“If Gossip Girl and Cruel Intentions had a baby, this book would be it!”Grey McCallister is the brooding god of Hillcrest. Liam Brooks is his charming best friend. They’re the kind of guys that make time stand still when they walk by. And when their childhood best friend, Donovan Kennedy comes back to New York, friendships get tested. Choices are made they can’t take back. And one boy gets a … one boy gets a taste of what it’s like to want someone so bad that he’d burn down the city to have her.
“Trilina delivers an addictive high school romance high on angst and drama and a book that is total sexy perfection. Prepare to be twisted into delicious knots! I loved it!”–Siobhan Davis, USA Today bestselling author
Donovan Kennedy is the girl dreams are made of.
Five years ago, she was our best friend.
Our moral compass.
The girl that held our hands everywhere we went.
We were young. Innocent.
Nothing could touch us — not even heartache.
That was then.
Now she’s back. All grown up.
With red lips and long legs — a challenge waiting to be accepted.
A prize that’ll turn our world upside down.
Brothers turned to enemies.
Friendships decimated.
Lies told.
Hearts torn apart.
Prep school’s never been so scandalous.
USA Today Bestselling author, Trilina Pucci, brings you an addictive, sexy friends-to-lovers high school romance packed with off-the-chart chemistry, competition, and raw emotional angst.
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Trilina Pucci has definitely outdone herself with this novel. It delivers angst, teen drama, amazing characters and a love triangle that had me hooked. Definitely delivers a modern day Dawson’s Creek feels to.
The three main characters provided such an insanely addictive story. This is the story of Donovan, Grey, and Liam. Three best friends whose world revolve in wealth and power. Tested by the ultimate test of LOVE.
Liam was sweet and loyal, opposite to Grey’s hard cold exterior and all consuming. Donovan was amazing and lucky to have both gentlemen by her side. I was cheering on both Liam and Grey since each one could give her a happy ending and a once in a lifetime love.
This book crushed my soul. Every single feeling was tortured during this book. However, I couldn’t stop reading it! I had to know what was going to happen. Definitely a page turner. I never wanted it to end, but I couldn’t wait to get to the end to see who was the chosen one.
With a crazy amount of angst, tons of teen drama, amazing characters and a love triangle that had me hooked and completely torn, Filthy Little Pretties by Trilina Pucci is NA at its very finest. Gah…I loved everything about this insanely addictive story. I loved all three of these characters. Grey was intense and all consuming where Liam was sweet and loyal. Both loved Donovan hard. Donovan was amazing and lucky to have both Grey and Liam by her side. I know she technically ended up with who she was supposed to but honestly I was pulling for her to lean the other way. So I guess you could say that’s the only issue I had with this story. I was rooting for my favorite guy. But regardless of the fact that my guy didn’t get the girl this time, this story was still crazy amazing and I can’t wait for more from this author. Definitely one of my favorite NA reads in a long time.
Filthy little pretties is chock full of angst and slow burn tension! Grey is the ultimate jealous and over the top alpha when it comes to his Cherry, Donovan. The love triangle and will they/won’t they will keep you on the edge of your seat! Absolutely amazing!!
This book is sinfully tempting, lushly complex and emotionally decadent. Be prepared to have your heart go on a rollercoaster ride, with no brakes or safety harness in site. Grey, Donovan and Liam’s twisty, angsty, juicy and oh so seductively steamy tale kept me up late because I desperately needed to keep those pages turning! Totally delish and absolutely addictive.
Great until about 80% but not so much after
I saw this book praised by a lot of youtubers so I decided to give it a try. And until about 80% I thought for sure that I would give it 5 stars. Alas, it wasn’t meant to be.
This is a high school, childhood best friends to lovers, triangle romance.
The blurb says it’s a combination of Dangerous Liaisons and Gossip Girl and it sure delivers on that part.
The main characters Grey, Liam and Donovan are 17 or 18 years old. They’ve been childhood best friends until Donovan moves to Spain when they are 12. They get reunited 5 years later when she gets back to NY and all attend the same prep school for very rich kids.
Up until 80% this book had it all. 10/10 entertainment factor, best sexual tension buildup I’ve read, great angst level but not over the top.
And then we reach the last 20% where it becomes too much. Over the top drama and angst and cheesy dialogue that got me rolling my eyes so hard. It lost it’s charm for me, hence my rating.
Will I remember this in 1 month or so? Probably not! I already forgot some of it.
Will I re-read it? Don’t think so!
But I’m gonna read the next book cause I love bitchy Caroline. Wish there was more of her machinations in this book to be honest.
And another thing, at times the pacing was too slow for me and the book seemed overly long.
Safety: 3-4 graphic sexual scenes (one of which a threesome) but most of them happen after 80%
Grey, Liam, and Donovan were best friends but Donovan’s parents got divorced and her mother took her away. Five years later she is back. Her, Grey, and Liam see each other and the friendship is like it never stopped. But the sexual tension is out of control. How can she choose? But she will choose. Great characters and storyline Highly recommended Amazing Book.
Filthy Little Pretties is book 1 in the Hillcrest Prep series. This was my first read by Trilina and definitely will not be my last. I absolutely enjoyed Grey, Donovan, and Liam’s story! High school love triangle that had so much sexual tension, drama and steam. Grey and Liam just might be my new book boyfriends. They were such polar opposites…intense to sweet, broody to playful, these boys had me so addicted through the whole book. I loved that Van had such a strong personality. Stood her ground, and didn’t let others bully her. Loved how it ended and can’t wait to see what happens with Liam and Caroline.
This is the 1st book I read by Trilina Pucci. I’m sorry I stopped reading this story at chapter 2 because it didn’t grab my interest.
Teenage angst. Heartbreak. Scandal. A love triangle.
Or not.
Liam, Donovan and Grey have been best friends forever. When Donovan’s parents divorce, her world is uprooted, forcing her away from her friends, and into a spiral that becomes scandal.
Years later, she’s reunited with her former best friends, only they’re all older now, and friendship burns brightly, but so do other things.
I really enjoyed how each friendship was just a little bit different, orchestrated to highlight all their differences, but also their similarities. It’s very obvious from the start that all three need each other in different ways, for different things.
But can their friendship survive as they navigate uncharted waters? Can they still be Liam, Donovan and Grey with more between them?
And if they follow their hearts, what will be lost in the fallout?
Definitely recommend.
Holy rich kid, prep school angst. Super sexy, super dramatic, super entertaining. Loved it.
Donovan, Grey and Liam have so much history, but also so much left open that you can’t see where their story is going so you just have to keep flipping pages to know. It’s a compulsion that you just have to figure out, but your heart bleeds along the way. Totally hooked from the first chapter.
Donovan, Liam and Grey were best friends before she grew up and left town. A couple of years later Donovan is back in town and at the prep school. Liam and Grey each want to be with Donovan but can she choose and has she changed so much that they won’t recognize her? A love triangle to keep you on the edge until the last page.
Grey, Donovan & Liam Friendship was so good my heart melts everytime & also the story was so intense so full of drama and shows how the life goes & how sometimes you can’t control it.Even when you don’t want to choose something you have to.
Grey was intense, funny, caring,sweet , handsome and everything & I love how he cares about everyone he loves . Also his friendship with Liam or we can say brotherhood was so good to watch but my heart hurts at some points in the book . This book was a good read for me.
And Donovan was Reckless, sensitive, caring ,and loving and how she cares about
People even when she should according to me. But her love for her best friends was so heart melting.
Also the chemistry between Donovan & Grey was so attractive & intense so heated to watch I was like Wowwww.
And Liam was a sweet heart I m so excited to start reading his book. And I want to say so much but it could be spoiler so this book definitely a try worthy.
This is my first book of Author & she did not disappoint me. This book is a very good book so full of love, friendship, steaminess, brotherhood, enemies, hatred , angst,hurt, drama, Everything.
Ok I went into this story completely blind. I was lucky enough to receive an ARC from Greys Promotion ahead of the sequel being released in a weeks’ time. I was told it was “Gossip Girl meets Cruel Intentions” – And they were not wrong! Even though this is set in high school, this story is definitely recommended for 18+ readers.
“Because even a villain is someone else’s hero.”
TICK – Addictive Teen Drama
TICK – Friends to Lovers
TICK – Love Triangle
TICK – SO MUCH STEAM!
It follows the Duel POV of Donovan & Grey, who have been best friends since childhood when at the age of 14, Donovan is sent to live in Spain with her mother after her parents divorce. Swipe forward 5 years and Donovan is back for her final year at Hillcrest Prep. What she didn’t count on is finding her two best childhood friends, Grey & Liam, both have grown and she is attracted to the both! This creates teen drama like no other, with plenty of stem and banter. With one being dark and deep, and the other being light and playful. Both helping Donovan become a better person.
Even though it is obvious who Donovan will end up with, the lead up for them to get to that point of finding themselves (and true love) is full of teen angst I could not get enough of.
I was looking for an easy addictive read over a weekend to take me away from reality, and this book definitely succeeded. I am jumping straight into the sequel following Caroline (Grey’s step sister) and I cannot wait!
This was my first read by this author and now I’m wondering why I waited so long! I really enjoyed Filthy Little Pretties! I was a little worried going in as I’m not a big fan of love triangles but I thought this was very well done. I loved all the characters and the chemistry between Donovan and Grey! It was just such a well done book, great plot, great writing, and great angst! You could really feel the emotions the characters were going through and the steamy scenes were very hot! I would definitely recommend!
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Wow, I’m speechless… this book ripped my heart out and put it back again. What an emotional ride. Donovan, Grey, and Liam’s love for each other is overwhelming and their bond they created in childhood is unbreakable.
The drama in this book is passionate, fierce, and all consuming. I literally could not take my eyes away from my kindle. Plus, the slow burn made for a scorchingly hot love scene. Despite their explosive fights and hateful words while they each tried to make sense of their feelings, they still ended up with a HEA
Grey, Donovan and Liam caught my attention from the very first page. This book is angsty, full of plot-twists and a love triangle between best friends. It has all the feels. The Chemistry is off the charts hot between these characters. This story was everything! I can’t wait to see what Trilina brings us next with this series. This is a 4 1/2 star read for me. If you love New Adult H.S./College stories this is the book for you.
Two hot boys fighting for your affection – only thing is, they’re both your childhood best friends so someone is bound to get hurt. Bestfriends at the age of 12, but Donovan moves away due to her parents getting divorced, now 5 years later she’s back and all grown up.
“I don’t have one memory without either of them, and that feels bittersweet. Because now, my best friend hates me, but especially hates that my girlfriend loves me.”
Friendships are tested and lines are blurred. This story gave all the angst and a little extra somethin, somethin.
Donovan “Cherry” Kennedy the girl with ocean eyes and golden hair.
Grey McCallister the king of the school, destined to rule.
“The embodiment of tall, dark, and handsome.”
These two had a pull and connection between them that was just perfection.
It was as though Grey knew all along in his heart that he was destined to be with Donovan, and when his head finally caught up to his heart there was no stopping the magnetic force.
I’ve had this book on my tbr for way too long – I loved this story and I can’t wait to get more!
It.sgottabethebooks here, your one and only source into the scandalous lives of Hillcrest Preparatory Academy’s elite…haha. Just kidding. Filthy Little Pretties by Trilina Pucci was filthy, angsty, and full of little pretties. The author took the new adult genre by storm with Filthy Little Pretties. It was everything I expected from such a talented writer and more! It was very Gossip Girl meets Cruel Intentions with added flair! Grey, Donovan and Liam are straight fire! This is one book you do not wanna miss!! No spoilers from me. It’s one secret I’ll never tell. You know you love me. Xoxo it.sgottabethebooks Lmao…getting too caught up thinking I’m gossip girl or some ish but this epic read is a 1-click!! Read it today!!
Holy cow! I am blown away by this book. I couldn’t tell how the plot was going to go. I knew how I wanted it to go but Trillina kept me guessing the entire time. The tension and chemistry was so hot. I was squirming in my seat while reading this book. I loved the characters. Grey, Donovan, and Liam have consumed me. I hurt when they hurt. I wanted to fix everything for them. I will definitely be telling everyone to read this book!