Gradually you learn that there are reasons for the way they respond to things, but it is a bit of a slog to get there. The first book is exceptionally hard to read because it goes all in on the bully aspect. They make the average high school mean girl look like Amy Adams’ character from Enchanted. And what they do to those Unspeakables… Good Grief. They rule with an iron fist, and if you cross them, you lose your name and become one of the Unspeakables. The Night Hunters consider themselves protectors of the school, a brotherhood of sorts, based on ancient legends of the tribe that used to live on the lands where the school is located. Set at an elite prep school in the fictional state of Sequoia as a deadly pandemic that makes COVID-19 look like child’s play rapidly spreads, you quickly learn who really runs the school – and surprise! It ain’t the headmaster. It is a finger scorching, reverse harem, enemies to lovers, bully romance series. And Kings of Quarantine, Kings of Lockdown, Kings of Anarchy and Queen of Quarantine all live up to their tagline: Brutal Boys of Everlake Prep. I was hesitant to give it a try – for while I seem to have an enormous weakness for romances featuring alphaholes (Hey, Kristen Ashley and JR Ward, I’m looking at you…), I’m not a huge fan of bully romances.

This quartet has been all over my Kindle Unlimited recommendations as well as SmutTok.

Queen of Quarantine by Caroline Peckham