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jenni_catherine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Minor: Bullying and Rape
lakea's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Blood, and Alcohol
Minor: Confinement, Drug use, Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Alcohol
dilani's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Bullying and Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse and Rape
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
fnicholee's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Minor: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
aislinghelen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Bullying and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Rape and Sexism
Minor: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, and Toxic friendship
ronnieroe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Definitely a must read
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Sexual assault
This book mentions past sexual assault and a parent death, mainly focused around a women who was assaulted fall in love with her 4 bullies one being a stepbrother and her finding herself sexually, also mentions Bi sexual relationshipskiwisandtea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Bullying and Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, and Alcohol
Minor: Domestic abuse, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy
torijanereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Pace: Medium
Format: Kindle
From: Kindle Unlimited
Pages: 242
Rating: 4*
Quote(s): "We used to be the Kings of Ravenwood. I guess I never realised until Briar Monroe showed up that we needed a Queen". “Hunter Ravenwood, Ash Greythorn, Ledger Huxley, and Samson Hall. The four Kings...”.
Briar Monroe is a young teenage girl who has just moved with her mum to love with her new stepfather (who is also the headteacher of her new school) and her stepbrother, Hunter. She has had a tough past and now she is being thrust into a world of wealth and privilege and having to attend Ravenwood Academy, where her stepbrother and his 3 best friends rule as 'kings'.
Briar is supposed to be seen as a girl who can stand up for herself and this is kind of true. I feel like she defended herself against them more than anyone else has in the history of their 'reign' but it wasn't really 'badass'. I felt her character could have done more to retaliate rather than just threatening things but actually following through on her word but still it stopped the guys in their tracks enough.
The premise of them showing her who rules the school also wasn't long enough. I feel like there wasn't a lot of time for their antics to really take effect before they were moving on to something else. I also feel like the turnaround from them being 'mean' to Briar to making her their queen was too quick. There just wasn't a lot of build-up for their feelings to be taken as seriously as it possibly should have been for what they plan later in the book.
This story has the usual different personalities within the guys friendship circle and so they compliment each other well. You have the ringleader, the one they all follow without question, the sweet and quiet one that lends them an edge of approachability. Then, you have the tortured bad boy, who will go to all lengths to protect and defend his friends and finally, the tatted/pierced one who enlightens the group with individuality.
I did like the storyline and the characters. Although, there were some timeline mistakes and some parts didn't feel completely thought through or finished and some parts that really didn't make sense. However, I don't think this distracted too much from the overall effect of the story. I'm hoping for more depth in book 2 and for the characters and storyline to really open up. I would recommend this book to others and I will absolutely be reading the next book in the series. I don't know if I would read this book again in the future but I will read more books by this author for sure.
Graphic: Sexual assault
Minor: Bullying
things100's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Alcohol
Minor: Pedophilia and Kidnapping
romancejunkie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Bullying, Rape, and Violence