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Havoc at Prescott High by C.M. Stunich

11 reviews

palebea's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This book is infuriating. Near the start of the book, the Havoc boys say how they are direct with their communication and yet, throughout the book they have been anything but direct. The communication between them all is so poor. One of the main plot conflict themes could very much be resolved if literally any single one of them communicated. 

Also, this is a RH and I'm not used to there being such possessiveness between the men in an RH. It was uncomfortable actually. 
I don't particularly like any of the boys in this either. Maybe Aaron? Oscar is just boring. The only redeeming quality is that surely their communication improves? I'm also not really seeing any grovelling any necessary apologies. Also, feel like I'm being set up for "unexpected" pregnancy. Hate this trope so much.

I love the potential this story has and so I'm going to try the next one and hope it's better because this didn't quite hit the mark for me. And I'm disappointed about it. 

Edit: DNF'd the series. I promise it doesn't get better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

mrsgames2u's review

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Havoc runs Prescott high. Bernadette knows what she’s doing when she says their name the first day of senior year. She has a list of names she wants revenge on and she’s willing to pay Havoc’s price in exchange for their help. Two yrs ago she was the victim of their brutality but now she’ll weaponized them for herself. 

There’s a bit of suspended belief needed for this book. The violence and how they get away with it, especially when their victims are upper class, isn’t very believable, but the story line is a slight shift from your typical gang/mafia why choose. Mostly due to the lower income plot, the way anyone can hire them for their services, and the struggle to figure out their varying relationships. The last part is really what intrigues me about this series so far. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual harassment

grace33's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape and Pedophilia

kat1105's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

briannagriffin567's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, Blood, Child death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Violence, Gore, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Child abuse, Bullying, Mental illness, Murder, and Physical abuse

duhdanielleduh's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Is it well-written? No. Does the plot make sense? Absolutely not. Did I enjoy it? Sure did. 

The things that took me out of it were small but significant. The writing is really repetitive, and there are entire paragraphs of internal monologues that I felt like I'd read 10x before. Also, how are all of these teens completely covered in tattoos? One or two, I'd understand, but all 6 of them? I also really don't like when fad slang is used because it sounds so dated (for example, more than once, Bernie says her makeup is "on point). Also, I don't remember if it was in this book (I've read all 5 now) but I HATED the Covid references. They were so weird and unnecessary.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, and Child abuse

Moderate: Suicide and Child death

ladylaurenexplorer's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

OK now I can see how this is going to continue to the next book because we’re still missing a WHOLE bunch of resolution. 

I’m trying to figure out how the beginning meeting sophomore year happened what was the girls price for making her live for four months hell?! Why would they do that in the first place, especially Aaron.

Also, thinking are all of the boys going to be with her because it just seems like Victor is hogging a lot and very possessive.

Then you have almost all the characters I hate I don’t understand why they haven’t been taken care of in the permanent sense yet I’m hoping at least by book 3 will start seeing some permanent disappearances…maybe?!

I’ve never felt such discussed for a lot of the characters in here, but they are on her list so I can understand why she wants them to pay. My strongest feeling though is when we actually find out what happened sophomore year it’s going to destroy her and I am so nervous.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Sexual content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Death of parent, Drug use, Rape, and Pedophilia

jojesweden's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Grief, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide

keilaangel's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Child abuse, Incest, Violence, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Rape, Pedophilia, and Murder

Minor: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

elenamarmiroli's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Questo libro non è per tutti, in quanto si tratta di un bully romance in cui alcuni dei protagonisti, anche quelli che hanno diciassette anni, sono convinti in scene esplicite. La cosa positiva è che i protagonisti sembrano avere qualche anno in più di quanto hanno realmente. 

Inoltre, in questo libro è presente molta violenza, cosa che può disturbare alcuni lettori. 

Premesso ciò, ho trovato l'opera piacevole da leggere, ma non spettacolare, e inoltre avrei gradito vedere maggior comunicazione tra tutti i protagonisti. 

In aggiunta, devo ammettere che a tratti la scrittura risulta ripetitiva, ma la cosa non mi ha disturbato particolarmente, perché mi sembrava in parte sensata come cosa. 

Per quanto riguarda le scene esplicite, ce n'è un'unica veramente interessante, più o meno a metà libro da quanto mi ricordo. 

In aggiunta devo dire che nonostante sia categorizzato come reverse harem, al momento risulta esserlo in maniera molto limitata, cosa che può piacere o meno. Personalmente avrei preferito una spinta maggiore in quella direzione. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence