bookishbyrenee 's review for:

Save Me by Mona Kasten

3.5

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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Save Me by Mona Kasten

-Maxton Hall, Book 1-

 

3.5/5⭐️

1/3🌶️ (1 scenes, lots of innuendo)

1/3🦋

 

•My Thoughts•

This is a quick read full of teen angst and drama. Definitely NOT my usual type of read but I was intrigued by the show (which I haven’t seen) and the love people have for it! Plus NetGalley got me with their ”read now”. The writing was engaging and addictive. The characters were a hot mess EXCEPT for the FMC. Ruby was amazing - little level headed, go-getter and I loved how she valued herself when it mattered. James had moments where I liked him and moments where I wanted to whack him in the back of the head. Through it all, though, you understand why he is the way he is and I just wanted to hug him and pat his head. I didn’t like all the drinking, drugs and the school culture of the mean and wealthys. I did like Ruby, her family and friends, and the way Ruby and James intrigued and complemented each other. Did I love this? Not really. Was it addictive and easy read? Absolutely and that ending has me super curious as to how things are going to come around! Good thing I got book 2 on “read now” as well…

 

Thank you to Berkeley Publishing and Mona Kasten for the copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.