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Sticks and Stones
by S. Massery, S.J. Sylvis
Wren had a very rough childhood. Her father was/is an addict and her mother wasn’t in the picture. Wren was placed in foster care multiple times, primarily with Evan Mitchell’s family. Wren and Evan are the same age and think of each other as siblings. Evan’s best friend, Stone, isn’t fond of Wren in the slightest.
In high school, Wren naps in Evan’s car if she’s back home with her father. She can’t sleep when she’s living with him, nor does she get to eat. One day she is heading out to the car when she sees the police are out there in the parking lot with their drug sniffing dog doing their routine checks. Earlier that morning Wren’s father had asked her to deliver a package for him. Wren isn’t naïve and knows what the package is. It’s in Evan’s car and she knows she needs to get rid of it before it’s found. Leaving her very little options, she decides to move the package to Stone’s truck since his father is a powerful defense attorney and can get him to of this. When Stone gets out of the police station, he tells Wren to stay away from him and proceeds to ice her out.
Sophomore year of college Wren finds her boyfriend cheating on her. They lived together so she obviously needs to find somewhere else to live. She turns to Evan for help. He lives in a six bedroom house, with 4 other guys. For now. Turns out he had offered the last room available to Stone since he’s transferring schools. Stone hasn’t shown up yet so the room goes to Wren. Shortly after, Stone shows up and is informed he and Wren are now sharing a room.
The two still loathe each other and will stop at nothing to get the other to move out. It isn’t until Stone posts a picture of Wren that it’s now gone too far. She’s purposefully not on social media. Her father is in prison but still has his guys on the outside doing his bidding. The picture Stone posted exposed Wren’s location, putting her safety at risk and now Wren’s past is coming back to haunt her.
I absolutely love these two authors so when they collaborated, I knew it would be a hit. They did not disappoint. The bully trope is so good in my opinion, if written right. When you feel the angst, pain, anger, then regret while reading, you know it’s a five star. I cannot wait to read the rest in this series.