A review by britamac
Havoc at Prescott High by C.M. Stunich

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

H.A.V.O.C. is the one word you never utter at Prescott High, that is unless you want them to own you.
Hael, Aaron, Victor, Oscar, and Callum.

Prescott High is a hellhole at the Havoc boys rule the halls.
And once upon a time, they ruled Bernadette. She endured their crap for an entire year.
But, she's decided that her senior year is going to be different.

Bernadette has decided that this is the year that she's going to own them.
She's made a deal with the Havoc Boys to get the revenge she deserves.
And their price? Her. To be at their beck and call, in their beds, and to be a part of their gang.

Their girl.
The Havoc Girl.
The boys who made her life hell are now going to help Bernadette get her revenge against everyone that has everyone who has ever wronged her – everyone but themselves.

HAVOC AT PRESCOTT HIGH is a 105,000 word mature high school/new adult romance with enemies-to-lovers/love-hate themes. It has brief flashbacks of past bullying incidents as well as foul language and sexual scenes; any sex featured is consensual. This is a reverse harem novel, meaning the main character has more than one love interest. This is book one of three in the series. 

Havoc at Prescott High is the 1st book in The Havoc Boys series by C.M. Stunich. I am a huge fan of C.M. Stunich so this book was a no-brainer for me to read. This book is a dirty, nitty, gritty, intense book

C.M. Stunich has taken an intriguing take on this genre. We get to see the bullying that Bernadette goes through in a series of flashbacks rather than seeing Bernadette going through it in the present day. Honestly, as we only see the bullying through flashbacks I don't think that we get the full scope of everything that Bernadette actually went through and the real depth of the bullying.

This is a story that grabs you right from the start, hooks you, and keeps you reading to the very end. Yes, it is a lengthy real and it's filled with angst, drama, hot boys, and tension, and C.M. Stunich doesn't stay away from any of the taboo subjects. She deals with them head-on on and then she handles those subjects with grace, and tenderness, and she handles it with carefully ensuring that it was handled carefully.

C.M. Stunich had the balls to go there with the topics that she talked about. I loved that this is such a gritty, dirty, sexy, RH romance, full of suspense. And honestly, there is just so much to unpack. And I have to say that I just loved it as I love Dark RH Romance books. I am a sucker for them.

I would recommend this book and this series, even without having read the entire series I would recommend it. I love C.M. Stunich and her writing and I would suggest you read anything by this author.