Rebels of Rushmore Book 2
We met Jane Alexander and Andreas Rossi in book one and the story starts before the end of that book. The prologue was controversial for me, because it doesn’t really portray either Jane or Andy in a good way. She is disguised for Halloween and, because she knows he won’t recognise her, she orchestrates a hook up. He’s drunk, and such a man whore, he doesn’t think twice about sleeping with a random girl who knocks on his bedroom door.
Despite that slightly concerning start, the story moves on quickly. Jane is in the last year of high school and has been crushing on Andy for years. He’s hot for her too, but refuses the cross the line with her because she’s his friend’s younger sister. Even so, things come to a head and they begin a secret relationship. When Andy discovers he took her innocence without knowing, his reaction is priceless. I really enjoyed that phase of their relationship because the tension was high as they tried to keep it a secret. The sex between them was hot from the beginning, and there’s plenty of it.
Unfortunately, the pace flagged a bit from the 50% mark. Some of the tension was lost once their relationship came out. It reverts to the external conflict in their lives; they both have to endure narcissistic, controlling, and abusive parents. While their relationship developed nicely, from that point, I never seemed to be as absorbed in what was going on. The conflict dampened and the only thing that kept me reading were the hot and heavy, sexy interludes.
Then, there was an unexpected twist towards the end. I wasn’t sure if it worked as an effective climax or not. I’m not going to spoil it, but for me, it was a bit of a let down. The conflict had been steadily building for Andy, and there was plenty of concern about how he’d resolve it, but the twist wiped out Andy’s problems without him having to work for it. It was all just too easy for them both, and an unsatisfying end to the story.
Plot: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Feels: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Heat: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
