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A review by bookwormbunny
Holy Trinity by Savannah Rose, Amelia Gates
4.0
Holy Trinity is a high school bully romance that gives us Elly's story of her transferring to a new school, the fall out of her parent's marriage, and three smoking hot guys she met over the summer at summer camp. When she sees these three guys on the first day of school, she thinks that things will pick up where they left off. But honestly...instinct tells her...not gonna happen. I mean, these guys had a good time with her at camp, but they never reached out afterward. Not a big enough hint right there? Well, humiliation is the name of the game, because that's exactly what these guys deal her in spades on her first day. Which expertly raises the question...why and what's going to go down from there?
Savannah Rose is an author that I enjoy reading and so I was eager to grab this book up and see where she would take me with these characters. I have to admit I was almost immediately annoyed with Elly. She's so resentful of her mom like everything is her mom's fault. I get it. She's had to move to another town for her senior year, new school, new kid, etc. Not ideal for someone who's about to graduate. But my question is this...why make the mom the heavy? She openly admits that it's her dad who's been doing the stepping out. But yet most of her animosity is towards her mother of all people. The animosity and bullying that she experiences on her first day has me absolutely raising my eyebrows, because it seems like there is actual anger being directed towards her. I'm immediately curious as to why and eagerly dive into this book.
The pace of this story, for me, is well done. I get the present day in most chapters and a nice scattering of the past in specific chapters as well. I appreciated the flashbacks into the summer camp days as it helps give me some foundation as to how Elly meets the "Hotshots" and where things all began. I find quite a few of their interactions interesting, but I'm a bit disappointed that based on a few interactions that Elly goes on to think that she really "knows" these guys. She knows a side to them. Nothing more.
Elly is an interesting character, but I have mixed feelings concerning her. It seems that she bases her desire to interact with the guys based on summer. It's like the authors set her up for failure when she decides to approach them despite their refusal to even acknowledge her. I'm also disappointed that they make Kyle hamstrung. He tries to be Elly's friend, but the minute he tries to stand up for her they have him shift into self-preservation mode. I was hoping for more.
This is a good book and well written. The authors do a fantastic job keeping me engaged in the story and in adding an element of suspense and danger down the line. If you enjoy bully romance novels and reverse harems then this is a good choice to make. I am rating this book 4 out of 5 stars.
Savannah Rose is an author that I enjoy reading and so I was eager to grab this book up and see where she would take me with these characters. I have to admit I was almost immediately annoyed with Elly. She's so resentful of her mom like everything is her mom's fault. I get it. She's had to move to another town for her senior year, new school, new kid, etc. Not ideal for someone who's about to graduate. But my question is this...why make the mom the heavy? She openly admits that it's her dad who's been doing the stepping out. But yet most of her animosity is towards her mother of all people. The animosity and bullying that she experiences on her first day has me absolutely raising my eyebrows, because it seems like there is actual anger being directed towards her. I'm immediately curious as to why and eagerly dive into this book.
The pace of this story, for me, is well done. I get the present day in most chapters and a nice scattering of the past in specific chapters as well. I appreciated the flashbacks into the summer camp days as it helps give me some foundation as to how Elly meets the "Hotshots" and where things all began. I find quite a few of their interactions interesting, but I'm a bit disappointed that based on a few interactions that Elly goes on to think that she really "knows" these guys. She knows a side to them. Nothing more.
Elly is an interesting character, but I have mixed feelings concerning her. It seems that she bases her desire to interact with the guys based on summer. It's like the authors set her up for failure when she decides to approach them despite their refusal to even acknowledge her. I'm also disappointed that they make Kyle hamstrung. He tries to be Elly's friend, but the minute he tries to stand up for her they have him shift into self-preservation mode. I was hoping for more.
This is a good book and well written. The authors do a fantastic job keeping me engaged in the story and in adding an element of suspense and danger down the line. If you enjoy bully romance novels and reverse harems then this is a good choice to make. I am rating this book 4 out of 5 stars.