Release Blitz + Review | Boys That Tease (Lords of Wildwood #1) by Betti Rosewood --> 3 Stars
SERIES: Lords of Wildwood #1
AUTHOR: Betti Rosewood
GENRE: New Adult / Steamy Romance
RELEASE DATE: June 3rd, 2019
We’re young. Privileged. Dirty. And we ruin lives for fun. She knew being the new girl at Wildwood would never be easy, considering who she is. But nobody warned Tinsley Sullivan we'd be doing everything in our power to make her high school experience one of the most horrible times of her life. They say my name like I'm their king. Crispin Dalton. Teachers and students worship the ground I walk on. They all follow my lead... Except for her. I didn't think she'd have it in her to fight back. It's kind of adorable that she won't budge, refusing to break for me, to submit to my cruel desires. Except I'll never stop pushing for more. I'm ready to make her life so miserable, she'll be begging me to stop hurting her. There's just one thing that's messing it all up. Tinsley is off-f*cking-limits. And I need to keep that in mind when I kiss my girlfriend... her best friend.
⭐️ 3 "Crybaby" Stars ⭐️
Enemies to lovers and bully romances are in my favorite tropes. Needless to say I was really anticipating the release of Boys That Tease when it was announced. Unfortunately for me, this read was good but nothing to rave about. I struggled with connecting with the story for the first 20% of the book, but eventually found some interesting aspects to grab my attention.
I enjoyed Crispin and Tinsley’s push and pull relationship. There is really a great connection between them and it was my favorite facet of this story. I didn’t understand all of their actions that sometimes appeared immature though. Why Crispin is acting so cold and start a relationship with Estella when it’s clear he’s in love with Tins? Tinsley being so naïve, always giving a chance to her backstabbing “friend”. Those behaviors kind of made me cringe, but I guess for high school kids it can be explainable.
There was intriguing secrets and revelations scattered throughout the book, but maybe too much making this novel a little overdramatic.
The second half of the story work out best for me. When Tinsley and Crispin finally let their hearts speaks, their relationship is truly beautiful and sweet. The passion that ignite between them is mesmerizing and intense for sure.
The Lords of Wildwood Series has potential and I’m intrigued about the upcoming novels. Boys That Tease wasn’t completely to my liking, but it had good things and made my reading pleasant.
** ARC received in exchange for an honest review **
BETTI ROSEWOOD
Betti Rosewood is a romance junkie and cat enthusiast in her late twenties. She lives in a picturesque European country with her partner, 2 rowdy cats and a friendly Lab Retriever. When not writing damaged alphas, she can most likely be found binging TV shows and movies, and always jotting down new book ideas.
