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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Why is it shelved as contemporary? This is straight up fantasy!
Maybe I should make a new shelf named delusional-contemporary for books like this
Maybe I should make a new shelf named delusional-contemporary for books like this
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault
Minor: Blood, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This started off promising, if super cringey as most high school bully setting books I've read do - I mean 17-18 year olds being de facto gang leaders, covered in tattoos while going to this super awful, run-down school which has dogs and police officers check students at the door? Yet, they get away with things? Dramatic much? (it reminded me of the Crowned Crows series by Veronica Eden with the whole the Havoc boys control the school and you can go ask them for favors in exchange for whatever payment they decide on). The MFC was bullied by the Havoc boys in the past and now she's the one evoking their name in exchange of becoming a Havoc girl, as she wants to take revenge on bunch of people.
Bernadette's (and why did the author give her such a name, lol) relationship with the boys was obviously very complex and nuanced, a lot of hate and lust going around, being hot then cold then hot again as the story progresses. You definitely need to read this by suspending your disbelief not only because of what happens in the present, but also when Bernadette recaps what had happened when she was their victim, and how she's finding reasons to downplay the torment as she supposedly gets to know them better.
There's a lot of drama going on, like, a lot. Aside from her revenge, Bernadette has to deal withan awful home situation, she's busy throwing punches with her ex-best friend, taking care of her sister, and jumping in bed with the boys . Frankly, most of the spice was pretty good, but it lacked emotional connection for me. Like, she'd say she hates them and she paints herself as their plaything, and while her mental narrative supports her turbulent emotions being all over the place, I just didn't feel a thing about it, lol.
Despite the cringe-y start of the book, I think I prefered the first half of it better than the second? It was focused more on fleshing outVictor's weird obsession with Bernadette and the out of nowhere marriage of convenience trope , which I found intriguing, while the second half dragged on and lost me with the half-assed attempt at integrating the rest of the boys' interested in her + raising the stakes by turning the story into some sort of gang-turf war.
The book ended on a cliffhanger and I'll probably see how the 2nd one goes out of stupid curiosity and nothing better to do, lol.
Bernadette's (and why did the author give her such a name, lol) relationship with the boys was obviously very complex and nuanced, a lot of hate and lust going around, being hot then cold then hot again as the story progresses. You definitely need to read this by suspending your disbelief not only because of what happens in the present, but also when Bernadette recaps what had happened when she was their victim, and how she's finding reasons to downplay the torment as she supposedly gets to know them better.
There's a lot of drama going on, like, a lot. Aside from her revenge, Bernadette has to deal with
Despite the cringe-y start of the book, I think I prefered the first half of it better than the second? It was focused more on fleshing out
The book ended on a cliffhanger and I'll probably see how the 2nd one goes out of stupid curiosity and nothing better to do, lol.
The first day of senior year Bernadette decides to utter the word HAVOC the same word her Ex-bestfriend uttered in order to have the boys of the same name torture her for a year but instead of uttering it in order to have her tortured she use's it have them exact revenge against those who should of protected her as a child and didn't .
This start to the series opens the story up perfectly ,giving you flash backs along the way to help you understand what lead to this point in the book , as the book flows along you start to understand the reasons behind the boys motives and how HAVOC and Bernie are linked in ways beyond just attending the same school .
You get to discover many twists and turns in this story along the way ,you'll be left perpetually on the edge of you seat throughout but at the same you'll find your self laughing like never before at the characters and what they get up to during the book.
The characters are amazing and have been created perfectly ,its been a long time since I fell in love with a set of characters so quickly but the MC's in this book just make you love them flaws and all ,the world building and story ARC are genius and flow perfectly i can honestly not find a fault in this book in any way it ends in the perfect way and leaves you itching to follow straight on to the next which you can .
C.M Stunich truly is a genius in all she writes i cant wait to dive in to the next instalment .
This start to the series opens the story up perfectly ,giving you flash backs along the way to help you understand what lead to this point in the book , as the book flows along you start to understand the reasons behind the boys motives and how HAVOC and Bernie are linked in ways beyond just attending the same school .
You get to discover many twists and turns in this story along the way ,you'll be left perpetually on the edge of you seat throughout but at the same you'll find your self laughing like never before at the characters and what they get up to during the book.
The characters are amazing and have been created perfectly ,its been a long time since I fell in love with a set of characters so quickly but the MC's in this book just make you love them flaws and all ,the world building and story ARC are genius and flow perfectly i can honestly not find a fault in this book in any way it ends in the perfect way and leaves you itching to follow straight on to the next which you can .
C.M Stunich truly is a genius in all she writes i cant wait to dive in to the next instalment .
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
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-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:
No