Misfit & Rogue

I received this book for free from the publisher. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Misfit by Elle Kennedy
Narrator: Christian Fox, Jason Clarke, Lee Samuels, Nelson Hobbs, Stella Bloom
Series: Prep #1
Published by Bloom Books, Independently Published on November 29, 2022
Genres: Fiction / Romance / New Adult
Length: 12 hours 46 minutes
Pages: 416
Format: Audiobook, Paperback
Source: Publisher, Purchased
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This brand new series from sensation Elle Kennedy introduces Sandover Prep, the place where the elite send their delinquent boys. When a new senior shows up against his will, he’s surprised to not only find unexpected friends, but the one girl he’s supposed to stay away from—the headmaster’s daughter.

Welcome to Sandover Prep, where the delinquents roam…and you can’t trust a soul.

Finding out your mom is marrying some rich guy you’ve never met is enough to make any eighteen-year-old’s head spin. And for RJ Shaw, it gets worse: he’s being sent to Sandover Prep for senior year. If there’s one place a misfit hacker like RJ doesn’t belong, it’s an ivy-covered all-boys boarding school for rich delinquents. There’s no point trying to get along with anyone. That is, until he meets Sloane Tresscott in the woods on the outskirts of campus. Gorgeous and sharp-tongued, Sloane is pure temptation.

Except Sloane is the one girl he’s forbidden from touching.

The headmaster’s daughter.

Good thing RJ doesn’t believe in rules. Sure, Sloane insists she’s swearing off boys this year, but he wants her bad, and he’s going to win her over if it kills him—unless her ex-boyfriend, the ruling king of Sandover, kills him first. Luckily, RJ’s unwittingly made some friends. His new stepbrother Fenn, a pretty boy with a self-destructive streak. Lawson, self-proclaimed agent of chaos. And Silas, the All-American good guy who can’t actually be as nice as he seems.

If RJ wants to survive prep school and win Sloane’s heart, he’ll need to adapt—and fast.

This was good! I am a fan of Elle Kennedy’s writing so when this book landed on my doorstep, I could not wait to read it. I liked the multiple points of view used to tell this story and I liked most of the characters but I felt like RJ, Sloane, and Fenn were the ones that shined which worked perfectly since they seemed to be at the center of the action most often. The story follows a group of boys that attend a private all-boys prep school called Sandover Prep. We also meet the headmaster’s daughters who are hard to resist.

I enjoyed watching RJ and Fenn, who have recently become stepbrothers, start to bond. RJ had a lot of work to do to start fitting into the school, and I love that he took his own path which wasn’t always easy. I thought that the romance portion of the story was very well done and I appreciated the fact that there was even a bit of mystery worked into the story. I listened to the audiobook and thought that each of the narrators did a great job of bringing this story to life. I loved the fact that each of the different perspectives used a different narrator. I cannot wait to read more of this series!

I received a review copy of this book from Bloom Books.

I received this book for free from the publisher. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Rogue by Elle Kennedy
Narrator: Carolyn Kang, Nelson Hobbs, Lee Samuels, Christian Fox, Jason Clarke, Stella Bloom
Series: Prep #2
Published by Bloom Books, Independently Published on March 7, 2023
Genres: Fiction / Romance / New Adult
Length: 12 hours 16 minutes
Pages: 384
Format: Audiobook, Paperback
Source: Publisher, Purchased
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This series from NYT bestselling author Elle Kennedy features an ensemble cast, with multiple POVs and plotlines, and introduces Sandover Prep, the place where the elite send their delinquent boys.

In the follow up to MISFIT, New York Times bestselling author Elle Kennedy takes us back to Sandover Prep where the bourgeoning relationship between Casey Tresscott and Fenn Bishop is the talk of the school. But as secrets from the past emerge, Casey decides she’s tired of being taken advantage of and takes matters into her own hands. While Fenn thought keeping the truth from her was the right thing to do, he wasn’t prepared for how he would feel when she goes rogue.

I really enjoyed this one! This series should be read in order since this book picks up shortly after the events of the first book. The romantic focus shifts from RJ and Sloane to Fenn and Casey but all of the characters we met in the first book are back for this installment. I found myself very invested in learning what really happened to Casey the night of the accident.

I loved seeing how things have changed for some of the characters. Casey’s point of view was new in this installment and I thought that her characters added a lot to the overall story. It was great to finally get the answers that I was looking for. I listened to the audiobook and thought that the group of six narrators did an amazing job with the story. Each voice was distinctive so it was easy to identify which character’s perspective had shifted to. I do believe that their performance added to my overall enjoyment of the story.

I received a review copy of this book from Bloom Books.

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