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3.81 AVERAGE
This was brutal
I don’t…I have no words. As much as I love this trope this is the first one I can’t for the life of me figure out how it’s going to go. Like how can you possibly ever trust or develop feelings for anyone after what they did? I almost stopped reading this but now I contemplating if I actually need sleep or if I should just pull and all nighter with book 2
I don’t…I have no words. As much as I love this trope this is the first one I can’t for the life of me figure out how it’s going to go. Like how can you possibly ever trust or develop feelings for anyone after what they did? I almost stopped reading this but now I contemplating if I actually need sleep or if I should just pull and all nighter with book 2
I adored this
I loved this book!
SPOILERS
I'm glad they turned out to be the worst at the end. I was a little sick of the fact Marnye started to fall for them when they were so awful to her. I hope her revenge is the best thing to happen to her.
I loved this book!
SPOILERS
I'm glad they turned out to be the worst at the end. I was a little sick of the fact Marnye started to fall for them when they were so awful to her. I hope her revenge is the best thing to happen to her.
Fast paced and super engrossing. Kept me on my toes. Couldn’t pry my eyes away for a single second. Had an inkling about a thing or two but most took me by surprise. But wanted to shake marnye for all the warnings she chose to ignore—but she is a human and we are suckers for any love and friendship we can get and she sees and wanted to see the good in them. Also they are 15. Omg. If they were 18 or sth but I guess that’s how it is. Still quite enjoyed this.
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I enjoyed the writing style and once the guys started acting less hostile it got better and kept me turning pages. However I found it disturbing to that characters were only fifteen. I had to imagine them much older in my head…
Interesting reverse harem / revenge plot
Takes the reverse harem idea and throw in bullies and extreme revenge plots of rich powerful teenagers. I think I'm on board to see where this goes next.
Takes the reverse harem idea and throw in bullies and extreme revenge plots of rich powerful teenagers. I think I'm on board to see where this goes next.
I think if you haven’t read the Hannaford Prep series (which I DNF’d at the last book) maybe you’d like this, but it was just so similar to me and I didn’t finish the other so I just didn’t want to get through this one
I'm not, a huge fan of 'Young Adult', but I am a fan of C.M. Stunich, so I decided to give this series a go. I was intrigued as soon as I read the blurb.
Once I started reading, I was sucked in to the story. The pain and humiliation of bullying is captured in this book. Nothing is left out. It's not just physical, but psychological bullying, too. It's all there. No sugar coating, just pure torture.
I can tell you now, I cannot wait to see how this series develops. C.M. Stunich has laid down the foundations of a brilliant series, and I cannot wait to see where her mind takes us. How can she make us like the unlikeable? How can 'The Idols' redeem themselves? I can't wait to see how this all shakes out.
Once I started reading, I was sucked in to the story. The pain and humiliation of bullying is captured in this book. Nothing is left out. It's not just physical, but psychological bullying, too. It's all there. No sugar coating, just pure torture.
I can tell you now, I cannot wait to see how this series develops. C.M. Stunich has laid down the foundations of a brilliant series, and I cannot wait to see where her mind takes us. How can she make us like the unlikeable? How can 'The Idols' redeem themselves? I can't wait to see how this all shakes out.
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
3.5
I want Marnye to run them into the ground and kick them off their pedestals so freaking bad!
So I just finished “Bad, Bad Blue Bloods”, the second book in this series. I know, why am I writing a review for the first book now? Well, I’ll tell you why — because I love the cover and it deserves a reaction. Without further ado, let’s begin.
Alright, imagine you’re in this scenario. You won the scholarship to attend one of the most elite private schools in the United States. On your first day, almost everyone seems to already know who you are and your tour guide ditches you after implying that you don’t belong there. A friendly face ends up helping you around campus and gives you the low-down of course the school’s social structure. This new friend then explains how the idols (the elites) are at the top of the food chain and they have set their sights on you (like a bounty, not ooh la la). What else is there to do except survive.
My Thoughts (TEASERS)
Honestly, these boys (Tristian, Creed and Zayd) were cruel for absolutely no reason at all. I’m not sure who takes the title for the worst though. Let’s break it down and see who committed the ultimate betrayal.
All 3 of them: Burned a rare copy of her favorite book, made a bet that they could make her fall in love with them and publicly humiliated her (included Carrie style theatrics), videotaped private moments that should NOT have been videotaped, betrayed her trust.
Tristian: I don’t know, he did do stuff though.
Creed: Read her scholarship essay to the cafeteria (I wanted to punch Creed when he did that.), had a bunch of people report her for drinking (even though she never took a sip), he was also bullied in middle school (which makes it even worse to know he went through it and is putting someone else through it too).
Zayd: Took Marnye to the dance and next day he showed his true colors.
Honestly, reading her essay aloud was one of the worst things someone could do, so Creed is definitely at the top. Then again, they were all pretty bad, so let’s just call it equal.
What Bothered Me
The fact that they were supposed to be freshman in high school made me want to laugh. These guys did not act like freshman AT. ALL. No way. I think it would have made more sense for them to be in their junior year with how they behaved. I honestly can’t see high school freshman boys action like these Idols.
Also, it seems rather far fetched for all these students to automatically hate this one girl because she received a scholarship?! I don’t know, maybe that’s groupthink/mob mindset working it’s magic. Who knows.
My Recommendation
Try this out if you like reverse harem, enemies to friends to enemies, private boarding school, rich jerks and cruel and unusual treatment.
So I just finished “Bad, Bad Blue Bloods”, the second book in this series. I know, why am I writing a review for the first book now? Well, I’ll tell you why — because I love the cover and it deserves a reaction. Without further ado, let’s begin.
Alright, imagine you’re in this scenario. You won the scholarship to attend one of the most elite private schools in the United States. On your first day, almost everyone seems to already know who you are and your tour guide ditches you after implying that you don’t belong there. A friendly face ends up helping you around campus and gives you the low-down of course the school’s social structure. This new friend then explains how the idols (the elites) are at the top of the food chain and they have set their sights on you (like a bounty, not ooh la la). What else is there to do except survive.
My Thoughts (TEASERS)
Honestly, these boys (Tristian, Creed and Zayd) were cruel for absolutely no reason at all. I’m not sure who takes the title for the worst though. Let’s break it down and see who committed the ultimate betrayal.
All 3 of them: Burned a rare copy of her favorite book, made a bet that they could make her fall in love with them and publicly humiliated her (included Carrie style theatrics), videotaped private moments that should NOT have been videotaped, betrayed her trust.
Tristian: I don’t know, he did do stuff though.
Creed: Read her scholarship essay to the cafeteria (I wanted to punch Creed when he did that.), had a bunch of people report her for drinking (even though she never took a sip), he was also bullied in middle school (which makes it even worse to know he went through it and is putting someone else through it too).
Zayd: Took Marnye to the dance and next day he showed his true colors.
Honestly, reading her essay aloud was one of the worst things someone could do, so Creed is definitely at the top. Then again, they were all pretty bad, so let’s just call it equal.
What Bothered Me
The fact that they were supposed to be freshman in high school made me want to laugh. These guys did not act like freshman AT. ALL. No way. I think it would have made more sense for them to be in their junior year with how they behaved. I honestly can’t see high school freshman boys action like these Idols.
Also, it seems rather far fetched for all these students to automatically hate this one girl because she received a scholarship?! I don’t know, maybe that’s groupthink/mob mindset working it’s magic. Who knows.
My Recommendation
Try this out if you like reverse harem, enemies to friends to enemies, private boarding school, rich jerks and cruel and unusual treatment.