Kings of Lockdown by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti

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Synopsis

The sex tape
The fish stew
The Unspeakables
The storm
The font
The bathtub
The ice
The gun
The clothes
The humiliation
The shower
The letters
THE VOW

I had my chance to run from these brutal boys and I didn’t take it. The bonds between us are too strong now. Bonds of blood, oaths, betrayal and vengeance. And I intend to make good on all of them. I’ve made my list. And I won’t stop until each and every one of their crimes has been paid for.

Divide and conquer. We’re going to tear them apart from the inside out. I won’t quit until I’ve had my pound of flesh and then some. These broken boys paint themselves up as kings and stand themselves on a pedestal above everybody else. But that only means they’ve got further to fall. And they’re going to fall hard.

I know their strength now, but I’ve learned their weaknesses too. And I might just be becoming their greatest one. My father taught me how to survive, and it’s time to use everything I know about predators to lure them into my own trap.

Lies, betrayal, seduction. I’ll use every weapon at my disposal to bring them to their knees and once I’m done with them, they won’t own me.

I’ll own them.

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Review

Kings of Lockdown is the second book in the Brutal Boys of Everlake Prep series, and I liked it better than the first one.  

A lot of the things I felt were missing in the first book were addressed in this one.  For example, we got a lot more backstory on the guys, especially Kyan.  He was the biggest mystery to me from the first book, so I was glad to know him a little more.  This one also had less bullying, or at least Tatum was able to take some of her agency back.  It was nice to see the boys acknowledge that they were unfair to her, at least in their ways. 

We also get to the heart of the mystery of the virus and whether Tatum’s dad released it.  Though most of the book focuses on Tatum and her relationship with the guys, I’m glad that a little intrigue was added to the plot. There is certainly more to flush out between Tatum and the guys, and I am excited to see where that’s going to go.  And I’m curious to see where Monroe will fit in with them.  

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