Devastation tastes a lot like ash in your mouth.It feels like looming death hanging over your bones. It sounds like the violent shattering of your soul. It has a rotting smell much like that of rotting hearts… But most of all, devastation looks like the beautiful, fiery girl with her fake sincerity and sweet lies that fall from her lips. She thinks we’re somehow an option that she can discard … option that she can discard at any fucking time.
Does it surprise you then, sweetheart, that I would show you what real hate is?
Isn’t it a tragedy after all? To wish on a star that has fallen from grace?
Because baby, that’s what you are to me now—a beautiful tragedy that I desperately want to make atone for all her sins.
I guess we are two mismatched, vicious, and tragic souls flourishing in hate, with a one-way ticket straight for the sweet experience of deep devastation.
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Star and the Blue Boys are back and Thandiwe Mpofu is taking no prisoners.
In book 2 Vicious Hate, the characters, plot, everything will mess with your emotions to the point that you may actually scream at the author and book (I know I was a wreck). But Thandiwe will have you begging for more and dying at the cliffhanger knowing you have to now wait for book 3. Vicious Hate is so devastatingly beautiful in its writing that you cant get upset even with a cliffhanger.
hurry and find out what all the fuss, and secrets , are all about. I highly recommend!
OMG! This…OMG…WOW!
This book has literally swallowed me completely, wracked me entirely and then emotional exhausted and devastated spit me out .
I’m on 3 hours sleep today because of this book, so don’t take my rambling serious, but damn…
This was a hell of a wild rollercoaster of nerve-wracking and emotional-exhausting story. Holly sh*t I’m really impressed and shocked at the same time. Thandie is an unbelievable skilled author and she knows how to keep a reader on the edge of a cliff the whole time
And I love love love it
This second book in the Westbrook Blues series was even better than the first one and I didn’t thought it’s even possible to top the first book.
The scheming and devastating preferred way of power play in the world of rich and powerful families, is so damn ridiculous nerve-wracking you just want to scream at them and all the craziness that happens in this book. This page-turning and
sleep-stealing book is so unbelievable gripping, terrible emotional and creepy trust me you’ll not be able to stop reading.
Star and Ace are so wrong and at the some time so good together, I just love them.
Their relationship is like ice and fire mixed together.
The whirlwind of feelings and traumas that they go through together is so beautiful and heartbreaking
Their chemistry is incredible unique and damn hot
And Emmett and Noah I’m in love with all the blue boys
I’ve millions of things I would love to say about this book, but I can’t. I don’t want to spoil it. You’ve to read the first book before you dive in this one.
Do it, this series and this intriguing story is impossible gripping and has a mysterious vibe. It’s without a HEA, but I’m sure the 3rd book will have one, right Thandie?
Vicious Hate is the conclusion to Reckless Hate and the second book in the Westbrook Blues series.
This book starts right where the last one left us with a huge cliffhanger.
In Vicious Hate Astrea finds out more about her past and what her brother was up to while she was away in England.
While Astrea and Alexs relationship seemed to be off on a good start life just keeps throwing rocks at them… Their families, friends enemies… I guess nobody really wants them to be together at this time.
In this book we also learn some more things about Alex and his past. He also went trough so much at this young age.
I really enjoyed reading this book. Hate to love is just something I have a huge weakness for
And I love Thandiwes books!
Fingers crossed that everything will be as it should be in the end
I can 100 percent recommend this book to you
***5 “Heartbeat. Heartbeat. Heartbeat…” stars***
“Have you ever heard the sound of devastastion?
Have you ever experienced the incediary feeling of your heart breaking, as shock moves through your system like the worst kind of poison known to man?
Have you ever felt your entire being crumble right in front of your eyes?”
And just like that… my heart was pounding like crazy during the second book of Westbrook Blues series!!!
God, that woman (Yes, i mean you, Thandie!!!) wants to destroy me once and for all with all the vicious things that she has on her mind to torture me!!!
You evil woman, please give me my answers… NOW!!!! And please, please… Give me my happy ending!!! These two… Scratch that!!! All of them had too many shitty things to face in their not so long years upon this earth!!!
“We are at war and nothing is BLUE anymore.”
Honestly, i don’t know for whom to hurt more!!! My heart is an open wound and it just bleeding and bleeding… Especially the last ten chapters wrecked my soul and had my stomach on tight knots!!!
Did I mention that this woman is evil, but oh my! the stories that she’s writing!!!
You just can’t put the book down!!!! You are like an addict who is craving more and more of this drug that Ace and his Blue Star are made off!!!!
“Astraea was a tragedy, much like shooting stars. She’s going to end the world, with my miserable self in it if I let her.”
“You don’t get to chase me away. I’ll always be fucking behind you, around you. Even when you feel fucking suffocated, I won’t back away.”
Of course, I’m so happy that i got an Arc of this book since it was one of my most anticipated books of this year!!! And of course, i was absolutely sure that she would leave us for once again hanging…
And yes, folks, she did it again!!!! The second book ended with a motherfuckin’ cliffy and I’m questioning…. everything!!!!
“Even when my mind is against me, when I’m thrust in the deepest pit of hell, depression and chaos chewing me up inside until I don’t know who I am anymore, I see you…”
“She sees me as a king and by God, she is the queen of my life and of this fucking world. It’s no wonder why they envy her.
I’m building an empire for her. Everything I do, is for her.
She just doesn’t know it yet.”
Well… I can not really say much about the plot… The things are sooo complicated in every aspect!!!!
Love and hate is constantly on war…
Friendships are getting test really badly…
The secrets and lies are pilling up and they are one mile long by now…
Everything that you think you knew is twisting in the end…
And I’m wondering…
Is there someone in Westbrook that isn’t having an agenda or that he-she isn’t playing a game???
Only Astraea apparently!!!!
Poor girl and my poor boy!!!! My poor boys!!! My poor Blues!!!
“Astraea has the power to break my heart more than anyone else in this world because my heart is in her heart. Hell, life itself is in her hands.”
“God, this guy. He was bad for me in every way. He was dark. He has demons that ravage him at times but he gets my damn soul.”
In here, we also saw many glimpses of the past and these glimpses brought a little bit light in some things…
At the same time, Ace and Astraea’s feelings are getting test for once again…
Is their love real or the hatred between them, a hatred that others are planting, will destroy them for good???
Will the secrets will be revealed after all???
And why all the grown ups in this story are… except Noah’s mother, so damn vicious and full of malice??? God!!!! And that bitch, Brittney??? Arrrrrrr…
“Your heart beats for me and you can’t even acknowledge it.”
“It’s not that simple.”
“You don’t do easy. We are not easy, baby.”
Okay, I’ve said enough!!!! Now, Thandie, hurry up and bring me the finale in this twisted, but oh, so beautiful story!!!!
And guys, pretty please, consider to read this series… This story is more than a bully romance… It’s more than many things!!!
Thandiwe knows how to sneak inside your soul and stay there eternally!!!
“Rage and vicious hate. My oldest friends.
I’m going to reign down hell on both of them…
I don’t think she has ever tasted what real hate is. At least not the kind that I’m going to serve up. She’s going to wish she never knew me…”
“I’m going to destroy you.” He vows.
It’s a vow that I feel. It’s not light. It’s not simple. It’s heavy and it’s the fucking truth. He is going to destroy me.”
WOW WOW WOW! Thandie really outdid herself with this one! Vicious Hate (Westbrook Blues Book 2) was in one word, EPIC!
Vicious Hate is the highly anticipated book from the Westbrook Blues series and it surpassed in every way possible the first installment of this series.
It was more complex, enthralling, angsty, and intense than its predecessor. I personally loved the way Thandie wrote the story and it is apparent how much she has grown as an author, beautiful job, Thandie!!!
About the book, holy damn! She is killing me, no doubt! Astrea and Ace are such a pair. They have so many things against them and that does have a lot of impact on their relationship.
Blue Star has suffered a lot and she is not only battling her inner demons but also the ones surrounding her. Her Ace’s situation is not so much different than hers. He is though, a ruthless bastard who will do whatever it takes to get what he wants.
The funny thing is that for such a long book, I feel more confused than with the first one . I don’t mean that in a bad way, at all. But she definitely created more questions about what’s going to happen next than what actually revealed on this one. What a TEASE!!! And that ending!!!??? That was so mean… I need the next one ASAP!
Wow!! Thandiwe Mpofu left me speechless! She delivered such a angsty, all up in your feels book. Star and Ace will have your head spinning with the push-pull they have going on. All the mystery and secrets that unfold will have your mind reeling. Like wtf did I just read!?! I’m seriously at a loss for words. This series keeps getting better and better. I look forward to the next instalment.
I really have no idea where to start this review. I finished this book DAYS ago and I can’t get it out of my head. I am rethinking and researching clues. I’m trying to find the Easter Eggs Thandie left for us. I am trying to get my heart to stop hurting. I have had a dream every night since I completed it about some aspect of this book. Basically I am a mess.
What I am trying to say is, get ready for an emotional, mindblowing book. Pay CLOSE attention you will miss so much if you don’t.
We get to see more of our Lovely…. ok not lovely… Alphaholes in this book. We get to see more back story- oh the angst. We get to see more emotions- angst again. We get to see betrayal- more against. We experience the plot twists we didn’t see coming- can my heart handle any more angst?!!!
Honesty here folks. I got annoyed with our characters. There was SO MUCH back and forth. Flipping and Flopping their feelings. Twisting their interactions. I was like COME ON PEOPLE! Say what you do, and do what you say. Stop this! The immaturity/mind games were killing me. But then I took a step back. Phsycho-analyzed. I came to this heartbreaking conclusion. For me, a 30-year-old who is in an amazing, healthy, loving, committed relationship, a child of a loving home with stable married parents, have something NONE of these characters have. With this amazing environment, I was raised in, I learned how to treat people, how to make decisions on my emotions. These TEENAGERS haven’t. They are still growing up. Their families are a wreck. None of them have a stable home, with the closest being Noah with his loving Mother, but a father who left, and a brother who committed suicide. Heck, even Spider and Ivy have their Grandma stepping in to help care for them. How are they supposed to make rational decisions about relationships? They can’t. They don’t know how. Add in all the mind games, they will always be questioning, pushing, pulling, and breaking.
My heart hurts for every single one of these characters. Some of their pain comes from each other, true, but they are brought up in an environment of pain. They don’t know love. My Momma side is wrecked over this. My babies are my greatest joy. They complete me. These kids don’t have that, but they have each other. But do they? SEE MIND GAMES!!!!!!
I will say, I Lovated Ace more in this book. I loved that we got to see a deeper side of him. But hated the back and forth. AND most importantly we didn’t get to see some of what he was thinking on the crucial parts. Thandie is tricksy. But as a character, he grew for me. He also answered a lot of my whys with Reckless Hate. You just get to know him much better.
The edition I had, did have some edition errors. However, for me, they do not detract from the story. I was sucked in. So much so that I forgot to eat. Which NEVER happens. I also was up wayyy too late. No Regrets.
I’m speechless, I have no words for what I just read. Thandiwe Mpofu has left me speechless and angry.
I say this with every single book she writes but it reigns true each time, she gets better, and better with each book she writes. And she has taken her writing to an entire different level with Vicious Hate.
The Blue Boys and Star are back and let me tell you, you haven’t seen anything until you read this book. Westbrook is full of secrets, lies, and horrible people, but man so the demons come out in this book.
I have done absolutely nothing today because I could not put this book down. The only time I stopped was to pour more wine, because this book made me drink.
Westbrook Blues is a town that will eat you alive and you won’t know until it’s too late. Everyone is hiding something. Every page brought another secret and another twist. I was on the edge of my seat.
Everything about this book was absolute perfection! The plot, the characters, the write all amazing. Each character brought their own purpose to the story.
But let’s talk about that ending, what the actual fuck! That cliffhanger has left me feeling all kinds of shouty. I’ll be sitting here waiting for book 3. I NEED it more than I need air.
All the stars for Thandiwe Mpofu and Vicious Hate!
Thandiwe has left me speechless and in aww of her writing with this one. Reckless Hate ended with a big Bang so we knew coming into this book that it would be good but damm she outdid herself. If i could rate this book more than 5 stars i would. Right from the first page it starts with the Alex’s past and you get to see why the hate towards his dad, and damm do you understand it, i loved it that we got too see how they all met each other as well. The Blue Boys and Star really go through hell in this book so so much happens.
By 11% in of this book i was sitting at the edge of my seat with a lump in my throat because it was so intense and ive read my share of intense but with this one it was literally bomb shell after bomb shell and just when you think you can’t take all the secrets and betrayal wait there’s more oh wait and a little bit more. It really does keep you at the edge of your seat the whole book. It takes you on one hell of an amazing emotional heartbreaking hot ride.
Thandiwe really makes you feel like its you hearing all these secrets, that its you being hurt and betrayed by the end of it you seriously want to hurt so characters in the this book lol This book was perfect i loved it even more than the first one. Also let me tell you that someone needs to open up a mental asylum in this town and put their parents in it cus damm they pure evil, these people care nothing about their kids at all the things they do left me like wtfffffffffff.
Lets talk about Star and Ace if ever there was two meant to be its these two but damm do they go through hell, but together they are unstoppable their chemistry is off the chain hot, these two are connected like no other but also can fight like cats and dogs lol
Do you know what its like to go back to work after finishing this book i really wanted to throw the phone at someone lol If you haven’t read Reckless Hate i really don’t understand what you are waiting for go go an get it now. Vicious hate comes out December 4. So if you’ve read the first one make sure you get the second one trust me you wont be dissapointed also make sure you dont have work or dont have a busy day as its very hard to function while reading this book.. OH and BTW it ends in a huge cliffy again but ohhhhh so good. BRING ON THE NEXT ONE PLEASE…
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You guys are not ready!!!
My heart has literally stop beating multiple times throughout this book. I mean I am at a complete or utter lost for words.
The twist and turns. The highs and those god damn lows. I can’t even put into the words what this story has done to me.
I have never been more in love with Astraea then I am right now. The strength and vulnerability shown throughout has me in complete and utter awe of her.
Oh lord, what am I going to do with MY Ace. That blue boy is going to be the death of me.
This book completely exceed all expectations I had. My god Thandiwe you are fucking AMAZING!!!
Oh & I need Broken Hate like today!!
5 STARS
WTF!!! Thandiwe…babe…you absolutely ruined me with this book!!! I really don’t want to give anything away, but if you’ve already read Reckless Hate…you know the rollercoaster ride that is this story. I’m just going to say…be prepared to have your mind blown once again. There are so many twists throughout this story and the myriad of secrets that are revealed make this a page-turner and totally unputdownable book.
This is a downright EPIC read and I’m eagerly anticipating the next book. Vicious Hate is the second instalment in the Westbrook Blues Series by Thandiwe Mpofu and will easily join the ranks of the BIBLIO-ARISTOCRACY!!!
Gawd! I’m not long finished this book and my heart is still beating so fast! What an ride! And that cliffhanger, aaaaagh!
This book picks up where book one finishes, where Star is learning the devestation and lies of her existence and my heart broke for her.
There is so much going on in this book with twists, turns, deceit and lies but it is one hell of a ride.
The angst between Star and Ace was near killing me, they both love/want each other so much but yet we’re so stubborn at times. I love Ace and his possessive rights over Star, no one stands a chance getting between him and her.
What I love and admire is Star’s strong character and her growth from book one, yes, she has flaws but she’s righteous and even after everything has been thrown at her and losing her brother, she’s still fighting on ready to tackle what is thrown her way.
Nothing will prepare you for this sitting on the edge of your seat ride. The drama in the last 20% of the book kept coming and coming and I couldn’t look away. But that cliffhanger, Thandie sure know who to write them and keep us on edge, screaming and wanting more!
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, this story is unputdownable and so original. Thandie really knows how to hook the reader with an engaging story and characters you can help but become engaged in, it ain’t heart and roses, it’s blood, sweat and tears and I loved every minute of it!
*An ARC received for an honest review*
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Overall Ratings;u2063
First Sex Scene -60%
POV – Duel
Hero –
Heroine –
Story –
Angst –
Steam –
Chemistry –
What the heck T!!!??????
This book, gahhh just BLEW.ME.AWAY. Amazing, heartbreaking, spectacular and dark.
This is the second part of the story of Star and The Blue Boys, and let me tell you it’s even better than the first one and while we could see some of the secrets of Reckless Hate being revealed it leaves you with more questions waiting to be answered.
The town of Westbrook High and all of its people hide so many secrets, that there’s a moment when you just don’t know what’s gonna happen next, and this is one of the things I loved the most of this book and the way Thandie delivers this story.
As for the characters, we can see more of Ace, that heartless boy, or at least that’s what you think at first, but so much had happened in his life, so much hate and pain during his childhood, all the abuse, and sadness that crept through his life; and Star, this girl, she’s so damn strong. Ace’s Achilles’ heel, his weakness, and at the same time his only savior. This girl holds so much power to all these three boys and she doesn’t even know it. But she’s a badass, and I couldn’t love her more for that.
We also have Emmett, gahh this guy, the quiet one yet the one with most of the secrets, during the first book I always wondered what was the deal with this guy and on this one, Thandie didn’t disappoint by giving me all the answers, well most of them about him.
Noah, oh, Noah. If I was swooning over this one before now I’ve really lost it…ughh I love him so much, the way he treats Baby Blue, and takes care while at the same time protecting everyone around him, and his relationship with Kim, I need to see these two together like yesterday!!!!
You can all see that I REALLY enjoyed this book, the story just hooked me since the first page and I couldn’t put it down.
“You have so much power over her that you can’t even see it! You take her for granted. You say you’re protecting her, but all you do is destroy her.”
When they said repent, I wonder what they meant…
What a ride, I devoured it!
Hats off to the author. This story is a like a tangeld web of lies, deception, and secrets. It is a fantastic example of angsty, emotional, enemies to lovers romance. That ending has me dying for more…and this whole book gets two thumbs up! The characters, the manipulation, betrayals, lies, so much drama, jealousy, and hot alpha males! Worth more than five stars.
Well done Thandiwe Mpofu, I bow down to you. Read the book, read the series and fall in love. You won’t regret a thing.
Vicious Hate was a constant HIGH for me! A high of SHOCK, LOVE, ANGER, BETRAYAL, HATRED…oh man! SUCH A FREAKING HIGH!
One thing after another, Thandiwe toyed with my emotions while she blew our minds with revelations that we didn’t expect!
After reading Reckless Hate, I had my suspicions on certain things that I thought would happen in Vicious Hate. Even though I guessed some things, she never failed to knock me off my feet with these Blue Boys and their Star. Just when I thought I was so sure what was about to happen, something would be revealed.
I loved Ace & Star and then I also wanted to throw something at them at different times throughout the book. She killed my soul at some points and I’ve developed a bad habit of throwing my kindle. There are moments between Star & Ace that will melt your souls…I can’t wait for you to read them.
I loved this, the search for answers, looking for little snippets throughout the book that will clue me in. Just something that will give me the answers for all my questions! It was such a great read and I can’t wait for Broken Hate!
When you read one of your most anticipated reads for December and the author blows it out of the water! I mean, DAMN!! This book is full of drama, angst, bullying to the max and and dare I say oh so many sexy moments!!!! I fell for the broody king himself Ace in Reckless Hate, but damn if Emmett didn’t have me give him a second look!! While I was reading this book I literally had to take breaks because of my anxiety that was getting to me. It’s like when you watch a horror movie, you know something bad is going to happen and you want to hide until it’s over but you know you’ll miss what’s going to happen if you don’t see it. This book had me just like that on the edge of that roller coaster ready to tip over only to be left hanging with that ending!!! Ahhhhhh!!! Even with all of the drama and heartache I couldn’t get enough of it. This book consumed me and days later I’m still thinking about Star and her boys. The kicker was that twist for me. I DID NOT see that coming!! All I have to say is that if you HAVE to read this book. Thandiwe is a creative genius and she is going to BLOW YOUR MIND!!!!! One of my favorite books for 2019!!
I thought I was ready for Vicious Hate. After Reckless Hate, I was restless for the answers and I expected certain events. But the author proved me wrong. The story took so unexpected turn I am still staring at the wall thinking “What have I just read!”. Thandiwe Mpofu took cliffhanger to the next level!
You thought Reckless Hare was crazy. Vicious Hate is wild! Emotional rollercoaster you will read with pounding heart, tears in eyes, evil thoughts and sometimes smile hoping to see the light.
„Me baby. I promise you me…”
The author completely sucked me into her Westbrook world. Five, now four innocent kids put into the hands of manipulators, liars, and players. Four people whose friendship is being tested now. There is a thin love between love and war and now Ace and Star relationship hit the bumpy road. When life starts throwing the most unexpected curveball at them, will their supposedly unbreakable bond last? Or was it just a game?
Thandiwe Mpofu outdid herself with this story. With every book, I am left speechless and in awe of her captivating writing. I am left with even more questions than answers. This story is intense, gripping and unputdownable, even better than the first book!
Nobody is trustworthy.
Everyone has a hidden agenda.
Everyone craves revenge.
Hands down to one of the best series I have read so far! I can’t wait for the next book!
Vicious Hate is book 2 in the Westbrook Blues series and absolutely epic!! I didn’t think that this place could get more twisted, that there could be more lies, deceit and hearts broken. Vicious Hate just ruined me. It was fast paced, had me on the edge of my seat, gave me heart palpitations and blindsided me massively!
Twists and turns I never saw coming every single page that made me want to jump in to the book and hug the main characters.
I’m gonna need book 3 ASAP!
If you haven’t started this series you are massively missing out
I don’t even know where to begin with this book. Vicious Hate is the second installment in the popular Westbrook Blues Series. Thandiwe Mpofu has woven a proper Bully Romance and kicked it up a notch. There is intrigue and mystery, love and hate. It is dark, gritty, deceptive, steamy, and entertaining as hell. Just when you think you have it figured out and you know what is about to happen, she throws in a plot twist to make sure you are paying attention. And, yes, there is one hellacious cliffhanger, but it has been promised that book 3 will tie everything together to put us and Ace and Astraea out of our miseries. 5 Fantastic Stars!
OMG…..OMG….OMG…..I’m still in shock after reading this story. Vicious Hate was engrossing, gripping and unpredictable and another page turner from Thandiwe Mpofu. This is the second book in the Westbrook Blues series and it continues where the first book left off. This story however was more shocking, more intense and had so much more twists I did not know what to expect. It will evoke a range of emotions from you as you are taken on a roller-coaster ride with these characters. The author was able to keep me at the edge of my seat while I furiously turned the pages anxious for more. The scheming, the devastation, the power plays, the secrets and lies were all turned up a notch in this novel.
Told in dual POV, we are given more history in this book which gives us a better understanding of some of the characters. Star and Ace, Noah and Emmett were amazing. These well-developed characters will have you rooting for them throughout the story.
This fantastic page-turner was well written and layered and definitely worthy of a 5 star status. I loved it and I can’t wait for the next book in the series after that cliff-hanger ending. I would highly recommend Vicious Hate to all lovers of bully romance.