Reckless (Bastards of Grove Hill Book 1)
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- Author：Zepphora
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Elia Pinto
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🖤🖤🖤1/2⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️#netheregionstinglescale There was a lot to like about this book， and a little that I didn’t like so much。 The story was very reminiscent of The Joker and Harlequin: Good girl meets bad guy。 Good girl falls for bad guy， and follows him into the dark side， and I。 Am。 Here。 For。 It！It starts with Finn rescuing Francine from some bullies when they were younger。 Francine forms a crush on her dark prince， but he never comes back。 They go their separate ways until they run into each othe 🖤🖤🖤1/2⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️#netheregionstinglescale There was a lot to like about this book， and a little that I didn’t like so much。 The story was very reminiscent of The Joker and Harlequin: Good girl meets bad guy。 Good girl falls for bad guy， and follows him into the dark side， and I。 Am。 Here。 For。 It！It starts with Finn rescuing Francine from some bullies when they were younger。 Francine forms a crush on her dark prince， but he never comes back。 They go their separate ways until they run into each other in high school， and they make a bet。 What I liked:-Great characters！ Well developed， layered， morally grey。 Even the side characters held water and you knew who they were and what they were about。-Character development throughout the story-Steamy AF Daddy kink done well-Strong FMC-Dealt with real life heavy issues: PTSD， mental health， etc。。-The premise and plot were good…。What I didn’t like:-But， the book was soooooo long （ I like that when it’s an epic fantasy， or the plot moves along） and I didn’t feel like all of the plot points were being addressed always， and the story seemed stagnant sometimes。-Some things seemed to come out of left field and not addressed all the way。 Like， her mom showing back up and then fading back into the background， and then popping back up 5 chapters later。-Any problem， or drama these characters could have did， and it was just too extra for me。-2/3’s of the way through the book Finn and Francine “break up” and she starts sleeping around and developing/re-developing feelings for other people？ It just felt skeevy reading the sex scenes with other guys。 It would’ve been easier to read had they been glossed over more， but they were detailed。Overall it was a good read， but I did struggle with the last 1/3 of the book because it just seemed too much at that point。 That being said， there is an HEA， and the ending WAS satisfying！ 。。。more
Felicia's Review
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This book was intriguing。 I couldn't put this book down。 This book was a bit different and was the perfect read and I can't wait for the next book。 This book was intriguing。 I couldn't put this book down。 This book was a bit different and was the perfect read and I can't wait for the next book。 。。。more
Maria J
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Wow this book was intense！ It started out with a shy virgin FMC who became such a strong and slightly crazy （but in a good way） woman throughout the book！ Finn is a flawed Pyscho who you just have to love。 I love that this book is looking to be like a standalone but in a shared universe with other peoples stories waiting to be told！
Audee
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I had to take a moment before rating this book because there were things I liked and some I didn’t care much for （but others might） in this book。 I was torn between a rating of 3。5 and 4， but alas， I’ve decided to go with 4 stars because even with my issues with this book， I still couldn’t stop reading it。 🤷🏻♀️Before anything else， let me first say this is considered one dark read。 There are a lot of triggers here， which I’ll be including at the bottom， but let me just warn you off bat that thi I had to take a moment before rating this book because there were things I liked and some I didn’t care much for （but others might） in this book。 I was torn between a rating of 3。5 and 4， but alas， I’ve decided to go with 4 stars because even with my issues with this book， I still couldn’t stop reading it。 🤷🏻♀️Before anything else， let me first say this is considered one dark read。 There are a lot of triggers here， which I’ll be including at the bottom， but let me just warn you off bat that this probably will not be safe for some， if not a lot of readers。 Also， this was pretty good read for this author’s debut book。 It’s like a play on Harley Quinn and Joker。 And just a really random side note: this author’s name always makes me think of Sephora lolol Francine is the the typical good girl heroine you’ve met countless times before… in the beginning。 But that’s just the front she puts on because it’s what is expected of her — to be the perfect little princess。 She’s a virgin even though she’s been with the same guy since middle school （6 years）， doesn’t cuss， avoids confrontation， vying for Valedictorian， never gets in trouble， you know typical stuff for a good girl。 But underneath it all lies darkness， trauma， and a ton of insecurities she refuses to let anyone see。 Over the duration of the book though， you’ll get to see her transform into a strong， badass， couldn’t give a fuck kween and she shows more and more of her true self。 And this will be mostly because of our man， Finnick， who brings out a very， very different side of her。 Finn is one of the Bastards of Grove Hill， which are the five founding families of their town Grove Hill， all whom have certain rules when it comes to their town。 I don’t wanna get too into it so as to not spoil much。 He and his group of boys are feared by all （aside from Francine of course mostly because of their “past”）， and would never dare cross any of them。 Finn and Francine both have a ton of hang ups， imperfections， issues because of their pasts and upbringing， but you would see early on how much they fit。 They complement one another and make each other happy and feel things they’ve never felt before。 But these two lovely MC’s of ours？ Yeah， they’re both psychos LOL and I’m not exaggerating。 But amidst that， you’ll clearly see the love and devotion they’d have for each other。 Even though it started with a bet， we all know how those usually end in stories like these。 They fall head over heels in love with each other， which neither of them expected。 And both will fight it for reasons of their own （especially Finn）， but then again， the heart wants what it wants， especially if you’re an OTT possessive， overprotective， jealous， psycho like Finn （but not in the hide yo kids hide yo wife kinda way）。 Besides， like I said， Francine is as much of a psycho as he is。 She doesn’t earn the nickname Harley Quinn for nothing， is all I’m saying。 Like they said， she’s a whole lot of pretty， and a whole lot of crazy。 See？ These two are a match made in heaven。 Trust me when I say there’s a ton of drama and gore involved here and there’s a decent amount of angst。 But one thing I actually commend this author for is that she wasn’t scared to allow her h to cope the way some realistic women cope when it comes to heartbreak。 Meaning， she actually allowed her h to sleep with another guy when the H broke her heart。 Most （if not all， since I haven’t come across a h who got to sleep around after being heartbroken） of the authors’ heroines I’ve read just mopes around， cries， alienates herself， or maybe drinks her sorrows off whenever the H fucks up， but this one allowed her h to use sex as a coping mechanism。 I’ve read so many books where it’s always the H who gets to rebound and sleep around during separation when broken up， but it’s such a breath of fresh air and so refreshing to see the h being able to do so， especially if it was the H’s fault for rejecting her breaking her heart in the first place， like in this case， while the H stays celibate。 And to top that off， the h actually enjoys the sex even though she’s clearly still grieving。 Don’t get me wrong， I do not particularly enjoy reading about sex scenes with OP who aren’t the main couple especially if they are detailed like the ones in this book， but I just commend the newness of it being that it’s the other way around。 Some readers might disagree with me on this （meaning they’d hate the sex scenes with OM here） and that’s okay， totally understandable since I would’ve hated it if the H did it。 Also， I don’t condone double standards， but since most books usually has the H as the one not celibate instead of the h during separation， it just made me feel somewhat better reading about the role reversal in this one。 I hope that makes sense。 Haha。 That’s all。 Okay moving on lol All in all it wasn’t a bad read at all and would even say I’m interested to read about the rest of the bastards and the women who’ll bring them to their knees。 I think all of the other couple pairings are already hinted at in this book， but those could always change。 If I had to pinpoint certain factors that bothered me though in this book， it would be the inconsistency in timelines at times。 And some typos and grammatical errors。 And also at times Francine。 Yeah， she sometimes annoyed me with her thoughts， decisions， and reasoning。 Also， I wouldn’t exactly call her a great friend。 Like seriously， what happened to her and Willow？？ That’s a loose end I was never tied up。 But I’m assuming it will be if Willow ever gets her own book with Tiernan？ Ah well， I digress。 I just hope Francine will now learn how to grow up and be a better friend。 Although I try to be more understandable when it comes to high school girls since I know how it is to be 18 lol。 And last but not the least， please do head the trigger warnings before cracking this baby up。 This book won’t be for everyone。 I listed as much as could for my safety gang below。 You have been warned。 Safety Gang:CW: violence， graphic torture and murder scenes， attempted rape （past and present）， drug use， depression， attempted suicide （h’s mom）， abandonment， cheating （not between MC’s， not technically）， mild BDSM， Daddy kink， surprise pregnancy -H 20， h 18-Use of condoms the first couple times， but they stop using when h gets on birth control （IUD）， no STD talk though-Virgin h， manwhore H -Very slight OW drama （just some flirting the H did and a girl on his lap but only for show）-OM drama （h had a boyfriend of 6 years before starting anything with H， but she hasn’t slept with him。 The h makes the bet with H while still with her bf and it wasn’t considered cheating according to her， but it was borderline cheating to me。 Also， she allowed H to go down on her the same day she sort of broke up with her bf。 And after she sort of gets back together with her bf， she strips naked in front of H， although nothing happens。 They don’t have sex until way after she breaks up with her then bf， but still。 Those scenes with the H were still kinda sus to me， and might bother some readers。 Also， her then bf cheated on her with her nemesis， she caught him having sex with her when she came over his house to break up with him because of the H。 So I guess that made things easier for her but still she was torn up about it） -Graphic sex scenes with OM （the h sleeps with one of the H’s close friends after the H broke up with her but it was just a rebound type of sex they were also friends and were both heartbroken — condoms used。 Then she also has a sex fest for an entire day with her ex bf when she bared her heart to the H only to have him callously reject her again thinking it was for her own good of course — no condoms used but her ex bf had only been with two other girls before her and he always wore one）-No sex scenes with OW （H celibate even after he breaks things off with h， although he allows girls on his lap for show to make the h move on） — Such a breath of fresh air！ Lol -Separation/broken up for about a month; H was celibate， h sleeps with two other guys -HEA， with epilogue 。。。more
Jennifer Webb
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Broken to Healed to Harley to Broken to QueenSo this book was not what I was expecting。 I was expecting a light hearted book or maybe even an MC book。 Well I kinda got the light hearted part in the beginning but then it kinda went a little RECKLESS if you may。 But man it went Reckless in the best possible way。 Francine really was a broken girl who really needed her knight and shining armor and even she got it， everything was right in the world or so she thought。 You don't always get what you wan Broken to Healed to Harley to Broken to QueenSo this book was not what I was expecting。 I was expecting a light hearted book or maybe even an MC book。 Well I kinda got the light hearted part in the beginning but then it kinda went a little RECKLESS if you may。 But man it went Reckless in the best possible way。 Francine really was a broken girl who really needed her knight and shining armor and even she got it， everything was right in the world or so she thought。 You don't always get what you want when you want it。 Sometimes you have to suffer to come out on top or become who you are truly meant to be。 Finn and Francine truly had a lot of up and downs and thst in itself was an emotion Rollercoaster for me。 I'm glad everything worked out in the end expect for how things ended with Duncan。 That actually made me cry。 There were things that did bother me1。 Things didn't get resolved with Willow （if it ever will cause this is only book 1 so it's still possible！）2。 We never really found out why the dad did what he did which I'm really curious about to be honest。3。 GLORIA you know that person？4。 And why Tiernan of all people， that's kinda weird。 I would have preferred Eoghan lolI'd really like to maybe see a novella from before this book。 I'd really love to see that story。 ^。^ 。。。more
Gina Burkart
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WowThis is a very intense dark gritty twisted read that takes you on many levels of darkness and through feelings of the wittybratt female and the alpha male。
Ann L
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I'm a newbie to this author and picked Reckless up because it sounded good， good is such a lame word for this book， it's fabulous， I was hooked from the first page， Fin is so alpha bad boy and Francine a good girl but the dynamic between the two is out of the ball park。 Some scenes are dark so beware however it all adds to a fantastic page turning read I couldn't put down。 I'm a newbie to this author and picked Reckless up because it sounded good， good is such a lame word for this book， it's fabulous， I was hooked from the first page， Fin is so alpha bad boy and Francine a good girl but the dynamic between the two is out of the ball park。 Some scenes are dark so beware however it all adds to a fantastic page turning read I couldn't put down。 。。。more
Joy Whiteside
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This book was an amazing read， that grabbed me from the first page。 It moves along at a really great pace making for an easy and enjoyable read。 The characters are amazing and you cannot help but fall in love with them。 This book is a must read and it really needs to be on your TBR list， you will not be sorry that you did。
Kyrie Mangus
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Recklessly in love Francine is the quit， shy， good little southern girl， or so we thought。 10 years ago an 8 year old Francine is being bullied and is rescued by her dark prince Finn， never to be seen agian。 No as a senior in high school their paths cross and this good little girl may not be the good girl everyone thinks she is。 When a bet between the 2 starts something between them exes and enemies come out againts them and some secrets get thrown in the mix can these 2 fight the odds and stay Recklessly in love Francine is the quit， shy， good little southern girl， or so we thought。 10 years ago an 8 year old Francine is being bullied and is rescued by her dark prince Finn， never to be seen agian。 No as a senior in high school their paths cross and this good little girl may not be the good girl everyone thinks she is。 When a bet between the 2 starts something between them exes and enemies come out againts them and some secrets get thrown in the mix can these 2 fight the odds and stay together or will the fall recklessly into hell。 And when not 1 but 2 guys breaks her heart who will eventually put it back together again。 This is a fast paced burn with lots of steam and angst。 Does end with an HEA 。。。more
Chey3995
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Francine is your typical good girl， until she meets Finn。 Despite his attempts to walk away from her because of who he is and what he a part of， they can't seem to keep away from each other。From princess to F**king queen！ Francine is one of my favorite characters and proves good girls can be bad when the right guy comes along。 Finn is everything you want in a bad boy and everything you want in a man period。 And the steam is crazy good。 The author has made a life long reader from me with this boo Francine is your typical good girl， until she meets Finn。 Despite his attempts to walk away from her because of who he is and what he a part of， they can't seem to keep away from each other。From princess to F**king queen！ Francine is one of my favorite characters and proves good girls can be bad when the right guy comes along。 Finn is everything you want in a bad boy and everything you want in a man period。 And the steam is crazy good。 The author has made a life long reader from me with this book！ 。。。more
Victoria Wyatt
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My first book from this author and it did not disappoint。It was hot， sexy and very entertaining。 Duncan， Finn， “Princess”， well written， great storyline and characters。 I received this Free Advanced Reader Copy from the Author and my review is voluntary。
Midnite hunter
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Bad queen ！！ Can you say wow ！！ Omg this will have you creaming like a mad woman。 You get to see Francine go from a princess to a mother*€cling queen。 She has always been a good girl。 Until Finn comes crashing her world upside down。 Finn is a bastard of grove hills and they have rules they have to follow。 He ties to walk away from her。 He don’t want to taint her with his darkness。 What he don’t realizing is that’s she’s as crazy and toxic as he is。 This story is so raw and dark you can’t help bu Bad queen ！！ Can you say wow ！！ Omg this will have you creaming like a mad woman。 You get to see Francine go from a princess to a mother*€cling queen。 She has always been a good girl。 Until Finn comes crashing her world upside down。 Finn is a bastard of grove hills and they have rules they have to follow。 He ties to walk away from her。 He don’t want to taint her with his darkness。 What he don’t realizing is that’s she’s as crazy and toxic as he is。 This story is so raw and dark you can’t help but cheer her on。 Girls do it better then boys。 。。。more
Samantha Hickey
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Zepphora is a new to me author and now I'm OBSESSED！！！！I was hooked from the very 1st page！！！ I adore Francine！！！ At the beginning she is the all around perfect good girl。 Then she gets involved with Finn， who is the school bad boy。 And what a HOT bad boy he is！！ He is now and forever one of my top book boyfriends， the mouth on this guy is drool worthy！！I even loved all the side characters。 I couldn't stop reading this one。 There is kink， all kinds of smexy times， and a storyline that keeps you Zepphora is a new to me author and now I'm OBSESSED！！！！I was hooked from the very 1st page！！！ I adore Francine！！！ At the beginning she is the all around perfect good girl。 Then she gets involved with Finn， who is the school bad boy。 And what a HOT bad boy he is！！ He is now and forever one of my top book boyfriends， the mouth on this guy is drool worthy！！I even loved all the side characters。 I couldn't stop reading this one。 There is kink， all kinds of smexy times， and a storyline that keeps you pulled in。 I loved this whole book and can't wait for more of this world！！！！ 。。。more
Court Small
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Outstanding！There is so much going on in this story yet the characters are all still well developed and the main plot line is intense。 This book combines a little of everything - good girl， bad boy， past crush， elite families， trauma， angst， bdsm， sexual awakening， possessive alpha， secrets， pacts， blood and it is oh so good。This is a new to me author and I am eager to see what comes next。If you like Callie Hart's Crooked Sinners Series or Amo Jones's Elite Kings Club Series pick this up！ Outstanding！There is so much going on in this story yet the characters are all still well developed and the main plot line is intense。 This book combines a little of everything - good girl， bad boy， past crush， elite families， trauma， angst， bdsm， sexual awakening， possessive alpha， secrets， pacts， blood and it is oh so good。This is a new to me author and I am eager to see what comes next。If you like Callie Hart's Crooked Sinners Series or Amo Jones's Elite Kings Club Series pick this up！ 。。。more
Terri
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Let me tell you this book is hot from chapter one。 I want my very own Finn！ This book makes you want to cry， throw things and snuggle all in one book！ I started out feeling like I reading a dirty version on Grease then it is so much better。 I will for sure be reading the following books on this series！
S。A。 Michelle
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Holeee sheet this book is everything you could want from a new author。 It’s dark and twisty。 Full of angst and heartache。I love Francine， Franny， Babe， Harley， Babygirl， Princess！ She starts out as the perfect high school， girl next door。 While Finn is her polar opposite。 She goes from good girl to bad girl， while she finds herself。Finn is everything you want in a high school bad boy！ So hot！ Love everything about him。 There’s a whole slew of side characters you have to meet， and I’m hoping ever Holeee sheet this book is everything you could want from a new author。 It’s dark and twisty。 Full of angst and heartache。I love Francine， Franny， Babe， Harley， Babygirl， Princess！ She starts out as the perfect high school， girl next door。 While Finn is her polar opposite。 She goes from good girl to bad girl， while she finds herself。Finn is everything you want in a high school bad boy！ So hot！ Love everything about him。 There’s a whole slew of side characters you have to meet， and I’m hoping ever single one of them gets their own book！ Full of Daddy kink， and lots of steam。 Perfect combination of smuxy buildup and wow that was hot！ Definitely recommend and can’t wait to see what’s next for these characters and what else the author brings！ 。。。more
Jess
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