Title : The Prep and the Punk by Imogene Kash
Part of series : Boys Only book 1
Genre(s) : Contemporary gay romance, Young Adults+
Publication Date : May 3rd 2018
My Rating(s) : 4.5/5 Stars
In this elite school… locked high away in the Colorado mountains… it’s boys only.
He’s a loner.
Sebastian “Bash” Lowell is used to not fitting in or going with the flow.
They call him a punk in the press, so he does his best to live up to the title.
He’s practically a professional outcast at this point, having changed schools so many times he’s lost count.
Bash learned long ago it’s far better to stand out than it is to fit in, so he’s made sure everything about him screams “back-off." Finding friends is more hassle than it’s worth when he knows he’s going to be gone again at his parents’ next whim.
Bash fought to get into the elite, exclusive, private school to avoid his publicity-hungry parents who use him to fuel gossip and fend off far-reaching rumors.
Having learned a few tricks from his vicious, media-savvy mother, Bash broke a few laws, ruffled the right feathers, and was exiled to Castle Pines. Now he gets to finish his high school career in peace and quiet, and in the same damn place.
All Bash wants is to graduate and get on with his life outside the limelight. No attachments, school only, so he can focus on getting into his dream college.
Nothing prepared him for Rutledge Darby.
He’s a legacy.
Rutledge “Edge” Alexander Darby IV has had everything in his life handed to him on a silver platter.
They call him the preppy-billionaire-heir in the press, although he resists his title at every possible opportunity.
Edge is American royalty, his last name synonymous with wealth and privilege. His family crest adorns the walls of the elite private school he’s attended since before he could walk. Castle Pines is all he’s ever known—a kingdom he’s ruled since birth.
Everyone in his world wants something from him, and Edge isn't the type to give anything away for free. His life is simple. No attachments, no entanglements, and the only person he trusts to watch his back is his best friend.
For their senior year, they fully plan to do as they please and raise as much hell as possible.
Edge longs for something to surprise him. He's desperate for the unexpected. He’s ready for something real.
Nothing prepared him for Bash Lowell.
He was the sun—the star that shone brighter than any others in the sky. I was the darkness that surrounded him and all the other stars. I was in the background while they all glowed and glimmered.
Edge and I weren’t oil and water, unable to blend. We were more like gasoline and a lit match—too dangerous to play around with and ready to ignite at any moment.
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I've been eyeing and curious about this book since people keep talking about this book even before it release. So when it finally release, I one-clicked it and devouring the book right away.
The cover and blurb totally a magnet to my curiosity. The story really consume me right from the very first page to the end. The author keep saying that this is the gay version of The Gossip Girls, but I must admit that the very elite private school for guys only with the dorm setting felt like some Japanese dorama about boys only dorm school that I've watched before since I'm grew up with that kind of Japanese dorama which is make all of this look way more interesting...
Both Bash and Edge come from a very famous family, while Bash's grew up in a family that full of scandals in the entertainment world, on the other hand, Edge come from a very wealthy American 'royalty' family which also the owner of this prestigious boys only boarding school.
Both Bash and Edge already in their nearly end of their senior years. What Bash wants is to finish his high school without any more trouble before go to college and pursuing his dream to becoming a writer. In his life, Bash had learned to put everyone at arms length and stay alone. Life has teach him to trust no one, what he didn't expect when he joining the boarding school is meet Edge at his first day of school when Edge is in 'compromising act' with another guy in the school bathroom.
Bash had promise himself to not falling for a guy like Edge. Cocky, arrogant guy who can't accept 'no' for everyone he want. But the more Bash trying to avoiding the hot and sexy devil with blond hair, the more he get attached to Edge. Trapped in the battle in his heart, will Bash be able to stay away from the devil?
The story was so intriguing and very consuming right from the first page. The chemistry between the main characters are strong enough to drawn you into the story and make it really hard to put down. The writing surprisingly very good and suit to my liking. The pace is perfect and the conflicts also very real and believable enough.
I feels sorry for Cutter, Edge one and only bestfriend for years. I can feel and understand with what he did even I must admit that there's part of me who dislike him for what he'd done. I do really hope he'll have his own HEA with someone that will own his heart. That hot smexy young cop perhaps?
I also want to know more about Mac story. Will he succeed with his 'plan' that will include the two straights roommates ??
I really NEED the next story ASAP!!!!
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