He told me to settle. He asked what was wrong with me.He called me an easy target.That was within minutes when I first met Caden Banks.I labeled him an sshole, but he was more than that. Arrogant. Smug. Alpha.He was also to-die-for gorgeous, and my stepbrother’s fraternity brother.Okay, yes I was a little naive, a tad bit socially awkward, and the smallest amount of stalker-ish, but if Caden … amount of stalker-ish, but if Caden Banks thought he could tell me what to do, he had another thing coming.
I came to college with daydreams about being with my stepbrother, but what if I fell for the anti-stepbrother instead?
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A good college romance without being predictable like I thought it would be, Tijan kept me hooked until the end with the little twists and turns along the way.
This is not another stepbrother romance, this is a girl crush that through events has a dramatic one-eighty and turns out to be an adventure of the heart into the unknown into new territory and that territory was a hot, tattooed and a swoon-worthy boy named Caden.
I came to college to be with my stepbrother, but I fell in love with the anti-stepbrother instead. Kevin was an ideal, a band-aide over a wound, but not Caden. He was the good, the bad and the stuff in between.
He was my everything
A great college romance, captivating and well written as Tijan never disappoints and I would say is the author to go to for college reads.
This book was just okay for me. I didn’t love any of the characters and couldn’t create a connection with their stories. Kevin was especially unsavory. I couldn’t stand him the entire read. I did however truly enjoy the slow burn friendship and then romance between Summer and Caden. Definitely not my favorite work by Tijan.
3.5 stars. A sweet-ish type romance, with only a little bit of the brokenness we usually see from Tijan.
A sexy read!
She came to college with daydreams about being with her stepbrother, but what if she fell for the anti-stepbrother instead?
Wow…wow…wow. I am speechless after reading this book. I completely forgot how consumed you will be by this author’s books.
The book had all the right elements: an alpha male, a sassy heroine, angst and hotness.
Once I started with this book, I knew I had to finish it and within a couple of hours, I had devoured this book and simply wanted more!
Full of angst, drama, smugness, college, family, friends and love.
Perfect for readers of contemporary romances.
What a book !!!
I’ve this so much this year already WHY am I only reading this book now ?! It was BRILLIANT ye in shouting a lot in this review already. Id heard so many great things about this book and author. This is only the second book I’ve read from this author so I really need to get moving and read more. What I’ve read so far have been so good. I got sucked into this book from the start the story was just so good. I loved Summer she was so funny with her quirky personality. Things for Summer were about to change she was starting college and hopefully she would finally get close to the guy Kevin she had a crush on in ages the only thing was he was now her step brother . This didn’t stop her though she has a crush on him before her dad and Kevin’s mum got together. So why stop now when things were starting to move the way she wanted them to until to got to college. Things doin alway go the way you want them to and when you bump into one of the most gorgeous guys ever trying to get away. This did just get messy.
Caden I really don’t know where to start this guy he is just EVERYTHING sexy, confident, moody, popular, tattooed and very private. There isn’t much to know about him. Girls wanted him guy want to be him. This guy hide a lot there was so much to him. He held the world in his shoulders. But then he met this quirky sexy girl that got under his skin. She wasn’t the normal girls he went for Summer was different she wasn’t like the others girls. She didn’t see how sexy she was it how she was a really good person. But Caden did and didn’t know what to do with it. They started to spend more and more time together and this just made there relationship and sexual tension stronger. They both wanted each other but didn’t want to wreck what they had. Plus there was still a snake near by read to strike.
This book was amazing everything about it was brilliant. I couldn’t get enough. I would highly recommend it. I really enjoy explosive romance there is alway so much drama and loads of twists and turn. This book was no different it had everything I was dying to know how things went with Summer and Caden. The other characters were really good as well. The story was really well written to. I’m looking forward to more book from this author of its anything like this book I’ll love them all.
I am so very late with this review because I did not know how to put into words all of the feelings and emotions that came to me with this book. I have not had a character blindside me the way that Caden Banks did since Mason and Logan Kade entered my life back in 2012/2013 (I cannot remember). I’m still all over the place with my feeling about this book.
Summer Stoltz was in love with her stepbrother, Kevin. She was so much in love with him that the night of her graduation party she gave up her v-card and planned to go to the same university as him so that they could finally be together. However, what she did not anticipate when she finally got to the university early to surprise him, was that he’d be making out in his frat house bedroom with another girl, or even running into Caden Banks, Kevin’s @$$hole frat brother as her heart was slowly shattering.
Caden Banks was a top guy in the fraternity hierarchy, all of the other frat brothers looked up to him. Caden was such a walking contradiction…he was in a fraternity and he hated it. He was a very private guy that did not like to let others in, only his real family and less than a handful of close friends. When he met Summer, she intrigued him because she was different from the other girls. He had secrets that he kept near and dear…they made him seem dark to others.
OMG Tijan, I fell so deep in love with this story…with ALL of the different characters for different reasons. THE BANKS BROTHERS…sigh. I love how you developed these relationships organically, none of them felt forced or rushed. They all seemed to grow and change as college students should as they gain real life experience. I would definitely love to have a Marcus and Avery book so we could get more background and insight into their relationship. And more Colton for sure…he has his own huge place in my heart.
This was the first book I read from Tijan. It made me fall in love with her work.
Just finished this absolute gem of a book, I am a huge fan of Tijan I won’t deny it. Every time a new book comes out I get so excited but bring the expectations down because this book won’t be as good as the others.
We’ll knock me over, this exceeded all my expectations. Loved everything about this book.
I love Summer she was such a beautiful character and I wish I was more like her.
You had the nasty pasty guy who just annoyed the crap out of you and you had the sexy, tattooed untouchable guy… Oh how I love you Caden.
What a Fantastic book…there is not mch more I can say. Actually there is I really loved this book so good. Oh and the cover hot hot hot.
This is my first read of Tijan and I was excited. I love step bro stories, they are one of my fave taboo to read. Then you call it Anti and you have got my attention.
I did find it a little hard in the beginning to get into the flow of the story I felt it was all over the place. The Kevin and Maggie situation to me was strange why two boys are fighting over this girl who is cheating on them both I just couldn’t deal. Then when her and her boyfriend Marcus breaks up and she dates Kevin then he breaks up with her and she’s heartbroken. Once a cheater always a cheater. So obviously I dislike Kevin and Maggie. Summer naivety was annoying sometimes but I do understand because she is a young girl whose crush slept with her and kept her keen and on a hook with no intention of ever committing to her and she stupidly follows him to college thinking they would be together.
My fave scene is when Summer wised up to her step bro Kevin deception and tells him off and finally realizes he’s just a selfish prick who only thinks about himself.
Thankfully Caden is nothing like Kevin hence the Anti step brother, he is a mystery and you do want to know his story. He’s wonderful for Summer and when he stood up for her it made me swoon. When she said no one has ever done that for her before it made me like him more. She’s an awesome character, it’s not often a female character kills me, her random idiocy was hilarious and even Caden liked it.
So to summarize even though I did find it slow to get into I ended up loving this story due to Summer and Caden incredible chemistry. I’m hoping Diego gets a story he’s interesting and I want yo know more about him. I thought Avery and Marcus story would be interesting as well. Just putting it out there.
One of my favorites. Also one of my favorite book boyfriends! It was awesome Tijan!
I went into this book blind and from the title I was expecting to not really enjoy this story. I. Was. Wrong. This book had be captivated from the start and I could have stayed up all night reading it. I really really enjoyed this. Now that I have popped my Tijan cherry I feel like I need more
Hell yeah I liked this one!
First….Kevin, you’re a twat. I kinda, sorta don’t like you. At all. Don’t care if you’re a-changin’ your shitty ways. Me still no likey you!
Moving on.
Oh the drama is strong in this book. Tijan’s drama to me is like a big pile of leaves that I want to jump in the middle of, roll around in it and make leaf angels. Weeeeeee!!! Give me all the dramaaaaaa! I just love it! It’s just so freakin good and so well written. I only wanted to get really stabby a couple of times. If you’re not wanting to choke a bitch at least once or 10 times in her books, then mayhap all the drama is not for you.
I love a good drama Llama. Only in my fake world tho.
I loved Summer, she’s so quirky. Never really knew what was going to come out of her mouth. She’s different, and I liked that about her.
Caden. Although a 12 on the yummy scale, I wish we got more of him. Some parts I couldn’t really figure him out. But whatevs, I still downed the book in one sitting and I enjoyed the hell outta it!
Oh my god!!!! Absolutely fell in love with this book. At times I wanted to punch Summer when it came to being in love with her step-brother (not blood related)! He was just a big old man whore in my mind and she had this wonderful fraternity brother that she met on campus, who is sweet, but still has his mean side when needed and she can’t get over her step-brother. ugh.
Caden was great. Loved him through and through. He was a great brother to his brother that was hurt by a dumbass thing that kids do (hit in the head with a helmet on, but the helmet was defective). He has been there for his brother everytime he has tried to commit suicide, when his parents blame him for everything, etc. He is overall just a great guy and finally Summer realized that and got over her step-brother FINALLY!!!
I just love Caden!
Points to be made before my review:
Squeee I got to read it before release!!!!!!
It’s Tijan!
Omgoodness, Caden!
Now back to the regularly scheduled reviewing…
Anti Stepbrother by Tijan 5 ab licking stars, 5 tattooed bad boy licking stars, and a modest 5 take home the H and keep him forever in your bed stars….
I am not Tijan’s biggest fan- I know this because I’m Facebook friends with people who are much better Tijan Stalkers, but I have loved every story of hers I have read. She just has a way with making you fall for her characters and keeping you up all night to finish her books. ( Ask my hubby by who was grumbling at 4 AM about the light from my kindle)
* When enthused about a new Tijan book, do NOT start reading at 11:50 PM. Especially if you know better, have work the next day, or need to function for your children. The more you know…*
Where to start, oh yeah, I freaking love step brother romances. They are like crack cocaine and dark chocolate…well actually I’ve never gone the cocaine route but you get me right? Anyway, apparently others are tired of the genre- me, never. I suck them up on my kindle faster than I could read them. But I digress because Caden is the anti stepbrother. Yes, you heard me- not her step brother.
Caden is a hot, muscled tattooed up Greek God of perfection. He has a bit of an attitude and he also happens to be an a**hole according to Summer. If that isn’t enough to set your ovaries on fire, just wait because he will. He will liquify any and all reproductive organs in your body- service message number 2.
Sadly, Summer is that girl. The one who crushes on the douche in high school because he’s SO pretty. Feels like it’s gonna happen especially now that they live in the same house. She daydreams and the whole shebang…Yes, THAT girl. But as we all know, dreams do not make it reality.
Scene change, no longer running down memory lane…
Summer puts her big girl panties on and tries to get over the image of him screwing another girl against a wall- well practically. Storming into a wall of hot muscles…or as I previously mentioned, Caden.
You may not fall in a puddle at his feet at his opening line but…give him time to worm into your heart.
As I mentioned I am a fan of Tijan’s work, but don’t let that sway your view of my review. Anti Stepbrother has it all.
a cocky a**hole… you can guess who that is, you might be surprised
a confused young woman or two
a bit@hy skank who used to be friends
a sibling rivalry
first fights
and some seriously hot chemistry
Yeah, it’s well rounded. So to those that love a fun, ovary liquifying good time. Pick up your copy today. Just know despite what, the name on the review says…Caden is mine. My name is totally Summer….once I get it legally changed…
Reviewed on behalf of New Chicks on the Blog
Great book. I read it so fast and I would definitely read it again 🙂
Loved it and the author writes wonderfully!!