Hannaford Prep: The Complete Series

I absolutely LOVED this series! It was such a good read and kept me very interested! I read the whole series in 3 days!

God I cannot explain how much I enjoyed this series it was sooo freaking good! It honestly reminded me a bit of my high school except the gangs weren’t nearly as bloodthirsty & definitely no rich people for sure. I can honestly say I have the BIGGEST GIRL CRUSH ON LIPS !! She was so cutthroat and badass ! I fell in love with all aspects of this story. It was insane how everything panned out! If you’re thinking about reading this goooddd please do ! You will not regret it AT ALL. The plot is sooo freaking amazing and the smut is pretty good too but you’ll have to wait a bit but I promise it’s worth it! I’m kind of sad it’s over bc it was such a good ride getting to know the Wolf, the Butcher & her inductees 💜 I’ll miss every single one of them sooo much! I love you Lips 😭💕

You notice so many little details in a reread you may have missed. One thing I didn't miss is how this is still one of my favorites. J Bree started out strong and her books have only gotten stronger. Great characters, hoping for a revisit to Posey and Nate someday.

I kept seeing this series recommended and I finally dived in and read them all. This is a pretty great story, Lips and her guys and her story. There is plot, so much storytelling and background and world building and character development and really well developed side characters, but they seem more than side characters, they really get their moments to shine and be part of the story. I loved the spice and romance, it was the perfect amount and detail without taking away from the story. I really enjoyed this and would recommend to others.

Excellent work. I loved this series. I read a lot and it takes a good storyline to keep me interested. I would recommend this book if you like down and dirty and crime in a college setting.

Just Drop Out - Book 1These are not sweet romance books, I think I've discovered a blood-thirsty side to myself.This book was on sale and recommended by a friend so I pick it up. Now I'm totally hooked. I should have just bought it in the Complete Collection to begin with but alas I didn't do that until today. It's a great deal!In book one we meet Eclipse 'Lips' Starbright Anderson aka the Wolf. We see how she earns diamonds and the name of Wolf before we even get into the story that happens within the walls of Hannaford Prep.Attending Hannaford Prep on a full scholarship is what Lips considers her biggest break. It's her ticket out of Mounts Bay and to a better life. She has every intention of getting a full scholarship to an Ivy League college when the time comes. What she doesn't expect is the Beaumont family's unprecedented reaction to her presence.She fully expected to be snubbed, after all she's a nobody. The length Avery Beaumont seems to be willing to go to get her to leave is truly over the top as is her control over the others attending here. Avery's twin Ash pretty much ignores her but the biggest surprise for her is the guy she saw at the courthouse who appears very cozy with them.Her first class is History and she finds she's seated next to one Harley Arbour, the courthouse guy. Bringing up seeing him there and listening to his summer 'antics' is what initially gets her on Avery's bad side.Then there's the oldest Beaumont sibling, Joseph, 'Joey', he starts up with freshman at that first lunch and shows just a bit of his true colors. He's not a fan of his twin siblings at all.Then one of the hardest blows, her idol Blaise Morrison from the band Vanth Falling, attends this school and is friends with the twins and Harley. To top it off he's in her chorus class and even the teacher is gaga over him.The bullying at this school is over the top, but all the adults just seem to ignore it. The second round of the bullying of Lip's comes in the form of stealing her bag while she's in the shower. Then the girls on her floor taking pictures of her as she walks back to her room naked. That of course ends up in the hands of all the guys in the school and now Lips has to deal with the fallout.There's so much more and Joey accelerates his plans only to be foiled by Lips. The only time it seems Lips gets to enjoy school is during the breaks when all the others leave. She of course stays and gets even more ahead on her studies.There's so much and at every turn Lips is battling something. I really love her persistence even when she has to call in the help of her friend Jackal in order to not be kicked out.I swear I was turning the pages just to see what Lips would have to survive next, there are also some surprises as we learn more about her as the Wolf. The Beaumont family also has some interesting secrets as does Harley. I wonder if Blaine does as well. I know this is to become a reverse harem but only one of these guys has kissed her and they absolutely aren't romancing her.I really hope some of these folks get their comeuppance as this series continues.Make Your Move - Book 2At the end of Just Drop Out Lips wins over Avery by saving her from rape. Ash still doesn't trust her, Harley is now inducted and off limits to anyone, and Blaise still wants to know how she got a better grade than him in Choir. Joey is still escalating, that boy is both dangerous and evil.We get some insight into the twins Avery and Ash in the prologue of this book, reasons they're so protective of each other. Then the school year is beginning. Avery and Lips are going to be roommates this year quite the change from last. In fact everything this year is going to be a change.From her last job before they headed back Lips has cash to be laundered, and Avery has the person to do it. Atticus Crawford, is her go to person and she also has more than a little crush on him. He on the other hand keeps pushing her away. One thing that comes out early is the pool to get Lips in bed is now over a million dollars. No one is ever going to win that pool, Lips isn't going to 'sleep' with anyone at Hannaford Prep, not willingly and certainly never unwillingly. Those are just the cold hard facts.Lance, a new scholarship student signs up for her tutoring. Ash and Blaise don't care for that. With the help needs to hopefully please his father, Lips is going to tutor in private. Ash is still very pissed Avery and Lips have become friends.Harley has been inducted by the Wolf but she's still keeping him in the dark about all that means.Avery's recital has Ash and Blaise keeping their eyes on her, in the meantime Joey has another party. Now Joey thinks he can out smart her, but Lips isn't having any of it, in fact she doesn't even have to do anything it just happens. This also leaves Harley with some questions.There are plenty of twists and turns in this one, and a surprise idiot trying to claim the prize for getting Lips in bed. That was fun to watch and solves the panty mystery in the process.The other thing that I found amusing is that Lips doesn't have a clue they all are flirting with her, trying to get her to notice. They have no clue she wants all of them either, even with the Jackal's threat hanging over her head.One of the brighter sides is that Joey is graduating and they won't have to deal with him at school anymore in the next book.Play The Game - Book 3This book begins with the Jackal trying a power play, he shows up with Luca and Diarmuid and escorts Lips/Wolf to his car. She knows what he's trying to do and has already set up a play of her own. He wants to know where she's staying and there's no way she's giving that up. With Luca driving she instructs him to take her to the docks. There she springs a surprise of her own, waiting for her is The Butcher of the Bay. His reputation is notorious and even the Jackal is wary of him. Harley is wondering what the hell he's gotten himself into.It's summer break and the Wolf has jobs lined up to fill her coffers and her time until the others join her. Harley will be first returning in only a couple of weeks after visiting his mom, then Avery, Ash and Blaise will be last since he's stuck with his parents back east. Blaise returns early with the news he's been disowned and his parents are having a 'replacement' baby to be named Blaire. All their parents are seriously screwed up.Just to make things even more interesting, the Vulture is dead, The Twelve are in lockdown and the Butcher is now inducted into her little family. here's a lot of stuff piling up within the Twelve. With The Wolf inducting Harley and proclaiming her independence from the Jackal in all things, the Jackal ups his game and puts out a hit on Harley.As the school year starts there's a new addition to the faculty one who is not only clueless but a predator of the female kind. She has her eyes on Harley and that just pisses everyone off. Of course there's also Annabelle who wants all the guys back for her own agenda.Then there's a new player that comes into play. It seems Matteo has contacted someone outside the twelve about Harley and also the twins. Known only as the Devil, if he takes the contracts everyone is gone.However it's the breaks from school that are in my opinion the most interesting. Avery's crush on one Atticus Crawford for one. He's older and although he has interest, he won't make a real move until she's legal. They actually have a dinner date with Ash as a chaperone, a grouchy and protective one who doesn't like the man at all. There's also the meeting of the Twelve, and some negotiation to be done. The Jackal is about to see more of the Wolf in full independence mode as she reiterates to him that Harley is hers and attacking him is a betrayal not to her but the Twelve. The way she gets Harley's inheritance back is quite genius even though it stuns Harley.It's after that meeting that things ramp up even more when a box addressed to Lips shows up at the doorway of their hotel room. Illi (the Butcher), is certain it isn't from the Jackal in retaliation for the things said at the meeting since the contents had been that way for at least three days.All this is just the beginning. Avery has a lot of research to do she needs to get Harley free of the extra work the new teacher has put on him. Annabelle makes a shocking move. More boxes with interesting contents and so much more.I am really glad this is a completed series cause if I had to wait before reading the next book I might have screamed.To The End - Book 4This book begins right where the last one ended, with the dinner with Senior. It's as they leave that Avery notices something about the Boar, something she's going to be researching. The Game is run again and there's a new member of the Twelve, Harley's cousin Aodhan is now know as the Stag. The power play he makes at the end of that was interesting but not enough to ally with the Wolf.This summer they stay at Avery's ranch, she's taken great pains to decorate it perfectly to house them all. There's another meeting of the Twelve, sort of an intro meeting for the Stag. The only thing that the meeting accomplishes is the knowledge the Jackal has invited the Devil into the mix and that he's even more unstable than before. The Coyote's girl Viola has information for Lips after the meeting. Avery's father aka Senior has been in contact with the Jackal. That information pushes Lips to contact the Devil about his purchase.So many surprises in this book, I won't spoil them you'll have to read for yourself. There's plenty of bloodshed as the Jackal comes completely undone. New alliances, more heads and an ending you don't want to miss.Next up is The Butcher of the Bay Parts 1 & 2, I've already started them I'm totally addicted to these books.

Absolutely love this series. Lips is snarky, smart and completely lethal. The guys are a great match for her in all she does. Love that all the books are in one.

Gory killing, lots of sex and guns, I’m down for it all! Would’ve loved more details on the guns. I’m a bit sad that there wasn’t a wrap on Avery and what exactly happened to her or more on what the outcome was for her and Atticus or Aodhan. Other than that, I couldn’t put this down.

I find myself thinking about your characters, long after I’ve finished reading a series. Love your writing, amazing characters, and interesting twists. I find it hard to stop reading until the end. Fantastic

I liked it. Found it a nice closure for the story.Perhaps, I would like to read a little less of drama and little more of the routine life of the foursome family.Maybe a little jump in the future would be very welcome.Of course I know the next series would be Avery’s story, but even bringing a certain quantity of spoilers, it would be nice to see them living and loving like a mature routine family.Don’t get me wrong, the books were very well written and they left absolutely nothing hidden or unexplained.It’s just that sensation that it’s more a suspense, drama and crime life story telling than properly a romance.I would recommend for sure.

En la página 328 hay una errata o un fallo de edición, no se. La página 327 (la página negra de la foto) acaba bien, con un punto final. La página 328 empieza con un diálogo a medias, una frase cortada como si faltara un párrafo o incluso más en el medio.El libro en general está bien y es una buena opción... Pero viendo este fallo en la mitad no puedo evitar pensar que igual hay otros más en el resto del libro que aún no vi, lo cual es una pena.

So it’s been a while since I originally read these books and I have loved refreshing my memory in time for Make My Move to be released.I honestly think I forgot how brutal some of the bullying was. Avery is relentless in her protectiveness of Ash, Harley and Blaise. And the guys are just harsh. With the revelations about Joey and the connections that Lips has, I’d forgotten how layered these books were.In book three we meet The Butcher. The second we were introduced to Illi I knew he was making my book boyfriend list. He is, you know what, I’m not telling you. Because if you don’t know who Johnny Illium is then you’re missing out. This book turns up the drama, the steam and the stalkers.The final book, well kinda. This is the last time we get all of these guys together at Hannaford Prep, for now. This book is explosive, a little bloodthirsty and a hell of a lot of crazy. With all of the threats to the family happening this book was never going to be a nice and easy happily ever after. Some of the that are resolved in these books are crazy yet perfect. There are a few surprises and enough bloodshed to paint The Bay red.The depth to the characters and the details she weaves into every story... amazing.These characters have so much going on and the complexity is brilliant and mind boggling.I almost feel like I’m experiencing these for the first time with some of the details I’ve forgotten from when the series first came out. I recommend these to everyone. I’d rate them 6 stars if it were possible.

This series absolutely drew me in! From the very first moment of trying to piece together the back story of the Wolf of Mounts Bay I was so intrigued.Lips, the Wolf of the Bay, had a traumatic childhood, leading to being initiated into gang life. Trying to leave it all behind she ventures into a scholarship at Hannesford Prep where she is met with extreme hostility and learns she doesn't have Queen status outside of Mounts Bay.This series has amazing pacing and had me spiralling in the best way. I adored the mix of back story and hazing/bully antics in the early part, and absolutely devoured the building tension as the cleverly crafted plot went on.The dynamics of the characters, the found family, dark DARK gang themes and suspense were sensational. It is so worth a read, it was pure entertainment. Every character was given their moment, I love the way we get to know so much about the intricacies of the Mounts Bay world and Lips family. The spice is plentiful, had my heart racing and was in perfrct balance with the dark plot.I am now 100% a life long fan of J Bree's writing, brain and character creation. As a whole this series was 5🌟- I will rave, reread and recommend endlessly.