Monday, October 11, 2021

Briarcliff Society Series by Ketley Allison

Briarcliff Society Series

By Ketley Allison

This series is a bully romance with lots of suspense, murder, and mystery. It deals with a rich private high school with many secrets especially a secret society where they groom the most influential of the school to become important people in the future. Our main characters are Callie and Chase. He's the prince of the society and she's considered trash when she is enrolled as a senior. Yet she's a targeted for initiation.

Rival 
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In this first book, we get a look into Callie's past and see her struggle with her mother's death, her accusations, and the aftermath of her poor decisions which get her sent away to school at Briarcliff High. Chase is commissioned to mess with her, make her think she's welcome, and then make her life worse than it was. Then her roommate dies who is the societies princess. This sends Callie into a tailspin to find out what is going on and what this society really is.

Virtue 

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Callie can't catch a break. She's also falling for the boy who is hot during their sexscapades then very very cold. He's calculating, brash, and can't seem to stay away from her. She has given herself to him multiple times despite his bullying and encouragement of others to harass her too. But she also has slowly been making important friends and serious enemies within the secret society. New accusations about the death of her roommate bring on questions about her mental state. Yet, the Virtues (the female side of the society) are interested in her, although most of the hate and hazing come from them.

Fiend 

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Callie and Chase have come to some common ground though they aren't sure if their growing feelings for each other can surmount to anything. He wants to keep his status as prince with the hopes of ruling someday, but be also can't deny Callie's past and what the Virtues are actually doing to their girls. Which btw is TERRIBLE! And another death surrounding Callie nearly undoes her. All she wants is to destroy the society including the Nobles (boys) too.

Reign 

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Wow, what a finish! This book in this series had many feels: anger, hatred for the queen and new princess, hope for love, that heartbreak when everything falls apart for her, and the moment you want to help her push. It's so good! And she seems to get her happily ever after.

This whole series was keeping me stuck to my tablet. I didn't want to put it down. However, I want to say, each book has language especially during the sex scenes, the sex scenes are graphic for it being in a young adult category (I also labeled in New Adult), there is TONS of hazing and is beyond bullying. I'm talking ruin your life kind of rumors and words thrown amongst other nasties actually thrown at her. Callie though takes it like a soldier and pushes on, something I wish all teens could do. She doesn't stop until the answers are out in the open. Those answers though include underage drinking, sex, rape, bribery, etc. You know, the things secret societies are always rumored to have. We also have trigger warnings for death and psychological trama. But like I said, it also has strong perseverance and a just ending. 

Each book ends with a cliffhanger so this series will need to be read together and not as stand alones.

Enjoy your day! Keep checking back for more! 💋


Andrea ❤️

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Sunday, October 10, 2021

Haven Series by A. R. Ivanovich

Haven Series

By A. R. Ivanovich

Haven

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This is a four book series about a girl who is curious about life beyond the mountains that surround her country. No one is allowed beyond them. For good reason, but that reason is unknown and Katelyn just can't help the pull that guides her to the outside world and into the hands of a very wicked society. What she discovers is that she has powers she never knew she possessed and the ability to do some serious damage. All she really wants is to get home and pretend she never left except she meets Rune a Dragoon soldier who steals her heart.

Paperglass

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A year has passed and Katelyn is home. She left Rune to return and live life as it was before she left. However, she is recruited to go back out into the outside world to find 3 explorers who went missing. One of which is her mother that she hasn't seen in years. Reunited with Rune and her sometimes friend Dylan as well as some stragglers, she takes on more than just those familiar faces from home.

Monarch 

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I was excited to get into book 3, but it fizzled quickly. It took me a month to get through. It wasn't that it didn't have action because it did. Lots. Katelyn is still away from Haven with her two best friends, school history teacher, Rune, and Dylan. Now they must save the city of Breakwater which is Dylan's and Rune's hometown from Prince Raserion. They decide to make a plea to Prince Varion of the North, Raserion's brother. Ruby and the teacher are left behind to return to Haven to warn them as the other's head north. They hope to offer Varion Breakwater so he'll defend it. Once there we find out Varion has been missing for twelve years. We also find out the unlikely person who is Varion in disguise. This is where I lost some interest. I wasn't happy by this choice. Plus, once he remembers who he is, he changes. And I'm not quite sure how I feel about him knowing how he treated his people in the past. Kat once again saves the day but by the end it just her and Dylan against the world. I hope they can work together without killing each other in book 4!

The Last Stand

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This is the final book of the series. This one starts with a fight against Rune of all people. It's got a good ending, but character-wise, I feel as though they didn't grow as much as I'd hoped. Prince Varion has an attitude one minute with Kat and then tries to play nice but it's fake. He can't be who he wants. Kat could be more resolved at this point. It's been two years since her hour ey began and I feel like there were missed opportunities for her to grow her abilities. Dylan is Dylan which is fine, although we do see more of his softer side in this one.

All in all. Give this series a go. It's got the action, suspense, and mystery anyone would like!

Andrea ❤️

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Love and the Silver Lining by Tammy L Gray

Love and the Silver Lining By Tammy L Gray ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ ✝️ I LOVED THIS BOOK TAMMY!  Lol. You never hear that from me on here, but seriously! ...