170 some odd days left in my senior year and everything has changed. I went from untouchable to dating my best friends to making out to being betrayed. Why can’t they understand humiliating and controlling me doesn’t say I care? Could this get any worse?We’ve all crossed lines. Broken the rules.Ian had asked me to Homecoming.Jake spent the night in my bed.Coop and I had made out on the sofa.But … bed.
Coop and I had made out on the sofa.
But Archie? Archie and I had blown past all of them.
Now?
I had to get out of here more than ever. Change was inevitable. College was coming. That was where my focus needed to be. Not on the four guys I adored. Our friendship was everything and there wasn’t enough chocolate in the world to salvage this situation.
Losing them for a few months hurt.
Losing them forever might be inevitable, but it would be unbearable.
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This series just keeps getting better. Frankie has gone from never dating to now having four boyfriends! Talk about an adjustment. I just couldn’t put this book down. The characters are all interesting and you really get and in depth look at Frankie’s life and how she manages a full class load, work and four boyfriends. I like this series because it doesn’t just just make everything workout. There are discussions and arguments like any their relationship and I think that’s why I enjoy it so much. On to book three…
Fun read with quite a few tense moments, liking the series for sure.
For Frankie the hots just keep coming. Frankie is trying to deal with the revelation from the end of Rules and Roses, her relationships with the guys and even more drama and hits that follow. I felt for Frankie and I liked that the guys started to step up. I liked the reveal about Mr. Thorns, although I did have some suspicions. The story ends with a heartbreaking moment, and I’m really hoping book 3 comes out soon!
I really found myself getting into this book and I empathize with the main characters who seem so real and complex, just as complex as the problems they are forced to endure and try to overcome. It really does seem like they can’t catch a break. Not even from their parents, some of which are as flawed and selfish as they come. I admire how they come together to support Frankie and each other throughout the story. In some ways they seem more mature and in touch with their feeling then the actual adults are. I can’t wait to read the next installment in this series and I really hope things straighten out for them all because I found myself caring about these characters as if they were actual people. Their personalities are so well defined they really did seem to come alive for me. To me thats a sign of not only a great book but also a great storyteller. Can’t wait to see what happens next!
Without giving away any spoilers or plot points – cuz you really need to read these stories and follow along yourself as the author weaves an amazing story. I like to think of Changes and Chocolates as Coop, Jake, Ian, Archie and Frankie coming to terms with their new relationship. As we’ve previously read, they were all best friends and now, well, they are so much more.
Frankie’s school…frenemies…are nasty, but I think true to current day teenagers. Their actions can be vicious and Frankie just wants to ignore them and hope they go away. Yeah. That doesn’t happen. The boys try to keep her from ever getting hurt and they realistically can’t make that happen. We also learn more about Frankie and her mom, talk about one crazy relationship! But watching the five of these young people grow and become more aware of their relationship and their day to day lives makes for an interesting read. Can’t wait to see what happens next!
If you haven’t read the first book, stop right now and go read it!
This book takes up right where we left off. Before Archie’s party and after the discovery of Frankie’s Mom and Archie’s Dad in a lip lock.
Frankie is mad at all of them, they all knew and no one told her. She’s hurt and the guys just don’t get it. She doesn’t leave the party right away though. She’s still curious about the identity of Mr. Thorns and he’s supposed to reveal himself tonight. Still she’s not sure how long she can deal with everyone.
Frankie has a friend she didn’t know she had in Rachel. I love this girl, she steps in and does some blocking of her own.
Frankie has so much going on, you know it has to catch up to her sooner or later. It’s a good thing she has the guys, but she needs girl friends too.
We see more of her relationship with her mother and Archie’s dad, and meet Ian’s folks too.
Archie really steps up in this one, I think I’m in love.
There’s a wide range of emotions this book will take you through, laughter, anger, dismay, tears, friendship, love just to name a few.
I really can’t wait for the next book in this series!
While some people may want to focus solely on reverse harem developing, there is something else going on that deserves just as much attention. That’s bullying in school. Frankie didn’t deserve to be bullied the way she was. It was truly gratifying to see how her friends came to her side to support and defend her. Well Done!
In this one we are given another look on how this is all working out. Frankie is in the center of it all with us taking it all in. We are given how the changes that come will effect each of them but most of all the emotions that fuel the story. Those bullies are some I would like a crack at lol. You are not given just the sweetness but also the sadness that comes along with forming relationships. Being they are younger it is on a lighter level but feelings still not discounted. Looking forward to what we will step into next after I had finished this one.
Frankie has so much going on this book. She has been hurt too many times and people are still out to get her. There is so much hurt, but there’s also redemption. I love this story too much. I love the characters. Frankie is so strong through everything. The guys are trying so hard to fight for her and be what she needs. I can’t wait to read the next book!!
Changes and Chocolates (Untouchable Book 2) Kindle Edition
by Heather Long
Thank you to Heather Long for the complimentary eARC! I am leaving a fair and honest review.
We rejoin Frankie and her guys in the heart of Texas, where the summer temperature ad humidity often are the same.
Frankie,Coop, Archie, Ian (Bubba) and Jake are trying their hardest to stay together, secretly, while dealing with the stress that comes with Senior year in high school. Ms. Long’s description and the actions her characters take caused flashbacks to my own senior year, back in the 1980s. Fortunately, being old means I didn’t have to deal with social media and the bullying that comes with it. Frankie handles her own rash of it with aplomb.
The story is mostly told through Frankie’s POV. It is done very conversationally. It felt as if we were her friends that she was telling her most intimate moments. That’s not to say the use of the text discussions between the boys helped to fill in blank spots without a data dump.
This is an unusual RH in that her men, while trying their hardest, still experience tension between them in this polyandry relationship. Which makes sense for American High School students.
The adult characters are well filled out. With her mother being the spanking image of the ultimate gold digger and Jeremy almost putting Alfred to shame with his calm and butlerness!
The love scenes were beautifully handled, with the boys being slightly more experienced but deeply in love with Frankie.
And I was right about Mr. Thorns.
This is not a stand-alone and not all questions are answer nor are all story lines tied up.
5 stars out of 5
https://www.amazon.com/Changes-Chocolates-Untouchable-Book-2-ebook/dp/B081S7L6RZ
Have you read Rules and Roses? No? STOP! Read that first then come back to Changes and Chocolates.
Oh the angst and drama. This book has not only the problems dealing with four guys wanting you and the mean girls bullying you and all the crap that comes with high school but Frankie also has to deal with her mother and Archie’s dad. This story is filled with the highs and lows you’d expect from a driven high schooler but it is also filled with love and laughter. This is a fun story and I look forward to seeing where the author takes us next.
Frankie has gone from no love life to one so tangled, she didn’t know what or who she really wanted. Add in a secret admirer who has been leaving her little gifts and an Exchange Student from France, oh and trying to just finish High School? Frankie’s plate isn’t just full, it’s overflowing.
Sometimes she wishes it was just like the old days when she was untouchable to all but her guys. Cos the newest revelation- her mum has been schtupping Archie’s dad. Worse, the guys all knew before she did. Talk about being blindsided.
I must admit I was wondering how long it would take for Frankie’s happier new life to fall apart. With a mother like hers, you knew it wasn’t going to take long. Take about selfish and self absorbed and just a smidge emotionally abusive!
I do enjoy a love story which doesn’t go in a straight line! Poor Frankie’s heart never knows if it should zig, zag or stay still. All the boys bring something that she needs. There are more questions raised but one biggie is answered – Who is “Mr Thorns”? I did not see that coming!