books that spoke to my soul

pretty reckless

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author: l.j shen

series: all saints high

genre: romance, new adult

blurb: penn –

they say revenge is a dish best served cold.

i'd had four years to stew on what daria followhill did to me, and now my heart was completely iced.

i took her first kiss.

she took the only thing i loved.

i was poor.

she was rich.

the good thing about circumstances? they can change. fast.

now, i'm her parents' latest shiny project.

her housemate. her tormentor. the captain of the rival football team she hates so much.

yeah, baby girl, say it—i'm your foster brother.

there's a price to pay for ruining the only good thing in my life, and she's about to shell out some serious tears.

daria followhill thinks she is the queen. i'm about to prove to her that she's nothing but a spoiled princess.

daria –

everyone loves a good old unapologetic punk.

but being a bitch? oh, you get slammed for every snarky comment, cynical eye roll, and foot you put in your adversaries' way.

the thing about stiletto heels is that they make a hell of a dent when you walk all over the people who try to hurt you.

in penn scully's case, i pierced his heart until he bled out, then left it in a trash can on a bright summer day.

four years ago, he asked me to save all my firsts for him.

now he lives across the hall, and i want nothing more than to be his last everything.

his parting words when he gave me his heart were that nothing in this world is free.

now? now he is making me pay.

rating: 10/10

hea: yesssss!!!

mature: definitely

cry factor: 2/10, lots of tears of frustration

what i loved: gosh everything was just amazing! daria is THAT bitch and penn's a major hottie (don't ever let me say that again <3). again, i didn't know what to expect but i really enjoyed it even though some characters frustrated me to no end.

side note – duel pov. i was put off by the foster brother troupe big time, but it's irrelevant, it only means they live together and its hella recent so its fine and didn't worry me at all. also there's probablygonna be a shit ton of l.j shen's books in here sorry