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Chaos at Prescott High
by C.M. Stunich
I had a lot of issues with this book. Now I love a good bully romance when the characters realistically make amends. Unfortunately there was none of that here. Book 1 didn't have the male characters bring any remorse to their actions either, but I looked past that since it was only the first in the series. I couldn't do that as much with book 2.
Book 1 made it clear that Vic and Aaron were in love with her, but her history with the others was incredibly unclear. In fact, book 1 made it seem like they only occasionally interacted in their youth.
Suddenly in this book, the boys have been in love with her for years. And supposedly so was she? I had trouble buying it. I could never understand the why. Ok, she wanted to be a part of their little gang, but why did that equal love? And for each of them, what did they love about her then? What did they love about her now? What did she love about them besides the fact that her libido has her dropping her panties every 5 sec? Everything on the topic was incredibly superficial. I couldn't feel the chemistry between the characters. Vic and Bernie were constantly angry at each other, but she loves him? The story just went back and forth between I hate them, I love them, I trust them, I don't trust them. Frankly it was exhausting.
The plot also felt chaotic, as though action was added one scene after another without a clear construct. Perhaps this was the entire purpose as if to reflect the confusion and unpredictability of real life. Unfortunately, it seemed more like the overabundance of action was used to cover up the relationship flaws because the reader is too busy being inundated with everflowing events. Not to mention the immitation rival gang that read a little stereotypical imo compared to the rest of the characters. It also didn't help that certain events/situations were completely illogical and demanded a large amount of suspense of disbelief.
That said, the true villains were nicely constructed and just plain awful without ever seeming over the top. They represent every disgusting and horrifying thing that nightmares are made of. They deserved every wicked thing Havoc had planned.
Book 1 made it clear that Vic and Aaron were in love with her, but her history with the others was incredibly unclear. In fact, book 1 made it seem like they only occasionally interacted in their youth.
Suddenly in this book, the boys have been in love with her for years. And supposedly so was she? I had trouble buying it. I could never understand the why. Ok, she wanted to be a part of their little gang, but why did that equal love? And for each of them, what did they love about her then? What did they love about her now? What did she love about them besides the fact that her libido has her dropping her panties every 5 sec? Everything on the topic was incredibly superficial. I couldn't feel the chemistry between the characters. Vic and Bernie were constantly angry at each other, but she loves him? The story just went back and forth between I hate them, I love them, I trust them, I don't trust them. Frankly it was exhausting.
The plot also felt chaotic, as though action was added one scene after another without a clear construct. Perhaps this was the entire purpose as if to reflect the confusion and unpredictability of real life. Unfortunately, it seemed more like the overabundance of action was used to cover up the relationship flaws because the reader is too busy being inundated with everflowing events. Not to mention the immitation rival gang that read a little stereotypical imo compared to the rest of the characters. It also didn't help that certain events/situations were completely illogical and demanded a large amount of suspense of disbelief.
That said, the true villains were nicely constructed and just plain awful without ever seeming over the top. They represent every disgusting and horrifying thing that nightmares are made of. They deserved every wicked thing Havoc had planned.