Kiss To Conquer by Anna B. DoeMy rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ stars
Kiss to conquer is book one in the new
‘Blairwood University’ series by the brilliant author Anna B. Doe. The story
focuses on Callie and Hayden. Callie is new to the university, after suffering
a terrible tragedy which has left her both scarred on the inside and the
outside, she is trying to make a fresh start. Locking herself away at school
seems to be the best choice for her, especially when she feels that she is
unworthy and deserves to be punished for her past crimes. During her short time
at school she runs into Hayden, a boy from her past who she did a mighty wrong
to and boy is he not going to let her get away with being at his school!
Hayden is the wide receiver at the
university and is hoping to become an NFL star. Thinking that he has put the
past behind him, he is shocked to see his nemesis but not how he remembers her,
but that’s not going to make him go easy on her in the slightest.
This is a beautifully written enemies to
lovers book with a slow burn romance that grabs at you and doesn’t let you
know, Both Callie and Hayden’s pasts are tragic, Callie’s more so as she seems
to be reliving it day after day with a lot of guilt which she can’t seem to
place anywhere else but on her shoulders. To make matters worse, she has always
had a soft spot for Hayden but knows that he will never forgive her for what
she did.
There are times throughout the story that
Hayden can be really cruel to Callie and you kind of get it as a reader, but
boy does it punch you in the heart and after you find out why he is that way,
your heart kind of breaks for both of them and their situations as well as the
secrets that come to light through snippets of their past in various chapters.
We really see the growth of these
characters as the book goes along and their stories develop. There is a lot of
angst within the story but also a lot of love, friendship and some fun times
thrown in which lighten the story a little bit. The book is beautifully written
and you want to know more about all of the characters that pop up in the book…I
for one can’t wait to read the next book in this series!
ARC received for a
fair, honest and sometimes long review 😊
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