Since this is four novellas, I thought I would go through each one and then to a little wrap-up review on the whole thing.
The Pact-5 Stars
Ah my sweet babies, Grace and Logan. I love everyone in the Off Campus series, but they are my favorite couple. I’ve actually read this before because it was a holiday freebie. I still loved it.
Grace and Logan are struggling with being physically separated. I actually enjoy that type of story and seeing them work through the issues. This still had so much humor. Kennedy does a great job with situational humor. I also love the whole “pact” conversation. I feel like I could’ve reacted just like Grace in that situation. I would also be offended if my boyfriend refused to eat me in the event of my demise.
The Proposal-5 Stars
I forgot how much I love Allie and Dean. Especially Dean. He’s so over-the-top and cocky, but in a completely loveable way. It takes real skill as a writer to strike that balance.
Again we have a couple with some issues. Dean really wants to propose, but Allie isn’t ready for what comes after an engagement. It was interesting to see their reasons for everything.
Oh, andDean just thinking about Beau really hit me in the feels. I also forget how great the friendships are in these books are. The guys joking around and supporting each other is the best.
The Honeymoon-5 Stars
This may be more a 4.5, but I’m just embracing the nostalgia and rounding up. This is the only couple whose original book I’ve only read once so I’m not as emotionally invested in Sabrina and Tucker as the others.
Their honeymoon was quite the adventure. It's over-the-top ridiculous and I thought it was hilarious. It gave me Adam Sandler rom-com vibes. And I’m here for that.
The drama with that pushes Sabrina and Tucker to talk about underlying issues. It felt like a very realy conflict for parents and I appreciated it. This made me want to re-read their original book.
The Legacy-5 Stars
If you want a cute and fluffy epilogue novella, you’ll probably hate this one. It’s probably the heaviest. It does discuss abuse. I would’ve loved adorable couple stuff, but this is also a good novella.
Hannah and Garrett are apart a lot of this-especially emotionally. Garrett is working through drama/trauma from his childhood. This is where a bulk of the conflict comes from. As much as I want cute stuff, I’m happy Garrett got the resolution he needed.
There is some cutesy stuff at the end. The title of this has a lot of meanings.
The whole book
Obviously I loved this. I can see why some wouldn't though. It probably has more conflicts than someone wants in an epilogue book.
I wasn’t expecting the stories to be connected so that was a happy surprise. It felt more like a full-length story. The doll thing kind of freaked me out, but was very funny.
These are still the characters I love, but they are in new places in their lives. I love seeing how they and their relationships have evolved. And I will always love the friendships here-especially the boys. Now, I need to figure out how to fit a re-read into my schedule of the original books.
Thanks for reading!
Holly