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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
This book had pulled me in from page one. I had a terrible time putting it down. As I read I fell deeper into the world of Briar and the kings of Ravenwood. I felt everything she felt and it took me on the journey right along with her.
I was a bit tossed up with a few spots where the names of the characters got mixed up and the parents reversed, but I made it through those moments. Mistakes happen and it didn't effect the book for me because the story was soo worth those few mistakes.
I will warn though it has a major cliff hanger that had me wanting more immediately. I'm glad that book two will be out in Sept and I don't have too long to wait.
But overall a really great read and I would hands down recommend this to others.
I was a bit tossed up with a few spots where the names of the characters got mixed up and the parents reversed, but I made it through those moments. Mistakes happen and it didn't effect the book for me because the story was soo worth those few mistakes.
I will warn though it has a major cliff hanger that had me wanting more immediately. I'm glad that book two will be out in Sept and I don't have too long to wait.
But overall a really great read and I would hands down recommend this to others.
Overall I did enjoy these characters & getting to see exactly where the plot was going. With Briar struggling to move on from the trauma of her past in California & moving in with her new stepfather and stepbrother in Greythorne… there’s a lot to unpack. She doesn’t expect Hunter, her new stepbrother, and his cray 3 best friends to cause issues for her at school. With her desire to run under the radar, graduate & hopefully move on with her life, the last thing she wants is the attention of “The Kings”. At first, I really saw potential and loved where this was going. When we get introduced to Ledger, Ash & Sampson I was super pumped for each of them to get their limelight. However, I will say the dynamic of this RH was not exactly what I was expecting & I didn’t completely love it (there are MMF & MM relations in this book). I think for me the dynamic of their relationships was just a bit confusing & under developed. The “bullying” wasn’t really major & didn’t last more then a few instances at the beginning. It was more of them acting out & fighting an attraction they couldn’t quite grasp as a group yet. Briar’s trauma & the plot that involves her past I really did enjoy. I also liked getting to understand the past of each of the other boys as well. I did feel like the relationship building was a little rushed, it felt like I blinked & all the sudden everyone was hot for each other. They’re also was not real buildup to them becoming an RH unit, it was like always a thing for the guys in their heads I guess? I don’t know that part for me was a bit confusing. Even with all that I did enjoy these boys & Briar. Im intrigued for book 2 & to see exactly how everything plays out with them!
Boy talk about off to a fantastic start in this book. I couldn't put it down once I got started. This is by a new arthur for me and it's not going to be my last. I love when I find new arthur's, but my tbr doesn't lol. I've been on a RH kick for awhile now and each book I find I fall more in love with this genre. After reading this I can't get enough of Briar and her King's Hunter, Ash, Ledger and Samson.
She's just moved from Cali to a small New England town after her mom got married, so now she has a new stepfather and a stepbrother who happens to be Hunter who btw is not happy about this when he gets a look at her ha boy you deny it all you want
She's just moved from Cali to a small New England town after her mom got married, so now she has a new stepfather and a stepbrother who happens to be Hunter who btw is not happy about this when he gets a look at her ha boy you deny it all you want
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I got this for free as part of "Stuff Your Kindle Day". I wasn't a huge fan of how certain things were incorporated in this. So, even though Briar had been assaulted herself and was victim of the male leads' sexual harassment (which was played off as "teasing"), all it takes for her to forgive them is...for them to say "sorry"? It almost felt like the rape and the bullying and stuff were used more as set dec than the author really engaging all that these things hurt and affect the people experiencing them. It just felt shallow. The base-level writing was solid, though, and I was happy there were no notable typos.
2 unimpressed stars
Booktok made me read this one and I should've known to stay far far away from this when I read the word academy.
Usually I'm a sucker for reverse harem but this one made me cringe so hard I nearly dropped it three times and only decided to finish because it's relatively short
Also couldn't really warm up to any of the guys. Giving them all some sort of tragic backstory isn't really the same as an intriguing personality.
Also stealing the FLs panties and clothes and then trying to convince the FL and us readers that they aren't bullies? Yeah, it's more like sexual harassment than bullying but I doubt that's better.
Booktok made me read this one and I should've known to stay far far away from this when I read the word academy.
Usually I'm a sucker for reverse harem but this one made me cringe so hard I nearly dropped it three times and only decided to finish because it's relatively short
Also couldn't really warm up to any of the guys. Giving them all some sort of tragic backstory isn't really the same as an intriguing personality.
Also stealing the FLs panties and clothes and then trying to convince the FL and us readers that they aren't bullies? Yeah, it's more like sexual harassment than bullying but I doubt that's better.
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Diverse cast of characters:
No
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I wouldn’t exactly call this book a bully romance as they were ‘mean to her’ for like two chapters if that and then were pretty much in love with her. Very fast paced and moved pretty quickly.
Read on Kindle.
Read on Kindle.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Rape, Sexual content, Blood
this felt like a drunk girl trauma dumping in a bar bathroom. and probably made the same amount of sense.