loved this story and this series is really heating up. This book was from the beyond. I read it in one sitting.
The story opens with Xander crossing campus with his best friend while freshman newly arrived Kylie and roommate Celeste are unpacking the car. Kylie trips while carrying overpacked box marked bathroom and the she takes a tumble and so does the box, right in front of Xander. Scrambling to pick up her panties and other personal girl items she's beyond embarrassed. Xander finds her choices in undies pretty funny and questions her about them. I loved her comeback quips and she's got a quick and sharp wit. She manages to recover her belongings and her pride and heads toward the building, he offers up his name, she hesitates and gives him her first name only. Celeste is her best friend from back home which is Ohio. Kylie wanted to escape that place she grew up to get away from her absentee alcoholic abusive father. Kylie's grandmother raised her after her mother died when she was young and the father started drinking and the girls decide Florida is the place for college and Kylie's on an Academic scholarship, she's no dummy. Celeste wants to embrace college life( and also get away from her parents), Kylie promises Celeste they will do the college thing together.
When the girls finish unpacking, they head to the dining hall and are sitting down talking when Xander and his best friend Finn walk in. Xander zero's in on Kylie approaching and overhearing Kylie telling Celeste about the "hot guy helping her and being embarrassed about the panties" etc. Xander can't help himself and speaks from behind her, "so you think I'm hot huh?" Kylie quips back, Finn walks up and parks next to Celeste and they spark like two fireflies.
Both guys are in a fraternity, and Xander is on probation because of his poor academic performance last year. Which is enough he has to repeat the classes per his Father's orders but deal with the cocky attitude of the Frat house president. Xander comes from a well off family and Dad made it clear that if Xander doesn't knuckle down and pass these classes he's cutting off his trust fund. Now I know how that sounds, but this guy doesn't act spoiled, rich or any of the things you would associate with a trust fund frat boy. With the exception of his car, he's a regular guy, doesn't flaunt his money because he doesn't want the problems that come with it. He's a player, historically. We don't see that in the book because he's only got eyes for Kylie now. He's decided to take it slow, because he really likes her and doesn't want her to be a one and done.
There's a few twists in the story, one I'm not going to talk about because you have to read it. It's left out of the blurb as well, it's part of the impetus behind his behavior with Kylie at times. These two are great together, I really liked them as a couple. I loved her, take no prisoners and she makes him laugh. He's really taken with her and she with him. When she left Ohio her Gran was in a health care facility and has Alzheimers. The day comes when she gets the dreaded call, her beloved Gran is gone. This happens at a pivotal time with Xander as well, and he's got his mother's birthday coming up, he and his 2 brothers are flying to NY the following weekend for that. Kylie doesn't have a car, doesn't have the money to go and refuses to go to the funeral, she and Celeste have a blow out and there's no way she could get a flight and get there on time for the funeral anyway. Xander offers to drive her, in fact he insists. He contacts all his profs and gets his assignments and off they go to make the 16 hour drive to Ohio. He's decided he's staying in a hotel. To keep away from her. The sexual tension is high between these two and Xander is wary. Reasons? Read the book! Since she doesn't want to be alone in the house her Gran left her before she even went away to school, she asks him to stay there, which he does. They get there in time for a little rest and then it's off to the funeral but not before a run in with her father. One of several. They had planned on leaving after the funeral to drive back to school but the attorney needs to go over the will with her and can't do it until Friday. Meanwhile, Xander is supposed to be flying to NY on Friday for Saturday's birthday party. Conundrum.
I'm leaving you there, because the book is a must read. This is not your average college student love story kind of thing, this is much more. These are two people facing some real life issues, and wow the growth Xander went through at one point I was happy. Great that Lexi put that in there. The writing is great, the interaction between the two is great and even when things weren't going well, the two of them acted like real people would. Not stick figures in a book.
Great story, great writing, just a well thought out plot and story with a full circle to it.... I loved it.
Can't wait for brother #3.
Fantastic Lexi! Loved it.


**arc from NetGalley and Entangled in exchange for a fair review**

This was the second book in the series. I loved Xander in the first book, and I could deal with him in this one.He was a little confused about his feelings, because he was always a player, and then he meet Kylie, a virgin and he is not used to those. Her father is horrible, and Xander steps in, and all hell breaks lose, but big brother comes to rescue, and it was good to see that Tanner and Jules were going strong. I can't give you more, but I probably will not read anymore, it is a little to juvenile to my liking.

This is the second book in the Collins' brothers series and I didn't think the hero could get any better than Tanner. I was wrong! I LOVED Xander! He was your typical college frat guy but with a side of major swoon. The storyline, while frustrating at some points, flowed very well and was believable. Overall great story. Now I really canNOT wait to read about Ryder. I need his book ASAP.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book was difficult for me to finish. It was a slow moving NA about two emotionally immature but otherwise dull people with random things thrown in to try and give it more of a plot. I had major issues with the discussion of Xander's reasons for wanting to avoid virgins. Honestly this is not a book I would recommend.

ARC provided by NetGalley and publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Not going to rate this, wouldn't be fair.

This was a DNF. I strived to finished.

I couldn't go on when I hit 60%.

Characters behavior and dialogue way too immature. The actions seemed more middle school as well as progress of the couples relationship.


I really did try. Maybe YA books aren't for me anymore.