There are lines like this (and worse) throughout the book, and it really started to grate on my nerves. I could have just about accepted that this random teenager would smell like gasoline, but SHATTERED HEARTS don’t smell of anything. One example: A heavy arm fell over my shoulders and the scent of gasoline and shattered hearts told me that it belonged to Kyan.Nooo, no no no no no. ❌ The prose is really, really overwrought. Like, almost C.M. I normally love their books, and while this isn’t my first DNF for them, it’s the first time I’ve actively disliked one of their books.

It’s really, really difficult for me to say that I don’t like a book by the Peckham/Valenti sister combo, but it’s official: I don’t like this book. I only got like 33% in before I threw in the towel. So this isn’t going to be the end of my world, mark my words.īut if I’m able to use my mind and body to bring these assholes to their knees, it might just be the end of theirs. And with his help, I may succeed at doing more than escaping the clutches of these heartless fiends. teacher who has a vendetta of his own against the Night Keepers. And I’m kinda glad about that ‘stay six feet away from one another’ rule, because without it, I know they’d rip me apart.Īt least there’s a silver lining. But until then, those savage boys are making my life a living hell.Īs the virus sweeps through the country and the world twists into something ugly and unknown, the kings of this school become true monarchs. Even the teachers bow to them now. All I can be sure of is that I have to find a way to escape this school. Things my dad has hidden from me for years. Because there are things about me they don’t know. And as crazy as it sounds, I decided to play along.

A rock which supposedly holds a curse to bind me as the Night Keepers’ slave. Then things went from bad to worse when I touched the sacred rock. And the Night Keepers want to make me pay for his crimes. What he did has cast a dark shadow over me. With the virus escalating and my dad’s name splashed through the news, my entire world is falling apart. And though they act like beasts, they may also bethe most tempting creatures I’ve ever seen. They’ve embodied the Native American legend which lives in this valley, taking on the role of the monsters who lurk in the forest. Saint, Kyan and Blake. The Night Keepers. The ruthless boys of Everlake Prep never saw lockdown coming.īut the virus isn’t their number one enemy.Īnd as if being confined to a boarding school for the elite wasn’t bad enough, now I’m stuck in isolation with the boys who hate me most too.

Kings of Quarantine by Caroline Peckham