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The Golden Boys: Dark High School Bully Romance (Kings of Cypress Pointe Book 1) by [Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne]

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West Golden—so easy to hate, yet so hard to resist.

Don’t let that pretty face of his fool you. He isn’t the boy next door, or the kind you trust with your heart. He’s the devil in designer jeans, with all the charm of a bona fide psycho.

Trust me.

He swears I did something to cross him before I even stepped foot inside Cypress Prep, but it’s a lie. No one knows better than me that I’m all out of chances. One more misstep and I can kiss my future goodbye, which means I can’t possibly be guilty of whatever he thinks I’ve done.

West marks me with a target anyway, and as this town’s football star, no one dares to go against him. His money, status, and the loyalty of his equally entitled brothers makes him seem untouchable. Only, I know better than that.

This false god isn’t infallible like he wants the world to believe. Whenever I stare into those devilish green eyes, I see it plain as day. The chink in his armor. His one and only weakness.

Me.

The King of Cypress Prep has finally met his match and taking him down just became an inside job.

***
The Golden Boys are all smokin’ hot, but there’s only one guy for Blue Riley, which means this romance isn’t a reverse harem. Also, full disclosure, this saga does contain strong bully themes. So, if you’re not into romances where hate turns into love (well … eventually), and if you don’t like your heroes of the unapologetically alpha variety, this might not be the book for you.
There is no rape or dubious consent whatsoever. However, the series does contain adult themes and sexual situations. One-click and get lost in this series today! Smooches! RJ & NT

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Hey, I'm Rachel! Consider this your formal invitation to hang out in my private Facebook group, THE SHIFTER LOUNGE. You'll get fun book convo, exclusive giveaways, and other random acts of nerdiness!

Don't usually talk to strangers? No worries! Allow me to introduce myself. I'm a Michigan native, wife, and mother of three who made a career of indulging the voices inside my head :) With several completed series, and stories in both the paranormal and contemporary YA/NA romance categories, there's something for everyone!

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My Little Booktopia

A book a didn’t expect !

Reviewed in Australia on 25 May 2021

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‘He’s not the boy next door, or the kind you trust with your heart. West Golden is a devil in designer jeans, with all the charm of a bona fide psycho.’

The Golden Boys by Rachel Jones and Nikki Thorne is a slow burn YA/NA dark high school bully sport romance, is told mostly from duel POVs and is the first book in the Kings of Cypress Prep series.

Wow ! I did not expect this book ! When I stumbled across this book thanks to my Kindle suggestion, I had no idea just how addictive this book would become.

From the very beginning the FMC had me completely hooked, in fact the whole story line did. It was angsty, unique and suspenseful with the right amount of drama and had me constantly guessing what secrets were lurking in the background of the story. Not to mention it’s Gossip Girl vibes with the social media influence on the gossip within and outside of the school.

I also loved the writing style of this author, the way the story developed effortlessly and how easily I not only fell in love with the MC but supporting characters as well - especially Dane and Sterling.

In a nutshell I’m so glad my Kindle suggested this book to me and I look forward to read the rest of the series.

Please note: This book does end on a cliffhanger and contain scenes/topics that some readers may find triggering and/or disturbing.

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New favourite to add to the list

Reviewed in Australia on 11 March 2022

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Ok, this is definitely a new fave for me.

These authors are new to me and I must say, they killed this! I love the angst, the FMC and how she held her own, the interesting dynamic between the characters and I story as a whole.

Plenty of twists in this book that I didn’t see coming. The profession of the relationship between the characters was interesting. I love how the lines blurred the further in we got and that it felt relatable and organic also. I love a FMC that can hold her own as well as dish it back and seeing Blue not only take it but give West a taste of his own medicine was great.

I can completely relate to Blue and I think that’s what I enjoyed most about the book. There were so many similarities between us that while reading I felt completely engrossed and consumed by the story. The plot is great and set at an easy pace to follow but is also never dull which made for an exciting read.

The narrators did a great job. Their voices suited the characters well and completely sold the story. They made reading this book a whole new experience, their tones easy and smooth to listen to and I look forward to seeing what else they have under their belts. Look forward to diving into book 2.

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Southside Special

Reviewed in Australia on 6 February 2022

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I’m little lost on the plot here folks. Obviously we haven’t got to the nitty gritty bits yet. But Blue is a tough girl, bringing up her little sister Scarlett while her mum is MIA and dodging the unhelpful male role model ie her sperm donor. While it’s clear Golden boy West has a secret the tension between these two leads to a slow burn. It’s missing some punch, where’s the drama and action?

Reviewed in Australia on 14 May 2022

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Loved this! Ended on a cliff hanger but
I’m so excited to read the next book. So much tension and chemistry with the main characters. Read it in a day it was addictive!

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Clara Conde

it’s high school slow burn

Reviewed in Australia on 15 May 2022

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I hate myself for starting this novel.
But TikTok recommended books has serve me well except this, made me nearly sick in my stomach.

Reviewed in Australia on 23 November 2020

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Loved this book. Can't wait for book number 2!

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Girl from Wrong Side of Tracks Goes to Posh School, Gets Bullied by Popular Boy..Yep it one of those

Reviewed in Australia on 9 November 2020

Blue comes from a broken home.
She lives on the south side of town.
Poor, working class, crime and drug dealing is rampant.

Through the foresight of her incarcerated old brother, she
receives a full scholarship to the snooty Cypress Prep.
She know nobody, so all she has to do is lay low, stay off the radar, and the year should be a breeze.
However, unknown to Blue, she is already on somebody’s radar.

We have the boys

West Golden. West is the King of Cypress Prep

Sterling - smart, nerdy, the quieter triplet.

Dane—the vain one with a penchant for selfies—is PrettyBoyD. Collectively, these three are TheGoldenBoys.”

West has called his brothers and friends to arms to make Blue’s life a living hell.

This book has every bully romance clique/trope down

Things West and Blue have in common :
Poor girl with deadbeat parents
Rich guys with dead beat parent.

They hate each other but, destiny has other ideas, as the author constantly, CONSTANTLY, has the two pushed together through circumstance.

Because of their close proximity, and love/hate push-pull relationship, this causes them to form an attraction and start caring for each other.

See. The usual bully/romance scenarios

We also have female leads best friends, who always live vicariously through the main female lead.
You know them, there’re the ones getting excited for parties, and dressing the lead character in trashy outfits for the other bully/romance trope,
The homecoming dance, and the voice of reason (?) . There is always the GF who is the agony aunt in these books.
They also ingratiate themselves into the main leads relationship.

In this book it’s Joss (the girl Dane likes)
Lexi (Cypress Prep Outcast)
And Jules & Scarlett. The most gushy, cringy, desperate to be part of the richies, (and involved in Blues relationship) girls you could come across.

Blue, the main lead is a girl with SERIOUS anger management problems, and a hair trigger.
She can’t have a discussion without her blood boiling, followed by an outburst of some kind, then getting turned on.
She’s probably more like her drunkard father than she thinks.

Honest, Blue and West get pushed together so often (sometimes on purpose) it gets ridiculous.
Hands Up! ...who didn’t see it coming that West would be called on to teach Blue how to swim...groan

Even the Journalising club!... Blue is called on to photograph....wait for it....the FOOTBALL AND...WHO PLAYS FOOTBALL? ....West and his brothers...(shakes head)

So, if you can manage to moved passed all the usual tropes you can see coming a mile off, the rest of the storyline isn’t that bad.

It all starts with West finding a phone in his dads safe.
A phone with a very incriminating photo of a certain girl on it.
West’s father is known to cheat with younger, blonde girls, so ...
Is this girl one of his conquests?
And why does she look so familiar?

There is also the beginnings of an I interested backstory regarding Blue’s older brother Hunter, and her deadbeat mother, that shows promise, and I am looking forward to seeing where that goes.
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I♥️Romance

Dark bully romance?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 June 2021

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Labelled as a “dark high school bully romance” I expected plenty of angst in this one and it did not disappoint. The author creates a huge amount of curiosity from page one and the suspense generated hooks the reader and keeps the pages turning. Within a few pages my insides were churning with foreboding. However, the book was not as dark as I expected.

West Golden is the eldest of triplets. The three brothers rule the school because they’re rich, gorgeous and popular. But, they’ve got problems too. Their dad’s a complete jerk and there’s a secret about West that may ruin his football career before it’s even begun - rich boy problems.

Blue Riley is from the south side of town, trying to improve her life for her and her sister by accepting a scholarship to prep school with the rich kids. She’s trying to finish high school, work to pay bills (because her dad’s a dead beat alcoholic), take care of her sister after their mum abandoned them, oh, and her brother’s a convicted murderer. If that’s not enough for an eighteen year old to have to deal with, from day one at Cypress Prep, West Golden is out to make her life miserable, and she has no idea why.

Bully romances can be hard to stomach but this wasn’t too bad. West made her life more difficult, but I didn’t feel his behaviour was anything that could not be forgiven. He openly states he wants to destroy her and she hates his guts despite the physical attraction. However, I feel the author didn’t convey the emotional and psychological torture at levels I expected from a “dark bully romance”. While there’s plenty of shoves and snide remarks, it’s more like pranks that are instigated by West directly. The bullying does increase in intensity, however, but by that point it’s done by West’s minions without his knowledge.

It was impossible not to get behind Blue because she does not let the bullies win. She’s a fighter and gives as good as she gets. However, I felt more empathy for Blue because of the things she faced in her life away from school, rather than the bullying. Perhaps it’s because the “dark” label was misleading, or am I old and jaded?

The tension of their conflicting feelings for each other builds and builds over the course of the story, but apart from some heavy make out sessions, the love action is reserved for the very end. After all that build up, I would have preferred it to be a bit longer. Then, of course, it all crumbles for Blue again. However, we know Blue is not going to take this lying down so roll on Book 2. Plus, there’s still plenty of questions yet to be answered...

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Jen

Blue

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 July 2021

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It’s a slow burner and I feel like it’s written for the younger generation, although it’s a good read, it’s too tame.

***** Warning! Spoil alerts below *****

Poor Blue, the girl can’t catch a break, she’s the FMC in this series
She lives on the poor side of town, mum left her and her two siblings with a alcoholic father
Blues brother the eldest is in prison
She has a younger sister Scarlett aka scar
She’s been given a chance a scholarship to attend a better school on the rich side
What she doesn’t know is somebody either herself or somebody like her ex I’m guessing took a pic of her in a naughty screen shot
Which brings us to the Highschool bully aka west who is one of the golden boys, triplets lol
Anyway west is looking for daddies credit card and when he stumbles into daddies safe and finds a mobile phone with blues pic he assumes that daddy dearest is cheating on mummy with blue

This is not the case and we don’t know how daddy has the pic and is the mobile even his

Some secrets going about, it’s frustrating that west hasn’t told his brothers what he’s seen
He doesn’t ask blue but targets her as soon as he sees she’s a new student
The whole book is a tug and war between his feelings towards blue

I don’t like west father, I don’t know what he’s up to but it doesn’t seem good and Blue is innocent in all this

Some things I think west would of found out but I guess this is how the book is going

Bring on book 2

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Rossana V

Give me no.2 NOW!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 April 2021

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ok, the story doesn't end with book 1, so if you intend to read it, i would suggeat for the other books to be out as well. said that, it's HOT! major mystery waiting to be revealed, misunderstandings, eyes seeing everything and gossiping anonymously to the campus (concept already seen in another book later made in a netflix series?) the chemestry and the pull between the 2 is crazy. loved it. One of the reasons i may love this book so much is Lessa Lamb. all 3 narrators did a good job here, but she is something else. not only her voice is hot and expressive, she is also a very very good reader and it all sounded so real. overall very satisfied of my purchase.

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Abigail

Fabulous

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 February 2022

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I loved this! It was very intense and gripping. Characters are really believable and likeable! I desperately need to read the second book so I am downloading t it now! I literally read this in a day couldn’t put it down! The FMC is a really strong brave girl and she has to deal with so much horrible stuff so I’m hoping desperately in the second book she gets some good vibes her way! MC is a football god and has a brooding moody personality and a reputation but he has got it all wrong and I’m hoping in the next book he is redeemed!

Samantha

Hello triplets 😍

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 October 2020

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This is the first story I’ve read by these two authors and it sucked me straight in I wasn’t aware it was the first in a series so the ending cliffhanger was one heck of a shock. This book is full of twists and turns and you will want to hurt someone in many places in this story. Blue and west have this intense chemistry and I cannot wait to see where it goes. It begins with a secret discovered, someone hurt and a manipulative adult making an even bigger mess when they find their child has feelings of some form. You need to read this book It is awesome 😍

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