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Feb. 15th, 2023 11:02 pm
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Title: Bad, Bad Bluebloods

Series: Rich Boys of Burberry Prep #2

Author: C.M. Stunich

Genre: Bully, Romance, Reverse Harem, High School, Dark, Contemporary, New Adult, Fiction

Trigger Warnings: foul language and sexual scenes; any sex featured is consensual

Date Started: February 14th, 2023

Date Finished: February 15th, 2023

Status: Finished

Rating: 3.8/5

Sypnosis: Break the rich boys.
It’s tricky, but doable.
Jerks like them don’t deserve to rule Burberry Prep.
No, Tristan, Zayd, and Creed are going to pay, and I plan to make an example of them.
Then there’s Zack, the varsity football d*ck. Oh, and did I mention a prince just transferred to the academy? Whatever will I do with those two?
Revenge is wicked sweet; I can’t wait for a taste.

***

Defend ourselves against the charity case.
We’re the Idols of the school, the kings of the campus.
Marnye Elizabeth Reed.
That girl is nothing like the ones we’re used to. We just can’t decide if we hate her … or love her.
She might come from nothing, but she sure is determined to stir up something at the academy.
She says she’ll meet our challenge dead-on; we’ll make sure she regrets that.

Review: I really wish people would stop adding young adult to dark romance fiction. This should never be geared toward them. And this book, even despite the fact the characters are fifteen to sixteen years of age, is one of them that should never be allowed to be picked up by a young adult unless of age to read these.

Now with that out of the way...

This book picks up a bit after the first book. Marnye hasn't quite changed in character. She feels still a bit like she was in the last book - no real character growth. She is vengeful and still in love with the boys which broke her heart. She is still literally obsessed with them and not in the sense of really returning the favor of an "eye for an eye".

We now have a British prince added to the mix. The tenth in line to the British throne. Not one from a country we never heard of but of Britain itself. A bit of a black sheep much like his cousin, Harry. A prince notorious for causing trouble for his family. And now he has been placed at Burberry where he first meets Marnye before meeting the Bluebloods of Burberry Prep. And when he does meet them, he turns them down. He prefers the company of Marnye and her group.

We also have Zack. Much like the Idols of Burberry Prep, he made Marnye's life miserable in the past and though he does try to amend his ways, she is not quite ready to forgive.

But the funny thing is she is willing to forgive others. This made no sense to me. I would have thought she would do the same for him, but it is apparent that she holds a grudge against him no how much he tries to undo the things he has done.

As for the Idols, they seem a bit remorseful but not quite. Some of them even warn Marnye of the plans from the girls. They still have a dislike for her but there are feelings? It was just a bit strange for me especially since they sought to humiliate her in the last book.

But what do I know.

Once again, a bit of plotholes here and there. Some inconsistencies with Marnye like her love for History. I am a big fan of History and I keep books on my Kindle for me to read. You do not see this with Marnye. She never bothers picking up a book nor do we see her joining a History club. All I see is her vain need to join the cheerleading squad.

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Feb. 15th, 2023 11:32 pm
katara: (Phoenix .:. 4)
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Title: The Envy of Idols

Series: Rich Boys of Burberry Prep #3

Author: C.M. Stunich

Genre: Bully, Romance, Reverse Harem, High School, Dark, Contemporary, New Adult, Fiction

Trigger Warnings: foul language and sexual scenes; any sex featured is consensual

Date Started: February 14th, 2023

Date Finished: February 15th, 2023

Status: Finished

Rating: 3.5/5

Sypnosis: Share the new girl.
That won’t be easy, will it?
Especially not while trying to keep our thrones in the Burberry Prep social scene.
Marnye is learning to forgive us; the least we can do is protect her.
Let’s see who can make her fall in love first.
This time, there’s no bet. This time, it’s just our hearts on the line.

***

Take on the filthy rich girls—and do it with the help of the boys.
It’s us versus them, and it’s not going to be pretty.
The king of the school, a pissed-off narcoleptic, a tattooed rockstar, a varsity football player, and a prince.
Five guys to back me up, five boys that give me butterflies.
They say they’ve changed their ways; it’s time to see if they can keep that promise.

Review: It's war at Burberry Prep.

Idols vs Idols.

King vs Queen

The winner takes all.

How would one review this book?

On one end of the spectrum, I loved the direction the book took. The Harpies are still after Marnye and are determined to find ways to get rid of her. There was even a point I thought that maybe they would do some damage to her. That is if it wasn't for one of the boys coming to her rescue. I love that they are vying for her love and yet two of them manage to sleep with her.

The rest of the boys cannot do anything about it. After all, they made the deal that they would all try to win her love and if that means two of them manage to sleep with her, there would be nothing more the others can do.

I don't know what to think of Tristen because I don't feel that his character has developed that much. There are some subtle changes but not by much. He is still an asshole and still an emotionless asshole. I can understand that maybe the way he is acting is because he has to play a part. A part that does not make his father aware of what he is doing. I feel sorry for him. Ever since we saw his father harm him. It just hurt my heart to see him. I can only surmise this is what has made him the way he is.

I love the boys. I really do. All of them. I may not be fond of Marnye but I want her to never to choose any of them.

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