This is the conclusion to Phenomanal X....you HAVE to read that book before Xavier Cold. This book was amazing, PHENOMANAL, exciting, heart breaking and will have you on the edge of your seat at times. In this book we see Xavier and Anna dealing with different things in their relationship that they have not experienced yet. They know they love each other but the things that are being thrown at them to deal with is definitely trying their relationship. Xavier has a huge generous heart underneath all the darkness that most see on the outside. Anna is the light to his darkness, the calm to his storm. They have some pretty serious things thrown at them and learn that they need to fight for what they love and what they want. I was on the edge of my seat in some parts, crying in others. Michelle A Valentine did such an amazing job on how she finished up Anna and Xavier's story. I love how we get more insight into Xavier, lose ends get tied up for both Anna and Xavier's pasts. Grab both of these books if you have not read either one. If you have read the first...grab this one now and go hide away from the world to read this.

The wait is finally over. The match to end all matches will soon begin. Xavier maybe a wrestler but most of the action was out of the ring. Holy Moly, my mouth dropped frequently. I just didn't see so much of it coming.
Xavier has always been a little of a challenge. After hearing about his life, I am amazed he survived. But that is what he is, a survivor. He survived his grandmother. He survived the streets. He survived the gangs. He can survive anything. His reward is Anna Sweets. So why did he toss her away?? Why did he walk away??? Was it worth it?
Every page was worth it. I cried with and for Anna. I got frustrated along with Nettie. My distain of Rex and Deana reviled Anna's.
I have gotten so I like having someone to dislike, hate, despise . Michelle gave me two disgusting people in the ring, and two terrible individuals on the streets of Detroit to wish horrible things upon. Xavier Cold may have been strong in the ring, but it took Anna before he could be strong in life.

Unfortunately, I just couldn't get through this book. I don't know what it was, but I lost interest. There are so many other books by Michelle A. Valentine that I also looked forward to reading but at this point, I'm going to have to say good bye to Xavier.

I really, really disliked how this went down. This book was so predictable, I'm saddened to say so cause I loved the first one so much.
This book totally ruined my book crush for Xavier Cold T.T
Anyway, I rated this one with 3 stars: all in all, it wasn't that bad, I still couldn't put it down, since I was totally hooked. I feel like watching WWE, because wrestling guys... they're sooooo hot.

I breezed through this book.. if you can even call it a book.

Xavier Cold is the second book in this duology. I pray that there isn't another book.. because I was so disappointed in this one. I don't know how.. but it's like Xavier and Anna just annoyed the fuck out of me in this book. God, with their constant whining and pettiness.. I probably yelled.. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? GROW THE FUCK UP PEOPLE! Then this whole WWE thing was also rubbing me the wrong way. It's like Anna didn't want to be there because she was uncomfortable.. but then she didn't want to be away from Xavier.. but then he ignored her and she was like.. well fuck you too man. Then she had to deal with Rex and Deena, still disappointed they didn't die in this book by the way, and it was just giving me a damn migraine. Throw a dash of "her eggo is preggo" into this book and you've started to piss me off.

Again, it could just be me.. but this book was such a disappointment. Even the ending was like.. wtf? that's it? Overall, this book was meh, frustrating, and annoying. I didn't even care for the romance or the twists in this book. It just downright annoyed me. I'm honestly surprised I finished the book.. I think I need some wine now. Or a good book. Or both.

Almost two years we waited to get our hands on this book. Phenomenal X was awesome and amazing but it also left us hanging, for quite a while. I did have to go back and skim the first book in the Hard Knocks series, just so I could refresh my memory before diving into Xavier Cold.

First impression? I was bored at the beginning and part of the middle of this book. It was just missing something that the first book had. I don't know if maybe I built it up so much in my mind or what, but it just didn't work for me. When the book finally began to pick up, I was seriously biting my nails. I kept thinking there was so many unresolved plot points that there was no way it was all going to be wrapped up with an neat, little bow in this book. That we'd be waiting for a book 3.

Well fear not, there's no massive cliffhanger. This is indeed the final installment of the sexy wrestler that is Phenomenal X. The ending was so rushed. There was so much meat left on the bones of this story. Stuff that could have been expanded on. I needed to know more. I waited so long for this book and I'm sad that I can't give it the five stars I gave the first book.

~ Lia, 3 Stars

*Sighs* How do I start with this? This is actually the first review I've ever written, actually. I figured if I don't know what to take into account when doing one then I shouldn't do it. If you don't know how to do it then don't. But this book has been SO ANNOYING for me. When I read Phenomenal X, I was ecstatic, I really fell in love with that book, the characters, the plot, everything... I guess I had really high expectations for this second book. Oh! How sadly dissapointed I was. I absolutely got to the point of despising Anna in the worst way, I had to stop twice and read other books in between because I was so mad, so frustrated, so unbelievably... grrrrr!

The plot could've been developed in a better way, I felt like the idea was awesome but poorly developed. Frankly, only a couple of times towards the second half of the book did I feel like I was reading the same characters, the same author. When I read that Anna was to be involved in some sort of love triangle for a stupid show, and that she was actually willing to do it, knowing it would be a huge humiliation (even if the author didn't actually even picture it like that) for her boyfriend (I get it, you don't mind presenting yourself as a slut for the greater good (unrealistic much?), knowing it's your boyfriend's worst enemy, be it the reason it might be is just a no-no. It's the culmination of stupidity and lack of sense. The fact that she wasn't willing to let go of some dumb privileges backstage made me loose all respect for her. At least half the population of women have to wait until their men get home after work. She could buy a f*cking ticket (VIP if she wanted to be closer) and stop that madness from going down. It wasn't the end of the world and they wouldn't put their relationship in jeopardy so effortlessly.

And really? Just when you know your relationship needs to get strong you go and set up a date with your ex-fiance so you can "get closure"? Do you know the amount of people who actually have to wait a while to do that? And you decide to do it when your current relationship is actually weaker? Get your present (hell, your future!) set up straight and THEN think of coming to terms with a guy who doesn't mean half as your significant other does. Aren't characters supposed to be smart nowadays? Or at least with a bit of common sense? The truth is, in this book, Anna doesn't seem to know a thing about X, how he is, how his mind works, his emotions... It was very dissapointing for me. It feels like she was hit by a bus and now can't remember a thing about him. One step forward the first book, two steps backwards the second.

Uhm hello?! You don't know a neighborhood, your cousin tells you it's real bad, three thugs come looking for your boyfriend, he tells you to go inside and what does the smartass do? Stay outside and show his enemies all his weaknesses. Wow. So smart. As if you can actually do something against three heavily armed men. Go inside like your boyfriend told you to, avoid being recognized as a possible weakness (and the hassle of him having to worry about you) and call the police. Be smart. There are other ways of helping without trying to get yourself or your boyfriend hurt. Dumbass.

The truth is, it seemed like the book was just a quick way to give an end to this story. I hated the developement of the characters, the plot seemed way too superficial to me and overall, I really didn't like it that much at all. I was hoping for a lot more. More depth. More realism. More... everything.