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Breakbattle Academy #4
The Elites
Final Year, Final Battle
I thought my biggest problem was being kicked off campus, but I'd rather trade my blazer for a skirt than an orange jumpsuit.
There's a killer on campus and they think it's me. I have my boys on my side, but this might be one fight we can't win.
Someone is determined to bring us down, but with enemies on all sides, the suspects are endless and I'm running out of time.
I'm not the only one who came to Breakbattle with a plan.
A legacy of deception, sabotage, and death will no longer be ignored, but this time the innocent may pay the price.
The Elites is a reverse harem high school bully romance. This is year four and the final book in the series. It features language, dark themes, and sexual scenes. If you're cool with that, dive in!
I thought my biggest problem was being kicked off campus, but I'd rather trade my blazer for a skirt than an orange jumpsuit.
There's a killer on campus and they think it's me. I have my boys on my side, but this might be one fight we can't win.
Someone is determined to bring us down, but with enemies on all sides, the suspects are endless and I'm running out of time.
I'm not the only one who came to Breakbattle with a plan.
A legacy of deception, sabotage, and death will no longer be ignored, but this time the innocent may pay the price.
The Elites is a reverse harem high school bully romance. This is year four and the final book in the series. It features language, dark themes, and sexual scenes. If you're cool with that, dive in!
322 pages, ebook
First published March 7, 2020
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Ruby Vincent
73 books1,224 followersRuby Vincent is a published author with many novels under her belt but now she's taking a fun foray into contemporary romance. She loves saucy heroines, bold alpha males, and weaving a tale where both get their happy ever after.
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May 6, 2020
This review is more or less for the whole series, as I read through the previous books so quickly.
So, this series started out strong. I typically don't like series that start when a character is so young (unless its supposed to be some sort of origin story or a cute little YA book. This is neither). However, Vincent did a pretty good job keeping the bullying realistic for the age and the lusting was just that, lusting.(Although, I can't remember looking at guys the way Zee did in the book at that age...especially older guys. AND, no 15 year in the world is cut or built or whatever! They are all gangly and toothy and basically floppy-dos unless they play sports...and even then...). I digress. The mystery was high, right up there with the angst. Zee's mom was a caricature of a liberal, empowered woman, which got annoying to read, as I wish Vincent had brought that character more depth. Especially because her mother became more important as the years went on. That part felt like lazy writing, as did Jordan's role in the book. She was a convenient device to keep Adam busy over the years.
The story...
The first couple books, while Zee was being bullied the worst, were pretty unputdownable. It wasn't "heart in your throat" action by any means, but Vincent's writing has a way of keeping you going. The bullying was pretty light, except for a few bad parts which formed the tipping point between Zee and a couple characters. Every book ended on a cliffhanger, which got pretty annoying by the 3rd book.
Here ye, Here ye...Zee gets d*ckmatized
Right around book 3, when the bullying more/less stopped, the main mystery shifted to For All, which also felt disconnected from the OTHER plot, Zee and her relationships. As Zee got older, she and the guys started to progress emotionally and physically, and it was at this point that things started to go south. Book 3 was 90% Zee fooling around with her guys (10% possible-incest plot line), and her confidence was, to me, very unrealistic. She got naked on a dime...basically wherever and whenever, and the *real* mystery was "ooooh who's she gonna do it with now?" I'm not shaming her for that (clearly... look at my book queue), but I had a hard time imagining a 16 year old having that much bravado and confidence. It just didn't compute for me, and it was at this point (around book 3) that Zee got super annoying.
I'll skip over the other gripes to voice the main ones for book 4.
So, this series started out strong. I typically don't like series that start when a character is so young (unless its supposed to be some sort of origin story or a cute little YA book. This is neither). However, Vincent did a pretty good job keeping the bullying realistic for the age and the lusting was just that, lusting.(Although, I can't remember looking at guys the way Zee did in the book at that age...especially older guys. AND, no 15 year in the world is cut or built or whatever! They are all gangly and toothy and basically floppy-dos unless they play sports...and even then...). I digress. The mystery was high, right up there with the angst. Zee's mom was a caricature of a liberal, empowered woman, which got annoying to read, as I wish Vincent had brought that character more depth. Especially because her mother became more important as the years went on. That part felt like lazy writing, as did Jordan's role in the book. She was a convenient device to keep Adam busy over the years.
The story...
The first couple books, while Zee was being bullied the worst, were pretty unputdownable. It wasn't "heart in your throat" action by any means, but Vincent's writing has a way of keeping you going. The bullying was pretty light, except for a few bad parts which formed the tipping point between Zee and a couple characters. Every book ended on a cliffhanger, which got pretty annoying by the 3rd book.
Here ye, Here ye...Zee gets d*ckmatized
Right around book 3, when the bullying more/less stopped, the main mystery shifted to For All, which also felt disconnected from the OTHER plot, Zee and her relationships. As Zee got older, she and the guys started to progress emotionally and physically, and it was at this point that things started to go south. Book 3 was 90% Zee fooling around with her guys (10% possible-incest plot line), and her confidence was, to me, very unrealistic. She got naked on a dime...basically wherever and whenever, and the *real* mystery was "ooooh who's she gonna do it with now?" I'm not shaming her for that (clearly... look at my book queue), but I had a hard time imagining a 16 year old having that much bravado and confidence. It just didn't compute for me, and it was at this point (around book 3) that Zee got super annoying.
I'll skip over the other gripes to voice the main ones for book 4.
August 25, 2020
Okay, I devoured all the previous books but this one took me a while to get into.
The Elites is all about how Zela is no longer Zeke at the Breakbattle Academy. It was bound to happen so I'm not really surprised by how it all went down. Then there was the whole "who killed Cameron" mystery going around and around. I mean, sure, we also had to figure out who the mystery person was behind the whole school destruction,
So about halfway into the book and there was zero talk about the murder investigation. At this point, I'm just wondering why even kill off Cameron if it was just going to be on the back burner. Then there's the whole mystery person who doesn't like the system. Not going to lie, a lot of people don't like it.
In the end, the ending was pretty cute. Even though I'm still not sure if I liked it or not. I just figured some things would go down differently and they just didn't.
The Elites is all about how Zela is no longer Zeke at the Breakbattle Academy. It was bound to happen so I'm not really surprised by how it all went down. Then there was the whole "who killed Cameron" mystery going around and around. I mean, sure, we also had to figure out who the mystery person was behind the whole school destruction,
So about halfway into the book and there was zero talk about the murder investigation. At this point, I'm just wondering why even kill off Cameron if it was just going to be on the back burner. Then there's the whole mystery person who doesn't like the system. Not going to lie, a lot of people don't like it.
In the end, the ending was pretty cute. Even though I'm still not sure if I liked it or not. I just figured some things would go down differently and they just didn't.
September 5, 2020
For this series as a whole I really enjoyed it, I was thoroughly invested in Zela and her guys. In this final book Zela has been outed as a girl so things are very different. She can (barely) spend only stolen moments with her guys before and after school or in lunch. Gone are the days of sharing classes or going to each others rooms. It really blows she loses her teachers and even the same school clubs, that school is so messed up smh. Even having more of a disconnect here than the other books I still really enjoyed the first 70%. Somewhere after that I felt like everything was a bit rushed, forced and anticlimactic-which given the way this author has ended every single book I’m Shocked! The villains weren’t really a surprise. Most all their friends were sidelined this time and only Zach and Hunter were the only two who stuck out in my mind as involved. I wasn’t sure how but I knew both were involved with Cameron’s death and For All. Personally I still hate Zach, can’t say I feel sorry he’s going away, he really needs to work on his anger issues and physical aggression. On another note I am still processing that Cameron was her brother. He took such a highlight in the prequel, at that point I couldn’t help but hope he wasn’t one of her future guys, not once did I see things playing out how they did. Never ever did I see them related, that was a shocker for sure. Her ‘dad’ acting out wasn’t even surprising given what we learned about him. He really was a piece of work but I still think her mom should have told her, let Zela make up her own mind on the matter. Can’t belive she was so dumb though to go see this guy and give him an ultimatum like that. Like what did she think he was going to do, especially dangling the name of his sons killer in his face. Truly dumb dumb disappointing moment for Zela. I mean come on girl you have four flippin boyfriends, why the hell you running head first into danger without even informing them smh. It is sad though that she will never know her brother or get that dipshit to apologize for what he did to her. He was a shit but I have to think he’d have major regret upon learning they were related, at least for some of what he did. Also I can’t be sorry the battle system at the school is finally brought down. It’s such a discriminatory practice and not to mention just plain wrong and stupid. I enjoyed the 15 years later epilogue but it was just an overload of information in a few short pages. It’s sad after so many books their lives got wrapped up so quick. There were so many kid name drops I have zero clue how many they even had in total. We see Adam and Jordan married which is nice but I kinda wanted to know about how the rest of their friends, especially Melody turned out. It’s hard to let go of such long series when you’re so invested but I’m glad they got their HEA, just wish it’d been fleshed out more.
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May 25, 2020
Well, the ending was cute.
I’ll start by saying: this book lost a little steam. Things got a little disorganized.
Nonetheless I still enjoyed it.
About halfway through the book, I realized Hunter was For All. I thought I highlighted the sentence that gave it away for me but I guess I didn’t. Either way, I was right. Which is all that matters, hahaha.
I will say, this was my least favorite book as far as Zela goes. She was overly passionate during a few moments. But also incredibly stupid. Especially at the end.
Idk what gives high schoolers the idea that they’re invincible. I think it’s all that HGH and added levels of estrogen and testosterone just running aimlessly through their blood.
LOOK NANCY DREW. You don’t go into fully grown adult’s houses with ultimatums and deals when it comes to crimes committed against their families BUT YOU DO YOU BOO.
snaps and claps for Zela, for not getting murdered herself.
*eye roll*
I’m glad Adam and Jordan ended up together.
I’m sad for what happened to Zachary. He was the true tragedy of this series.
Zela was just crazy. I said what I said.
BUT ALAS, we come to a cute little final chapter where everything goes just right and she gets exactly what she wants.
SURPRISE.
Which includes all the children she dreamed of. I’m not even gonna go back to that last chapter and count the number of offspring her harem produced because that was chaotic. In conclusion, she’s popping out a lot of children.
I, for one, would love to see a book written on Andronika. She’s the true star. All hail.
The end. Xoxo
I’ll start by saying: this book lost a little steam. Things got a little disorganized.
Nonetheless I still enjoyed it.
About halfway through the book, I realized Hunter was For All. I thought I highlighted the sentence that gave it away for me but I guess I didn’t. Either way, I was right. Which is all that matters, hahaha.
I will say, this was my least favorite book as far as Zela goes. She was overly passionate during a few moments. But also incredibly stupid. Especially at the end.
Idk what gives high schoolers the idea that they’re invincible. I think it’s all that HGH and added levels of estrogen and testosterone just running aimlessly through their blood.
LOOK NANCY DREW. You don’t go into fully grown adult’s houses with ultimatums and deals when it comes to crimes committed against their families BUT YOU DO YOU BOO.
snaps and claps for Zela, for not getting murdered herself.
*eye roll*
I’m glad Adam and Jordan ended up together.
I’m sad for what happened to Zachary. He was the true tragedy of this series.
Zela was just crazy. I said what I said.
BUT ALAS, we come to a cute little final chapter where everything goes just right and she gets exactly what she wants.
SURPRISE.
Which includes all the children she dreamed of. I’m not even gonna go back to that last chapter and count the number of offspring her harem produced because that was chaotic. In conclusion, she’s popping out a lot of children.
I, for one, would love to see a book written on Andronika. She’s the true star. All hail.
The end. Xoxo
April 29, 2021
Not my favorite ending to a series. It was okay, I just thought Zela acted irresponsibly and was immature, even though she's eighteen now. I was kind of disappointed with how the mystery of Cameron's killer ended up. I thought it would be more of a surprise instead of very obvious.
I did like that Zela got closer with all the guys. They're all sweet and protective and Derek will always be my favorite. I feel like the heat level was a bit low for a reverse harem story, but they are in high school. The author's other series Raven River Academy had a lot more steamy scenes though and I was hoping for that here.
The battles really fell off the map after the second book which was a bummer. I really liked those parts. The For All culprit and Cameron's killer could have been a bit more shocking and I felt a bit let down. At least everything is resolved and we got our cute happy ending.
I did like that Zela got closer with all the guys. They're all sweet and protective and Derek will always be my favorite. I feel like the heat level was a bit low for a reverse harem story, but they are in high school. The author's other series Raven River Academy had a lot more steamy scenes though and I was hoping for that here.
The battles really fell off the map after the second book which was a bummer. I really liked those parts. The For All culprit and Cameron's killer could have been a bit more shocking and I felt a bit let down. At least everything is resolved and we got our cute happy ending.
August 18, 2020
The Elites is the finale where for once, our main character Zela doesn't have to hide anymore. The truth is officially out! She's a girl woohoo! At least she doesn't get expelled but almost and she has to be on the girl's side of the academy now. She won't be having any sleepover in the boys' dorms anymore and just when things are heating up in the harem ;)
And finally, we are coming to an end. An end to a series that took my will to sleep because of how hooked I was. This reverse harem series was entertaining and kept my attention even though it started to lose a little steam toward the end (I was a little tired of the whole network/For all plot and I wanted to get to the end of that). I thought I had an idea of the murderer but I was wrong on that front so it kept me on my toes. I loved the relationships she had with the guys and overall, I really enjoyed the series.
And finally, we are coming to an end. An end to a series that took my will to sleep because of how hooked I was. This reverse harem series was entertaining and kept my attention even though it started to lose a little steam toward the end (I was a little tired of the whole network/For all plot and I wanted to get to the end of that). I thought I had an idea of the murderer but I was wrong on that front so it kept me on my toes. I loved the relationships she had with the guys and overall, I really enjoyed the series.
September 16, 2020
This series gets a solid 4.0 star rating.
This book specifically gets a 3.8 star rating.
So, I picked up this series because I had a desire to read a reverse harem romance. Much like the ones I’ve read in the past, but this one is much different from ones I’ve read before. That’s not bad, it’s just different.
Now, I love a lead woman character embracing her desires and such, but this series talked about love but from my POV, Zela just was horny af and had FOUR guys to be with her. It just didn’t seem legit at times for me. #unpopular opinion but I’m so serious here. It just seemed so fake in the romance department. Even Adams side relationship development didn’t seem legit.
The mystery of the plot was written better in this last book, but I feel like the reasonings for these big bombshells were not set up completely well. To write a good mystery the details have to be spot on. It’s like every detail has purpose, but this book and series plot just had the answers to the mysterious parts without the build up. To be blunt, I wasn’t blown away by this part of the plot writing. I was actually disappointed. Side note, this whole Cam thing was just something to make the series have another book.
The characters overall were fine. Character development could’ve been so much better than what it was. I so wish there was more development for even the side characters. The side characters were apart of these big plot points, so if they got some more development it would’ve added to those missing pieces.
I’m so conflicted. I really want to give this book lower than what I gave it, but I was intrigued. I was hooked. I finished the books in about two days each, and I was invested in these main characters. I think there could’ve been major improvements made to the plot, writing, characters, relationships and such, but I can’t lie about the fact that I enjoyed this read for what it was.
Overall, 4.0 star rating for the series and 3.8 for the book.
P.S. can we please just talk about that epilogue though? I’ve read sooooo much better. It was rushed and that last toast...made no sense. You know why? Cause “the missing pieces” bs was only touched on like four times in the whole series. Just saying.
This book specifically gets a 3.8 star rating.
So, I picked up this series because I had a desire to read a reverse harem romance. Much like the ones I’ve read in the past, but this one is much different from ones I’ve read before. That’s not bad, it’s just different.
Now, I love a lead woman character embracing her desires and such, but this series talked about love but from my POV, Zela just was horny af and had FOUR guys to be with her. It just didn’t seem legit at times for me. #unpopular opinion but I’m so serious here. It just seemed so fake in the romance department. Even Adams side relationship development didn’t seem legit.
The mystery of the plot was written better in this last book, but I feel like the reasonings for these big bombshells were not set up completely well. To write a good mystery the details have to be spot on. It’s like every detail has purpose, but this book and series plot just had the answers to the mysterious parts without the build up. To be blunt, I wasn’t blown away by this part of the plot writing. I was actually disappointed. Side note, this whole Cam thing was just something to make the series have another book.
The characters overall were fine. Character development could’ve been so much better than what it was. I so wish there was more development for even the side characters. The side characters were apart of these big plot points, so if they got some more development it would’ve added to those missing pieces.
I’m so conflicted. I really want to give this book lower than what I gave it, but I was intrigued. I was hooked. I finished the books in about two days each, and I was invested in these main characters. I think there could’ve been major improvements made to the plot, writing, characters, relationships and such, but I can’t lie about the fact that I enjoyed this read for what it was.
Overall, 4.0 star rating for the series and 3.8 for the book.
P.S. can we please just talk about that epilogue though? I’ve read sooooo much better. It was rushed and that last toast...made no sense. You know why? Cause “the missing pieces” bs was only touched on like four times in the whole series. Just saying.
February 24, 2025
At the start of this book, we find Zela learning to navigate her relationships with her guys, dealing with a strain in the relationship with her mother, dealing with the new antics of vigilante For All, protesting against the battle system, searching for her father, and dealing with the mystery of who killed Cameron. As always, she is supported by her best friend Adam and cousin Jordan.
Landon, Derek, Cole, and Michael are seriously all her boyfriends, and this is just something I do NOT get.
Why? Just why is one guy not enough?
I overall enjoyed the series until this last book. The ending was really rushed.
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Landon, Derek, Cole, and Michael are seriously all her boyfriends, and this is just something I do NOT get.
Why? Just why is one guy not enough?
I overall enjoyed the series until this last book. The ending was really rushed.
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March 25, 2024
❤️❤️❤️❤️
💋💋
👿
🥵
I guessed right about who the culprit was , quite pleased with myself.
Also about Cameron’s situation to.
I so good at this lol 😂
Seriously, I really enjoyed this series, almost as much as Ruby’s others .
Be warned there is violence in this one.
💋💋
👿
🥵
I guessed right about who the culprit was , quite pleased with myself.
Also about Cameron’s situation to.
I so good at this lol 😂
Seriously, I really enjoyed this series, almost as much as Ruby’s others .
Be warned there is violence in this one.
March 20, 2020
Unfortunately, this was a disappointing ending to great series. So disappointing in fact,that I gave 3 stars instead of 2 just for being a part of otherwise good series. So let's break down what got me so dissapointed.
The most glaring problem is editing. Author constantly gets confused about what character she is talking about. Name switches jump out and takes a moment to realise as a mistake. Derek instead of Cameron, Dominic Dupre called Dominic Grayson,boy names rotated and switched around and you don't catch up until a page later some distinctive trate is mentioned. It was confusing and disturbing, and took away a lot from enjoying the story fully.
Story. I understand author wanted to ump it up for last year,but in my eyes it seriously damaged the whole story and characters. Because of this book,I strongly started to dislike Zela. Gone is levelheaded,strong heroine and we get impulsive,hysterical, idiotic,rash, and unreasonable wimp. I had a problem with her obsession before,but here it is taken to new level that basically shows all mental shortcomings of Zela. I was disgusted by her,I strongly disliked her and by end of book I had zero sympathy left when she got hurt. If person is so determined to be martyr,why should I feel sorry when they get what they were looking for. She had over inflated self importance and basically gave zero f..ks about people around her,including those she claimed to love. From hero to anti hero in one final book.
Besides,the whole plot line was ridiculous and stank strongly of author running out of creativity.
Should you read this book? Sure,it is the conclusion to series and if you need closure,you can't skip this book. However, don't count on getting the same vibe the series carried so far.
The most glaring problem is editing. Author constantly gets confused about what character she is talking about. Name switches jump out and takes a moment to realise as a mistake. Derek instead of Cameron, Dominic Dupre called Dominic Grayson,boy names rotated and switched around and you don't catch up until a page later some distinctive trate is mentioned. It was confusing and disturbing, and took away a lot from enjoying the story fully.
Story. I understand author wanted to ump it up for last year,but in my eyes it seriously damaged the whole story and characters. Because of this book,I strongly started to dislike Zela. Gone is levelheaded,strong heroine and we get impulsive,hysterical, idiotic,rash, and unreasonable wimp. I had a problem with her obsession before,but here it is taken to new level that basically shows all mental shortcomings of Zela. I was disgusted by her,I strongly disliked her and by end of book I had zero sympathy left when she got hurt. If person is so determined to be martyr,why should I feel sorry when they get what they were looking for. She had over inflated self importance and basically gave zero f..ks about people around her,including those she claimed to love. From hero to anti hero in one final book.
Besides,the whole plot line was ridiculous and stank strongly of author running out of creativity.
Should you read this book? Sure,it is the conclusion to series and if you need closure,you can't skip this book. However, don't count on getting the same vibe the series carried so far.
August 7, 2023
So, so good!
This is a bittersweet review for me to write, not because of the book, but because it marks the end of this series I have absolutely adored. Okay, so The Elites was jam packed with so much drama. It was beginning-to-end intense moments, emotional revelations, confessions, and love-filled (and steamy) scenes.
At the start of this book, we find Zela learning to navigate her relationships with her guys, dealing with a strain in the relationship with her mother, dealing with the new antics of vigilante For All, protesting against the battle system, searching for her father, and dealing with the mystery of who killed Cameron. As always she is supported by her best friend Adam and cousin Jordan. Landon, Derek, Cole and Michael are all so wonderfully loving and possessive. I loved how they took care of Zela throughout and they made me laugh with how jealous they were of Zela and Adam’s friendship.
Ruby Vincent has done a wonderful job with Zela and her guys, giving the story a natural and believable conclusion. It’s just so hard to say goodbye to these characters. Just like with the series that preceded Breakbattle, I would have loved to see more stories from these characters (like a college series)! I loved it!!!
This is a bittersweet review for me to write, not because of the book, but because it marks the end of this series I have absolutely adored. Okay, so The Elites was jam packed with so much drama. It was beginning-to-end intense moments, emotional revelations, confessions, and love-filled (and steamy) scenes.
At the start of this book, we find Zela learning to navigate her relationships with her guys, dealing with a strain in the relationship with her mother, dealing with the new antics of vigilante For All, protesting against the battle system, searching for her father, and dealing with the mystery of who killed Cameron. As always she is supported by her best friend Adam and cousin Jordan. Landon, Derek, Cole and Michael are all so wonderfully loving and possessive. I loved how they took care of Zela throughout and they made me laugh with how jealous they were of Zela and Adam’s friendship.
Ruby Vincent has done a wonderful job with Zela and her guys, giving the story a natural and believable conclusion. It’s just so hard to say goodbye to these characters. Just like with the series that preceded Breakbattle, I would have loved to see more stories from these characters (like a college series)! I loved it!!!
October 31, 2021
This series was mehhh.
February 9, 2021
I skimmed this book just to get answers. The writing was rushed, and after the first 100 pages nothing had even happens but poorly written romantic scenes that I couldn’t even get into because of the poor writing and crappy character development.
It’s really upsetting because the series started off decent and it just spiraled throughout the rest of the series.
It’s really upsetting because the series started off decent and it just spiraled throughout the rest of the series.
August 8, 2022
2.5. Really enjoyed the first two books of the series including the novella, but the last two books were underwhelming? it felt like it strayed from the main plot. the heroine also started to become annoying 😪 the excitement slowly dwindled down.
May 21, 2021
This series started off so well but fell off after book 2.
April 12, 2021
I can't believe it's over.
The story
After the ending of the last one, everything is in chaos. Zela is arrested as a suspect in the murder of Cameron, and so begins the search for his killer. Her secret is revealed, which is why she's enrolled on the girl's side of campus. Her last year of Breakbattle Academy is filled with trouble.
Soooo, last one! I hate that it's over lol. This time around, I enjoyed the romance, but I didn't enjoy the story as much. The way she figured out who For All was, was just random. Guess most of my predictions were right lol. The main part of the story was still Zela and her boys, For All and Cameron both didn't feel that important; they were kind of a big deal at the beginning and end of the story, but not really throughout. I'm not sure how to explain, it was just weird how I felt like it kind of disappeared to the background.
That being said, there were some plottwists that I didn't see coming, like
There were quite some mistakes in writing in this one, which bothered me a little and made me re-read certain sentences.
The characters
I liked Zela just a bit less in this one. She was stupid at multiple times troughout the story, I mean, Besides that, I enjoyed the boys, especially the last chapter so we could see where they all end up. I still don't really like Landon lol, but I'm glad we got some Derek time in this one.
Love u bud. Need that in my life, I feel you Zela.
We didn't see that much of Adam in this one, because Zela was forced over to the girls side. I really missed him, not going to lie. The last chapter confused me a bit, does it mean I still don't really like Jordan that much, she feels a bit convenient or something? Like she's only written so Adam has someone. She just didn't have as much depth as Melody in my opinion. Argh, I liked Adam and still hoped he'd end up with Zela .
Overall conclusion
I enjoyed this series immensely, although I didn't like the way some things wrapped up as much: some parts felt a bit unrealistic. That was another thing that kind of bothered me in this series; how can a teenage girl be THIS comfortable being naked around 4 different guys? I don't remember myself ever being that comfortable but okay. And then the 4 guys having no trouble whatsoever to share her? I don't know, but again - I don't know any guy who'd be okay with that. Besides that, I enjoyed (most of) the characters, and am sad it's over.
The story
After the ending of the last one, everything is in chaos. Zela is arrested as a suspect in the murder of Cameron, and so begins the search for his killer. Her secret is revealed, which is why she's enrolled on the girl's side of campus. Her last year of Breakbattle Academy is filled with trouble.
Soooo, last one! I hate that it's over lol. This time around, I enjoyed the romance, but I didn't enjoy the story as much. The way she figured out who For All was, was just random. Guess most of my predictions were right lol. The main part of the story was still Zela and her boys, For All and Cameron both didn't feel that important; they were kind of a big deal at the beginning and end of the story, but not really throughout. I'm not sure how to explain, it was just weird how I felt like it kind of disappeared to the background.
That being said, there were some plottwists that I didn't see coming, like
There were quite some mistakes in writing in this one, which bothered me a little and made me re-read certain sentences.
The characters
I liked Zela just a bit less in this one. She was stupid at multiple times troughout the story, I mean, Besides that, I enjoyed the boys, especially the last chapter so we could see where they all end up. I still don't really like Landon lol, but I'm glad we got some Derek time in this one.
I flip-flopped on my decision so many times Derek said he'd have sex with me if I made a choice and stuck with it.
Love u bud. Need that in my life, I feel you Zela.
We didn't see that much of Adam in this one, because Zela was forced over to the girls side. I really missed him, not going to lie. The last chapter confused me a bit, does it mean I still don't really like Jordan that much, she feels a bit convenient or something? Like she's only written so Adam has someone. She just didn't have as much depth as Melody in my opinion. Argh, I liked Adam
Overall conclusion
I enjoyed this series immensely, although I didn't like the way some things wrapped up as much: some parts felt a bit unrealistic. That was another thing that kind of bothered me in this series; how can a teenage girl be THIS comfortable being naked around 4 different guys? I don't remember myself ever being that comfortable but okay. And then the 4 guys having no trouble whatsoever to share her? I don't know, but again - I don't know any guy who'd be okay with that. Besides that, I enjoyed (most of) the characters, and am sad it's over.
December 7, 2025
Dernier tome. Celui de toutes les révélations et des secrets révélés. Le tome le plus sombre de la série avec une enquête sur un meurtre, des têtes qui tombent (pas littéralement, faut pas déc*nner) et les romances entre Zela et ses boys qui se confirment.
J'ai aimé cette fin même si une nouvelle fois j'aurais préféré que ce soit plus long, mieux développé. On reste sur une romance de type Harem Inversé avec tous les ingrédients pour nous tenir en haleine. J'ai aimé le fait que se soit plus young adults et du coup, il n'y a pas trop de scène de sexe. Ça reste soft et plus réaliste. J'ai aimé ça. Tout comme j'ai aimé les personnages.
Dans l'ensemble, c'est une bonne fin pour une série toute sympathique à lire quand on veut oublier le temps morne de l'hiver qui s'annonce (oui, on est bien en décembre ^^)
J'ai aimé cette fin même si une nouvelle fois j'aurais préféré que ce soit plus long, mieux développé. On reste sur une romance de type Harem Inversé avec tous les ingrédients pour nous tenir en haleine. J'ai aimé le fait que se soit plus young adults et du coup, il n'y a pas trop de scène de sexe. Ça reste soft et plus réaliste. J'ai aimé ça. Tout comme j'ai aimé les personnages.
Dans l'ensemble, c'est une bonne fin pour une série toute sympathique à lire quand on veut oublier le temps morne de l'hiver qui s'annonce (oui, on est bien en décembre ^^)
May 6, 2020
I need a gender bender book with a good ending, or just more of them in general. Stayed up late and it left me feeling disappointed. Not as much as the other ending I read but yeah. Zeke is gone and it’s all Zela now. Stuck in the girls’ campus she spends most of the book sneaking around to get laid. The battles are also gone, leaving the story with a murder accusation, who’s the daddy mystery and an ignored prankster.
The whole thing was pretty anticlimactic. I liked the guys, Michael and Derek in particular but the relationship at the end made me cringe. I prefer Val’s set up, rather than the split homes thing. It was solid for the first three books and then it was sex and Zee going off the rails.
The whole thing was pretty anticlimactic. I liked the guys, Michael and Derek in particular but the relationship at the end made me cringe. I prefer Val’s set up, rather than the split homes thing. It was solid for the first three books and then it was sex and Zee going off the rails.
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September 14, 2020
3 stars. buddy read
This was a short series in terms of page length and the number of books. There were a lot of romance scenes, sexual frustration, and the plot that looked to be taking center stage but later on went on the backburner. The protagonist was juggling to date the four boys, and the story always seemed to come full force near the end of the book. Every time it felt incomplete so I had no choice but to dive into the next to get some closure. The series together formed nicely, but as standalones it felt off. The conclusion also felt a little weird, but the epilogue was a nice touch.
This was a short series in terms of page length and the number of books. There were a lot of romance scenes, sexual frustration, and the plot that looked to be taking center stage but later on went on the backburner. The protagonist was juggling to date the four boys, and the story always seemed to come full force near the end of the book. Every time it felt incomplete so I had no choice but to dive into the next to get some closure. The series together formed nicely, but as standalones it felt off. The conclusion also felt a little weird, but the epilogue was a nice touch.
August 23, 2025
Meh. I didn’t really like Zela in The Judgement and I liked her even less in this. They are high school kiddos and they definitely make decisions that teenagers would make so I try to remember that when reading these books.
I just don’t enjoy when the FMC turns into a “no one else can do this right, I’m the only capable one” type person. It gives me the ick. So anyway. This series wasn’t the worst I’ve come across but it wasn’t great. The plot lines were also pretty repetitive or seemingly pointless. I was bored for a fair amount of this last book.
I just don’t enjoy when the FMC turns into a “no one else can do this right, I’m the only capable one” type person. It gives me the ick. So anyway. This series wasn’t the worst I’ve come across but it wasn’t great. The plot lines were also pretty repetitive or seemingly pointless. I was bored for a fair amount of this last book.
not-finishing
March 11, 2021I’m DNF’ing this one. It’s just kind of slow and the end of the last book was just too crazy. Also, Zee is now officially a girl, and a lot of the story that I enjoyed before was her proving that a girl could be just as strong/smart/fast as a boy could. Also she’s getting a little provocative with the guys which is kind of weird because she’s still in high school. And she’s telling everyone she loves them and idk. I don’t know if high school reverse harem is for me.
March 11, 2020
Amazing series
Must read
Must read
September 10, 2020
Good series with a satisfying ending. I blitzed through it, probably too fast because I wanted to find out what happened. I liked the twist of the boys not being good friends and the heroine having to create four separate relationships with them.
September 12, 2020
3.5/5 stars. Docking 1/2 a point from 4 due to the Scooby-Doo feel with the mystery in the end. I enjoyed the series none-the-less and will try other things from the author.
January 25, 2021
This book was a mixed bag for me. I thought the series started out really strong, but by book 3 it slipped a little.
In this one, we have Zee being questioned for Cameron’s murder, her misunderstanding the Network the way Jonathan Grayson was running it, and establishing her relationships with the guys. Everyone at the school now knows she’s a girl, and so she gets moved to the girls school.
The way her relationships with the guys develop is purely sexual. We barely get any scenes with them just being normal, it felt like. She does question each one on what they see in the future, and to me it was just a bit much. They’re 18 and in high!!! school. Why are you talking so much about having kids, and barely any focus on careers? Careers that you’ve spent years dreaming about. Like, she asks Michael, and he doesn’t mention the Olympics?? Isn’t that his dream? He definitely doesn’t seem to be taking it as seriously as he should be, or else it’s absolutely never mentioned.
We find out Derek wants to be an actor. This was never mentioned once before, and it seems like it should’ve been when she was trying to get to know him as her brother. Cole doesn’t get much screen time, but he doesn’t want to live like Adam’s family does, like “brother husbands.” To me that didn’t seem as great, but we do find out they’ve been talking separately from her and getting to all know each other better. Interesting.
Adam is barely mentioned in this book. His relationship with Jordan barely gets talked about, even though Zela is always talking to Jordan about hers. We find out why Melody thinks their relationship has an expiration date, and it just sucks that Adam’s relationships were built like this.
Zela makes some absolutely idiotic decisions in this book. Like running into danger without telling anyone kind of stupid. She also finds out who For All is by the most smallest of clues, of course.
The ending felt rushed, and it points out exactly why her assumption that blood family is family is naive. She finally gets that through her thick skull.
Finally, they send things to the media. Like they should’ve, three years ago. And to Ezra, Adam’s dad. Why didn’t he think of that before?
Everything gets wrapped up nice and tight, but then we never find out what happens to Zach, or even Melody.
The epilogue is fifteen years in the future, but of course the focus is on them having babies. There’s a brief mention of her career and the guys, but it’s breezed over to mention how many kids they have, and they have a ten year old, so they started having babies five years after high school ended, when they all had illustrious career plans. That’s just something that I am not a fan of, I wish there had been more time between that if that were the case.
And Adam and Jordan marry, and have their own family, but again, we don’t find out what happens with Melody. Does that break Adam’s heart? Does he forget her? I just would’ve liked a little more closure in that aspect, because we’ve known Adam since he was a baby in Evergreen.
It was a solid series, and worth a read! I had things I wanted a little more of, but nonetheless Ruby Vincent crafts interesting tales. I’ll still read any other series she comes out with!
In this one, we have Zee being questioned for Cameron’s murder, her misunderstanding the Network the way Jonathan Grayson was running it, and establishing her relationships with the guys. Everyone at the school now knows she’s a girl, and so she gets moved to the girls school.
The way her relationships with the guys develop is purely sexual. We barely get any scenes with them just being normal, it felt like. She does question each one on what they see in the future, and to me it was just a bit much. They’re 18 and in high!!! school. Why are you talking so much about having kids, and barely any focus on careers? Careers that you’ve spent years dreaming about. Like, she asks Michael, and he doesn’t mention the Olympics?? Isn’t that his dream? He definitely doesn’t seem to be taking it as seriously as he should be, or else it’s absolutely never mentioned.
We find out Derek wants to be an actor. This was never mentioned once before, and it seems like it should’ve been when she was trying to get to know him as her brother. Cole doesn’t get much screen time, but he doesn’t want to live like Adam’s family does, like “brother husbands.” To me that didn’t seem as great, but we do find out they’ve been talking separately from her and getting to all know each other better. Interesting.
Adam is barely mentioned in this book. His relationship with Jordan barely gets talked about, even though Zela is always talking to Jordan about hers. We find out why Melody thinks their relationship has an expiration date, and it just sucks that Adam’s relationships were built like this.
Zela makes some absolutely idiotic decisions in this book. Like running into danger without telling anyone kind of stupid. She also finds out who For All is by the most smallest of clues, of course.
The ending felt rushed, and it points out exactly why her assumption that blood family is family is naive. She finally gets that through her thick skull.
Finally, they send things to the media. Like they should’ve, three years ago. And to Ezra, Adam’s dad. Why didn’t he think of that before?
Everything gets wrapped up nice and tight, but then we never find out what happens to Zach, or even Melody.
The epilogue is fifteen years in the future, but of course the focus is on them having babies. There’s a brief mention of her career and the guys, but it’s breezed over to mention how many kids they have, and they have a ten year old, so they started having babies five years after high school ended, when they all had illustrious career plans. That’s just something that I am not a fan of, I wish there had been more time between that if that were the case.
And Adam and Jordan marry, and have their own family, but again, we don’t find out what happens with Melody. Does that break Adam’s heart? Does he forget her? I just would’ve liked a little more closure in that aspect, because we’ve known Adam since he was a baby in Evergreen.
It was a solid series, and worth a read! I had things I wanted a little more of, but nonetheless Ruby Vincent crafts interesting tales. I’ll still read any other series she comes out with!
June 2, 2020
A Lukewarm finale for me.
So... I binge read the first 4 books and skipped on sleep because I was so sucked into the story, but then I got to around 30% into this book and I gradually lost steam.
I had to summon the motivation to finish and find out how it all ended.
I’m not sure how to describe what happened but I somehow ended up in a mid-book funk. It wasn’t fun.
I was disappointed bc I loved the story progression in the previous books. I loved the relationship building and the twists and turns.
The series peaked in book 3 for me. And then I started to get a little irritated with the repetition and trope cliches.
The touchy feely friendship shit made me cringe.
Zela was basically a raging hormonal ball full of lust in this instalment. There was less story progression and more sexcapades. It felt like the dick olympics and each guy was an event she was trying to place in.
The urgency to hook up with each guy detracted from the story and it started to fall flat and sound repetitive.
One thing I love about Ruby Vincent’s story telling is that she’s good at suspense writing and pulling the rug out from under you. BUT... I’m sad to say I was kind of underwhelmed with the reveal at the end of this one.
‘For All’ and Cameron’s killer were revealed and my reaction was “Oh okay”. I was expecting more.
Maybe my mid-book funk ruined it for me, I’m not sure. But I will say.. The pacing of the book towards the end seemed a little rushed.
In conclusion I truly did enjoy this series. It had its faults and the ending wasn’t my favourite but I would recommend it. I love the girl disguised as boy trope and Ruby Vincent is a kick-ass suspense writer.
Oh and Michael and Derek deserve an honourable mention bc they were my favourites.
So... I binge read the first 4 books and skipped on sleep because I was so sucked into the story, but then I got to around 30% into this book and I gradually lost steam.
I had to summon the motivation to finish and find out how it all ended.
I’m not sure how to describe what happened but I somehow ended up in a mid-book funk. It wasn’t fun.
I was disappointed bc I loved the story progression in the previous books. I loved the relationship building and the twists and turns.
The series peaked in book 3 for me. And then I started to get a little irritated with the repetition and trope cliches.
The touchy feely friendship shit made me cringe.
Zela was basically a raging hormonal ball full of lust in this instalment. There was less story progression and more sexcapades. It felt like the dick olympics and each guy was an event she was trying to place in.
The urgency to hook up with each guy detracted from the story and it started to fall flat and sound repetitive.
One thing I love about Ruby Vincent’s story telling is that she’s good at suspense writing and pulling the rug out from under you. BUT... I’m sad to say I was kind of underwhelmed with the reveal at the end of this one.
‘For All’ and Cameron’s killer were revealed and my reaction was “Oh okay”. I was expecting more.
Maybe my mid-book funk ruined it for me, I’m not sure. But I will say.. The pacing of the book towards the end seemed a little rushed.
In conclusion I truly did enjoy this series. It had its faults and the ending wasn’t my favourite but I would recommend it. I love the girl disguised as boy trope and Ruby Vincent is a kick-ass suspense writer.
Oh and Michael and Derek deserve an honourable mention bc they were my favourites.
June 6, 2024
What a conclusion
I have been obsessed with this series from the beginning.
I have yet to not enjoy anything from this author
If you love mystery, suspense, drama, a little murder, and hot steamy scenes this is the series for you.
Im sad to see it end but cant wait to read her next masterpiece.
5 stars all day
I have been obsessed with this series from the beginning.
I have yet to not enjoy anything from this author
If you love mystery, suspense, drama, a little murder, and hot steamy scenes this is the series for you.
Im sad to see it end but cant wait to read her next masterpiece.
5 stars all day
August 19, 2020
Loved this series. The covers of the books do not accurately reflect the content, especially some of the earlier books. This series is about so much more than sexual encounters. Its really more about a solid mystery plot, justice and relationship development. Dont let the cover deceive you. Its not a steamy romance.
October 21, 2022
I mean, I LOVE RH, but Zela is a thirsty bitch...
March 15, 2021
Overall this was a good RH series so I give it 4 stars. I loved the undercover bit although I missed random things like her period in the story, as her being a girl. (Where did she leave the filthy pads when on her period in F?) I also adored her relationship with Adam Moon (and the connection to the earlier books), especially after he found out she was a girl. I think I loved the time she was in the boys section the most, not only did she have ‘free reign’ of seeing her boys, she also had one on one time that was more than sex and talking. They helped her and they really formed a connection. I loved how she stood up for, firstly, herself and then for the ‘underclassmen’, and encouraged them to stand up for themselves. All the while reading while she was bombarded with battles and all that, it felt so unfair and I rooted for her fight.
The boys was a whole other story. Derek was adorable in his grumpiness and the whole debacle with Zela and his father etc. was really exciting to play out. I actually would have loved for daddy-o to be more open to Zela when all came out and be a bit of a dad for her, I think it would’ve been good for her and especially because she and Derek were together. Unfortunately we don’t read anymore about this. Landon strangely transformed in my mind from a beautiful but bit of a unapproachable boy in the beginning, to an idiot when all came out, to a puppy that never really grew up 😂 I liked that. I also loved that he wanted to do something for the community and chose LGBTQ. They called Derek an asshole and grump, but Cole was the biggest in my opinion🤣 but even he melted. I love the competition-that-became-a-game in orientation week where every boy bombarded ‘Zeke’ with math and he started calling her the human calculator. I also loved that he was so different with her and at home, though I never really understood why he was like that and what the reason for him was to want a separate house, for example.
And then Michael. I missed Michael a lot. The more quite boy that wanted to wait but was there for her when she needed someone the most. Zela has a lot of one-on-one time (written out) with Derek, Cole and Landon, but I really missed her time with Michael in the last book especially. I loved their time on the track when she was still a boy, I loved how he wanted her to forgive him so much, he lost again and again. I loved his little presents, but would’ve loved it even more if the letter would’ve been shared in some way, because it was mentioned he wrote it again for her. I loved how he took her to the place he needed for himself and tried to recreate the fireflies for their first time.
I was enraged by Camerons behaviour, but he indeed didn’t deserve dead. I think it’s sad they never gotten to know each other as siblings, but I think it was good to hear the other side of him from his friend/neighbour he saw as his sister. It made him more human and I think, though his father might have loved him, Cam had a really hard time (shown in the scene where Zela met her biological father for the first time). I wonder if Cam would’ve been different overall with a different upbringing (less hard and mean to the outside world). But alas.
Zach was 🤯 from lovely, to immensely assholish, to helpless. I loved how Zela handled him throughout the whole series and I really felt for him in the last scene between those two. I doesn’t make up for what he did to Zela in the locker room, and also not really explains the animosity, but I think teenagers are sometimes really stupid and do things that dig their own graves. Zach definitely dug his own, and Cam helped him along, unfortunately.
All in all, a series to enjoy, laugh with, feel angry about, roll your eyes at, feel hot with 🥵, be surprised on and love.
The boys was a whole other story. Derek was adorable in his grumpiness and the whole debacle with Zela and his father etc. was really exciting to play out. I actually would have loved for daddy-o to be more open to Zela when all came out and be a bit of a dad for her, I think it would’ve been good for her and especially because she and Derek were together. Unfortunately we don’t read anymore about this. Landon strangely transformed in my mind from a beautiful but bit of a unapproachable boy in the beginning, to an idiot when all came out, to a puppy that never really grew up 😂 I liked that. I also loved that he wanted to do something for the community and chose LGBTQ. They called Derek an asshole and grump, but Cole was the biggest in my opinion🤣 but even he melted. I love the competition-that-became-a-game in orientation week where every boy bombarded ‘Zeke’ with math and he started calling her the human calculator. I also loved that he was so different with her and at home, though I never really understood why he was like that and what the reason for him was to want a separate house, for example.
And then Michael. I missed Michael a lot. The more quite boy that wanted to wait but was there for her when she needed someone the most. Zela has a lot of one-on-one time (written out) with Derek, Cole and Landon, but I really missed her time with Michael in the last book especially. I loved their time on the track when she was still a boy, I loved how he wanted her to forgive him so much, he lost again and again. I loved his little presents, but would’ve loved it even more if the letter would’ve been shared in some way, because it was mentioned he wrote it again for her. I loved how he took her to the place he needed for himself and tried to recreate the fireflies for their first time.
I was enraged by Camerons behaviour, but he indeed didn’t deserve dead. I think it’s sad they never gotten to know each other as siblings, but I think it was good to hear the other side of him from his friend/neighbour he saw as his sister. It made him more human and I think, though his father might have loved him, Cam had a really hard time (shown in the scene where Zela met her biological father for the first time). I wonder if Cam would’ve been different overall with a different upbringing (less hard and mean to the outside world). But alas.
Zach was 🤯 from lovely, to immensely assholish, to helpless. I loved how Zela handled him throughout the whole series and I really felt for him in the last scene between those two. I doesn’t make up for what he did to Zela in the locker room, and also not really explains the animosity, but I think teenagers are sometimes really stupid and do things that dig their own graves. Zach definitely dug his own, and Cam helped him along, unfortunately.
All in all, a series to enjoy, laugh with, feel angry about, roll your eyes at, feel hot with 🥵, be surprised on and love.
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