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3.5 AVERAGE
3.5 AVERAGE
3.5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️!! It was good but definitely the most toxic book I’ve read.. AND I READ MAGNOLIA PARKS! Toxic with EXTRA SPICE
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.5?? 3.75?!?? 4??!?!?! IDK LOL this was 600 pages and literally 90% smut like the plot??? no where to be found……. that doesn’t mean i didn’t like it tho
like i don’t really know how i feel if i’m being honest. i guess i was just expecting more drama and more secrets??? idk!!!
also why was whit so awful and WHY DID I STILL LIKE HIM?!?
like i don’t really know how i feel if i’m being honest. i guess i was just expecting more drama and more secrets??? idk!!!
also why was whit so awful and WHY DID I STILL LIKE HIM?!?
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
i have a lot to say about this one
i went out on a limb here. i only really wanted to read the 2nd book in this series, and though they’re stand alones, i said fuck it and indulged. i am NOT a fan of dark bully romance. did i know that’s what this book was going into it? absolutely not! did i also absolutely tear through every single chapter despite my constant apprehensiveness for the next thing that would come out of whit’s mouth? yup!
i’m not gonna speak too much on the toxicity and straight up couples counseling both summer and whit need; i understand it’s a bully romance or whatever the fuck and it’s simply not my cup of tea. though him saying she deserved almost getting r worded because of her halloween costume absolutely tainted the fuck out of his character for me. but again, bratty, sexually demanding prep school boy; i get it.
i think what frustrates me the most with this one is that the author has such a firm grasp on how to keep the reader yearning and digging for more every time they flip the page. it is so well-written and the plot - though seemed simple enough - was actually decent.
i can see how this book as it is would be successful with its demographic, but i feel so strongly that getting deeper into the thriller/murder aspect of the story would have made it 10x better. like god i couldn’t stop reading by the last half of the book.
also, i absolutely despise epilogues, and this one succumbed to my rath.
i’ve heard endless raving about the second one though, so onto my next endeavor!
i went out on a limb here. i only really wanted to read the 2nd book in this series, and though they’re stand alones, i said fuck it and indulged. i am NOT a fan of dark bully romance. did i know that’s what this book was going into it? absolutely not! did i also absolutely tear through every single chapter despite my constant apprehensiveness for the next thing that would come out of whit’s mouth? yup!
i’m not gonna speak too much on the toxicity and straight up couples counseling both summer and whit need; i understand it’s a bully romance or whatever the fuck and it’s simply not my cup of tea. though him saying she deserved almost getting r worded because of her halloween costume absolutely tainted the fuck out of his character for me. but again, bratty, sexually demanding prep school boy; i get it.
i think what frustrates me the most with this one is that the author has such a firm grasp on how to keep the reader yearning and digging for more every time they flip the page. it is so well-written and the plot - though seemed simple enough - was actually decent.
i can see how this book as it is would be successful with its demographic, but i feel so strongly that getting deeper into the thriller/murder aspect of the story would have made it 10x better. like god i couldn’t stop reading by the last half of the book.
also, i absolutely despise epilogues, and this one succumbed to my rath.
i’ve heard endless raving about the second one though, so onto my next endeavor!
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
You know how we all have those books that are chunky and we look at them and they feel intimidating, but then once we do get to them, we are like what took us so long to read this and why did I wait as the book turns out amazing? That was the first book in the Lancaster Prep series for me. I knew it would be good as I do love Monica Murphy's books and seeing as I had the whole series, she is the author I am going to target and try to read for 2025. In this book, we have our female character Summer Savage, and our male character Whit Lancaster. Summer's mother had an affair with Whit's dad and was part of the reason his parents got a divorce then a fire happened and Summer's stepbrother Yates and stepfather Jonas died. After this Summer was transferred to Lancaster Prep as a favour from Whit's dad. At first, this book is a bullymance between Whit and Summer, but soon we can see that the pair have this love/hate romance going on and so they start sleeping together in secret as their being together could have repercussions for the Lancaster family. Summer is also good friends with Sylvie Lancaster, but of course, she ends up being just as much a bitch as their mother -her namesake. She was the character I hated the most in this book as talk about a spoilt brat who wanted to be the center of attention. When Summer is blackmailed, she leaves the Lancaster family behind to start her own life but of course, Whit wants his HEA and that means doing whatever he can to track down his Summer. Will Summer and Whit get an HEA or will she make it clear that the Lancaster name is toxic and she wants nothing to do with them and would rather protect her heart than get it hurt once again? Find out in this awesome YA/NA crossover edgy high school fiction - Book #1 in the Lancaster Prep series. A series that once you begin reading, you will want to read the entirety of the Lancaster Prep series and fall deep down the Lancaster Rabbit Hole.
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The book could’ve been 50 pages shorter. Towards the end I was this close to plunging my book mark into my eye ball. Never been so happy to see the word Epilogue appear in a book.
Tbh the book started out great, the middle was great, the end was meh.
And I can’t get behind him calling her a « his little whore. » sorry
Tbh the book started out great, the middle was great, the end was meh.
And I can’t get behind him calling her a « his little whore. » sorry