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Havoc at Prescott High by C.M. Stunich
3.0

I've never been a fan of "Bully" romances. Back when LJ Shen came out with "[b:Vicious|30839185|Vicious (Sinners of Saint, #1)|L.J. Shen|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1481945407l/30839185._SY75_.jpg|51437887]" & all my GR friends were having eye-gasms (& ear-gasms if you're into audiobooks) over it, I was sitting by myself in a corner thinking "I fucking hated it" (although I did end up enjoying the rest of the books in that series). So yeah, not a fan of big ole assholes, although sometimes it works. But this book came up as a suggestion & it was free (fuck yeah, Kindle Unlimited) & I figured, why not?

Surprisingly enough, it wasn't bad. Was it unrealistic as Hell? Yes it was. All the adults are either MIA or narcissistic pedophiles & all the kids were tatted up, doped up & making the adults piss themselves because of all of the havoc (tehehe). But...the plot was decent, the heroine wasn't incredibly TSTL (although maybe a bit dumb & lacking in self-esteem given her history with the heroes) & the sex scenes were pretty good when you don't think very hard about the fact that these are 17-year-old boys who apparently have huge muscles, even bigger cocks & impeccable stroke game. Also, the lack of diversity. HAVOC is a 5-person gang & every time a member was introduced, I eagerly read their descriptions, thinking "Yep, here's my sexy Latino/African-American/Asian hero" but nope, it's a bunch white boys wearing eyeliner, threatening frat bros with pocket knives. The disappointment is real. But other than that, it was decent.

What I'm saying is, I'll read the next book because a) it's probably gonna be free b) the first book didn't make me wanna break my Kindle in half c) it didn't take itself too seriously, which is a relief because hardcore angst is quite exhausting sometimes & d) maybe they'll start wearing condoms in book 2. There are so many things to look forward to & I'm here for it. None of the HAVOC dudes will ever attain Book Boyfriend status because they're fucking kids but still, I'm here for it.