So for real my book friends. I will never get over this book. This duet…Yeah, put a fork in me I am done. For years Drive has held such a special place in my heart. I was a little nervous on what to expect with Reverse. How would it compare? See that’s just the thing. It doesn’t need to be compared, actually I don’t think we should be comparing. I mean this Is Easton and Natalie’s story after all, and while yes, Stella and Nate’s history plays an integral roll in bringing these characters into one another's lives, It will be vital that they follow their own path and write their own story. BUT that is easier said than done and this book wouldn’t be the angsty deliciousness that it is, if it were. But real, true inevitable love will always be worth everything you have to endure to have it in the end!
“The type of love that defies rationality, that trumps all reasoning, that’s uncontrollable.”
Reverse is the second book in The Bittersweet Symphony Duet, coming to us five years after the release of Drive, and bringing us the unforgettably emotional second generation story of Easton, son of Reid and Stella, and Natalie, daughter of Nate Butler. In order to fully appreciate this couple's journey, to understand where they come from, how they became the people they are, you must go back to where it all started. With the people that created them. You will get the full dynamics of the Stella, Reid, Nate love triangle when you read Drive.
I could say so much about this book but I honestly want everyone to have the ultimate reading experience when reading every book. Especially one this phenomenal. So I am not going to give any specific things about the book away. You can pretty much deduce anything I could say without spoilers by reading the blurb. Just know these characters will grab such an emotional hold on you. You won't ever be able to let them go.
Their connection was intense, the sparks explosive. One life changing meeting became a chance at a love bigger than either of them could have imagined. But how could they pursue anything between them when being together could hurt so many people?
“The truth that our souls clicked seamlessly together before our bodies ever aligned, and it can no longer be denied or undone.”
Easton Crown is a character I will NEVER get over. I mean he is rock royalty. But he is so much more than that. He has to without a doubt be one of my favorite book boyfriends ever written. His talent, his attitude, his dirty alpha mouth. The way he is with Natalie. OMG!! The way he just puts what he wants out there. His music, I loved what a true gift he is to the music world and yet he’s humble and his motives for doing what he does in regards to his music are just honest and you get it when you read it. You just.GET.HIM.
The songs, the entire soundtrack, the setting were all just as important parts of this story as the characters themselves and I found myself instantly transported into this book world. The sights, sounds and smells were all part of what had me captivated by this book from the first syllable to the last. BTW. This is a LLOONNGG book and I had a hard time making myself put it down.
Author Kate Stewart does what she does best and does not shy away from the devastatingly gut-wrenching moments we are used to from her. Nor does she spare us the “I want to rip my hair out in chunks because I’m so frustrated right now” moments of agony. OH!! She definitely does not shy away from packing in the perfect amount of scorchingly sinful steamy goodness that will have you wanting to “slap ya granny!” Okay well maybe not actually slap Granny, because if she is like mine she would probably take a hickory to my fanny If I looked like I was even thinking about it. But trust me, my Granny would be team Easton all the way!
Once again paired with a powerful array of music, a song to listen to before you read each chapter, It just further transforms you into the magic that Kate Stewart has created. With a literary vision that is unmatched, this author gives us a story that is organic, poignantly authentic, and utterly mesmerizing. This book will run you through the gamut of feels before you are done with it. But it is a reading experience like no other, and one that I think everyone that reads any trope that falls under the romance genre, and is a music lover should get to experience. I honestly am jealous of anyone getting to experience reading this duet for the first time. Although I will be adding Reverse to my list of books I re-read at least once a year.
( just like Drive has been for years) Six Sensational Supernova Stars!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮…"𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒌𝒚, 𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒏'𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖?""𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒆 𝒂 𝒔𝒐𝒇𝒕 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅, 𝑬𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒏."💜 A love story that reads like Romeo and Juliet. A love so powerful, magnetic, and every bit a whirlwind predertimined by fate. This was the most emotional story I have ever read. There are parts so intimiate and raw in this book that I got absolutely lost in it. I was fully and solely invested and honestly even lost some sleep over this. It affected me way more than I had anticipated and I was not prepared for Part II of this book.🎶 Drive introduced us to Stella, Reid, Nate, and thier friends and family. I read and felt their heartbreaking love story. It was beautiful and angsty and everything I expected from a Kate Stewart novel. Reverse takes place 30 years later and introduces us to Easton Crowne and Natalie Butler. I instantly loved everything about Easton. He loves like no other man I’ve read before. Natalie is a romantic and a force to be reckoned with. She had her ups and downs throughout for me only because I didn’t agree with all the choices she made. I can’t say I would have made all the perfect choices either."𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒑𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒅 𝒂 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒈𝒐𝒅𝒅𝒂𝒎𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆, 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒊𝒈𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒕."🎶 Fascinated by a past kept hidden from them by their parents Easton and Natalie unexpectedly find their own love story. Some things are too ironic to deny their love is anything other than kismet. They are determined not to let their relationship suffer the same fate as their parents’ love stories so they keep their secret hidden from the world. They risk it all and soon find their feelings for each other are too strong to suppress. When the bomb drops they realize they were never truly prepared for the real aftermath and devastation it would cause."𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒔𝒐 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒏 𝑪𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕 𝑰'𝒍𝒍 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝑰'𝒎 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑."💜 I was barely able to put this lengthy book down over the three days it took me to read it. I felt like I lived their experiences, their love, and their heartbreak. I am no stranger to Kate’s angsty as hell romance, but she has outdown herself with this one! I ugly cried! I had to take breaks to let my swollen blurry eyes calm down so I could continue to read the words on the page. I still have a book hangover. The way she incorporated people and elements from the first book and brought everything full circle was brilliant and fulfilling. Music and journalism was still so prevelant throughout. And Kate, don’t think I didn’t notice your reference to room 212. 😉"𝑰'𝒎 𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒇𝒚 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒔𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒖𝒑 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉. 𝑩𝒆𝒕."
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One of my new favourites!!!
*The Bittersweet Symphony Duet* - SPOILERSonia de FreitasOne of my new favourites!!!
Reviewed in Spain on January 28, 2023
It's 3:30AM and I've just finished Reverse the second book of this series.
I could not put this book down with the anxiety to know that everything was going to be OK.
Only in the last chapters of the book I could finally breathe with the realisation that this love story was going to have the ending that it deserved.
The rollercoaster of emotions I felt reading this book has brought me to tears once again while writing this thank you. Listening to the playlist once again remembering every chapter and every struggle and victory.
I have not felt such feelings for so long while reading a book, the music also had a very big role in this journey. Being a music lover myself the carefulness of every chapter being accompanied by song made this all so beautiful to witness.
I would have to say that my favourite part would have to be chapter 19 - The elevator. The music accompanying this chapter totally shattered me, bringing us into their intimate world and all that they are feeling while listening to the music and saying everything with just a look in their eyes.
The spice in this book was also a whole other level, so intimate and beautiful, you could feel the connection between the two main characters, so well done.
The duet as a whole was 5 stars one book cannot be read without the other.
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🌶️🌶️🌶️.5/5
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