets her pregnant first try. Like it’s nothing.” She was full-blown, crying now. Avery had tears in her eyes too, and it was like for the first time, all his brothers really got how hurt she was. I cried. Why did I legitimately feel her pain? Every time I think about granting Vant some grace, I think about this scene. He had truly broken her.
Long story short, Shit is unraveling in this book. Clearly. Damn. THAT ENDING?! Onto book 3. They should’ve clipped Ky when they had the chance! Oh by the way, I don’t know what’s going on between Dem, Sav and Chi, but this seriously has to stop! Are they sharing her? Chi needs to stand up. Deadass.
I love this entire family though. Chi, Sav, Wreck, Dem, Lake, Avery, Vant and Ivy. One of the best found families I’ve read in a longgg time. I can’t wait to see character development from everyone. This group is a little deranged and they need it! 😂 But I love it.
July 10, 2020
Special
You have to be a special kind of author to pull a person in from the 1st page! Then take them down and through there. On on emotional roller coaster after another. This book he’ll this series does that. You go from laughing to angry. To sobbing. It’s one tangent after another. You find yourself submerged into these boys lives. You end up invested in them. It’s like they are your family. You feel every bit of what they feel. I’m not going to even mention that ending. Phenomenal
You have to be a special kind of author to pull a person in from the 1st page! Then take them down and through there. On on emotional roller coaster after another. This book he’ll this series does that. You go from laughing to angry. To sobbing. It’s one tangent after another. You find yourself submerged into these boys lives. You end up invested in them. It’s like they are your family. You feel every bit of what they feel. I’m not going to even mention that ending. Phenomenal
September 29, 2024
Wow ❗
My emotions are all over the place and Mucci is dead to me! That cliffhanger has me ready to dive into book 3!
So much pain in this family and can they ever catch a break??
My emotions are all over the place and Mucci is dead to me! That cliffhanger has me ready to dive into book 3!
So much pain in this family and can they ever catch a break??
April 22, 2025
Whew chillayyyyyyy. I don't even know where to begin.
Well, let me start by saying I know exactly what time it is when I pick up a book in this series: these are my fast-paced problematic faves where I turn my brain off and just go along for the ride. I suspend my belief and put my morals to the side because usually the story is story-ing and it makes the journey worthwhile. I was expecting to read this really quickly because I was in a 3-star streak, but I dreaded every time I picked this one up (however, I am clearly a glutton for punishment because I sure did keep picking it up).
This was a hot ass mess. The characters were stuck in a constant loop of the women being impulsive, pissing off their boyfriends, fighting with them, crying, stomping around, and claiming they're through. The men were abusive verbally, physically, and emotionally, were insensitive, hypocritical, and cheated on the women then got mad if they even made eye contact with other men. Everyone acted the exact same, spoke the same way, and are borderline indistinguishable from one another when it's all said and done. Which is sad because one of my favorite parts of Front St. Porter and On Us was feeling like the characters were being developed. I felt like that ended here.
This was just tewwww toxic for me honey, and if it had been written in a way where I felt like it was making social commentary about urban fiction/lifestyles it would have been way more digestible. But I got tired of reading this cycle and it reoccured like every 3 chapters. This was a book chock-full of difficult topics—mental health, miscarriage, abortion, domestic violence, the justice system, gun violence, a coma, postpartum care, child SA, drug addiction, and many more—and none of them were handled with care or written responsibly. Avery and Ivy have kids and "snap back" in like a week, don't experience postpartum depression (they definitely do but it's treated as them just being crazy and emotional), and go back living their normal lives right after giving birth. Avery literally woke up out of a coma post c-section and was hobbling around her hospital room like? Just unrealistic. She also evolves into a horrible sister and stuck-up woman who is judgy and repeatedly tells her sister to forgive her abuser. All of the women are bird-brained, male-centered pick-me's.
The court scene, therapy scenes, wedding scene, were all written in very unrealistic ways that didn't seem like research went behind them. The dialogue overall was very stiff, disjointed, and unrealistic. People do not speak that way to one another, and they certainly don't all huddle together and watch people they're related to have sex, repeatedly hit on their siblings' girlfriends verbally and physically as a "joke" when they are known to share women they deem as hos, ask what their brother's girlfriend's breastmilk tastes like, etc. I fully believe there is a scene between Lake and Avery that was noncon at best and fully r*pe at worst, and it knocked Lake off my book boyfriend list 5ever (for context, I loved him down in Front St. Porter and On Us)! Either way, it wasn't written in a way that was clear, and a topic like that should always be clear. Lake felt like an entirely different person in this book—sometimes that was good, but for most of this book it was very, very bad. The amount of women in this book who got smacked all around the house/room, choked out, got called all types of sluts and whores paralleled to all of the men sleeping around and believing the women should just tolerate it because they have "man needs" is very antediluvian and strange.
Dem continues to be treated like he is possessed for having mental health issues when all of them have mental health issues and live in an environment that keeps them in heightened levels of existence that are not safe for people with poor mental health. The mental health commentary is perhaps my least favorite part of this series even among all that I mentioned in the last two paragraphs.
I wasn't even intending to write a review this long. But I really believe reviews are for readers and I didn't see a review that fully captured the issues I had with this book, so I wanted to write this up for people who will pick up this series in the future. I didn't feel this strongly after the other books, but On Us 2 was different and felt strange. With all that said, I will be sat for book 3 because apparently I need help as well LOL. I need Mucci, Cheyenne, and Ky to get laid out! And lowkey…justice for Oceana.
1.5 ⭐️s
3.5 🌶️ (Reminder: This is not rating the spice, but, rather, is an indicator of how spicy the book is)
Well, let me start by saying I know exactly what time it is when I pick up a book in this series: these are my fast-paced problematic faves where I turn my brain off and just go along for the ride. I suspend my belief and put my morals to the side because usually the story is story-ing and it makes the journey worthwhile. I was expecting to read this really quickly because I was in a 3-star streak, but I dreaded every time I picked this one up (however, I am clearly a glutton for punishment because I sure did keep picking it up).
This was a hot ass mess. The characters were stuck in a constant loop of the women being impulsive, pissing off their boyfriends, fighting with them, crying, stomping around, and claiming they're through. The men were abusive verbally, physically, and emotionally, were insensitive, hypocritical, and cheated on the women then got mad if they even made eye contact with other men. Everyone acted the exact same, spoke the same way, and are borderline indistinguishable from one another when it's all said and done. Which is sad because one of my favorite parts of Front St. Porter and On Us was feeling like the characters were being developed. I felt like that ended here.
This was just tewwww toxic for me honey, and if it had been written in a way where I felt like it was making social commentary about urban fiction/lifestyles it would have been way more digestible. But I got tired of reading this cycle and it reoccured like every 3 chapters. This was a book chock-full of difficult topics—mental health, miscarriage, abortion, domestic violence, the justice system, gun violence, a coma, postpartum care, child SA, drug addiction, and many more—and none of them were handled with care or written responsibly. Avery and Ivy have kids and "snap back" in like a week, don't experience postpartum depression (they definitely do but it's treated as them just being crazy and emotional), and go back living their normal lives right after giving birth. Avery literally woke up out of a coma post c-section and was hobbling around her hospital room like? Just unrealistic. She also evolves into a horrible sister and stuck-up woman who is judgy and repeatedly tells her sister to forgive her abuser. All of the women are bird-brained, male-centered pick-me's.
The court scene, therapy scenes, wedding scene, were all written in very unrealistic ways that didn't seem like research went behind them. The dialogue overall was very stiff, disjointed, and unrealistic. People do not speak that way to one another, and they certainly don't all huddle together and watch people they're related to have sex, repeatedly hit on their siblings' girlfriends verbally and physically as a "joke" when they are known to share women they deem as hos, ask what their brother's girlfriend's breastmilk tastes like, etc. I fully believe there is a scene between Lake and Avery that was noncon at best and fully r*pe at worst, and it knocked Lake off my book boyfriend list 5ever (for context, I loved him down in Front St. Porter and On Us)! Either way, it wasn't written in a way that was clear, and a topic like that should always be clear. Lake felt like an entirely different person in this book—sometimes that was good, but for most of this book it was very, very bad. The amount of women in this book who got smacked all around the house/room, choked out, got called all types of sluts and whores paralleled to all of the men sleeping around and believing the women should just tolerate it because they have "man needs" is very antediluvian and strange.
Dem continues to be treated like he is possessed for having mental health issues when all of them have mental health issues and live in an environment that keeps them in heightened levels of existence that are not safe for people with poor mental health. The mental health commentary is perhaps my least favorite part of this series even among all that I mentioned in the last two paragraphs.
I wasn't even intending to write a review this long. But I really believe reviews are for readers and I didn't see a review that fully captured the issues I had with this book, so I wanted to write this up for people who will pick up this series in the future. I didn't feel this strongly after the other books, but On Us 2 was different and felt strange. With all that said, I will be sat for book 3 because apparently I need help as well LOL. I need Mucci, Cheyenne, and Ky to get laid out! And lowkey…justice for Oceana.
1.5 ⭐️s
3.5 🌶️ (Reminder: This is not rating the spice, but, rather, is an indicator of how spicy the book is)
June 9, 2024
4⭐️ OH.EM.GEE… I struggled rating this book, There were definitely moments that turned me completely off from this book…but then there were way more moments that I just HAD to keep reading. IYKYK😮💨
I just..I..I dont know what to say lol I started this series thinking it was going to be some cute Hood Love story, and unh uh..this ain’t it!🙅🏽♀️😂
HOWEVER, it is a TOXIC TOXIC love story, a fight story, a trifling family story, a trauma story, a product of environment story, maybe triumph story in the making (I can feel it), & a story of plenty audacity lol THESE PEOPLE ARE CRAZY..
💝 One thing I really liked though is the evolution of Lake, seeing him come around and falling in love with Avery was so necessary. For everyone else, it’s still an uphill battle😮💨🥴…and everyone, I do mean EVERYONE, is crazy.
🌟I have never experienced liking characters one moment, then feeling disgusted by them in the next chapter, then happy for them in the next😅 I didn’t know that would be possible until now. I’d like to also add, the author’s writing ✍️ style is impeccable!
⏳The way this book ended, it’s about to get even messier….I have truly became invested in these people; despite all chaos, I feel like I need to read book 3📚for some sort of closure.
▪️If you’re thinking about diving into this series, PLEASE check all trigger warnings⚠️‼️
I just..I..I dont know what to say lol I started this series thinking it was going to be some cute Hood Love story, and unh uh..this ain’t it!🙅🏽♀️😂
HOWEVER, it is a TOXIC TOXIC love story, a fight story, a trifling family story, a trauma story, a product of environment story, maybe triumph story in the making (I can feel it), & a story of plenty audacity lol THESE PEOPLE ARE CRAZY..
💝 One thing I really liked though is the evolution of Lake, seeing him come around and falling in love with Avery was so necessary. For everyone else, it’s still an uphill battle😮💨🥴…and everyone, I do mean EVERYONE, is crazy.
🌟I have never experienced liking characters one moment, then feeling disgusted by them in the next chapter, then happy for them in the next😅 I didn’t know that would be possible until now. I’d like to also add, the author’s writing ✍️ style is impeccable!
⏳The way this book ended, it’s about to get even messier….I have truly became invested in these people; despite all chaos, I feel like I need to read book 3📚for some sort of closure.
▪️If you’re thinking about diving into this series, PLEASE check all trigger warnings⚠️‼️
July 26, 2020
Toxic relationships galore. The amount of dysfunction in this book was so exhausting. Aggression isn't affection. The Porter men lack accountability. I didn't like how abuse was the natural reaction to any form of trauma, drama or disagreement between the Porter men and the women they entertained or dated. In this installment there was too much abuse towards the women. The story kind of dragged on and by the time secrets were revealed the book was over. Some answers that I had about book one were answered in this book but I felt like none of the women were respected. I did like how Vant and Ivy went to therapy to learn how to have healthy communication. All of the men are just too disrespectful towards women which made it very hard to root for any of the relationships.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 19, 2020
Beating a dead horse
Part 3...this series has dragged on and I’m so over it. All of the subliminal messages and ignorance is too much. All of the characters are annoying. It’s unrealistic and it condones everything in a relationship that’s wrong. The language is repetitive. On Us is definitely not for me.
Part 3...this series has dragged on and I’m so over it. All of the subliminal messages and ignorance is too much. All of the characters are annoying. It’s unrealistic and it condones everything in a relationship that’s wrong. The language is repetitive. On Us is definitely not for me.
May 21, 2023
Lake 😻
Honeyyyyy this was some good old mess from start to finish!! Mucci has been rubbing me wrong since Front St Porter and now I know why! Wow. Oceana came in and aired everybody out. I can’t wait to start book 3.
Ok, Lake and Avery wedding moment almost made me cry. It was so beautiful and I’m so happy for Lake. He deserves this love and I love how Avery affirms him.
Vant…he just can’t keep it together. I was so disappointed in him. Im torn because I love him and Ivy together but can he do right?
Im still rooting for Dem to stay mentally healthy and get the help he needs on a CONSISTENT basis. Whatever happened with him, Sav, and Chi - must have been bad and I wanna know!
Honeyyyyy this was some good old mess from start to finish!! Mucci has been rubbing me wrong since Front St Porter and now I know why! Wow. Oceana came in and aired everybody out. I can’t wait to start book 3.
Ok, Lake and Avery wedding moment almost made me cry. It was so beautiful and I’m so happy for Lake. He deserves this love and I love how Avery affirms him.
Vant…he just can’t keep it together. I was so disappointed in him. Im torn because I love him and Ivy together but can he do right?
Im still rooting for Dem to stay mentally healthy and get the help he needs on a CONSISTENT basis. Whatever happened with him, Sav, and Chi - must have been bad and I wanna know!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 1, 2025
About time these secrets came to light! I hope everyone pays Mucci’s shady ass dust.
May 7, 2022
Lake MF Porter!!!! BDE!!!!…. I am blown away!!! This series is everything and has taken me through a rollercoaster. I love this toxic family so much and the character development is very intense and I have a love/hate relationship with them all except my boo Lake🥰…… then there’s Ky, Mucci and Cheyenne where the relationship is all hate! Ugh I wish this series could last forever. I’m so glad I didn’t have to wait through this cliffhanger because baby I’d die!! Bravo Nina!!! You’re an amazing writer and I can’t wait to read more from you!
February 4, 2023
I stayed up hella late to finish this book. I love how Lake is transforming and allowing himself love. One thing I love about this series is how it doesn’t heavily focus on the work they do in the streets. I just wish there wasn’t so much domestic abuse in the books. But nevertheless, It feels like the Porter brothers are my family.
Spoiler: I haven’t liked Mucci from the start. She just gave snake vibes. The way she talked to them and always blamed Lake. I’m glad she started being exposed at the end. I ran to book 3 after the ending!
Spoiler: I haven’t liked Mucci from the start. She just gave snake vibes. The way she talked to them and always blamed Lake. I’m glad she started being exposed at the end. I ran to book 3 after the ending!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 13, 2020
What’s the point again?
This book could have ended with that subpar trial. Before inserting a trial scene at least look at real court videos to know court lingo. I get what you were trying to do but there are specific words that judges|lawyers use. That’s the difference between an okay read and well written novel, research and structure. I like that chapters aren’t name by a person. I do like the everyone perspective however we never got to the plot? What is it? Or are you just going from one scenario to the next? Chi is a ho!!! She is nobodies friend!!! Get her out of here. Any time Lake is doing or saying something relative to the story its either someone else retelling it or a flashback. Why is his perspective never told from him or in real time. He is the only one we like!!!
This book could have ended with that subpar trial. Before inserting a trial scene at least look at real court videos to know court lingo. I get what you were trying to do but there are specific words that judges|lawyers use. That’s the difference between an okay read and well written novel, research and structure. I like that chapters aren’t name by a person. I do like the everyone perspective however we never got to the plot? What is it? Or are you just going from one scenario to the next? Chi is a ho!!! She is nobodies friend!!! Get her out of here. Any time Lake is doing or saying something relative to the story its either someone else retelling it or a flashback. Why is his perspective never told from him or in real time. He is the only one we like!!!
September 4, 2020
Book full of dysfunctional people. Hopefully they’ll be character growth. Normally there’s one abusive or insecure or dysfunctional person in a book. It’s too much when every single character is crazy and abusive. All they did was sleep around and fight in the entire book. Let’s see what happens in book 3 because Oceana is unveiling Mucci’s true identity.
December 6, 2024
WOAHHHH!! That was A LOT!
January 4, 2024
The way everyone is insane.
August 4, 2025
I have a lot of mixed feelings about this book. I honestly find it hard to like any character outside of Lake, Gia, Chi, Dem, and sometimes Avery. The books in this series are good and the storyline is interesting but there’s a lot of DV by multiple characters and at times it feels normalized. It’s not okay no matter the gender of the abuser and it gets glossed over when it’s the women. The men use any excuse to put their hands on women and I understand they had no guidance but they’re grown now. Seek help, do better. Despite all this, I’m invested in the series and want to keep reading which I think shows how well written these books are
September 5, 2023
A cliff hanger of an ending!!!
Love that!!!
This book delivered!!!!!!!!
All characters have developed / grown in some way, regardless of the troubles they faced.
The twists and revelations in this series is next level surprising. I’ve come to learn to expect anything from this Author Nina. I am always full on endorphins when reading the work of Nina.
Can not absolutely waiiiiit to start book 3!!!!
Love that!!!
This book delivered!!!!!!!!
All characters have developed / grown in some way, regardless of the troubles they faced.
The twists and revelations in this series is next level surprising. I’ve come to learn to expect anything from this Author Nina. I am always full on endorphins when reading the work of Nina.
Can not absolutely waiiiiit to start book 3!!!!
June 4, 2024
The drama.
The drama.
LAWD.
Everybody in this damn book stressed me out. Everyone is insane.
I feel so attached to these characters. When I’m not reading, im thinking about them. Like wow. One of the best series I’ve read. And I still have like 3 books left.
I can see a lot of growth between the characters, but they still got a lot of growing to do. cough cough Dem & Sav!!!! LIKE PLS! Wreck too!
I got beef with Oceana and Mucci. I never liked Mucci arse from the beginning.
The drama.
LAWD.
Everybody in this damn book stressed me out. Everyone is insane.
I feel so attached to these characters. When I’m not reading, im thinking about them. Like wow. One of the best series I’ve read. And I still have like 3 books left.
I can see a lot of growth between the characters, but they still got a lot of growing to do. cough cough Dem & Sav!!!! LIKE PLS! Wreck too!
I got beef with Oceana and Mucci. I never liked Mucci arse from the beginning.
July 5, 2023
The plot twist and cliffhanger in this book
January 7, 2023
OMG
So every book is getting better and better!!
The family secrets! The layers! The Love! The loss! Oh my goodness!! It’s too much and yet I want MORE!!!
I obsessively read this book! I’m talking, I was up til 6:25am reading obsessively!
I think one thing that I’m loving about this book is that it feels real. The pacing, how everything doesn’t just work out, the raw emotions, the mistakes, the love. It all feels real. I’m rooting for them while cussin them out!
This book isn’t for the delicate. It’s for the hood book aficionado. But the layers are making this one incredible adventure!! 💗💗
So every book is getting better and better!!
The family secrets! The layers! The Love! The loss! Oh my goodness!! It’s too much and yet I want MORE!!!
I obsessively read this book! I’m talking, I was up til 6:25am reading obsessively!
I think one thing that I’m loving about this book is that it feels real. The pacing, how everything doesn’t just work out, the raw emotions, the mistakes, the love. It all feels real. I’m rooting for them while cussin them out!
This book isn’t for the delicate. It’s for the hood book aficionado. But the layers are making this one incredible adventure!! 💗💗
October 8, 2024
book 1 was hell, but this book was dramaaaaa. everyone is literally insane and they all were freaky frogs. I will say that nina is funny as hell, some of the dialogue literally made me LOL. she’s also good at reeling you in and leaving you with a wtf cliff hanger. this was definitely a meh book, but im also pretty locked in, so kudos to her for that.
March 29, 2025
It’s crazy how much I laughed while reading this book chock full of intense trauma and dysfunction. I hate that Dem and Sav are hilarious but they are. I want to throw a plate at Vant’s head. In my best Tyra voice, “I was rooting for you, we were all rooting for you. How dare you”!
I loved how the whole family wanted to protect Lake and Avery’s relationship for Lake’s sake. Chile, though I felt for Avery she made every single thing more difficult than it needed to be. Mucci turned out to be exactly who I thought she was.
This series is a reminder that childhood trauma shouldn’t be swept under the rug but confronted and dealt with. And even then you may wrestle with it your entire life. Nobody in this book has the tools to cope.
I loved how the whole family wanted to protect Lake and Avery’s relationship for Lake’s sake. Chile, though I felt for Avery she made every single thing more difficult than it needed to be. Mucci turned out to be exactly who I thought she was.
This series is a reminder that childhood trauma shouldn’t be swept under the rug but confronted and dealt with. And even then you may wrestle with it your entire life. Nobody in this book has the tools to cope.
December 13, 2020
I highly recommend this book
This was another good read by this author but it definitely had me in my feelings because of some of the things that took place in the storyline. I am looking forward to reading part 3.
This was another good read by this author but it definitely had me in my feelings because of some of the things that took place in the storyline. I am looking forward to reading part 3.
September 5, 2023
It is a great story that touched on abuse, mental, trauma and dysfunction and so many other topics. There are some funny moments to make it a little easier to read. I knew from the beginning that there was a snake amongst them!! Lastly, what happened to the code?? The disrespect from other women, nurses, waitresses, whomever came in contact with the Porter men!!
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