Never Sweeter (Dark Obsession, #2) in Some Like It Hot!

Mar 19, 2016 Nance rated it it was amazing

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So, you go away to college, and who do you see, but the person you despise most. The person who used to bully you all the time in high school. How can this possibly happen? Letty was never the popular one. Never the prettiest one. She was nerdy with curves, and Tate the star wrestling champ, just knew how to make her feel worthless. With every negative comment and all his taunting and tormenting, he took away her confidence. Now that they are in college, Tate wants to put that in the past. So, h So, you go away to college, and who do you see, but the person you despise most. The person who used to bully you all the time in high school. How can this possibly happen? Letty was never the popular one. Never the prettiest one. She was nerdy with curves, and Tate the star wrestling champ, just knew how to make her feel worthless. With every negative comment and all his taunting and tormenting, he took away her confidence. Now that they are in college, Tate wants to put that in the past. So, he apologizes to Letty and wants her to trust him. How can she do that when he was partly to blame for an accident that could have cost Letty her life? Is he really sincere about his motive or is he sucking her into a sick game?? As she gives Tate that chance to redeem himself that he so desperately wants, she can’t help but be leery of his true intent.

This was my first Charlotte Stein book, and a lot of it seemed over-the-top. But, that’s okay because I read for the entertainment of it all. It doesn’t always have to make sense or be believable. I could deal with the Pringles can. It was funny!! I could deal with the V-card, which I was surprised at. And, I could deal with him being 6’5” and big all over. Who wouldn’t want a guy big and powerful? That’s the glory of reading! The fact that you find yourself so immersed in a book that you just can’t put it down is enjoyment at its best. The hero appears to redeem himself in a sort of stunning way as Letty turns the tables and becomes the deceitful one. In order for their relationship to move on, she needed closure from the past. She needed to know the truth. Letty ended up to be a more stronger person in the end than she gave herself credit for.

The author writes some pretty HOT scenes. Whew! Things were a bit naughty here for two college kids. And, as they are paired up for a class project on sex in the cinema, it only makes their sexual intimacy more intense and experimental. And, holy crap, more erotic!!

Tate just really had a lot to convince Letty of as she tries to believe that he has changed. Will he ever be able to prove that he is a better person? Will the once insecure Letty fall for the guy who was in the past her most hateful enemy? The person who relentlessly bullied her in high school? As everything is finally brought out into the open when the novel gets closer towards the end, Letty just might be surprised as to just how sorry and remorseful from guilt Tate really is...

And, the guy on the front cover, holy freakin’ cow!!!
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Mar 16, 2016 Emily rated it really liked it

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Letty Carmichael thought she would never have to lay eyes on her highschool bully, Tate Sullivan again. All those fears she had with Tate taunting her have resurfaced and when she is paired with him on a college project, she wants to run as far as she can.

Tate hates what he did to Letty. He is trying to make amends and as they progress on their project they become friends of a sort. Tate is honest with Letty but she is still weary of if he is being truthful. Throw in attraction that has left Le ...more

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Mar 02, 2016 Sissy's Romance Book Review rated it really liked it

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I received an eARC, from NetGalley and the publisher, in exchange for an honest review.
This is book two in the "Dark Obsession" series.
This was a nice modern romance that is just right.
Letty Carmichael was tormented by Tate Sullivan through most of High School and now she finds him at her College. Letty had thought to be free of him here at least but no such luck. Tate is changed and regrets how he treated Letty and would like to make it up to her. They end up having to work on a assignment tog ...more

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Mar 29, 2016 Tina Peacock (Formerly -Bookcrack) rated it it was amazing

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“This is what regret feels like when someone puts it in the form of an embrace.”

— I’m pretty sure Never Sweeter is the most erotic, awkward, funny, redemptively (if that's a word?!) swoony, New Adult-ish, deliciously dirty, sexual discovery romance I’ll recommend in 2016!

Stein’s books are ALWAYS grounded in awkward emotion and growth without pulling your emotions all over the place. This time, despite the hero being what the heroine remembers as her h ...more

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Sep 30, 2017 Saunders rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Aug 12, 2015 Tina Peacock (Formerly -Bookcrack) marked it as to-read · review of another edition

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Feb 25, 2016 Crazy for Books (Stephanie) marked it as to-read

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