Review: Cruel Intentions

Title: Cruel Intentions
Series: Rydeville High Elite
Author: Siobhan Davis
Release Date: June 10

In the power struggle between two elite groups, one feisty girl will bring them to their knees…

Life is a cruel game where only the most ruthless survive. It’s a truth my mother rebelled against, and she paid for it with her life. Now, I play their game. Publicly accepting the destiny that lies in wait for me when I turn eighteen.

But, behind closed doors, I plot my escape.

Trent, Charlie, and my twin, Drew, rule the hallways of Rydeville High with arrogance and an iron fist. I execute my role perfectly, hating every second, but they never let me forget my place in this world.

Everyone obeys the rules. They have for generations. Because our families have always been in control.

Until Cam, Sawyer, and Jackson show up. Throwing their new money around. Challenging the status quo. Setting hearts racing with their gorgeous faces, hot bodies, and bad boy attitudes.

Battle lines are drawn. Sides are taken. And I’m trapped in the middle, because I made a mistake one fateful night when I gave my V-card to a stranger in a blatant F you to my fiancé.

I thought it was the one thing I owned. A precious memory to carry me through each dark day.

I couldn’t have been more wrong.

Because the stranger was Camden Marshall, leader of the new elite and my perpetual tormenter. He hates me with a passion unrivaled, and he won’t be the only one. Fire will rain down if the truth is revealed, threatening alliances, and the power struggle will turn vicious.

My life will hang in the balance.

But I’ll be ready, and I’m not going down without a fight.

Only the ruthless survive in the game of Life, which is something Abby knows all to well. She is part of the elite in high school, along with her brother Drew, her fiance Trent and their friend Charlie. They rule the school with an iron fist. Publicly she's accepting her destiny, while she secretly plots her escape. Until the "New money" kids come in, challenging the elite. The New Elite consist of Camden, Sawyer, and Jackson, and battle lines are drawn, and sides are taken upon their arrival. And Abby is trapped in the middle thanks to one fateful night of losing her v-card to a stranger to give an f-u to her fiance. Turns out that stranger was none other than Cam, who is leader of the new elite, and her public tormentor. He hates her with a passion. If the truth is revealed, the power struggle will turn vicious, and Abby's life will hang in the balance. But Abby won't go down without a fight.

This book is a enemies to lovers high school bully romance chalked full of angst, secrets, drama, and conspiracy. If you love any or all of those then this book is right up your alley. But nothing is ever just black or white or what it seems. Abby is trying to unearth secrets while planning her escape from a life she has never wanted, and the new elites come in threatening to reveal secrets that could jeapordize her plans she needs to do everything she can to fight back. In a world where you can't trust anyone, Abby is left on her own. Everyone has secrets, so Abby decides to unearth the new elites.

Abby is smart, strong and stubborn. She is looking to escape her life, and be free of the elite families. Cam is bossy, demanding, a bully and an a**. They are enemies, but Abby can't deny the way her body reacts around him. But will the attraction she has toward him prove to be fatal? Find out how the elites live in this all new novel by Siobhan Davis. And get lost in the secrets, lies, drama, and angst that will make you want to come back for more. 4.5⭐ out of 5⭐