“Nixon.” My voice was weak. “What are you doing?”
His lips met mine. The kiss was brief.
He sighed. “I wish I knew.”
This book was like a mash up of Mean Girls, Romeo & Juliet and The Godfather and I LOVED it! I only just heard about this series recently when Facebook was blowing up with posts about the newest release, Elude. The posts and the blurb for that book had me so intrigued and wanting to read it, but just in case I ended up loving it I figured I should wait and start at the beginning in order to avoid spoilers! I read the prequel novella, Enchant, and was interested to keep going but wasn’t really sure if the series would be up my alley. With the $5 price tag on this book, I debated a bit about whether to give it a go or not. Well let me say, this was one gamble that totally paid off because I devoured this book and I am so excited to keep reading through this series to find out what is going to happen next!
Trace Rooks is the winner of the annual lottery to win a scholarship/acceptance to Eagle Elite, the country’s most prestigious school, where many of the students go on to be world leaders and the like. Graduating from Eagle Elite basically makes you set for life, with any career open to you. Trace is excited with the opportunity that has been given to her but she is also feeling a little (ok a lot) out of her league and very far from the farmland of Wyoming which is the only world she’s ever known. That becomes really apparent on her first day when she comes face to face with The Elect: Nixon, Chase, Tex & Phoenix. Between their rules and the fact that they seemingly run the school, Trace begins to wonder just what she’s gotten herself into and what or who these guys are. As more and more information comes to light and after several strange occurrences, Trace is about to learn that there may have been more to her small town life in Wyoming than she ever could have imagined.
‘Classic. Someone should record the gold that flows from my mouth.’
I LOVED Trace, she was awesome! Definitely one of my top favorite female book characters I’ve ever read. Given the situation she was dropped into and considering all of the stuff that she had to put up with during her first days/weeks at Eagle, I really admired her strength and spunk. Especially since she was completely unaware of what was really going on behind the scenes. Many people would have broken after much less than what she had to go through. I couldn’t believe half the crap that the students and The Elect put her through, but just as I was about to get angry on her behalf she would come out with an awesome comeback or reaction and instead I’d find myself either laughing or cheering at how awesome she was. I loved her reactions or internal musings about all of the bizarre things she witnessed at the school, they were hilarious and I found myself echoing much of what she was thinking!
‘I counted to three and turned around, expecting one of two things. Either he was going to murder me or kiss me. There really wasn’t any other logical option, not with Nixon.’
I wasn’t sure what to think of Nixon and the other members of The Elect at first. When we first meet them I couldn’t believe what jerks they were, and their rules had me rolling my eyes. I remember thinking “who died and made them God?”, I couldn’t fathom how these “kids” could have so much power. As the book goes on though it starts to get explained and it’ll all start to become clear. And you’ll begin to see that there’s more at play here than just these guys running around with unlimited power, and there’s definitely more to them than just being jerks. I ended up really loving Nixon, even before we really learned who he was, as tough or mean as he was to Trace you could still see the underlying vulnerability to him. That really helped me to connect to him and want to learn more. I also loved Chase, it was clear early on with him that there was a nice guy hidden behind that tough guy “Elect” exterior. I didn’t learn enough about Tex to really form an opinion and from what I saw of Phoenix in this book I hated him, although I feel like there’s more to that story as well and I am looking forward to finding it out.
I liked how this book combined college shenanigans with much darker mafia dealings. It was crazy how these guys would be lounging in a dorm room watching movies and eating popcorn one minute and then cracking someone’s skull with a bat the next moment. But it worked, the books flowed nicely and the story was completely engaging. I found myself liking or even loving the characters despite some of their more nefarious dealings. The book ended with a bang (literally and figuratively) and I am completely hooked and can’t wait to find out what happens next! I have a feeling like things are going to get really crazy in the not too distant future for these guys!
“I’m scared.”
“I’ll be scared with you,” Nixon murmured. “I’ll be scared until you aren’t scared anymore, okay?”
“Okay.”
“And I’ll save you from all of it, Trace. I promise.”
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“I would have kissed you harder. I would have fought for you more. I don’t know. I would have stolen you away, taken your virtue, made myself so permanently etched on your person that every time you took a breath it was my scent that was permeating the air.”Highlighted by 211 Kindle readers- “I love you, Trace. I always have. Just remember that, okay? Hold on to it. No matter what I say or what I do… and trust me, I’ll do some terrible things. Just know. I love you. With every fiber of my being.”Highlighted by 167 Kindle readers
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Jennifer Isherwood
Mafia romance at its best!
Reviewed in Canada on April 25, 2020
Jennifer Isherwood
Reviewed in Canada on April 25, 2020
Trace is a farm girl from Wyoming who grew up with her grandparents after her parent's accident when she was six. When her grandmother died of cancer, her grandfather agreed to let her enter into an annual scholarship lottery for Eagle Elite University. It was the only thing she could think of to help secure hers and her grandfathers futures. Entering into Eagle Elite will unknowingly change her life drastically. First of all, the kids at Eagle Elite don't act like your typical university kids. There is a group on campus that everyone fears. They're called The Elect. And their leader, Nixon is drop dead gorgeous - but also a complete ass. Everyone fears them. Nobody stands up to them, with their rules and authority. They especially do not stand up to Nixon who seems to be known all over town and nobody blinks an eye at anything he does. The kids there are ruthless to her. They devour the little farm girl who "doesn't belong". That is - until The Elect start to keep her close. There's a reason behind the saying "keep your friends close and your enemies closer." She just didn't realize she was the enemy until it was too late.
"I need you like I need my heart to pump blood through my body, like I need air to breathe, like we need gravity. Hell, you are my gravity. Being with you makes me feel centered and whole, and I'm too screwed up to convince you to want any difference. I'm too selfish to push you into someone else's arms when I know mine may be the worst ones for you to be in."
I seriously do not know why it took me so long to start this series! I mean - I'm desperately trying to read all of Rachel's books. I want to read them all right now and there's not enough time in a day to do so! But now i'm on my Eagle Elite kick and I am so, incredibly hooked it's not even funny! There were so many emotions going all over the place. I was back and forth between love and hate through so much of this story! There was so much happening and I kept trying to guess what was going to happen next but no matter what, Rachel always had a surprise for me around the corner.
There is no doubt you will be flipping through the pages and on the edge of your seat during this book! You will get your fill of swooning characters. Heartbreak and love. New friendships and betrayals. Fighting. Lots of fighting. It is a mafia story after all. Rachel is going to throw you on a rollercoaster and she will be laughing while you scream at the top of your lungs! She is the boss! The other f'n boss of mafia romance!! If you haven't started this series yet, get on it! Get on it now!
"Yeah, Chase. I have a cow under my bed. It's invisible, though, so you can't see it. But sometimes at night it comes out to play. What the hell is wrong with your brain?"
I still can't decide if i'm Team Nixon or Team Chase..... Only time will tell! Onto book 2!!
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