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Fear. Desire. Redemption.

When I was taken...it changed me.
Once, I was the life of the party.
Not anymore.
I told myself that I was okay. I almost believed it, until the day I was forced to face my past and my nightmare came to life.
Now the Four are the only ones I can turn to, and Cassius Drummond has made it his personal mission to help me out.
No matter how much I tell myself that he’s off-limits, the more time we spend together, the more I want him.
Bound by my past, I know I’m no good for him, and I’m nothing more than a convenient distraction while we’re stuck with each other.
It’s going to end in heartbreak.
But every time he smiles at me, I find myself falling a little bit more.

The Bonds We Break is a standalone story, but is best enjoyed after the previous four books in the series. The Bonds We Break (The Four, #5)

I fucking loved Jess and Cass! I am a fan of the bad girl redeeming herself, and I think we can all agree she did. Jessa was strong, but she found real friends to help her on her healing journey, and I think that's what I loved about this book. The way Cass was there for her. How they both slowly started to fall for each other, was beautiful. The swoon, and the sexy times **chef's kiss** Is there anything Becca can't write? Contemporary Romance, New Adult, Gay Romance 4.5⭐️.

Can’t believe I left this sitting in my kindle for so long.

I loved being back in this world with these characters. Cassius is sweet and hot and Jessa turned herself around and found forgiveness and acceptance.

The opening and closing blowjob remark … well damn 😆😆😆

Can’t wait to get my hands on the books for Zayde, Creed, and Austin 🤗 Kindle Edition I don't even know where to start criticizing this book.... I already read it knowing that it wouldn't be a read that I would enjoy so much, but I also didn't think it would be THAT bad.

This book is poorly constructed, the scenes are short with no development at all, and no explanation at all, there is a scene that could have been deepened and what did Becca do? She let it go. The characters are also poorly built, I didn't feel a connection with jessa much less with cassius which was the worst thing about this book for me by the way.

I need to talk about the club scene, what the fuck was that one, when I read that scene on Facebook that Becca posted I already started freaking out because I hate threesomes and I was afraid she would do it as a “cure” for jessa's traumas. And that's what happened, they hooked up and all the time I thought “this is so unnecessary”! She used this scene to rid jessa of all her traumas, which in itself is horrible, when I asked Becca saying that this scene wouldn't be cool she said: I'll make sense in the book I promise And guess what? ? It didn't make sense it was just some stupid, disgusting sexualization that added nothing to the story.

This book is made up of short scenes, as it has no development neither of the characters themselves, much less the drama of the series. All “problems” in this book were solved in less than 3 pages. Until now I didn't understand half of what happened in this book, because everything was so rushed, without any preparation.

These are definitely the worst characters in this series -and the worst book for sure-. When I started reading I already knew it was going to be bad but I didn't know it would make me regret having opened this book.

Cassius my god what to say about this idiot. First what kind of man lets the girl he wants to catch be with someone else? And jessa also letting him kiss the blonde girl 🤢🤮 (this is the radioactive scene from the club) there wasn't a jealousy scene, a scene of them caring for each other, I felt 0 connection towards them, for me this book never should have happened. What a horrible book and characters. *ARC provided for an honest review*

The Bonds We Break is Cassius story and I’ve been anticipating it since his character was first introduced!!
Cassius was honestly such a memorable and intriguing side character in the previous books of the series so finally having his pov was exciting to read and dive into.

Cassius and Jessa have a strong bond that developed so well along the story. Her character really intrigued me because of certain actions that were taken in the previous books but I’m so proud of her because of how strong she became. She’s been through something that caused her to feel weak but it only made her stronger. Cassius the only man ever!! He’s the type to be there for someone and care so deeply. He’s someone that Jessa needed. Their relationship has got to be one of my favorites now. Every single moment they had together I loved. Whether it were the vulnerable moments, the ones with most desire, or the happy ones….their chemistry just sparked.

Becca Steele did so well in capturing all the moments between Cassius and Jessa, and even with The Four. The friendships in this series are my absolute favorite for the way they’re more like family and always come out fierce and strong! I’m excited for what’s to come!! The Bonds We Break (The Four, #5) ***5 Sex Voodoo!!! stars***

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All the best love stories start with an epic bl*wj*b... (LOL)

Who would have thought that Cassius Drummond, the crazy manwhore and dedicated player, would fall and how deeply will fall!!!!
But the real surprise in here is for which girl Cassius had fallen!!!
For the bitch herself!!!! Jessa De Witt!!! One of the villains in Winter and Cade's story!!!
Wow!!! Just wow!!! Becca did the unthinkable and look how perfect it turned out!!!
This couple was so freakin' hot and the intensity were pouring out off the pages in big tidal waves!!!!

You ruined my life. Now, I ruin yours.

Jessa wasn't a nice girl before.... She was the queen bee of the campus and she had made some questionable things... But then, she got pulled unwillingly on the Four's drama and her life changed drastically...
After the attack Jessa is not the same person anymore... The only ray of hope is these stupid messages full of crazy memes on the thread that Cassius Drummond had added her...
But now, the threat is coming back and Cassius is taking it upon his shoulders to become her hero, even if this is the worst possible idea that he ever had.

I thought I was untouchable, but I was wrong. How easily it all came crashing down.

Cassius was always the lighthearted of the Four and the one who was lifting their spirits with jokes and unappropriate, silly comments...
But Cassius is so much more than that!!! He has a huge heart and for a reason, he wants to help Jessa De Witt... He feels responsible for her, even though she had hurt his loved ones in the past...
He just can't ignore her pain and he wants to help her...

Anyone who defines you by your past doesn't know the real you.

Cassius and Jessa weren't unknown between them, but when they are starting to come closer, their feelings get tangled in an unknown situation for both of them...
Unfortunately, it isn't so easy for them to act upon these feelings.... Especially when it is hard to acknowledge them themselves...
So can two enemies fall in love??? No matter the consequences???

What was it about Cassius that made me feel lighter after I'd been feeling hopeless for so long?

Well, I freakin' loved this story!!!
Cassius already owned a big piece of my heart, but in here, he made me swoon over him constantly...
As for Jessa??? OMG!!! I would never have thought that I will love her, but the new Jessa had stolen my heart along Cassius...
These two couldn't be more perfect for each other... When they were in the same vicinity the temperature was rising in very dangerous levels and I freakin' loved it!!!

I wanted more of her. To consume her.

Yep, Becca dared to write a story about a very favorite character and to pair him with a very despisable woman...
But guess what??? In my eyes, she succeeded on this mission...
She made the villain to become loveable and this is a great maestry, don't you think???
And now, I can not wait for Zayde's book!!! And why not??? Creed's!!! ;-)

“Even if I only got to have him for a little while, even if it left me broken, it would be worth it. So worth it.”

**I received an ARC for the exchange of an honest review**

Cass & Jessa...A story I was so excited for & was WORTH the wait!

A Thrilling & Sexy, Frenemies-To-Lovers College-Aged Romantic Suspense with Heated times, Beautiful Friendship, Good change, Fun Banters, Trauma & Moving forward, Spying & Action, Fling to Forever, Swoons, Love, Heartfelt & HEA.
It was a pleasant surprise that Becca matched Cass with Jessa. I love Cass from the start of series & here, came to love Jessa too! DEVOURED this book in 5hrs.

NOTE: This is a Standalone, but It's BEST READ in series order! I #HighlyRecommended this whole series😍. We already know Cass & Jessa from it, So Integral! This takes place during summer holidays mostly, before the start of their final college year.

Jessa; Cautious, Shy, Feisty; studies in the Alstone college & WAS rich, popular & bitchy. BEFORE the events of this series, She & Cass had an on & off thing going on, spreading ‘love’ ðŸ"¥. Tbh I hated Jess, Until she was kidnapped in The Fight In Us. This event changed her, for the better. She's now humble, No fake friends, less selfish, Caring, sweet & very relatable. Now, I loved her interactions with Cass & our gang!

Cassius; Playful, Charming, Protective; is part of The Four â€"other 3 being Caiden, Zayde, Westonâ€" friends who ‘rule’ the Alstone College. Cass is easy to love & has good fam. After the trauma Jes went through (Our 4 saved her), Cass tries to be her friend. But it's actually in this book where she's fully welcomed in our gang & slays her demons. I like how Cass brought her confidence back 😉 & It was hot to see Cass possessive of her.

It's been months since her kidnapping & with few nightmares, Jess has been trying to move on...Until on a lunch with her big brother, She sees her kidnapper again!! Wtf?! Unnerved, J goes to the one who she trusts, who can find & give her answersâ€"Cass (& The 4!).
~On & Off, Nightmares, Changes, Fun Texts, Meet & Past saw, Bridge, Help & Truce, Flash, New normal, Attraction, Petr Shit, Flat, envelop scare, Homie, Eavesdrop hurt, Flirty, Trust, Night out, Hot & Sexy times, More or no more, Scrutinize & Truths, Welcome, Friends, Falling, Naked cooking...

Cue Talks & with danger close, their investigation starts! J+C's sparks & flirty banters are hot, Cass gives her the normalcy she craves. As the threat escalates, Cass invites her to stay in the 4's house. So much happens; J+C grow even closer, & Slowly she gets accepted into their friends group!
But what C+J has is temporary, right? Too bad. She'd fallen for him.
~Lead & Creed, Alone, Nightly hope, Sweet & sexy, Distance, Care, Sanctuary, Jealous & dance, Confront, Goofing, Pass time, Well & Ache, Goodbye, Kiss & Fuck, Halfway summer, Guys play, BBQ, Bonfire Party, Miss, Talk, Just us, Reacquaint, Date, Connect...

Then the threat is taken care of, Too Easy? But nevertheless, J+C go back to their lives, reluctantly 😭😉. Cass may've been clueless about his feelings for Jess, but we weren't! Being apart hurt. Cue Cass proposes C+J being Exclusive Fuck buddies. But together, They fall so irrevocably in love *Swoon*. More hotðŸ"¥ sex, Dates & Fun!
Then the villain comes back *Oh shit!*..!
~Fun & Sexy, Hunch, Kidnapped, Panic, Showdown, Why, Saved & cavalry, Recover, Earnest & Break, Feelings obvious, College starts, Club surprise, Dance, Vulnerability & Sweetness, I love yous, Family, Official...

A normal day turned to her nightmare *Shudder*. Gladly rescue's fast, Cass is such a hero! We get Action, Reasons (Dark & funny!), Revenge. Jess recovered & stayed away from Cass. Her feelings too strong. Causing pain & numbness in him...But when Cass FINALLY realises his love for her, what he did was sooo swoony😍, A surprise! Emotional & Sexy. I'm so happy for Cass+Jessa!! Loved the ending & epilogues. #MustRead

P.s. (Btw, Its a fun tidbit that both C+J are bi!)
I loved seeing Caiden+Winter & Weston+Lena here! So fun to see the previous couples🥰. I hope we get the mysterious Zayde's book (& other side characters' too) soon! I love the friendship this gang has♥️.
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It was SO nice to be back with The Four again! I've missed this group of friends so much.
There is something very special about their friendship. They are brothers and fiercely protective of the ones they love. If you're in their tight group, consider yourself a friend for life.
Get on their bad side and they will rain down hell on you.

Cassius was everything! I adored getting to know him in the first 3 books. He is the fun playboy. Always smiling and making things light when they are filled with so much darkness. Behind the smile, behind the laugh, behind the charmer is a boy a bit broken. Feels like he needs to not show his friends that he is fact human and can be hurt, sad or angry.

Jessa has been through so much. She was trying to get some sort of normal back after her kidnapping. I hadn't been a fan of hers for many reasons, but my heart hurt for what she went through. She slowly grew on me. Her frigidness melted away and she blossomed into something special. All with the help of one Cassius Drummond.

He was there for her through her journey to find herself again - emotionally, mentally and sexually. He helped her through it all. Helped her to realize that she was worthy and that her ordeal didn't define her. What started as something just to feel a lust filled void turned into much, much more.

If you're in the mood for a sexy frenemies to lovers read this one is for you. It is a standalone, but reading the previous books will just sweeten this book and help you fall in more in love with these characters. Becca Steele the way i fell in love with Jessa de Witt🥺

the fallen queen bee... the way my heart hurt for her. i am not even kidding that i teared up a few times at her devastation, loneliness and sadness. she truly had no one in her corner and it made me really resent some of the characters id previously come to love.

i mean, everyone was so mean to her, like fuck off. yeahhhh, she was mean in the previous books but not like y’all were saints either🤷🏻‍♀️ and she’d been through so much traumaâ€" getting dragged into the The Four and Winter’s shitâ€" and everyone still treated her like she had the damn plague.

yes, Caiden, i am looking at you.ðŸ˜' like you have a leg to stand on after bullying the love of your life and using Jessa to make her jealous... so you should sincerely shut the fuck up.

honestly, my protective streak jumped out while reading this omg. Jessa is definitely my favourite Becca Steele heroine for sure. i seriously have a type lolâ€" i love the bitchy, queen bee types. they’re my kryptonite.

but once they all warmed up to her i was way more tolerable lol. they all just needed to get their heads out of their arses and im glad it didn’t take them all too long to do so. there was only so much of Jessa’s sadness i could take🥺

bcos watching her be accepted by The Four and just blossom into this beautiful person made me melt. like she finally found a place to belong, filled with camaraderie and laughter, safety and securityâ€" all of which she deserved. she truly was the star of this book for me... without her idk if i would have enjoyed it nearly as much.

now, Cassius...

his behaviour made me fluctuate between loving him and wanting to smack him around the back of the head. like his obliviousness was so damn annoying to read😭 like i love this big dumb fuck, him and Zayde are the superior guys in The Four... but wow this bitch was dumb.ðŸ'ðŸ'„ðŸ'

him realising his feelings for Jessa so late in the game made this way less enjoyable. his obliviousness wasn’t endearing to me at all bcos he’d say shit like “where are the single ladies at tonight” with the intention of fucking other women while obliviously being in love with Jessa. it got old pretty quickly🤷🏻‍♀️

so then the whole friends with benefits storyline was not my cup of tea. i really don’t like that trope anyway, me being a slowburn whore and all. but seeing Jessa in love with Cass while he still had his head in the clouds was just 🥴

the main conflict truly was Cass’ lack of brain cells.

so the overall plot and romance was pretty lacklustre :/// nothing felt fully fleshed out or developed bcos Cass was just too goddam dumb to realise his feelings resulting in everything being surface-level, underwhelming and pretty boring.

like his big declaration at the end of the book was mortifyingly underwhelming. i wanted something intense and spectacular after he’d been such a dumb, oblivious airhead the entire goddam book. but the whole encounter just left me desperate to finish this. suffice to say that Cassius did not live up to his potential here :////

my love for Jessa truly was the saving grace.

so books four and five have been pretty lacklustre for me, so i swear my baby sociopath Zayde better get a showstopper of a book😌 he deserves the world. English DNF

I won't rate this because this is a 'it's me, not the book' situation. I wanted way more for Cassius and a completely different heroine. I really hated Jessa in the previous books. So going to have to shelve this one. Cassius Drummond!



The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 🖤ðŸ'œðŸ¤ŽðŸ'šðŸ'™
Heat/Steam: ðŸ"¥ðŸ"¥ðŸ"¥ðŸ"¥
Story/Plot: ðŸ"™ðŸ"•ðŸ"—
World building: 🌎🌏🌍🌎
Character development: 🤬🤯☺️😲

The heroine: Jessa - In previous books she was the Queen B at Alstone High School and Alstone College. Only ever worried about keeping her status and having everyone want to be her. Until Caiden fell in love with Winter and used her to make Winter Jealous. Jessa wasn’t very nice to Winter, but Caiden did use her and because of that his Stepmother had her associates kidnap Jessa.

The Hero(es): Cassius - he is a player with the great looks, a killer body and his family has money to back it up as well. He is one of the Four (kings of Alstone College) and in previous books he was the Flirt, the funny guy and the ladies man.

The story: Cassius used to hook up with Jessa before she got interested in Caiden. At the time, they both liked the fact that it was just a hook-up with no feelings or strings. However, Jessa was kidnapped and assaulted and she feared the worst would happen when Cassius rescued her. He was nice to her but she has been suffering alone since then.

When she sees one of the men that kidnapped her out on the streets of London walking around free, she goes to Cassius for help. He genuinely wants to help her out and treats her like a good friend and he wants the benefits too, but nothing more.

I really love romance books in dual POV. I like knowing how the Hero is feeling, from when he is in denial to when he finally figures things out and especially when he is obsessed with the heroine. Cassius is great in this one.

I did love the fact that Cass is so protective of Jessa and he stayed true to form and was such a nice guy even though he was so determined to play the field. However, I thought the story got a bit boring at times when it was not on the main arc about Littlefinger (the guy that kidnapped Jessa).

Also, even though I ended up liking Jessa in the end, I just hate it when you are reading a series like this and every guy (Weston, Cassius) ends up with a girl that was introduced in the previous books. I just like a newly introduced heroine. I am a sucker for the first meeting in a romance.

NOTE TO AUTHOR: I can’t wait read Zayde’s story and I hope the heroine is a new character. I also want something on Austin and especially Creed and please don’t have Kinslee be the Heroine in any of those stories. I hope those books are very dark romances.

I voluntarily read & reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts & opinions are my own.

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