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Hellfire Club #3
Brutal Blueblood
They call him the ice king.
Owen Montgomery is arrogant and unfeeling--with cold, haughty manners and a British accent sharper than any knife. I've been secretly in love with him for years, knowing there's no way he could ever notice me, the scholarship girl. The poor girl. Until that night in Ibiza...until that night we taste each other's kiss for the first time, and I learn what hot hungers the ice king keeps hidden from public view.
It's also the night when I discover that after three years of sharing classes and even friends, Owen still has no idea who I am. None at all.
Pride stung, I vow to focus only on myself and my future in publishing. But little do I know that I've awakened an obsession in Owen that will soon outgrow the halls of Pembroke Prep and spill over into the real world.
Owen wants me, and he'll stop at nothing to have me. And soon I find myself with an impossible choice. Do I pick the future I always wanted for myself?
Or do I choose the blueblood whose kisses are as brutal as his love?
Owen Montgomery is arrogant and unfeeling--with cold, haughty manners and a British accent sharper than any knife. I've been secretly in love with him for years, knowing there's no way he could ever notice me, the scholarship girl. The poor girl. Until that night in Ibiza...until that night we taste each other's kiss for the first time, and I learn what hot hungers the ice king keeps hidden from public view.
It's also the night when I discover that after three years of sharing classes and even friends, Owen still has no idea who I am. None at all.
Pride stung, I vow to focus only on myself and my future in publishing. But little do I know that I've awakened an obsession in Owen that will soon outgrow the halls of Pembroke Prep and spill over into the real world.
Owen wants me, and he'll stop at nothing to have me. And soon I find myself with an impossible choice. Do I pick the future I always wanted for myself?
Or do I choose the blueblood whose kisses are as brutal as his love?
362 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 25, 2021
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April 9, 2023
•| ⊱✿⊰ |• 3,9 Stars •| ⊱✿⊰ |•
This one was a bit disappointing to me.
I didn't felt a real connection between the main characters.
Tanith is in the same school, same classroom, same friends, she's one of Sera best friends and Owen never had seen her before?!?
No way...
Another thing I don't like that Becker did, she neglected the characters from the former books.
Now they have girlfriends/boyfriends, they are no longer friends?
Lennox and Sloane still have some small appearance, but Keaton and Iris?
Well, we know Iris is in Paris, but Keaton?
I thought this story was too forced.
Owen's mother does what she did, and in the next moment, she's okay with the situation?
Owen was so full of himself, and Tanith didn't want, but she made all the first moves.
I didn't like this couple.
There are a lot of good things between them, but then, something always ruined the situation.
The book is saved by the other characters, and that I'll give it to Becker, she can get me interested in the next two stories.
The next two couples are way more appealing than this one, and it's only for them, that I give the 3,9 stars.
I still recommend reading this one, though, we miss a lot of what happened if we don't read it.
And, as always, I will finish the series.
May 22, 2021
I am obsessed with everything about Brutal Bluebloood by Becker Gray. A British alpha hero with frozen heart that melts only for our sassy nerdy heroine. Their smashing ,sizzling and burning chemistry! And the perfectly captured enemies to lovers tension and angst that made me swoon and die.
Tanith Bradford is attending Pembroke Prep Academy on scholarship and her ultimate goal is to make a name for herself in literary world. Publishing and editing is her dream. And the king of the elite Hellfire Club, Owen Montgomery is the kind of distraction she cannot afford. Rich. Arrogant. Powerful family. But their paths collide and their lives are going for a mega crash. Their chemistry is undeniable. But do they have a future when Tanith's career and Owen's legacy are at risk? What will Owen choose? Was Tanith wrong to trust a playboy?
Now this story is my absolute favourite in this series. I loved every single thing about it. It's technically a new adult story but both Owen and Tanith's character had so much depth and maturity. There is no insta love. Rather a delicious and beautifully flowing slow burn at the beginning till the story changed pace and all the cylinders were fired and we straight went to a dirty, filthy, explosive part. But the emotional variations were always there. Tanith had a crush on Owen forever but our adorable smart goddess knew not to make a fool of herself and she didn't jump in joy when Owen noticed her first. Nope. She made the boy work for it and I loved her so much for that. Owen is the most calm, rational and almost cold part of the Hellfire Club. His family put him under a lot of pressure and he is the caretaker and caregiver and problem solver of the group. But Tanith makes him go crazy and I have to say that the uncontrolled untamed Owen is my favourite. This boy has so much arrogance and swagger that's unreal. But Tanith brings out his vulnerable side that makes him feel like human rather than the sex god. But their lives are on two different sides and that will cause some epic drama and as any gorgeous but emotionally cluless alpha, Owen will make mistakes. But they come out on the other side with a swooning heart melting happily ever after. Another awesome part of this story was the amazing crew of best friends! The girls and the boys are the best!
I just got completely engaged in Brutal Blueblood by Becker Gray from the very first page. A feast of passion, love, angst, drama and friendship!
I reviewed an early copy voluntarily
Tanith Bradford is attending Pembroke Prep Academy on scholarship and her ultimate goal is to make a name for herself in literary world. Publishing and editing is her dream. And the king of the elite Hellfire Club, Owen Montgomery is the kind of distraction she cannot afford. Rich. Arrogant. Powerful family. But their paths collide and their lives are going for a mega crash. Their chemistry is undeniable. But do they have a future when Tanith's career and Owen's legacy are at risk? What will Owen choose? Was Tanith wrong to trust a playboy?
Now this story is my absolute favourite in this series. I loved every single thing about it. It's technically a new adult story but both Owen and Tanith's character had so much depth and maturity. There is no insta love. Rather a delicious and beautifully flowing slow burn at the beginning till the story changed pace and all the cylinders were fired and we straight went to a dirty, filthy, explosive part. But the emotional variations were always there. Tanith had a crush on Owen forever but our adorable smart goddess knew not to make a fool of herself and she didn't jump in joy when Owen noticed her first. Nope. She made the boy work for it and I loved her so much for that. Owen is the most calm, rational and almost cold part of the Hellfire Club. His family put him under a lot of pressure and he is the caretaker and caregiver and problem solver of the group. But Tanith makes him go crazy and I have to say that the uncontrolled untamed Owen is my favourite. This boy has so much arrogance and swagger that's unreal. But Tanith brings out his vulnerable side that makes him feel like human rather than the sex god. But their lives are on two different sides and that will cause some epic drama and as any gorgeous but emotionally cluless alpha, Owen will make mistakes. But they come out on the other side with a swooning heart melting happily ever after. Another awesome part of this story was the amazing crew of best friends! The girls and the boys are the best!
I just got completely engaged in Brutal Blueblood by Becker Gray from the very first page. A feast of passion, love, angst, drama and friendship!
I reviewed an early copy voluntarily
May 22, 2021
Un-freaking-believable. Every single book in this interconnected world has some of the HOTTEST, most emotional, passionate, whirlwind romances I've ever read.
Owen and Tanith (luuuurve that name!) were Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet. The P&P vibes were strong and I LOVED it (it was even mentioned once and I legit seal clapped). Gah, complete fangirling over here 🙌🙌 Owen's cold nature and pretentious opinions came crumbling down around Tanith and she was obsessed with his carnal reactions. SO hot, y'all. I'm not even kidding.
♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡
"He looked every inch the future gentleman. Only I knew the carnal beast that lived inside him."
♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡
Their passion was INSANE. The plot was intriguing and Tanith's gumption was so refreshing. She challenged Owen and even though he made mistakes, in the end he learned his lesson and the mother freaking swooning commenced. The angst was real. 😭
LOVED this book. LOVE this series. Each of the Hellfire couples both old and upcoming are to die for! So much raw intensity and longing. The writing is impeccable and so sensual. Read this series. You're welcome.
⭐ 𝙀𝙙𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩. ⭐
May 25, 2021
Gosh.... *fans self*
This book is perfect.
Owen. Brutal Blueblood. Part of hellfire. Pembroke Elite.
Aloof. Standoffish. Gorgeous. British. Loved this guy!
Tanith. Runs in same crowd. BFFs with the Queen Sera. Sweet. Funny. Super smart. Beautiful. Quietly crushing in Owen for years.
One summer day.
A simple sentence.
Shattered illusions.
This book is phenomenal! Filthy. Sweet. Hot. Interesting. Well written. Loved loved loved the characters.
I say it every one, this is my fav of the hellfire club!
Highly recommend.
This book is perfect.
Owen. Brutal Blueblood. Part of hellfire. Pembroke Elite.
Aloof. Standoffish. Gorgeous. British. Loved this guy!
Tanith. Runs in same crowd. BFFs with the Queen Sera. Sweet. Funny. Super smart. Beautiful. Quietly crushing in Owen for years.
One summer day.
A simple sentence.
Shattered illusions.
This book is phenomenal! Filthy. Sweet. Hot. Interesting. Well written. Loved loved loved the characters.
I say it every one, this is my fav of the hellfire club!
Highly recommend.
July 6, 2021
These books are kinda making me pissy. I should really love them. This is my genre. My tropes. I should be gobbling this ish up with a spoon, not watching my eyeballs roll across the room. 🙄 I feel cheated.
This one started out slightly stronger than the first. I was all ready for this book to redeem the series for me. I liked how Tanith and Owen "met". (Can we stop and discuss the OTT bougie names in this series?? 👀 No? 👀 Everyone's cool?👀 Ok, it's just me then. 😅) I even liked their first kiss. I mean, they're on vacation, they're hormonal teenagers. Making out at a party seems totally fitting. But from here, any "sense" was thrown out the window.
- We're supposed to believe that they go to a private boarding high school, the MCs both have the same exact interests and career goals... and yet while Tanith has been around Owen enough to develop an unrequited crush over the last 3 years, Owen inexplicably has never once seen this girl in a single class or extra-curricular activity. 🧐 Say what?? She's his competition for Valedictorian. She writes for the school newspaper. He plans to pursue managing his family's magazine, but he's never met her or heard of her. Ever. 🤔 She hangs with all his friends, but he doesn't even know her name. 😐 Total stranger. 😐 Never seen in her in the cafeteria or walking to class with her bff Sera, who he's been bffs with since they were FOUR? Not once? 😐 For 3 years? 😒 How big is this private high school? 🤡 (if the author had let them have a mutual past where they were both secretly pining for the other, they would have had instant relationship depth, which this book was sorely lacking, and also the whole premise would have made MUCH more sense. Not sure why they decided to go this route.)
- Tanith and Owen are supposed to be in high school, but everything they talk about makes it sound like this started out as a college romance, and switched at some point, but no one could be bothered to make the needed changes. High school students do not get fellowships and internships at famous magazines in LA and NYC. Not while they're still in high school. COLLEGE kids do. At one point Owen is talking about Tanith's new internship at his family's magazine and says that she'll be both "underpaid and overqualified". 👀 Um... she's IN HIGH SCHOOL. She's barely “qualified” to mop the damn floors. 🤣 That comment only makes sense if she's WELL into her COLLEGE degree.
- Tanith is a virgin who has only been kissed one time in her whole life before she kisses Owen. And yet she jumps his bones like a porn star. 🤡 It's spectacular. 🤡 And completely ridiculous. He takes her v-card, and not a single mention of blood or even a pinch of pain, and she's DTF all night long and most of the next day. 😑 And literally the next day they're moving on to anal. She's throwing out smoldering one-liners like a 30-year old hooker. 🤡 It was comical. 🤡 Also, Owen is a pompous condescending prick to her, and she rightfully tells him where to stick it... but five minutes later she's letting him pound her ass for the 1st time.... 👀 Maybe I'm a prude, but it seems like there should be a little bit of a waiting period between, "Hey you're not good enough for me." and "Hey pass the lube." But that's just me. 🤷🏼♀️
- As for our other porn star, Owen? Oh, well, up until he sexes up our blushing virgin, he was cold and clinical with sex. Wam bam, no mess, no intimacy. Just get off and leave. But somehow he is the sex expert when he's with Tanith. He knows every position and trick and he tries them all in a 24 hour period. Look, I'm all for a manwhore. Love them. But get your dang story straight. Either he's a god in bed, or he was cold and detatched and just did the bare minimum. You can't have it both ways. He even has a bag of toys at his house to pull out to use on Tanith. Mind you, he never explains where they came from or if he's used them on other people. 😬 The author made it sound like he didn't do much experimenting with his other partners, so what's with the handy "kit"?? 🤔 And during their “sexy” banter, he implies that he uses the vibrator on his own @$$hole. 🥸 What?? I just.... I can't figure out if I'm grossed out or intrigued... I'm just confused. 😅 Pick a lane, Owen.
- So, Tanith is supposed to be OBSESSED with working for this magazine. The internship is her DREAM position. She's busted her ass to get it. AND YET.... and yet.... when she's invited to her boss' house (her boss is Owen's mom) she proceeds to lose her virginity in the library with her boss' son during the party. No thoughts to whether this questionable choice might eff up her career if she's discovered naked and spread in her boss' house. None at all. But that's not all folks. Our brilliant super ambitious focused gal, ALSO has sex ON HER DESK AT WORK, out in the open, with Owen. This is her DREAM JOB. She's been working there for 5 minutes. 👀 I just can't with this nonsense.
- Honestly, the whole book is one long head-scratcher. The dialogue and situations never match up to the age group, context or character motivations.
- I thought the tension was better in this one, but there’s no character or relationship development. They hardly know each other. They argue and have “dirty” sex. That’s all.
-I did like that he was jealous/possessive. There’s a couple good scenes/lines that my like-minded friends will like. I like that they consciously decide to not use a condom and Owen is SUPER into it. Really, besides that, the sex scenes are the best part, but even those are unbelievable... and yes, I know sex in a romance novel is ALWAYS unbelievable, but this was beyond the standard crazy. It was next level unbelievable. I did like his dirty mouth. I always appreciate good dirty talk.... until he started dirty talking about all the porn they were going to watch together. 👀 He's a real charmer, that Owen. 😁
Bottom Line? I was hopeful, but didn't see much improvement over the first book. 2-stars
⚠️For the Safety Squad⚠️
- no cheating or sharing
- no OW drama
- no dubcon/noncon
This one started out slightly stronger than the first. I was all ready for this book to redeem the series for me. I liked how Tanith and Owen "met". (Can we stop and discuss the OTT bougie names in this series?? 👀 No? 👀 Everyone's cool?👀 Ok, it's just me then. 😅) I even liked their first kiss. I mean, they're on vacation, they're hormonal teenagers. Making out at a party seems totally fitting. But from here, any "sense" was thrown out the window.
- We're supposed to believe that they go to a private boarding high school, the MCs both have the same exact interests and career goals... and yet while Tanith has been around Owen enough to develop an unrequited crush over the last 3 years, Owen inexplicably has never once seen this girl in a single class or extra-curricular activity. 🧐 Say what?? She's his competition for Valedictorian. She writes for the school newspaper. He plans to pursue managing his family's magazine, but he's never met her or heard of her. Ever. 🤔 She hangs with all his friends, but he doesn't even know her name. 😐 Total stranger. 😐 Never seen in her in the cafeteria or walking to class with her bff Sera, who he's been bffs with since they were FOUR? Not once? 😐 For 3 years? 😒 How big is this private high school? 🤡 (if the author had let them have a mutual past where they were both secretly pining for the other, they would have had instant relationship depth, which this book was sorely lacking, and also the whole premise would have made MUCH more sense. Not sure why they decided to go this route.)
- Tanith and Owen are supposed to be in high school, but everything they talk about makes it sound like this started out as a college romance, and switched at some point, but no one could be bothered to make the needed changes. High school students do not get fellowships and internships at famous magazines in LA and NYC. Not while they're still in high school. COLLEGE kids do. At one point Owen is talking about Tanith's new internship at his family's magazine and says that she'll be both "underpaid and overqualified". 👀 Um... she's IN HIGH SCHOOL. She's barely “qualified” to mop the damn floors. 🤣 That comment only makes sense if she's WELL into her COLLEGE degree.
- Tanith is a virgin who has only been kissed one time in her whole life before she kisses Owen. And yet she jumps his bones like a porn star. 🤡 It's spectacular. 🤡 And completely ridiculous. He takes her v-card, and not a single mention of blood or even a pinch of pain, and she's DTF all night long and most of the next day. 😑 And literally the next day they're moving on to anal. She's throwing out smoldering one-liners like a 30-year old hooker. 🤡 It was comical. 🤡 Also, Owen is a pompous condescending prick to her, and she rightfully tells him where to stick it... but five minutes later she's letting him pound her ass for the 1st time.... 👀 Maybe I'm a prude, but it seems like there should be a little bit of a waiting period between, "Hey you're not good enough for me." and "Hey pass the lube." But that's just me. 🤷🏼♀️
- As for our other porn star, Owen? Oh, well, up until he sexes up our blushing virgin, he was cold and clinical with sex. Wam bam, no mess, no intimacy. Just get off and leave. But somehow he is the sex expert when he's with Tanith. He knows every position and trick and he tries them all in a 24 hour period. Look, I'm all for a manwhore. Love them. But get your dang story straight. Either he's a god in bed, or he was cold and detatched and just did the bare minimum. You can't have it both ways. He even has a bag of toys at his house to pull out to use on Tanith. Mind you, he never explains where they came from or if he's used them on other people. 😬 The author made it sound like he didn't do much experimenting with his other partners, so what's with the handy "kit"?? 🤔 And during their “sexy” banter, he implies that he uses the vibrator on his own @$$hole. 🥸 What?? I just.... I can't figure out if I'm grossed out or intrigued... I'm just confused. 😅 Pick a lane, Owen.
- So, Tanith is supposed to be OBSESSED with working for this magazine. The internship is her DREAM position. She's busted her ass to get it. AND YET.... and yet.... when she's invited to her boss' house (her boss is Owen's mom) she proceeds to lose her virginity in the library with her boss' son during the party. No thoughts to whether this questionable choice might eff up her career if she's discovered naked and spread in her boss' house. None at all. But that's not all folks. Our brilliant super ambitious focused gal, ALSO has sex ON HER DESK AT WORK, out in the open, with Owen. This is her DREAM JOB. She's been working there for 5 minutes. 👀 I just can't with this nonsense.
- Honestly, the whole book is one long head-scratcher. The dialogue and situations never match up to the age group, context or character motivations.
- I thought the tension was better in this one, but there’s no character or relationship development. They hardly know each other. They argue and have “dirty” sex. That’s all.
-I did like that he was jealous/possessive. There’s a couple good scenes/lines that my like-minded friends will like. I like that they consciously decide to not use a condom and Owen is SUPER into it. Really, besides that, the sex scenes are the best part, but even those are unbelievable... and yes, I know sex in a romance novel is ALWAYS unbelievable, but this was beyond the standard crazy. It was next level unbelievable. I did like his dirty mouth. I always appreciate good dirty talk.... until he started dirty talking about all the porn they were going to watch together. 👀 He's a real charmer, that Owen. 😁
Bottom Line? I was hopeful, but didn't see much improvement over the first book. 2-stars
⚠️For the Safety Squad⚠️
- no cheating or sharing
- no OW drama
- no dubcon/noncon
May 25, 2021
We're back at our favorite elite Vermont prep school.
This time we'll hear Tanith + Owen's story.
Tanith has been in love with Owen for all of high school. But he never even acknowledged her.
Then the summer before senior year on a friend's yacht in Spain... he finally sees her and is fascinated by her. And after a very sparky encounter he ruins it again!
Will he win her back? Or is there even more stuff that could get in the way of a happily ever after? Like wanting the same job, or mothers interfering et cetera...
LET THE FUN TIMES BEGIN ...
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Great YA/NA Love Story!
Well, what should I say? I already complained a bit about things in my reviews for the first two books.
The stories just don't grab me enough. The writing is not mine. You don't know where the authors are from. Sometimes it's British and sometimes American and sometimes it sounds as if it's google translated from a Polish original.
It's all very adorable at times and funny and exciting and verry erotic. But it's also very immature and also not. So weird. I don't know why this has to be a highschool series. It should be a college series. These kids act so old and experienced ... it's just ridiculous.
This time the story was cute. She didn't want anything to get in the way of her publishing dream, not even the rich son of the magazine's owner. She wants to do it all on her own.
And the rich son? He had a lot of growing up to do. This girl wasn't going to be easy. He had to work hard to be worthy of her.
It was cute. But also very frustrating and always the same back and forth arguments.
But still - I liked reading it.
Not sure if I will read the next books in the series.
There are SO many people in these books. So many names. Way too many names for my bookalzheimer brain! And I just found out about the Midnight Dynasty world and the constantly mentioned mafia names in here - no idea what that is and I don't really care. I just really hate that it's all part of a world that nobody told me about before.
But should this series ever come to Netflix, I would definitely watch it for the eye candy alone - probably - those covers are not my thing either - those cover-guys are way too old and porny for highschool kids!☺
BRUTAL BLUEBLOOD was cute and very sexy non-Highschool Highschool romance! Run to your nearest amazon for your own Owen - this one is MINE! ☺
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January 16, 2022
3.5⭐️
i enjoyed this book WAY more than book 1 and 2 BUT its not the good kind of 3.5 stars. my rating literally goes out to how fast and easy this book was to read and to owen montgomery <3 now the following review will have spoilers and just basically a fucking hate page to the heroine. you don’t like it—fuck off.
i knew i was going to HATe this couple from basically the beginning. the first two chapters really show the dynamic between the couple and you can clearly see who is the “drama” between them. for context, the heroine is an introvert and spends all her time either reading or studying but her friends want her to socialize more so she goes out sometimes. now in the first chapter, the heroine said she had a HUGE crush on the hero since like freshmen year, BUT she didn’t want him to notice her so she said this;
honestly, you don’t wanna be distracted and dont want the attention, good for you… BUT in chapter 2 when the hero and heroine meet at a party and hook up, he doesn’t know who she is (bitch avoided him and never went to any place where he was) she proceeds to say this:
biTch? is you fUcKing ok? didn’t you fucking avoid him for the exact reason that you didn’t want him to know you? AM I FUCKING MISSING SOMETHING? you know i was kinda hesitant at this point because i was actually concerned for the heroine. she a lil loca. why you may ask? because she just confused my fucking whole life. she was so insecure and for what? she had GREAT friends and the guy she likes clearly fucking likes her back? no one is rude or mean to her. no one fucking bullied her for being a scholarship girl no one FUCKING cares. everyone just wants her happy but she still decides to bring the mood down.
this poor boy was so polite and fucking apologized BUT didn’t like him apologizing? can’t win with this girl istg. first off why would he kiss you if he found you disgusting? idk what she meant by that last sentence i’m just as shocked as owen because she won’t shut the fuck up. her monologues are EXHAUSTING.
anyways…
guys when i say i fell in love with owen, i actually FELL in love with him. he was such a gentlemen but not in the boring way. he was quiet, observant, cold, and emotionless but lost all his control when he was around the heroine. i mean the MAN communicated all his feelings in his own way. he obviously would say what he’s thinking without actually processing it and i loved it because he would be so dumbfounded when she got pissed at his words. i mean oh my fucking god he is probs the most well written hero in high school romances. no joke i can’t think of a single hero who was so likeable.
^i loved him even more for this because even though it was felix’s (owen’s brothers) fault for leaving a girl (aurora, the heroine in book 4) alone with a predator (felix’s friend) who was about to SA her or even rape (we don’t know), he still explained it to his bro and took the blame for it <3 love him <3
now, don’t get me started on tanith. i hate this bitch with my WHOLE soul. she is the definition of “i’m not like other girls” but worse. she doesn’t want to be the center of attention but gets sad when no one notices her. the hero is trying to communicate with her and she says “no i dont want to hear you out”. you can’t win with this girl. she’s rude and interrupts the hero all the fucking time.
exhibit a:
she was “done” listening to him but continued to bitch about it? this girl was on my last nerve at fucking 3 am.
exhibit b:
bitch didn’t he just say “lets talk about where I’VE gone wrong” and you are saying no? excuse me? are you okay?????
anyway even though i COMPLAINED about the heroine. i finished this book in 2 hours and i’m literally only continuing because i want sera and rhys’s book (book 5), our black queen and our psycho devil <3
ratings
wicked idol - 2 stars
callous prince - 1.75 stars
brutal blueblood - 3.5 stars
ruined sinner - tbr
sweet devil - tbr
“As many tomorrows as you want, goddess. They’re all yours.”
i enjoyed this book WAY more than book 1 and 2 BUT its not the good kind of 3.5 stars. my rating literally goes out to how fast and easy this book was to read and to owen montgomery <3 now the following review will have spoilers and just basically a fucking hate page to the heroine. you don’t like it—fuck off.
i knew i was going to HATe this couple from basically the beginning. the first two chapters really show the dynamic between the couple and you can clearly see who is the “drama” between them. for context, the heroine is an introvert and spends all her time either reading or studying but her friends want her to socialize more so she goes out sometimes. now in the first chapter, the heroine said she had a HUGE crush on the hero since like freshmen year, BUT she didn’t want him to notice her so she said this;
“I’d spent the last three years honing my theatrical skills around Owen Montgomery: pretending I didn’t notice him, pretending I didn’t hear his cultured, British accent icing up the hallways, pretending I didn’t smell the subtle notes of his Dior cologne whenever he sat in front of me in class.”
honestly, you don’t wanna be distracted and dont want the attention, good for you… BUT in chapter 2 when the hero and heroine meet at a party and hook up, he doesn’t know who she is (bitch avoided him and never went to any place where he was) she proceeds to say this:
“Where are you trying to go?”
“Away from you. To be alone.”
“Why? What did I say?”
“Nothing,” she said, venom overflowing in her tone. “You said nothing for the last three years. You literally had no idea who I was even though we’ve gone to school together forever. Jesus Christ.”
The panic bled back into my displeasure then, and I reached for her. “Don’t leave. Don’t walk away from this. Who cares about the last three years? I want you now—”
“It’s too late, asshole,” she said
biTch? is you fUcKing ok? didn’t you fucking avoid him for the exact reason that you didn’t want him to know you? AM I FUCKING MISSING SOMETHING? you know i was kinda hesitant at this point because i was actually concerned for the heroine. she a lil loca. why you may ask? because she just confused my fucking whole life. she was so insecure and for what? she had GREAT friends and the guy she likes clearly fucking likes her back? no one is rude or mean to her. no one fucking bullied her for being a scholarship girl no one FUCKING cares. everyone just wants her happy but she still decides to bring the mood down.
“He sighed. “Why are you being like this? I thought we were having fun.”
“I’m being like this because I know you know I’m the scholarship kid. I’m not the kind of girl who goes shopping on a whim. I’m not the kind of girl who doesn’t plan out all her expenses. I’m not the kind of girl you’re used to. But that doesn’t mean I can’t take care of myself. It doesn’t mean that I can’t get the things that I need for myself. Matter of fact—”
I didn’t get to finish. Not because I’d lost my train of thought, not because I’d had no idea what to say, not even because he’d tried to talk over me. I lost my train of thought because Owen Montgomery dragged me close and shut me up.
With his lips.”
“I’m sorry,” he said, in what was likely an automatic response.
For heaven’s sake, he was apologizing? Fucking apologizing?
“You’re apologizing for kissing me? Or for not letting me finish talking? Or because I’m so disgusting to you, you can’t believe that you kissed me? Which is it?”
He opened his mouth, and then shut it again. “Forget it.”
“Wow, you are such a dick. Not just because you kissed me without asking my permission, or interrupted me when I was talking, but because you apologized with an ‘I don’t know what came over me,’ as if you weren’t in your right mind. Do you know how insulting that is?”
this poor boy was so polite and fucking apologized BUT didn’t like him apologizing? can’t win with this girl istg. first off why would he kiss you if he found you disgusting? idk what she meant by that last sentence i’m just as shocked as owen because she won’t shut the fuck up. her monologues are EXHAUSTING.
anyways…
guys when i say i fell in love with owen, i actually FELL in love with him. he was such a gentlemen but not in the boring way. he was quiet, observant, cold, and emotionless but lost all his control when he was around the heroine. i mean the MAN communicated all his feelings in his own way. he obviously would say what he’s thinking without actually processing it and i loved it because he would be so dumbfounded when she got pissed at his words. i mean oh my fucking god he is probs the most well written hero in high school romances. no joke i can’t think of a single hero who was so likeable.
“Those weren’t mistakes, Felix. Those things are who he is. And now someone else was hurt and scared because none of us would act on it.”
“Don’t put it on yourself,” Felix said. “It wasn’t your job to—”
“It’s everyone’s job,” I interrupted. “It’s everyone’s job to watch out for monsters, Felix. And the more we make excuses for them—the more we think, Oh, he’s not that bad, and if he gets bad, someone else will do something, so I don’t have to—the more chances they have to hurt someone for real. I knew him better than most other people in our circle. I should have made him leave. I should have warned everyone what he was like.”
^i loved him even more for this because even though it was felix’s (owen’s brothers) fault for leaving a girl (aurora, the heroine in book 4) alone with a predator (felix’s friend) who was about to SA her or even rape (we don’t know), he still explained it to his bro and took the blame for it <3 love him <3
now, don’t get me started on tanith. i hate this bitch with my WHOLE soul. she is the definition of “i’m not like other girls” but worse. she doesn’t want to be the center of attention but gets sad when no one notices her. the hero is trying to communicate with her and she says “no i dont want to hear you out”. you can’t win with this girl. she’s rude and interrupts the hero all the fucking time.
exhibit a:
“With every word of hers, I flinched. “No, just listen to me. I—”
“I’m done listening to you, Owen Montgomery. I’m done.”
she was “done” listening to him but continued to bitch about it? this girl was on my last nerve at fucking 3 am.
exhibit b:
“Tanith, come on. Let’s just keep talking about this and figure out where I’ve gone wrong.”
She shook her head. “No. Not if you can’t see how you hurt me”
bitch didn’t he just say “lets talk about where I’VE gone wrong” and you are saying no? excuse me? are you okay?????
anyway even though i COMPLAINED about the heroine. i finished this book in 2 hours and i’m literally only continuing because i want sera and rhys’s book (book 5), our black queen and our psycho devil <3
ratings
wicked idol - 2 stars
callous prince - 1.75 stars
brutal blueblood - 3.5 stars
ruined sinner - tbr
sweet devil - tbr
May 28, 2021
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“And so, there was only one more year of being hopelessly, stupidly, perversely in love with Owen Montgomery.”
Star Rating : 4/5 Stars
POV : Dual
Cliffhanger : None
Hero : Owen
Heroine : Tanith
Pace of the story : Moderate
Angst Rating : 5/10
Heat Rating : 5/10
Plot Summary :
Owen is known as the ice king. His cold personality and indifferent attitude makes him tough to approach and his lack of emotions definitely make him stand up to his ice king name. If only Tanith and her heart got that hint.
She has been in love with the ice king forever. Not that he had any idea about her but that doesn't stop her from stealing looks at her. Until the night he did pay attention to her. Only to show her how ignorant he had been to her presence. So she ran away.
But now after months she is back. And the ice king is still waiting for her. Owen tried to forget her but was never able to. Ironic considering how oblivious he had been to her presence initially. But now things were not that easy. The woman he wanted did not want him back but there was no way he was giving up on her.
Tanith would be his, no matter what he had to do for that.
Overall Opinion :
I have been waiting for Owen's book ever since I read the first book of this series! Cold heroes are my jam and this hero definitely stood up to that character.
I loved the book! Owen and Tanith were pure fire and Becker Gray has given us another amazing installment for this series. There were times when Owen's too indifferent personality was a turn off for me but that's how he was written. His character progress was the best and I loved that transition.
I would definitely recommend this series and this standalone book to all the dark high school romance loving people.
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July 5, 2021
3.5/4 stars
This story is about Owen Montgomery and Tanith Bradford - The rich and powerful King vs the poor and modest scholarship student.
One kiss under the stars can unravel so much. Tanith has always seen Owen. She has always wanted more.. but she is pretty much invisible. They have the same set of friends. He is one of the kings from the Hellfire Club. She is a girl just trying to get by, doing her best and keeping her head down. Her group of girls won't let her miss out on all the youthful adventures thus the reason she caught the eye of one of the kings. If she hadn't been dragged on vacation, she never would have been alone on the boat. Never would have fallen under his spell, never would have felt the touch of his lips... Everything was perfect in her world. Until he uttered the wrong words and the worse time.
Months later he is determined to fix his wrong with the one girl was burrowed herself so far under his skin there is no way to remove her without having her. She is back and she will be his. She just doesn't know it yet. A king never loses. He just hasn't figured out that Tanith won't just fall for anyone. She'll make him work for it.
I am excited for the next book in the series! That couple has be beyond intrigued!!
This story is about Owen Montgomery and Tanith Bradford - The rich and powerful King vs the poor and modest scholarship student.
One kiss under the stars can unravel so much. Tanith has always seen Owen. She has always wanted more.. but she is pretty much invisible. They have the same set of friends. He is one of the kings from the Hellfire Club. She is a girl just trying to get by, doing her best and keeping her head down. Her group of girls won't let her miss out on all the youthful adventures thus the reason she caught the eye of one of the kings. If she hadn't been dragged on vacation, she never would have been alone on the boat. Never would have fallen under his spell, never would have felt the touch of his lips... Everything was perfect in her world. Until he uttered the wrong words and the worse time.
Months later he is determined to fix his wrong with the one girl was burrowed herself so far under his skin there is no way to remove her without having her. She is back and she will be his. She just doesn't know it yet. A king never loses. He just hasn't figured out that Tanith won't just fall for anyone. She'll make him work for it.
I am excited for the next book in the series! That couple has be beyond intrigued!!
May 27, 2021
OMG.....these Hellfire Hotties have me obsessed!!!
"She was on the line. All the tomorrows I needed were on the line. I had to prove to her I could give her the kind of dirty, wonderful things no other guy could."
Owen Montgomery is the "do the right thing" alphahole who is best know as the Ice King for his cold demeanor and uncaring nature until he meets his match in Tanith Bradford. Tanith is the nerdy bookworm whose only focus is success, in school, life and a career but that all changes when Owen rattles the cage of her well planned life. These two were all kinds of dirty, seductive, explosive and downright addicting!!!
"When I asked you for one more tomorrow, I didn't know if that would be enough. When I asked you for one more tomorrow, I knew there had to be an us."
If you love a dirty talking alpha and a sassy tell-it-like-it-is heroine then this is definitely one book you need to read!
"She was on the line. All the tomorrows I needed were on the line. I had to prove to her I could give her the kind of dirty, wonderful things no other guy could."
Owen Montgomery is the "do the right thing" alphahole who is best know as the Ice King for his cold demeanor and uncaring nature until he meets his match in Tanith Bradford. Tanith is the nerdy bookworm whose only focus is success, in school, life and a career but that all changes when Owen rattles the cage of her well planned life. These two were all kinds of dirty, seductive, explosive and downright addicting!!!
"When I asked you for one more tomorrow, I didn't know if that would be enough. When I asked you for one more tomorrow, I knew there had to be an us."
If you love a dirty talking alpha and a sassy tell-it-like-it-is heroine then this is definitely one book you need to read!
May 28, 2021
Rich guy meets average gal. She has noticed him in the past but he didn't have her on his radar. When he does though, sparks fly. When she finds out that he has no idea who she, to say that she is less that impressed is an understatement. He is going to have to work hard if he is going to win her over.
May 20, 2021
4.5 Stars
I can’t get enough of the Pembroke Prep Academy characters!
This series is an addictive guilty pleasure.
The writing is really beautiful, the characters are mature for their age, I do enjoy that.
It’s not too angsty or dramatic.
It is over the top in the sense that most of the characters are extremely wealthy and have freedoms most 18 year olds don’t. It’s part of the fun to me.
-The sexy times are very naughty and so HOT 🔥
High steam, heat and sexy times!
-Owen is known for being cold and distant.
When things get a little hot with Tanith he manages to douse the flames pretty quickly.
He’s not gifted with emotional or relationship intelligence.
Tanith has had feelings for Owen for years and when he first approached her and they get a little hot and steamy she’s thrilled, then he quickly ruins it by being dense and saying the very wrong thing.
-Half a year later things heat up again.
I adore these two together.
They are a great balance for each other. And they are ridiculously hawt together!
There’s an underlying theme of knowing your worth, accepting nothing less than what you want and being emotionally open.
It’s both sexy and smart. Lots of fun! I can’t wait for the next book!
Did I mention if you like naughty and super hot this is the book for you? 😉
I can’t get enough of the Pembroke Prep Academy characters!
This series is an addictive guilty pleasure.
The writing is really beautiful, the characters are mature for their age, I do enjoy that.
It’s not too angsty or dramatic.
It is over the top in the sense that most of the characters are extremely wealthy and have freedoms most 18 year olds don’t. It’s part of the fun to me.
-The sexy times are very naughty and so HOT 🔥
High steam, heat and sexy times!
-Owen is known for being cold and distant.
When things get a little hot with Tanith he manages to douse the flames pretty quickly.
He’s not gifted with emotional or relationship intelligence.
Tanith has had feelings for Owen for years and when he first approached her and they get a little hot and steamy she’s thrilled, then he quickly ruins it by being dense and saying the very wrong thing.
-Half a year later things heat up again.
I adore these two together.
They are a great balance for each other. And they are ridiculously hawt together!
There’s an underlying theme of knowing your worth, accepting nothing less than what you want and being emotionally open.
It’s both sexy and smart. Lots of fun! I can’t wait for the next book!
Did I mention if you like naughty and super hot this is the book for you? 😉
May 30, 2021
5 AMAZING STARS!! All I can say is read this book....do it now!! Owen and Tanith will set you on fire....these two are perfection in every way. I am so glad I was introduced to this author....the books have been phenomenal.
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May 23, 2021
"One more tomorrow, Owen Montgomery. And if you play your cards right, maybe a few more after that."
What a sinfully steamy high school romance from Becker Gray! Owen and Tanith's chemistry was off the charts and the dirty talk- OMG- it made me blush which rarely happens. These two connect on a summer trip to Ibiza but their romance really picks up when they are back at school. Owen has to work hard to win over Tanith as she was really a strong heroine that knew her self worth and wouldn't let Owen sway her from her dreams. I enjoyed the obstacles that came their way and also the bromance between the hellfire club boys. This one definitely had a bit of gossip girl vibes as well (which I always love). Definitely pick this up if you are looking for a high school romance that has a dirty talking alpha male and a sassy female lead!
What a sinfully steamy high school romance from Becker Gray! Owen and Tanith's chemistry was off the charts and the dirty talk- OMG- it made me blush which rarely happens. These two connect on a summer trip to Ibiza but their romance really picks up when they are back at school. Owen has to work hard to win over Tanith as she was really a strong heroine that knew her self worth and wouldn't let Owen sway her from her dreams. I enjoyed the obstacles that came their way and also the bromance between the hellfire club boys. This one definitely had a bit of gossip girl vibes as well (which I always love). Definitely pick this up if you are looking for a high school romance that has a dirty talking alpha male and a sassy female lead!
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June 2, 2021
The concept was fun but the story itself didn't really do it for me. I am probably not the main target audience here.
The book follows Owen and Tanith. He is the Darcy of the Hellfire Club, arrogant and cold, driven by duty and honor.
She is his Elizabeth Bennett. She is from a poor family, riding a scholarship and working hard to have a future in journalism.
I liked the Pride and Prejudice vibes, I understood that these are 18 year olds but some of Darcy's behavior and Tanith's reactions/decisions, well, I just cannot stand behind. Sexual attraction cannot be the driver of a long-term relationship.
What you get with this book:
- high-school romance with all the angst that comes with the territory
- hot sex scenes
- Pride and Prejudice vibes
- grovelling hero + with a british accent
- virgin heroine but not prudish
***ARC generously provided by author in exchange for an honest review***
The book follows Owen and Tanith. He is the Darcy of the Hellfire Club, arrogant and cold, driven by duty and honor.
She is his Elizabeth Bennett. She is from a poor family, riding a scholarship and working hard to have a future in journalism.
I liked the Pride and Prejudice vibes, I understood that these are 18 year olds but some of Darcy's behavior and Tanith's reactions/decisions, well, I just cannot stand behind. Sexual attraction cannot be the driver of a long-term relationship.
What you get with this book:
- high-school romance with all the angst that comes with the territory
- hot sex scenes
- Pride and Prejudice vibes
- grovelling hero + with a british accent
- virgin heroine but not prudish
***ARC generously provided by author in exchange for an honest review***
November 24, 2021
Book three about the Hellfire Club. A not-so-secret club of the richest and cruelest boys at school is about ice King, Owen Montgomery and Tanith Bradford the scholarship student, the plain girl, the poor girl from a nothing family.
Qwen might not have noticed Tanith at school but he did saw the girl, standing alone as the breeze toyed with tendrils of hair that had escaped from a simple french braid, wearing cutoffs that showed off her long legs and a worn T-shirt that hugged the lithe curves of her breasts and waist.
Owen becomes obsessed with Tanith and together they burn the sheet, with some scorching hot sex scenes, but Owen is still the privileged rich arsehole. While he is convinced about this feelings for her, he keeps her as his dirty little secret, and to him that is just normal. I can appreciate a aloof bad boy, but I did not like how very condescending Owen was towards Tanith. “She’s the worst possible girl for me. She’s poor, for one thing, and not even a ‘from a good name and at least used to have money’ kind of poor. Her family is nothing; her connections are nothing. I don’t know what I was thinking on that yacht in Ibiza; there were so many of our girls there and so much easier to handle. Then I somehow found myself wanting a nobody in a T-shirt and cutoffs.”
But when Owen finally sobered up and realised what Tanith meant to him, he knew he had to go big if he would ever be more to her.
“When I asked you for one more tomorrow,
I didn’t know if that would be enough.
I wanted everything from you,
And I gave nothing back.
I was wrong,
And it brought me so low.
I was wrong,
Now I’ve lost one more tomorrow.”
Read Tanith and Owen's extended epilogue, The Apartment.
Part of the Hellfire Club Series and is best enjoyed when read in order:
February 8, 2022
Review to come
May 28, 2021
From the first chapter, I was hooked. Tanith, the everyday girl on a yacht with her rich friends pulled me in with her confidence when in the face of Owen. You could feel the sexual tension and I was gasping for more!
Tanith is a good girl and knows her worth. She’s at Pembroke on a scholarship but knows exactly what she wants in life and how she will achieve this. That is until Owen sets his sights on her, throwing her a little of balance, although she does make him work for it and I loved that she didn’t just roll over for him.
Owen is the type of hero I love, cold, unaffected and yet has all the right moves and dirty talk to back it up. He’s straight faced , no nonsense and my favourite type of hero who goes a little crazy with the need for his heroine when she’s rejecting his advances.
This was another great read in this world. It’s like catching up with old friends when the side characters pop up. Like me, I’m sure you will fall hard for this couple and I definitely think they are my new favourite of mine!.
Becker is doing an amazing job with her part in this world and I’m already counting down the days until her next book. A new favourite author of mine for sure!
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Overall Ratings;
POV - First, Heroine
Hero - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Heroine - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Story - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Steam - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Chemistry - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Tanith is a good girl and knows her worth. She’s at Pembroke on a scholarship but knows exactly what she wants in life and how she will achieve this. That is until Owen sets his sights on her, throwing her a little of balance, although she does make him work for it and I loved that she didn’t just roll over for him.
Owen is the type of hero I love, cold, unaffected and yet has all the right moves and dirty talk to back it up. He’s straight faced , no nonsense and my favourite type of hero who goes a little crazy with the need for his heroine when she’s rejecting his advances.
This was another great read in this world. It’s like catching up with old friends when the side characters pop up. Like me, I’m sure you will fall hard for this couple and I definitely think they are my new favourite of mine!.
Becker is doing an amazing job with her part in this world and I’m already counting down the days until her next book. A new favourite author of mine for sure!
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Overall Ratings;
POV - First, Heroine
Hero - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Heroine - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Story - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Steam - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Chemistry - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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May 21, 2021
Brutal Blueblood was my favorite Hellfire Club couple yet. I loved Owen's dirty-talking and the Pride & Prejudice inspired theme and moments. Owen's story was one I was looking forward to after he was introduced as the club member who was responsible and icy and I just knew his downfall to love would be delicious and it was! Similarly, the hints of contentious relationships between Sera and Rhys and Phin and Aurora have me excited to read books centering on them, especially the former. I also find myself wanting to read about wayward Felix coming into his own (and honestly, I think it would be fabulous if his love interest was the girl he sort-of rescued in the past too). I love how this is a series of interconnected standalones that have relatively minor conflicts that are resolved quickly. Looking forward to the next one for sure.
4.25 stars
4.25 stars
May 21, 2021
YES! These Hellfire Club stories just keep getting better. LOVED Owen and Tanith's story. Owen was such a product of his upbringing. He was so cool, calm and detached until Tanith captured his field of vision and then he just lost his Ice King demeanor. I just knew he had a flirty, dirty, delicious heart inside! It took the nerdy, smart, big-hearted Tanith to heat him up and melt his icy heart (and almost melt my Kindle!). This pairing was hot, hot, hot! The steam was rising from my device as I furiously turned the pages. I really enjoyed the ongoing stories surrounding them too. And that ending, SWOON! Grab this one and enjoy!
May 23, 2021
Owen and Tanith were great together. No one has been able to get a reaction out of Owen other then Tanith, she brings out a different side of him. I loved how Tanith was her own woman, she didn’t need nor want someone’s help, especially Owens, she was a determined woman and I loved her attitude
June 20, 2021
Brutal Blueblood is another fantastic addition to the Hell Fire Club series. Owen and Tanith's story is heart-wrenching and passion-filled. Brutal Blueblood is a New Adult Romance with a hot summer night party~ Ice King ~ Freaky Nerd ~ Secret Relationship ~ Academic Romance ~ Hot Sex ~ Scholarship Student ~ Mom vs Girlfriend ~ You are it for me ~HEA.
This is my favourite book in the series thus far. The Tension, Drama, Angst, Betrayal, Passion....It is unputdownable.
Tanith is a scholarship student that's BFF with the rich and influential girls at Pembroke Prep Academy. She has everything planned out and isn't willing to give up on her dreams for anyone, not even Owen Montgomery with his Britsh accent that has the power to melt her panties. For the last four years, Tanith has been secretly crushing on Owen, and when their paths collide one hot summer night, things get really intense only to come to a screeching halt. Heartbroken, Tanith realizes Owen Montgomery is the kind of distraction she cannot afford. He's rich, arrogant, and from a powerful family, and she's a scholarship student at a prestigious school—a plain girl, the poor girl from a nothing family....a Nobody.
This book has it all!
The chemistry between Owen and Tanith is delicious; it is filthy, dirty and explosive. I enjoyed the dialogue between the characters and their maturity. They analyzed situations and made rational decisions. I loved when Tanith called Owen out on his "I Am Above You B.S."
I appreciated when Owen finally took notice of Tanith, and she did not jump for joy, rejoicing that she's finally going to be in a relationship with Owen. Hell No! Tanith made him want it, need it and work for it. Tanith was not going to fool herself, and above all, she knew her value and self-worth.
Owen is known for being rational, level-headed, fixer of problems, calm, controlled and the ice king amongst the boys in the Hell Fire Club, who are the richest and cruellest boys in the school. However, when Tanith got to him, everything he prided about himself was questioned, shattered or obliterated, and you saw the vulnerable, untamed, uncontrolled beast version of Owen. I LOVED IT!
When forced to make an impossible decision, who will Owen choose? Will Tanith choose Owen or the future she has dreamed about?
This book is well written, a page-tuner and captivates you from the first page.
I highly recommend you read this book.
This is my favourite book in the series thus far. The Tension, Drama, Angst, Betrayal, Passion....It is unputdownable.
Tanith is a scholarship student that's BFF with the rich and influential girls at Pembroke Prep Academy. She has everything planned out and isn't willing to give up on her dreams for anyone, not even Owen Montgomery with his Britsh accent that has the power to melt her panties. For the last four years, Tanith has been secretly crushing on Owen, and when their paths collide one hot summer night, things get really intense only to come to a screeching halt. Heartbroken, Tanith realizes Owen Montgomery is the kind of distraction she cannot afford. He's rich, arrogant, and from a powerful family, and she's a scholarship student at a prestigious school—a plain girl, the poor girl from a nothing family....a Nobody.
This book has it all!
The chemistry between Owen and Tanith is delicious; it is filthy, dirty and explosive. I enjoyed the dialogue between the characters and their maturity. They analyzed situations and made rational decisions. I loved when Tanith called Owen out on his "I Am Above You B.S."
I appreciated when Owen finally took notice of Tanith, and she did not jump for joy, rejoicing that she's finally going to be in a relationship with Owen. Hell No! Tanith made him want it, need it and work for it. Tanith was not going to fool herself, and above all, she knew her value and self-worth.
Owen is known for being rational, level-headed, fixer of problems, calm, controlled and the ice king amongst the boys in the Hell Fire Club, who are the richest and cruellest boys in the school. However, when Tanith got to him, everything he prided about himself was questioned, shattered or obliterated, and you saw the vulnerable, untamed, uncontrolled beast version of Owen. I LOVED IT!
When forced to make an impossible decision, who will Owen choose? Will Tanith choose Owen or the future she has dreamed about?
This book is well written, a page-tuner and captivates you from the first page.
I highly recommend you read this book.
May 28, 2021
4.5 stars!
Brutal Blueblood is the third book in a brand-new steamy series by Becker Gray, and I think it’s my favourite book in the series yet. It continues the stories of the members of the Hellfire Club, a group of elite friends who are the kings of their school Pembroke Preparatory Academy, and the women who bring them to their knees.
Owen Montgomery is known as the Ice King, cool calm and collected at all times, the boy who always has a plan. But he’s bowled over when his attention is drawn to pretty Tanith Bradford at a boat party in Ibiza the week before their senior year. Tanith has always felt out of place at Pembroke, the scholarship student in an elite wealthy world, and has had a crush on Owen for years, so can’t believe it when he finally approaches her. Their chemistry is electric and fulfils all of Tanith’s dreams until he gives away that he’s never noticed her before that night, despite them having been to school together since freshmen. Upset, Tanith breaks their connection, and they don’t meet again until Christmas, but she left a lasting impression on Owen who is determined to prove that she’s the girl for him. But he’s got some work to do to convince Tanith he’s not the playboy arrogant guy she now thinks he is, and when given the choice, will Tanith choose him or the future she’s always wanted?
Brutal Blueblood is my favourite of this series so far because I loved the dynamic between Tanith and Owen, he would royally screw up and instead of spelling it out for him, or brushing it under the carpet, Tanith would make a stand, and wait for him to realise what he did wrong himself. All too often heroines forgive and forget, or have to explain why, but Tanith was very much a ‘if you don’t see why you hurt me, you aren’t worth my time’ and that’s such a strong stance to have. She loved Owen in spite of his wealth and status, not because of it, and was always determined to make her own way in life, and not get anything through a handout. I sympathised with how she felt out of place in the Pembroke world, but I loved her friendship with the girls because they never let her feel that way. Her personality was great, and even though her crush on Owen was years old, once he hurt her, she never made it easy for him, but he was in her heart from the start, even when she didn’t want to love him.
But despite his flaws, Owen was a swoon worthy as a hero should be, protective and dirty talking, he would change for no one except Tanith, and that’s because he wanted to, not because she made him. He had a lot of growing up to do in this book, because even though he acts like an adult in the business world and is the one who clears up all his friends and brother’s messes, He had a serious case of foot in mouth syndrome. He needed to learn to think before he spoke, and how his words may hurt others and not have the desired affect he wanted, but most of all, he still needed to learn that what he thought was the right, and easy thing to do, wasn’t necessarily the same for other people. Tanith knocked his world on its axis, she was the only one who could undo the controlled mindset he’d always had, and that only made him more convinced that he couldn’t let her get away.
Once again, I was happy that there was no OW/OM which has been massively overdone, and Becker had included enough conflict between them that kept you hooked, but all you really wanted was for Owen to fight for Tanith. The secondary characters were even further developed, Becker leaves these breadcrumbs in each of her books giving you further hints about the future couples and has you wanting more. I am now even more ready for the stories that will tell me more about the darkness of Rhys and the feistiness of Sera, and the heartbreak between Aurora and Phineas. This group of characters have their secrets and I am so ready to read more of this series to find them out. Owen and Tanith had some uphill battles, but they overcame their differences and proved that opposites do attract.
*I received an advanced copy of this book and voluntarily left my honest review. *
Brutal Blueblood is the third book in a brand-new steamy series by Becker Gray, and I think it’s my favourite book in the series yet. It continues the stories of the members of the Hellfire Club, a group of elite friends who are the kings of their school Pembroke Preparatory Academy, and the women who bring them to their knees.
Owen Montgomery is known as the Ice King, cool calm and collected at all times, the boy who always has a plan. But he’s bowled over when his attention is drawn to pretty Tanith Bradford at a boat party in Ibiza the week before their senior year. Tanith has always felt out of place at Pembroke, the scholarship student in an elite wealthy world, and has had a crush on Owen for years, so can’t believe it when he finally approaches her. Their chemistry is electric and fulfils all of Tanith’s dreams until he gives away that he’s never noticed her before that night, despite them having been to school together since freshmen. Upset, Tanith breaks their connection, and they don’t meet again until Christmas, but she left a lasting impression on Owen who is determined to prove that she’s the girl for him. But he’s got some work to do to convince Tanith he’s not the playboy arrogant guy she now thinks he is, and when given the choice, will Tanith choose him or the future she’s always wanted?
Brutal Blueblood is my favourite of this series so far because I loved the dynamic between Tanith and Owen, he would royally screw up and instead of spelling it out for him, or brushing it under the carpet, Tanith would make a stand, and wait for him to realise what he did wrong himself. All too often heroines forgive and forget, or have to explain why, but Tanith was very much a ‘if you don’t see why you hurt me, you aren’t worth my time’ and that’s such a strong stance to have. She loved Owen in spite of his wealth and status, not because of it, and was always determined to make her own way in life, and not get anything through a handout. I sympathised with how she felt out of place in the Pembroke world, but I loved her friendship with the girls because they never let her feel that way. Her personality was great, and even though her crush on Owen was years old, once he hurt her, she never made it easy for him, but he was in her heart from the start, even when she didn’t want to love him.
But despite his flaws, Owen was a swoon worthy as a hero should be, protective and dirty talking, he would change for no one except Tanith, and that’s because he wanted to, not because she made him. He had a lot of growing up to do in this book, because even though he acts like an adult in the business world and is the one who clears up all his friends and brother’s messes, He had a serious case of foot in mouth syndrome. He needed to learn to think before he spoke, and how his words may hurt others and not have the desired affect he wanted, but most of all, he still needed to learn that what he thought was the right, and easy thing to do, wasn’t necessarily the same for other people. Tanith knocked his world on its axis, she was the only one who could undo the controlled mindset he’d always had, and that only made him more convinced that he couldn’t let her get away.
Once again, I was happy that there was no OW/OM which has been massively overdone, and Becker had included enough conflict between them that kept you hooked, but all you really wanted was for Owen to fight for Tanith. The secondary characters were even further developed, Becker leaves these breadcrumbs in each of her books giving you further hints about the future couples and has you wanting more. I am now even more ready for the stories that will tell me more about the darkness of Rhys and the feistiness of Sera, and the heartbreak between Aurora and Phineas. This group of characters have their secrets and I am so ready to read more of this series to find them out. Owen and Tanith had some uphill battles, but they overcame their differences and proved that opposites do attract.
*I received an advanced copy of this book and voluntarily left my honest review. *
May 24, 2021
***Review copy requested and reviewed on behalf of OMGReads Blog***
Brutal Blueblood is a new young adult high school bullyish romance. It can be read as a standalone, but I'd recommend starting from the beginning of the series to have a better understanding of the supporting characters. This is the third book from the Hell Fire Series, focusing on Owen Montgomery and Tanith Bradford.
Owen's nickname is the Ice King because he's basically emotionally stunted. I believe this stems from how he was raised. Everything he does seems to be out of some sort of obligation, a specific means to an end. He's almost robotic with his habits and how he conducts himself. His perfectly constructed rules seemed to go out the window as soon as he meets Tanith and he struggles on how to express himself because the feelings he's having are so foreign to him. He's constantly putting his foot in his mouth and is beyond clueless.
Tanith is hard working, intelligent and ambitious. She has set high goals for herself and makes little to no time for fun, especially fun with boys. She's proud and sometimes stubborn. She's not willing to settle and no man is going to get in the way of her dreams. She won't be treated less then and rightfully so. I admire her tenacity. It would have been interesting to see how her family reacted to her relationship with Owen.
The plot was unpredictable and well thought out with some drama, alpha a-holes, a lot of steamy sex along with tons of dirty talking. Tanith and Owen's attraction was explosive and palpable. And holy hell, so were their fights! These two have a lot to learn and growing to do. These Hell Fire boys also have an odd friendship. At times it feels like they're more like enemies, I don't understand them or their relationship.
This series is getting better and better. With all the hints between Aurora and Phin, as well as Sera and Rhys, I was left with so many questoins. I'm dying with anticipation to get my hands on the next book(s)!!!
May 24, 2021
"Turned out there was a beast inside the gentleman all along."
'Brutal Blueblood' is Pride & Prejudice meets Gossip Girl and I AM HERE FOR IT.
Tanith has had a crush on Owen for 3 years now. He's the ice king of Pembroke prep, he's arrogant and doesn't do emotions, much too messy for his taste. That is, until he notices Tanith at a party on Ibiza. They share a passionate moment, but then Tanith realizes he has no idea who she is. After 3 years of going to school together and sharing classes this is the first time Owen has ever noticed her, the scholarship girl. Sick of pining over someone who didn't even know she existed. She decides to focus on herself and her ambitions. However, she should have known that Owen would not give up that easily. After all he's a member of the Hellfire Club and Hellfire boys go after what they want. He wants as many tomorrows as he can get with Tanith but that might not be as easily achieved as he thinks.
If you are a fan of Mr. Darcy and want to meet his filthy talking doppelganger you are in need of this book. 'Brutal Blueblood' can be read as a standalone, however I do recommend reading the other books in the Hellfire Club series first to have the best reading experience!
'Brutal Blueblood' is Pride & Prejudice meets Gossip Girl and I AM HERE FOR IT.
Tanith has had a crush on Owen for 3 years now. He's the ice king of Pembroke prep, he's arrogant and doesn't do emotions, much too messy for his taste. That is, until he notices Tanith at a party on Ibiza. They share a passionate moment, but then Tanith realizes he has no idea who she is. After 3 years of going to school together and sharing classes this is the first time Owen has ever noticed her, the scholarship girl. Sick of pining over someone who didn't even know she existed. She decides to focus on herself and her ambitions. However, she should have known that Owen would not give up that easily. After all he's a member of the Hellfire Club and Hellfire boys go after what they want. He wants as many tomorrows as he can get with Tanith but that might not be as easily achieved as he thinks.
If you are a fan of Mr. Darcy and want to meet his filthy talking doppelganger you are in need of this book. 'Brutal Blueblood' can be read as a standalone, however I do recommend reading the other books in the Hellfire Club series first to have the best reading experience!
May 23, 2021
I read this book in one sitting and it gets all 5 dirty talking stars! I was expecting this 3rd Becker Gray novel to follow a similar bully trope to the previous two. I was completely and pleasantly surprised when this one veered off course. When we are first introduced to Tanith, we learn she is a scholarship kid and I wrongly assumed that she was going to be manipulated by the hero we hadn't met yet because of her social status. Instead, Tanith doesn't take any crap from Owen. She does her own thing, refuses to be seen as a charity case and refuses to bend to the will of any member of the Hellfire club. This means Owen has to do all the work to woo Tanith, and I think he does a great job. I read this story in one sitting and it had some amazing dirty talk! If this was a TikTok review it would be covered in spicy peppers because it is so hot!! I absolutely loved Tanith and Owen, Aurora and Serafina's storylines were teased a bit and I can't wait for their stories as well
This book is a complete standalone. It is part of the Midnight Dynasty world, but can be read completely on its own.
I received an ARC of this book and voluntarily give my review.
This book is a complete standalone. It is part of the Midnight Dynasty world, but can be read completely on its own.
I received an ARC of this book and voluntarily give my review.
November 19, 2021
Brutal Blueblood is the third book in Becker Gray’s Hellfire Club series, and it was another addictive addition to the series. I’ll be honest and say that I didn’t enjoy this one quite as much as I enjoyed the second book, but it was certainly one that kept me turning the pages.
As with the prior books in the series, this one hooked me from the first page and ensured I could not put it down until I saw how everything came together. I’ll be honest and say that I was disappointed that some aspects from the prior book were not investigated more in this one, yet I was hooked on the details that did come to light. It had me hooked on the main characters of this story, and it increased my desire to see how things played out for the remaining characters. At the same time, while I did enjoy it, I did find it hard at times to believe that we were dealing with characters who are still in school – certain elements felt like they should have been older, in college at least. Although it bugged me a bit, it was not enough to remove my enjoyment.
All in all, Brutal Blueblood ensured I was left eager to dive into the fourth book.
As with the prior books in the series, this one hooked me from the first page and ensured I could not put it down until I saw how everything came together. I’ll be honest and say that I was disappointed that some aspects from the prior book were not investigated more in this one, yet I was hooked on the details that did come to light. It had me hooked on the main characters of this story, and it increased my desire to see how things played out for the remaining characters. At the same time, while I did enjoy it, I did find it hard at times to believe that we were dealing with characters who are still in school – certain elements felt like they should have been older, in college at least. Although it bugged me a bit, it was not enough to remove my enjoyment.
All in all, Brutal Blueblood ensured I was left eager to dive into the fourth book.
May 25, 2021
Brutal Blueblood is the 3rd standalone novel in the Hellfire Club Series by Becker Gray. I am ADDICTED to this series! With every book thats released in this series I love Becker Gray's writing more and more, the character's are always easy to connect with and the plot so engaging!
Brutal Blueblood was an opposites attract, slow burn New Adult Romance that had me swooning after Owen and rooting for Tanith!
Owen Montgomery is an Ice King, he appears aloof and detached from everyone around him. But underneath his cool facade he's the opposite, hot, flirty and desperate for Tanith.
Tannish Bradford has a crush on Owen for longer then she cares to admit, but Owen has no idea who she is. After being stung by the truth that she was invisible to Owen, she decides to concentrate on herself and her future. But now that Owen's had a taste he's desperate to get his hands on her.
The chemistry between Owen and Tanith was combustible! I couldn't get enough of these 2! Every scene between them is filled with tension and dirty talk that had me swooning!
The Hellfire Club series is one of my fav reads and I can't wait to see who the next book is about!
Brutal Blueblood was an opposites attract, slow burn New Adult Romance that had me swooning after Owen and rooting for Tanith!
Owen Montgomery is an Ice King, he appears aloof and detached from everyone around him. But underneath his cool facade he's the opposite, hot, flirty and desperate for Tanith.
Tannish Bradford has a crush on Owen for longer then she cares to admit, but Owen has no idea who she is. After being stung by the truth that she was invisible to Owen, she decides to concentrate on herself and her future. But now that Owen's had a taste he's desperate to get his hands on her.
The chemistry between Owen and Tanith was combustible! I couldn't get enough of these 2! Every scene between them is filled with tension and dirty talk that had me swooning!
The Hellfire Club series is one of my fav reads and I can't wait to see who the next book is about!
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