Thursday, December 19, 2024

Vile Boys & Wicked Girl

                             

Title: Vile Boys
Series: Knot Their Toy #1
Author: AJ Merlin
Published: Amazon Digital Services, September 18, 2022
Pages: 284
Genre: Omegaverse

Nothing says welcome to your dream University like dead bodies and a warning to stay in my lane.

It’s almost impossible to get into Winter Grove University, so when I’m accepted on scholarship, I know my life will change for the better. Or will it?

When an alpha starts harassing me to join his pack, I’m left with no choice but to tell him I belong to another. The thing is, I name drop the richest, most notorious pack on campus.

Dorian, Foster, and August aren’t happy when they find out, and the tension between us grows. These vile boys know how to hold a grudge, but when I’m forced to spend time with them, I can’t stop the connection that’s growing between us.

With a killer closer than we thought, will I lose everything I’ve ever wanted or will I become the omega I never thought I could be?





Title: Wicked Girl
Series: Knot Their Toy #2
Author: AJ Merlin
Published: Amazon Digital Services, November 29, 2022
Pages: 276
Genre: Omegaverse

When I return to Winter Grove early and end up relying on the pack to help me out, I’m sure it’s a new form of torture. Instead, I find myself growing closer to August and Foster. I can’t help but think they’re dragging me deeper underwater, with no intention of letting me up for air anytime soon.

To add to the confusion, a new arrival at the university has a grudge against the pack, and she knows that getting to them is easier when she’s targeting anyone who’s more vulnerable than the boys.

And that might include me, despite how much I want to stay out of it.

But when she goes after my place at Winter Grove and the pack that I might be willing to call my own, will I just let her? Or will I take a few lessons from my vile boys and show her I’m not so quick to surrender?

I hate how much I love a bully romance. I mean, even attaching the word romance is hard to do. There is nothing romantic about this series, and yet. I gobbled it right up. 

It's problematic as heck. Manipulative, misogynistic, classist, etc. I mean, so many things. But also a very quick read, and shockingly compelling. Are the bad guys just as evil as the heroes? Yes. Are the bad guys also somehow less evil than the heroes?! Also yes. Did I read this duology in 4 days? Yes. Am I sad about it, maybe. It's not quite all spice no plot, but the spice was pretty good. If you can get past the fact that they're like 19.

Ratings
Stars: 2.5/5
Spice: 4/5

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