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Rating: really liked it
3 🤔❤️🤔⭐️s
Ivy and Levi’s journey was difficult for me to follow.
They might have had feelings fir each other since the age of 11, but their love didn’t convince me.
Levi was stating he was so in love with her but his actions didn’t quite support his emotions.
The story was lengthy and there were a lot of parts that my interest was minimised, it had drama and the ending was short and rushed.
I was very excited with the appearances of Connor and Lilith from the first book, and I am looking forward for Griffin’s story.
Rating: really liked it
I was excited to read Levi and Ivy's story! We got glimpses in book 1 of this series, so it was nice to finally know what happened!
Nichole Green was able to flesh out their stories without seeming repetitive at all, and I got to relax and enjoy all the dramatic smuttyness. Levi and Ivy are best friends to lovers, and while their story is sweet it's also as sexy as you would expect from a Titan. Their banter and chemistry fly off the page, and you can see they deeply care about each other.
I really appreciated the time skip; it let the characters grow up a bit and mature, and I liked that the character whose parent was emotionally abusive is given a realistic amount of time and therapy to work on healing from this. Having everyone about to graduate college and start their careers was an exciting place, and it made the smut more enjoyable now that everyone's a bit older.
This is yet again a soap opera over-the-top smutfest and I devoured it just as fast as book one. I do think Connor's story wins out through his sheer arrogance, but I loved Levi and Ivy, and look forward to hearing Griff's story next.
Trigger warning: kidnapping, assault from attempted kidnapping, emotional abuse from a parent
Rating: really liked it
I rated this one 3.5/5 stars but rounded up to 4!
This book is the sequel to Cold & Broken which followed Connor and Lilith’s story and in this book we get Levi and Ivy’s story. I was so excited to delve into this one because there was a lot of mystery behind their relationship from C&B so I was intrigued where this would go!
Levi and Ivy first meet when they are 11 years old at a sports summer camp and quickly become close friends. Throughout the years, they stay best friends and write letters back and forth to each other and even lose their virginity to each other one of the last years at camp. Eventually they lose touch and this story begins with Levi and Ivy finding out that they are step brother and sister now.
This book has just as much steaminess, sexual tension, and drama if not more as her first novel and I absolutely loved it! This was a forbidden romance that was sweet, sexy, fast-paced and addictive. I couldn’t put this book down and ended up binging this in less than a day because I just wanted to find out the ending. I loved that this story was drawn out over a longer timeline than a normal book and showed the characters at a few different ages so you could really get an idea of who the characters are and how their relationship continued to progress/mature. I also really appreciate the way Nichole writes her female characters because even though her males are typically written as possessive/alpha males, the female characters are always strong and successful on their own.
(Possible spoiler!!) I think my only real issue with this book is that while I was rooting for Levi and Ivy from the start, I definitely liked Levi more in C&B. Towards the end of Relentless in Part 2, I was not happy with some of the things Levi said or did and he didn’t ever have to apologize or be held accountable.
I’m definitely interested to see where Nichole takes the next book though and can’t wait to continue reading about the beloved Titan’s!
Thank you to the author for providing me with a free ARC in exchange for an honest review! This book releases on August 31st, 2020 so make sure to pre order your copy now! 😊
Rating: really liked it
I can't believe that he saw a girl he supposedly was in love with, was thinking how to resolve their misunderstandings since he just found out she never got his letters, and the next second he fucks other girl. And then his supriced she doesn't want to be with him! COME ON... they already have issues involving them being stepsiblings and on top of that he fucks other girls while being mad that she doesn't want to be with him!
Rating: really liked it
Another great read! Nichole always managed to take you by surprise with her books because I thought this was going to be more of a fluffy read for Levi and Ivy because of their history.
Instead, there was a lot of heartbreak and intense moments, especially at the end there 👀 The reason why I’m not rating it 5 stars is because some parts felt rushed to me, as the first part of the book happens at the same time as Cold and Broken or before, I understand the need to catch up to where the first book left off.
Secondly, I was expecting Levi to be a lot more kind and nicer, his emotions gave me a little bit of whiplash as he was hot and cold at the same time. I did not enjoy the fact that he would often go back to his manwhore ways 😅 (but dw there is NO cheating in this book!!)
I’m excited to read the next 2 books and also seeing the new characters introduced here makes me so excited now that I know they have their own books!
Rating: really liked it
Relentless tells the story of Levi and Ivy, giving us not only flashbacks into their childhood romance but a behind the scenes look at what happened with them during Cold & Broken (book 1). Of course, the story continues on from there and lets us see what lies in store for the star-crossed lovers.
This is another enjoyable steamy read from Nichole Greene! I'm already excited for the last of the Titans to find their someone...
Rating: really liked it
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Rating: really liked it
that ending was perfectMaybe one of the most incredibly perfect endings to a book I’ve ever read.
All the intense highs and lows of this book all worked up till that perfect moment and it will hang out rent free in my brain 🧠 for as long as it wants.
Rating: really liked it
This is book two in the Titans series, and follows Levi and Ivy. I was so excited to read their story, since Levi was an instant favorite of mine in book one. He's so loveable even if he acts like the f**kboy. I was so intrigued by Ivy and Levi's relationship in book one, and knew this story would be good. Ivy and Levi met as young teens at an elite sports camp, and spent their summers together becoming best friends. Their last year at camp turns their relationship into something more, and they sleep together on Levi's birthday. And that was the last time Ivy heard from him. All their previous years were spent writing letters to each other, but now it's been radio silence for the past two years. Until the day Ivy walks into her mother's new husband's house and meets her new stepbrother- Levi. The tension and feelings are still there for both of them, but it's complicated now that they're sort of family. But Levi is determined to win her back, even if some dark forces in their lives don't want them to be happy. After being forced apart for years, Ivy and Levi are brought back together by work as adults. Levi still loves her, and this time he's not letting her go.
This book had just as much heat and tension and crazy twists as book one. And there's some characters you really can't help but hate. The things Ivy and Levi are put through are intense. I was rooting for them so hard. I loved that Ivy was strong and did what she had to do to take care of herself. And I loved how they both grew as people as they grew up. I liked that they both fought for their happiness and what they wanted. It was also nice to see them grow up and see all the characters as adults now. Overall, I loved this one and couldn't put it down. I'm super excited for the next books and the rest of the character's stories!
Rating: really liked it
I was excited for this next installment. And got what I wanted in terms of more Con and Lily and how alpha he is with her. And I like Levi.
What I didn’t like was the story. Seemed to be a lot thrown in and a lot of drama. I also feel Ivy doesn’t fit fit in with the group so much. She doesn’t seem equal to how the others feel about each other.
I look forward to The next book though and who I think I will be together.
Rating: really liked it
2.5/5 stars There are some possible spoilers, so feel free not continuing if you do not want to read them. I’m giving this book 2.5 stars, because first of all, I finished it and am going to read the next ones in the series (yeah, I’m that a masochist😂). But, this book seriously needs some checking. What I most hate is to find a lot of gramatical and orthographic mistakes. This takes my eyes out! It’s horrendous and makes the read so less enjoyable. Sorry, but I struggle with things like that, because there were repeated words or some of them without any meaning included in the phrases. Nope, I can’t with that! It makes me want to throw the Kindle somewhere far from me and that’s to tell something…
As for the story itself, before I started it I read some reviews that shared it was quite disappointing, but I decided to give it a chance. Well, sure enough I had to listen, but no and proceeded to go and decide for myself. Therefore, it’s a good thing I did it because I can give you my real thoughts about it and not only believe I wouldn’t have like it it.
I expected so much from Levi and Ivy being a second chance trope, but it was hard to finish at times. Firstly, because of all the mistakes I found inside it and secondly, the first 50% were so not needed. In my opinion, the author looked for sharing some feedback about the characters’ story, but she lost herself in it forgetting to make me feel as a reader and enjoy the ride. It wasn’t bad looking for the background and therefor, how everything changed and went down between Levi and Ivy. The problem is that it was rambled without necessity of every single moment they shared in the past. I think it could have been better if it was narrated as memories starting the story directly after they separated and not from high school. This part of the book was very boring and without meaning because in “Cold and Broken” we already saw glimpses of them and their possible connection. It was tedious reading about it back and quite senseless.
The second part was a bit better, but not much more. Sure, they were cute but everything occurred fast and superficial. If the author tries to give us some drama, hell, write it well, please. It would have been better if we saw more struggle of Ivy growing up and healing after all the verbal abuse she suffered as also deeper focus on her mother and fine closure, not only that the family made the defamation lawsuit and ended just there.
I missed some more depth in the story as well didn’t need all the happy and made of rich kids moments. It was like a bad chick lit with some new adult/abuse trope.
As to finish my review, I actually don’t recommend the book because it was disappointing and very badly written.
Rating: really liked it
Thank you to Nichole Greene and Literary Bound Tours for my advanced copy of this title in exchange for my honest review. Relentless tells the story of Ivy and Levi between three different time lines. We get to see the formative years, where the two went to the same summer camp, the years in between that paralleled the previous book of Connor and Lilith, and then three years later into their collective future (which I assume the third book in the series will continue in with Griffin's story).
For some reason, I tend to gravitate towards the second book in almost any given series. This series is no different. I adored Connor and Lilith, but there was something about Levi even in "Cold and Broken" that I was drawn to. And that was no different in this book. Levi was absolutely everything. There is just something about Nichole Greene's male love interests/leads. She has a knack for writing the most swoon-worthy guys and truly kick ass females. There is a usual formula in this type of contemporary romance that one could easily see done time and time again. But, Greene does it so well that it seems fresh and new each time. I will actively seek her books out in the future.
All my shameless gushing aside, let's get down to what this book was about. Ivy and Levi were destined to fail due to the fact that even though they knew each other and fell in love before their parents met, her mom and his dad still got married, leaving the two to coexist in the same house with virtually no supervision, while both of their hormones were rampant. Secrets were kept from both of them, leaving them to not stand a chance. But, they changed the whole story when their love was stronger than anything standing in their way.
Not only do we get a heavy dose of Ivy and Levi in this story, we get the welcomed embrace of Connor and Lilith from the previous books, as well as lots of Griffin and the possible romance to be had in the next book, which I cannot wait for.
Rating: really liked it
ARC kindly provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
After reading Nightfall and The Havoc We Wreck last month, no book has been able to keep my attention enough to finish until I received Relentless and the story was so gripping from the first page that I couldn't put it down until I had read it.
The story follow Ivy and Levi and their story was sat up in Cold and Broken, but what is great is that we get four glimpses from their relationship which was amazing. We get how they met, her first year in Founder's Ridge, how their relationship evolve during the events of Cold and Broken and then what happens after the epilogue of Cold and Broken with them. It was a rollercoaster of emotions and both of them grew so much during the duration of the book. I am sorry that I am so vague, but the story was so great that I don't want to spoil anything.
I usually don't like the book about the best friend from the first book as I feel that they are more of an exposition device than a real character. Here Ivy has a very deep and emotional story that I could have never been able to guess from Cold and Broken.There were moments where I was so sure what was going to happen and every single time something else actually happened that I wasn't expecting.
The only thing I need right now is the next book in the series, because I need to know more about all of these characters.
Rating: really liked it
Ivy and Levi! Finnnnaaaalllllyyyyyyy! I have been patiently waiting for this book ever since I finished Cold & Broken. I was dying to know more and read about there secretive relationship that we only got teasers about in book 1.
It was angsty, it was hot and Levi just knows how to make a girl swoooooooooon. When he's not being a giant manwhore that is. But his love for Ivy is so special and he makes his feeling towards her so obvious. He may have said a few hurtful words here and there (which made me want to slap him) but it all stems from his true feelings towards Ivy and how much he has been hurting without her.
Ivy. In this book, we get to see more to her than we didn't get to see in the first book. Her mum is horrid and reading the things that were said to her and how she was treated, broke my heart. She is just bad bad bad.
A few shocking revelations here and there and we get to see plenty of Lilith and Connor. Oh and lets not forget, the mysterious Griff. This book brought out such a mixture of emotions. I laughed, I cried, I got angry, I jumped for joy!
I really enjoyed this book! Cold & Broken is still my top fav so far, but Levi and Ivy's story is still an incredibly enjoyable read. The ending is a bit of a cliffhanger! But a happy ending that left a huge smile on my face. I cannot wait for the next book!
