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My Review:Title: Ever Lost (Lost Boys of Neverly Prep #1)
Author: L.E. Bross
Published by: Indie
Release Date: July 11, 2019
Format: Kindle Book
Pages: 308
Genres: Young Adult, Romantic Suspense
Source: Kindle Unlimited
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My rating:
Blurb:I made a huge mistake.
No, not breaking into Panchard Enterprises, I did that on purpose. It was the getting caught part that changed everything. Instead of prison, Peter Panchard offers me a deal; steal something for him and he’ll help me find my little sister.
Now I’m at Neverly Prep wearing a uniform and trying to get close to Lucas Hook, the guy whose safe I need to crack. Did I mention the car and mansion and black card that goes along with this deal? Or the three boys so damned good looking it should be illegal?
They are the Lost Boys and they definitely don’t want me intruding into their lives. Something's going on and I’m sure it has to do with their missing mother, Wendi. Peter warns me to stay away from his boys, to do what I'm being paid for, but at every turn, the sparks fly between us.
I have a job to do and a sister to find, and getting involved with three guys who are off limits is a bad idea. Especially when Hook is their enemy. But when has a little forbidden ever stopped me?
I’m Ever Darlington and I've never been very good at following the rules.
Guilt, betrayal and lies make up EVER LOST, book 1 in the Lost Boys of Neverly Prep, a dark and dirty fast build/medium burn contemporary RH academy romance based loosely on the characters from Peter Pan. Complete at 52,000 words. All the players are over 18 and there is a cliffhanger, but I promise it will be worth it!
This was a fantastic start to a potentially great series. I liked how lost everyone was in this book and how emotive they all were. The mystery plot was not too intricate that you had to pay a lot of attention but strong enough to hold the story together and not make it all about the RH. Ever is an interesting contradiction. On one hand she is loyal, selfless and protective of her sister. Doing everything she can to find her and be with her. And on the other she is a manipulative criminal who will do what she needs to do to that end and tries not to be concerned with who she screws over in the process. The road to hell my friends. This is that kind of story. She is an unwilling victim and I don’t know how all the bad guys find ways to blackmail her honestly.
I must admit I wasn’t expecting Peter to be a side character in this but I do like where it’s headed. The next generation after Peter Pan, Hook and Wendy are in play here and it adds a nice twist to the retelling.
Riot (I swear the names these authors find to make their MMC’s stand out is getting a bit ridiculous) is the alpha of the harem. Oldest brother, dark and broody and used to having things done the way he wants them to. He doesn’t really have to even ask, everyone wants to please him and it makes him very arrogant. But he does try his best to be the problem solver of the group. He is very protective of everyone in his circle which is kinda cute.
X is the comic relief, easy going and loyal to his brothers.
Baz is the genius. Quiet and unassuming, he seems to think through everything before committing to an action, even if it may go against what Riot may want.
Already starts the next one.
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