Which brings me to the fact that this is an absolute panty-dropper, folks. So if you’re into that and want something in between waiting for Season Two, here’s your little golden nugget! Another thing that I really want to draw attention to is the fact that this book is advertised as YA (Young Adult), when it is seriously not! It is definitely NA (New Adult) with all the steamy and graphic scenes you could expect in one. This book reminded me of the show, Euphoria. The riddle and the answer and the numbers within it. “You are the fucking equation, I want to yell in her face.

It was so very addicting… I haven’t read the Sinners of Saint series so I don’t know the backstory of the parents in the All Saints series, but this book really made me want to pick it up. L.J Shen took my breath away with this one, simply for the fact that she can write up the tragic tales of highschool seniors that hits all the feels.

The character development was so subtly and beautifully done, I didn’t even know I was falling for them until I finished and realized that I had. The plot-twists weren’t shockers but I really didn’t mind because I fell in love with each broken character. This was angsty and gritty all through and every chapter had me at the edge. “Mess with me, Followhill, and I will ruin you.” I love enemies-to-lovers but bully romances can be very hit or miss depending how the subject is treated, and in all honesty – I felt like Daria held up her own in this very well! Granted, it was because she too, was a bully but semantics, amiright? I was so scared to pick it up but once I did, I was completely captivated. Somehow, someway, I still really enjoyed this! I loved the banter between the group of friends and I flew through this very fast. “He gave me the rarest thing in the world, and I gave him heartache.”ĭon’t be mistaken, Pretty Reckless still has asshole leads, both of them (Daria and Penn) treat each other like shit for the most part of the book and the writing, although enjoyable still has plenty of triggers.

It never really did for me, until this pretty little storm made its way into my hands. Her male heroes are often assholes known for how awful they can treat their girls, but somehow it works for people. I find her books very heavily controversial and are often filled with many tropes and triggers that I just can’t get past. Shen and I have not gelled well together. Is this happening? Can it be? Did Alex just rate an L.J Shen book more than 3 stars? Did Alex just actually enjoy the everloving shit out of this problematic as fuck book? *Owen Wilson voice* WooOOWwW

“No offense, sir, but one of your daughters is entirely too young for me, and the other is entirely too Daria for me.”

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