Wow

Really enjoying this series. I can't believe it took me this long to start. To be honest I'm not a huge fan if high school YA but I am a fan of the author and I have to say she does not disappoint. I love Frankie and how relatable she is. The guys are all sweet and just make me smile. The angst has me on the edge of my seat and I wonder how is this all going to work out? On to book 3 then to see.

So Good!!!

I really love this series the ending of book 1 showed us who Frankies moms boyfriend is, in an unexpected twist. Book 2 brings us more information, new challenges between Frankie and her guys, and a whole lotta high school mean girl drama. It was entertaining, full of unexpected moments (MR THORNS, is that you?!) and interesting revelations. All in all, the story was completely captivating and I’m already dying for the next installment!

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...

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.

More of a continuation of the first, things develop even more as we see some twists and turns. The characters are developing as the story moves on, but there is a lot of angst, some whining, a lot of back and forth. Overall I liked the story, there are about a million books in this series, but I will work my way through as I can.

Changes and Chocolates really just throws you right into the fire picking up where Rules and Roses left off with a pretty massive cliffhanger. Frankie is left feeling betrayed and confused, and the boys have some serious groveling to do. And boy oh boy do they grovel. I'll say it again for most likely every book in this series... but I LOVE their friendship. The relationship is great, its steamy, its sweet, its all the things. But the bond as friends before anything with Frankie and each of the boys (and the boys themselves as friends) is so so so good. Heather writes the best friendships and I am HERE FOR IT.

We really start to see just how deep the wounds between Frankie and her parental figure (the word mom really doesn't apply to Maddy) and how much it affects Frankie and eventually how it affects her relationship as well.

The drama starts to pick up in Changes and Chocolates for sure and it ends with a perfect segue into book three! Another amazing addition to this series!

Changes and Chocolates

I think this is the first time I've read a series where each book is so detailed on the day to day activities. Like each book is gonna take places over a few days or the whole week. I love Frankie and her guys and really hope things go in her favor.

More of a continuation of the first, things develop even more as we see some twists and turns. The characters are developing as the story moves on, but there is a lot of angst, some whining, a lot of back and forth. Overall I liked the story, there are about a million books in this series, but I will work my way through as I can.

In the second installment a lot of secrets were put to rest or realized and it completely upended Frankie's life. Some of them were good like discovering the mystery man who was sending Frankie roses was someone who she could only hope would be a good friend in the long run. Others were terrible like when Frankie discovered the seriousness of the relationship her mother was forming with a married man. She has been used, abused, taken for granted, and made to believe she was unworthy of any less. Her best friends are starting to get the full scope of how terrible things have been that Frankie has locked away and refused to acknowledge.

The bullying at school is starting to reach a new high and the culprit of a particularly malicious attack remains unknown despite the subject pool seemingly being only the girls scorned by the guys when they chose Frankie over them. But there is someone new who also finds Frankie detestable and is bent on destroying her.

The boys and Frankie are getting closer and they're starting to realize they're not that jealous when it comes to her being with the others. In fact, some of them are starting to realize that watching her with the others is titillating. Which opens the relationship to a few different possibilities down the road. It is great to see how devoted they are to her and how willing they are to do anything to make her happy.

Changes and Chocolate addresses the tumultuous relationship between Frankie and her mother as well as deepening the feelings between her and her boys. It shows that Frankie didn't get the mousy personality naturally and that it was cultivated by neglect and even doses of abuse from her family life. She suffered in silence even from her best friends but now she has the support she could only have dreamed of. The problem lies in the fact that with feelings deepening the potential of making a choice between the boys draws closer and more prominent.

I haven't found a series in a while that has sucked me in so thoroughly. The slow building of a relationship on top of the friendships is realistic to the point where I can actually feel cast in Frankie's shoes. This makes the story that much more beautiful to dive into. I am anxious to read the next one in the series as soon as I finish this review!