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Kings of Quarantine
by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham
- Heroine: Tatum
- Harem: Saint, Kyan, Blake, Nash (aka Monroe)
- POVs Included: Multiple POVs (Tatum, Saint, Nash, Kyan, Blake)
- Book Playlist (Brutal Boys of Everlake Prep Series Playlist)
- Book Characters Cast: http://bit.ly/3jrZLR9
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SUMMARY: (SPOILER WARNING)
Tatum’s dad dumped her at Everlake Prep for her senior year because he is a virologist and has to help with a potential pandemic coming from a virus dubbed Hades.
At first, things seem to be going okay at school. Sure there are some pretentious assholes to deal with. But there’s also some sweet and flirty ones. All of that changes though when news comes out that it was her dad who released the experimental virus from the lab it originated.
Now the kings of the school (especially Blake, who lost his mom to the virus) have it out for her. They want to make her miserable because of what her dad did.
As she navigates their bullshit, she also teams up with an unlikely ally — a particularly alluring P.E. teacher (who is also the football coach) who also has a vendetta against the Night Keepers too.
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REVIEW:
This. Was. Awesome. I absolutely loved it and devoured it whole. I really should’ve known I’d love it. I’m pretty sure this author duo is a sure thing for me at this point. They just do RH’s right. Strong FMC’s, sexy harem members, incredible sexual tension, and heart-racing plots. It’s the stuff great RH’s are made of.
I was initially hesitant to start this one for two reasons.
First, this author duo writes LONG books. Each book is over 600 pages so it’s a commitment. But, like with Harlequin Crew, the pages just flew by. Yes, these books are long, but they don’t feel long. These writers are incredible at pacing and the story just flows so well.
My other reason for hesitating at first is that I thought the book would be about COVID-19. And I really despise books where COVID-19 is apart of the plot. But in the case of these books, the authors clearly drew inspiration from COVID-19, but instead it’s about a fictional virus known as Hades. I was okay with this direction and thought it was a wise choice to go this route.
There’s a lot I loved about this book! Let’s first talk about the characters.
Tate is an awesome heroine. I actually read The Harlequin Crew series before this one and met her and her guys in those books. But now I can really appreciate her character so much more now that I’ve met her personally. I loved her. She’s everything I hope to see in a good FMC.
The guys are tough at this point. They definitely do some very cruel things, including (but not limited to): almost shooting her, forcing her arms into an ice bath, burning the only letters she has from her dead sister, making her sleep in a bathtub, forcing her to only eat only lettuce for an entire day, etc. They are truly bullies and kind of abusive too. But some of that starts to shift towards the end of the book, and what happens at the end really changes the whole dynamic of the harem (for the better).
An exception to the abusiveness is Nash, who is absolutely perfect in every sexy way. I adore him. He’s amazing. Love love love him so much! Also Kyan wasn’t as bad with the torture either, the things he did were more teasing. The worst of the abuse came from Blake and Saint.
Still, I find myself liking these assholes. Blake and Saint will take some getting used to, but I can see it shifting in the next book. I really like when a book series has a total asshole (or two) turn into mush for their lady by the end of the series. So as long as it shifts at some point, I’m good.
And speaking of shifting dynamics. The scene that really makes the big shift is at the end where they all stab her attempted rapist to take the blame off of her for killing him. It was strangely romantic! Like they are all willing to take the fall for her, to kill for her. Gah! So much love for that scene. And it bonded all of them in such a strong way.
There were also so many good lol moments. Like Saint claiming he’s had the toilet paper throne for years. This has me cracking up. I loved the bits of humor thrown in here and there.
Overall it was a great book and I can’t wait to pickup the next one! I was surprised the ending wasn’t super cliffhanger-y. I really expected it to be. Sure, there’s more to come, but it wasn’t the same kind of intense cliffhangers like Harlequin Crew had. Still, I’ll be moving right into the next one. Can’t wait!
- Harem: Saint, Kyan, Blake, Nash (aka Monroe)
- POVs Included: Multiple POVs (Tatum, Saint, Nash, Kyan, Blake)
- Book Playlist (Brutal Boys of Everlake Prep Series Playlist)
- Book Characters Cast: http://bit.ly/3jrZLR9
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SUMMARY: (SPOILER WARNING)
Tatum’s dad dumped her at Everlake Prep for her senior year because he is a virologist and has to help with a potential pandemic coming from a virus dubbed Hades.
At first, things seem to be going okay at school. Sure there are some pretentious assholes to deal with. But there’s also some sweet and flirty ones. All of that changes though when news comes out that it was her dad who released the experimental virus from the lab it originated.
Now the kings of the school (especially Blake, who lost his mom to the virus) have it out for her. They want to make her miserable because of what her dad did.
As she navigates their bullshit, she also teams up with an unlikely ally — a particularly alluring P.E. teacher (who is also the football coach) who also has a vendetta against the Night Keepers too.
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REVIEW:
This. Was. Awesome. I absolutely loved it and devoured it whole. I really should’ve known I’d love it. I’m pretty sure this author duo is a sure thing for me at this point. They just do RH’s right. Strong FMC’s, sexy harem members, incredible sexual tension, and heart-racing plots. It’s the stuff great RH’s are made of.
I was initially hesitant to start this one for two reasons.
First, this author duo writes LONG books. Each book is over 600 pages so it’s a commitment. But, like with Harlequin Crew, the pages just flew by. Yes, these books are long, but they don’t feel long. These writers are incredible at pacing and the story just flows so well.
My other reason for hesitating at first is that I thought the book would be about COVID-19. And I really despise books where COVID-19 is apart of the plot. But in the case of these books, the authors clearly drew inspiration from COVID-19, but instead it’s about a fictional virus known as Hades. I was okay with this direction and thought it was a wise choice to go this route.
There’s a lot I loved about this book! Let’s first talk about the characters.
Tate is an awesome heroine. I actually read The Harlequin Crew series before this one and met her and her guys in those books. But now I can really appreciate her character so much more now that I’ve met her personally. I loved her. She’s everything I hope to see in a good FMC.
The guys are tough at this point. They definitely do some very cruel things, including (but not limited to): almost shooting her, forcing her arms into an ice bath, burning the only letters she has from her dead sister, making her sleep in a bathtub, forcing her to only eat only lettuce for an entire day, etc. They are truly bullies and kind of abusive too. But some of that starts to shift towards the end of the book, and what happens at the end really changes the whole dynamic of the harem (for the better).
An exception to the abusiveness is Nash, who is absolutely perfect in every sexy way. I adore him. He’s amazing. Love love love him so much! Also Kyan wasn’t as bad with the torture either, the things he did were more teasing. The worst of the abuse came from Blake and Saint.
Still, I find myself liking these assholes. Blake and Saint will take some getting used to, but I can see it shifting in the next book. I really like when a book series has a total asshole (or two) turn into mush for their lady by the end of the series. So as long as it shifts at some point, I’m good.
And speaking of shifting dynamics. The scene that really makes the big shift is at the end where they all stab her attempted rapist to take the blame off of her for killing him. It was strangely romantic! Like they are all willing to take the fall for her, to kill for her. Gah! So much love for that scene. And it bonded all of them in such a strong way.
There were also so many good lol moments. Like Saint claiming he’s had the toilet paper throne for years. This has me cracking up. I loved the bits of humor thrown in here and there.
Overall it was a great book and I can’t wait to pickup the next one! I was surprised the ending wasn’t super cliffhanger-y. I really expected it to be. Sure, there’s more to come, but it wasn’t the same kind of intense cliffhangers like Harlequin Crew had. Still, I’ll be moving right into the next one. Can’t wait!