It's getting darker...
The FMC is the only female currently at an all male university that plans to integrate female students into the student body.
Her roommate is Declan, ex boyfriend of the girl whose death is ruled a suicide, yet some believe she was murdered. He is depressed and kinda moody, but seems to be coming around.
Sawyer, the brother of the girl who died, hates Declan and blames him for her death. He feels guilty for being too messed up to be there for his sister when she was calling him shortly before she died. He is angry and vindictive. He has turned the entire school against Declan.
Travis is the edgy mysterious tattooed guy who is obsessed with the FMC. His family sounds like they have ties to the criminal underworld and he expects to go into the family business, whatever it is, after college. He is upfront that Ash shouldn't trust him or any of the guys, and even tells her everyone at HU are monsters.
Those three guys were all friends before Sabrina's, the girl who died, death. They were almost inseparable.
Ash comes from a different world than they do. She wasn't raised with much, and helped her mom pay bills by working from age 12. She is tough as nails and can mostly take care of herself. She has a past that we slowly get glimpses of, which seems pretty traumatic and somehow she made it through.
Then there's the new character, Will, which happens to be Declan's brother. He shows up and does everything he can to help Declan...and then Ash. He is a couple years older, very protective, and easy going.
Ash has feelings for all four of these guys. She doesn't quite understand those feelings and thinks maybe they are all a little broken and maybe she can somehow help.
In this book, Ash decides to start leveling out the bully game by getting a little payback.
Two of the guys are attacked separately, and she tries to figure out who did it. There are notes showing up that she tosses without reading, which must mean something. And then a cliffhanger that leaves two of the characters in a perilous situation.
This series is really good. The cover of these books threw me off, but you know what they say about judging books by covers. Things are getting more insane and dark. I am loving every minute of it.