bookwormbetty's review
5.0
This ain't your mama's romance, thats for dang sure. This dark and twisted tale is a dog eat dog, survival of the fittest, with some hunger games thrown in the middle. There are sexy times, and dark, times, check your trigger warnings please. This book has a ton of lust, sexy times, hate, rage, violence, cunning, and way, way more. The main characters are absolutely dark and depraved, even Remi to a certain extent.
The pace is incredibly fast with non stop action, and since it's told in multiple POV, you really get a sense where everyone is, in their headspace. The world building is phenomenal, I picture something dark dreary and almost victorian in the setting, but, someone else might picture something else. This book will for sure keep you guessing, and wanting more. I know I cannot wait for the next book to come out.
The pace is incredibly fast with non stop action, and since it's told in multiple POV, you really get a sense where everyone is, in their headspace. The world building is phenomenal, I picture something dark dreary and almost victorian in the setting, but, someone else might picture something else. This book will for sure keep you guessing, and wanting more. I know I cannot wait for the next book to come out.
atouchofsteamyromance's review
5.0
My jaw is on the floor! This book had so many twists and turns, blood and gore, and lots of spice! Children of the elite believe they're going to the prestigious Oakwood Prep, but they're actually being sent to fight for their lives at Bitterwood Prep. Think the Hunger Games, but with rich participants who didn't know what they were getting themselves into.
Remi isn't like most girls. She's outdoorsy and comfortable with who she is, unlike most of her peers who like to alter their bodies and act entitled all the time. She stands up for herself and does what she needs to for her own survival. Upon her arrival at Oakwood, she catches the attention of two of her classmates, Cash, and Ben, along with her professor, Xander Vaughn. She soon finds out that everything is not what it seems when she's drugged and wakes up in a pit. The chaos begins, as she and her fellow students have to fight for their lives, not for a spot at Oakwood, but for a spot at Bitterwood.
Chaos and madness ensue throughout the book. Students who break the rules are punished, as Remi, Cash, and Ben find out. Remi also has to deal with her roommate Bianca, who doesn't seem to like her. But the trials and tribulations they all go through will change their lives, and relationships with one another. And that cliffhanger!! I really enjoyed Bitter Rivals, and can't wait to find out what happens in the next book!
Remi isn't like most girls. She's outdoorsy and comfortable with who she is, unlike most of her peers who like to alter their bodies and act entitled all the time. She stands up for herself and does what she needs to for her own survival. Upon her arrival at Oakwood, she catches the attention of two of her classmates, Cash, and Ben, along with her professor, Xander Vaughn. She soon finds out that everything is not what it seems when she's drugged and wakes up in a pit. The chaos begins, as she and her fellow students have to fight for their lives, not for a spot at Oakwood, but for a spot at Bitterwood.
Chaos and madness ensue throughout the book. Students who break the rules are punished, as Remi, Cash, and Ben find out. Remi also has to deal with her roommate Bianca, who doesn't seem to like her. But the trials and tribulations they all go through will change their lives, and relationships with one another. And that cliffhanger!! I really enjoyed Bitter Rivals, and can't wait to find out what happens in the next book!
fortheloveofbooksandwine's review
5.0
**I received this as an ARC**
First things first, CHECK TRIGGER WARNINGS. This book is extremely dark. There is a lot of material in here that some may find offensive.
That being said. Holy bologna!! That was INSANE! From the get go you are sucked into a crazy story. The amount of detail that goes into all of the situations was amazing. This is a series, and is not yet completed.
First things first, CHECK TRIGGER WARNINGS. This book is extremely dark. There is a lot of material in here that some may find offensive.
That being said. Holy bologna!! That was INSANE! From the get go you are sucked into a crazy story. The amount of detail that goes into all of the situations was amazing. This is a series, and is not yet completed.
bookishnova's review
4.0
✨ ARC Review ✨
Bitter Rivals by M.J. Marstens & Loxley Savage
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“Here, they’ll learn how fragile their prestigious lives really are, and that sometimes, rules aren’t made to be broken. To survive, they’re meant to be followed—to a T.”
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⭐️: 4/5
Bitter Rivals by M.J. Marstens & Loxley Savage
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“Here, they’ll learn how fragile their prestigious lives really are, and that sometimes, rules aren’t made to be broken. To survive, they’re meant to be followed—to a T.”
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⭐️: 4/5
ladylaurenexplorer's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
3.75
What the hell did I just read!
Oh my gosh this is like battle Royale but bloodier and sexy times!
I don’t know what is about to happen in this next book but I can’t wait for it so I’m out to read it now!
Update:
😩 the next book comes out in February…why did I do this to myself!! 😭
Oh my gosh this is like battle Royale but bloodier and sexy times!
I don’t know what is about to happen in this next book but I can’t wait for it so I’m out to read it now!
Update:
😩 the next book comes out in February…why did I do this to myself!! 😭
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Blood, Torture, Sexual content, Gore, and Death
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