Glass Heart Savage is a dark, bully romance set in the world of the privileged and depraved that will have you questioning everything you think you know about the boys at the top of the hill.
HAVOC. DECEIT. PRIVILEGE.
The elite come to play on the campus of Glass Heart Academy.
Palmer
My sister was their everything. I’m their nothing.
They waited three hundred and sixty-five days after her … days after her disappearance to acknowledge I’m alive.
Their wicked games should scare me.
Except they don’t know I’m not much different than her.
Marek
Palmer Weston isn’t anything like her sister.
She’s sweet and naive. There are plenty of reasons why I should keep my distance.
Except where’s the fun in that.
I’m a boy who loves his toys and I’ve kept her on the shelf long enough.
It seems someone is determined on giving Palmer the same fate as her sister.
Problem is I’ve never been good at sharing.
Warning: Glass Heart Savage is the first title in Glass Heart Academy Series. This is a series of New Adult/High School titles and recommended for mature readers due to graphic language and sexual content.
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Palmer Weston attends Glass Heart Academy but has tried to hide in the shadows of her older sister Reed, until Reed disappeared mysteriously a year ago. Since then, 3 other girls have vanished and Palmer finds herself hated by many but suddenly on the radar of the Glass House Boys who run the Academy.
Marek Hawthorne is one of the Glass House Boys and will do whatever he can to make Palmer his own toy. He was very close to her sister, Reed, and knows that someone is trying to get to Palmer but he will do what he can to keep her safe.
Yet that doesn’t mean that Marek will make Palmer’s life easier as what fun is it unless you get to play with your toys?
OMG – this was seriously one of the best books that I have read this year!!
This book sucked me in right from the beginning and I couldn’t put it down until the end when I didn’t want to put it down as I needed the next book right away!! I don’t want to wait to find out what happens!
I love Palmer and my heart broke for her living in her sister’s shadow and how she was treated by others. I loved her friendship with Delaney and I am so glad that she had her to turn to at certain times during this book. Palmer was naive to a certain extent but still had a side to her that nobody else had seen that was stronger than anyone could have realized and yet fragile at the same time. She took so much abuse during this book and I hated how she was treated by her parents, especially after one particular scene.
Palmer wanted to feel needed and the stuff with the Glass House Boys both challenged her and destroyed her at the same time. I was shocked at everything they all dished out to her and I just couldn’t believe that she didn’t just run far away from everything and to a different town to escape it all.
The Glass House Boys included Marek Hawthorne, Byron, Dixon and Barrett “Breaker” Davenport. Each of them seem to have a deep seated hate for Palmer but some more than others. It was interesting as we slowly got to know the boys and realize how they seem to share girls and some of them like it quite rough. Yet at the odd time you got a softer side of each of them but then it would just flip outside down and some of the stuff that happened absolutely shocked me.
In this book we got to know Marek the most and he is one of those characters that make you feel like you are on the ultimate see-saw with how you felt about him. I would like him and then he would do something so cruel so I would hate him again. I could tell how protective he was over Palmer and how he didn’t want anyone else to touch her but every time you saw a glimpse of goodness he would do something that was even worse than before.
Yet there was also something else going on behind the scenes that made me think that there was truly someone else out there that wanted Palmer either to kill her or take her but they would get interrupted.
There was a certain scene on a roof that just made my jaw drop and I had no idea what was really going on and how far certain characters were going to take everything. I felt like I was missing something huge for their to be so much hatred directed to Palmer and I really hope that the next book fills in the gap more for me than just the loss of Reed.
I loved the bond at the end between Breaker and Palmer and how she slowly began to heal. I loved how she expressed herself at the end of the book and I definitely was not expecting the stuff with Marek!!
I can’t wait for the next book as this book was just so absolutely incredible!!!
As soon as I read the synopsis this book became one of my most anticipated reads! I’ve wanted to pick up Ms.Iler’s work for some time now and I’m so happy that I finally did with Glass Heart Savage! From the very first chapter I was hooked, needing to know more, and I was glued to my kindle from that point on. I loved this book so much!
This world and it’s characters consumed my thoughts from beginning to end! I loved how these characters and their story made me feel every single thing. I couldn’t get enough of it!
I wasn’t sure which direction this story was going to go and I so enjoyed how it kept me on the edge of my seat.
With Glass Heart Savage, Ms.Iler created one of the most addictive and unique of reads! I’m still thinking about this book and I have the best kind of book hangover. I need more of this world and it’s characters so badly! I can’t wait for book two!
*I volunteered to read and review a copy of this book from Wildfire Marketing Solutions / the author*
Holy Havoc! Glass Heart Savage is heart-poundingly addictive! I was instantly sucked into Palmer’s world and I couldn’t come up for air! This book is dark and twisted it full of lies and secrets! This book has it all, thrilling suspense, heart-pounding mystery, non-stop action and it’s ohhh so sexy! You become so consumed with trying to put pieces together and trying to breathe through all the sexiness that these boys bring to the table! Whew! You’ll get burned from all the heat this book packs! Glass Heart Savage is a bully romance, but buckle up and put on your big girl panties because these gorgeous Ahole’s are savage! Palmer is just trying to graduate and deal with the loss of her sister, but she’s not about to take these guys crap! These Glass Heart boys have their own agenda and their ready for answers, no matter the cost! The guys are mysterious and intriguing, they suck you in and before you know it, it’s too late! I secretly love each and every one of them. Each one calls to me, I definitely wouldn’t be able to pick a favorite. I had a love/hate relationship with Marek, he just gets under your skin and makes you fall for him. Byron really did a number on me. Breaker has all my love, I wasn’t expecting him. Dixion, oh poor Dixon, I just want to save him!I’m dying to find out what happens next! That cliffhanger hit me hard! I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This one kept me in my toes, wonderful book . Love it, can’t wait for the next one, and the way the author leaves us wondering at the end is just amazing and thrilling. The author knew how to create this world and keeps us her since the first page, the story is awesome and the turns, the characters made it perfect to create a great book, at every moment you are going to be wondering what is real, what happen and how everything is going to end, this one is one that is not going to disappoint you, read it and give me your opinion.
Holy hell! This book is as intense as the cover suggests! How on earth am I going to survive until the next book is released? Angst, twisted, thrilling, hot and tormenting! I need to know more! Who? How? Where? WTF? Soo many questions!
Been waiting for this book. Lindsey tried something new and slayed it!!! I was in love and hate with Marek. Swooning for Breaker. Iffy of Dixon and couldn’t decide if I wanted to screw or kill Byron. And Palmer! I’m jealous of her and in lust with her haha. This book kept me wanting to know what chaos awaited me around the next corner. Whether there would be more betrayal. More electric connection between the characters. I’m in love with the pretense of this series and so excited to see what we get along the way, kinda scared too! Total five stars to this series kick off!!
Dang Girl. Lindsey just proved to me the epicness of bully romance. Just when I thought I might be getting tired of all the hate and angst and love I was sucked back in and was reminded why I love it so much.
This book was twisted and sexy and raw and at times so confusing that I didn’t know what was up or down. I am going to have to read this again before the next book comes out.
Plamer is strong and weak and so many more things. I loved reading what was inside her head, and how she was perceived by others.
Marek was delicious and dark and broken and a delight to read. You loved him and hated him.
This was my first book from Lindsey and she wowed me. I can not wait to read more from her!
This was my first book by Lindsey Iler, but it won’t be my last!
In this book we meet Palmer, along with Marek, Byron, Breaker, and Dixon. Palmer’s sister has disappeared from her private school, and Palmer wants answers. Reed was in with the most popular boys which found herself the most envied. Palmer lived in the shadows as the good girl who always did what she was supposed to, and wouldn’t do anything beside towing the line.
While Reed may have had a relationship with all of the boys Palmer only wants one, Marek. She knows he is dangerous, and she shouldn’t want him. After all these boys know what happened to her sister. Her plan is to get close to them to find out what happened to her sister. Unfortunately she gets attached along the way. Marek is the anti hero. He is hard to read if he really wants her or if he just doesn’t want anyone else to know her. Does he want her because she is like her sister, or does he want her for her self?
This book ends with more questions then answers, but it is the start of a new series. I’ll be reading the rest to see what happened to Reed along with the other girls who have bone missing.
HOLY MOLY!
This story started off slow and I’m not going to lie I thought it was going to be a bust. But, I’m so happy I kept on reading.
Marek and the Glass House Boys are beyond cruel, I could not believe the things they did and how far they went to torture Palmer. Their plan to avenge her sister will leave you shocked and so angry.
Marek gave me whiplash and had me in knots, one minute he was all over Palmer and the next he was spiteful and so damn mean. Palmer was not what they expected, she wasn’t the easy plan to break her down, she fought back.
This was definitely an intense bully romance and on a much darker side; I kept waiting for tender moments and was pulling my hair bc my patience was running out.
I can’t wait for book 2 in this series, the conclusion of Palmer & Marek. That ending, that BOMB, what CH!!!
I highly recommend this book, but it’s not standalone and it ends on a cliff
***4 “Your heart!!!” stars***
“You have glass hearts. All four of you. It’s just a matter of time before someone comes along and exposes the cracks.”
“And let me guess, you’re going to be that girl…
You really want to dance with the devil, baby?”
If i would say that the beginning wasn’t confusing, I would lie.
But as the pages were turning, well, I was a goner for these four boys, especially for Marek and Breaker and of course, for Palmer…
This story frustrated me in many levels, but it was so intoxicating…
And now, that I have finished the book, I’m craving for more…
I need to unravel all their secrets…. Badly!!!!
“Things aren’t always what they seem, Palmer. Remember that.”
Palmer was a good girl and a perfect student…
Before a year her sister had vanished leaving behind only some trails of her blood… and that fact isn’t something that you can get over so easily…
And then there is the fact that she is invisible to the rest of the Glass Heart Academy students…
Until after a whole year, she is starting to get the attention of the four privileged Glass Heart Boys with whom her sister were very close…
What is the purpose behind their strange behavior??? And why she is drawn so much toward one of them???
“Don’t let me in, Palmer. You’re going to want to, I can promise you that, but all I’ll end up doing is hurting you.”
“Don’t ever show your weakness around us. We’ll use it against you. Even if we’re the ones that force it out of its hiding spot.”
Marek is one of the privileged assholes that are above all the others in this Academy…
He and his boys (Breaker, Byron and Dixon) are really tight between them, but all of them have a thorn in their side that can not leave them in peace and that thorn was Palmer’s sister…
Now, the boys and especially Marek had turned their sights upon Palmer, even though they believe that she is anything like her sister…
But Marek for an inexplicable reason is drawn toward her and he can’t seem to keep his hands away from her, even he supposed to…
“We are a unit. An unbreakable chain wraps around each of us, connecting us. We hold onto the secrets and fears, welcoming the dark and despicable. It’s how we work. It’s how we thrive.”
“A little wild paired with grace.
Palmer Weston is the kind of girl you hope you end up with in the end.”
So what will happen after all???
What secrets these four boys are keeping???
Will Palmer prove to them that she is stronger than they think???
And what secrets her sister was keeping????
Who was Reed to these boys??? What had she meant for them???
And Palmer can handle to be always second best to her when her heart and body is at stake???
“She loved them. Not in a perverse kind of way, but to her, they were these undeniable creatures. The world could turn their back on them, and she’d be there. I never quite understood what had her so indebted to them.”
“And now you do?”
“No, but I love to see what she saw.”
Well, I loved Palmer…
I loved that she was proving over and over again that she was stronger than they were giving her credit for…
I loved her wild and sensual side that she was getting out to play when Marek was around…
And even though these boys made her life a living hell, i loved that she still kept her head high and she was refusing to bow down to them…
The truth is that Marek broke her heart with his actions and along her, Marek hurt me too!!!
The ache and the frustration level was driving me crazy and i have so many questions over him…
“There’s one hundred percent chance you will rip parts of me to shreds, but on the off chance you don’t?”
“I’m going to…”
“And if you don’t, then I’ll have the pleasure of knowing I’ve created a little bit of chaos in Marek Hawthorne’s heart, even if it’s short-lived.”
“Looking for a link to my sister forced me into the lion’s den. They bit me down to the bone, where it hurt, made me second guess my own sanity and choices, all to rip everything out from under me.
What I still don’t understand is why?”
Marek was wild, untamed, ruthless and cruel…
He and his boys could do atrocities with no other care in the world…
But deep down inside Marek had a heart and i believe that it had started to beat for Palmer, but still his loyalty and blind trust to the rest of the boys were unnerving at least…
He allowed too many shits to go down that he shouldn’t….
And honestly, i can not understand his connection with Palmer’s sister, or i just don’t won’t to accept what i already know…
Still, i have too many questions for both of them…
“Palmer makes me believe there is more out there in the world than this life. She isn’t mine though. Like Byron said, no room for feelings.”
“Letting her in, being out there with her, will only make the inevitable harder. This can go nowhere.”
The only sure is that the connection between Marek and Palmer was explosive…
But they were only hurting each other… Scratch that… Marek was hurting her and Palmer was trying to survive his explosions…
The truth is that the firsts chapters confused the hell out of me, but i can say the same for the rest of the book…
God, i need to find out more about this crazy story… and i need to find out who’s after Palmer!!! Cause someone wants her to have the same fate with her sister…
“Marek Hawthorne has a certain kind of charisma. He’s talented at sweeping the negative away, making me feel whole when everything is broken.”
“Palmer changed everything. She changed me before I had a chance to stop her.”
Now, about the boys!!!
Breaker, even though he seemed tough, he was such a sweetheart!!! I love this guy and he is the only one that i can trust of the bunch…
Dixon… Well, i really can not read him… But i don’t trust him….
And Byron??? Well, he is an entitled jerk and he thinks that he is the king of the world… I can understand that he is hurting over Reed, but the things that he did to Palmer made me hate him fiercely!!!
Honestly, i can not understand these boys and their intentions… I can not understand what it was going on with Reed and all of them, but it drives me crazy that i don’t know…
Please, Lindsey, hurry up!!! I need the next book ASAP!!!
“We don’t prey on the weak. We acquire the strong. That was our first mistake with you. We underestimated every fiber of who you are.”
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“When it comes to love, lust, and all that shit that makes us do stupid things for another human being, pain is inevitable. But when someone is willing to pick up the pieces, to weather the fucking storm beside you, to forgive the unforgivable, you’ll know you found someone worthy of loving, someone who knows your soul better than you do yourself.”
***I received an ARC for the exchange of an honest review. Thank you!*
OMFG! I am absolutely speechless! Lindsey Iler has left me with my jaw on the ground! Glass Heart Savage is beyond words amazing, and perfect! I know what I was expecting and Lindsey Iler went above and beyond anything I could have thought! Marek and Palmer’s story is not a fairytale, it’s savage and broken, it’s painful and heartbreaking. I love everything Lindsey Iler writes and when she said she was writing a dark, bully romance I couldn’t wait to read it. She blew every expectation I had right out of the water.
Lindsey Iler has given us a one of a kind, dark, twisted bully romance. Everything about this book left me with my jaw on the floor. Every page left me needing more and more. I could not read this book fast enough. Each page brought another twist that left me thinking how?
The Glass House Boys met their match in Palmer Weston. She may not have known what was happening or why it was happening, but she did not back down. When she was pushed she pushed back just as hard. Palmer Weston is no damsel in distress. She’s fierce, independent, and strong. Her world was turned upside down a year ago and she’s still trying to put it back together. The night Reed Weston was murdered was the same night that would change Palmer’s life forever.
Marek Hawthrone and the Glass House Boys are monsters, and they have set their sights on Palmer. They will stop at nothing to get the answers they want, and don’t give a damn who gets hurt in the process. Palmer is a means to an end, and she will not stop them from reaching their goal.
Glass Heart Savage is absolute perfection! Characters amazing, plot fantastic, writing phenomenal, and writing is perfect. Iler had be captivated and addicted to this book right from the start. Every time I thought I had things figured out Iler proved me wrong. At one point I was crying and I couldn’t even believe it. Who the hell cries during a book like this? But Iler managed to bring out all kinds of different emotions and left me feeling everything!
I believer Glass Heart Savage has proved Lindsey Iler was made to write dark romance! And she has delivered a top read of 2020! Glass Heart Savage is a MUST READ for everyone!
I already need the next one pronto!! Marek and Palmer are different in many ways but neither is push over and I loved that about Palmer, even though she wanted to keep her head down and not make waves she wasn’t going to let anyone bully her. This series has already started with a bang with all the suspense and intrigue it kept me glued from the beginning
Glass Heart Savage is the first book in a brand new series by Lindsey Iler! When I first saw the blurb for this one I knew it was the book for me. I have always been a fan of the bully romance (even though I don’t read them often enough). Add to the fact that Lindsey Iler wrote it (I loved her last duet, HAND OVER MY HEART DUET) I knew it would be a book I needed ASAP. So, my initial impressions? I freakin LOVED IT. The hero (if you can call him that) was VERY HARD to like though, so it was a little tough connecting with him but the heroine; Plamer, was EVERYTHING!!! I love when an author builds strong characters and she is the epitome of this.
If you’re looking for a dark, bully romance look NO FURTHER. You’re going to want to read this one. Just be aware, you will be as anxious for the next book as I am (I’m FILLED WITH ANXIETY because I need it SO BAD!!!!!!!).
Glass Heart Savage, the first book in the Glass Heart Academy series, is a completely addictive read! I was up until the wee hours of the morning finishing it!!!
Palmer begins her senior year, just wanting to be done and out of Glass Heart Academy. It’s been a hard, hard year for her. Her sister, Reed, has been missing, along with some other girls from the academy. Reed was different. It seemed she was a part of the Glass House Boys, whereas Palmer was ignored until now. She now has their attention, and that could never be a good thing!
The Glass House Boys are legends on campus. They come from “privilege” and are notorious for the “havoc” they create. Marek has his eyes on Palmer, even though he know he needs to keep his distance. She is off-limits, but Marek has never really lived by rules! He really is the anti-hero. I hated him at times for his cruelty toward Palmer, but I, like Palmer, couldn’t resist him either! He really does grow tremendously by the end of the book. I can’t wait to see his continued journey in book 2.
This is definitely a dark read, but oh it was soooo good!!!! While it was dark, there were tender moments, especially the relationship between Reed and Palmer. The author combines just the right amount of sexiness, mystery, suspense, and lots of twists and turns that really kept me turning the pages. I kept telling myself “just one more chapter.” One more turned into me finishing it! And oh my gosh, what a cliffhanger! I can’t wait to get my hands on book 2 when it releases!!!!
CAPTIVATING, DECEPTIVE & EVOCATIVE!!! FIVE STARS for Lindsey Iler’s debut into the Bully Romance world! GLASS HEART SAVAGE is the epitome of what a true bully romance. I might have started out smiling with anticipation of what was to come but all too quickly Lindsey ripped every single emotion from my soul the further into Glass Heart Savage that I read!
Palmer is heartbroken over the disappearance of her sister Reed and all she wants is to get through this last year of school so she can move on from the Academy where she’s pretty much only known as Reed’s little sister. Somewhere she can escape the whispers, stares and hateful looks. The Glass House Boys have different plans for Palmer and as much as she should WANT to escape their notice…she can’t help but soak it all up instead. Especially one in particular, Marek has a way of making Palmer forget every single reason she should hate him and when his hand touches her…her body makes choices for her instead of her head. When secrets and desires are revealed, the danger escalates from all directions.
I loved how the book kickstarted, grabbed my attention right from the start and never let it go! Glass Heart Savage is one of the cruelest bully romances I’ve read. It is exactly what you would imagine when you think bully romance. The extent to what these boys will go is both shocking and brutal; so many times I had to lay my kindle down to protect it from flying! The emotions that Lindsey evoked with this book is exactly why I love reading. I want to FEEL my books, GHS accomplished this in spades!
My heart was torn when some things were revealed! At pretty much the first interaction between Palmer & Marek, my mind claimed him for Palmer so of course my heart couldn’t handle him being with ANYONE else. The further in that I read, the more my heart hurt for Palmer! I had suspicions but having things confirmed hurt more than I ever thought possible!
AMAZING! I LOVED this book, this world and have such “strong” feelings towards the characters in this book!
THAT ENDING THOUGH! My mind won’t shut off! I need the next one NOW!
Dark, depraved and super twisty…this bully romance has it all and then some. I can’t even process half of what I read because it was non-stop craziness paired with a ton of mystery, token rich guys who rule the school and are complete jerks but hey, they’re super hot so it’s hard to hate them and the poor yet extremely lucky girl who’s their target. This book consumed me and this is one crazy train you wanna ride alone. But all the twists and turns and secrets have me wondering if there really will even be a hero in this story. I absolutely loved this delicious dark romance and cannot wait to see what happens next. One of the best books I’ve read this year!
If you want an edge of your seat, heart pounding, suspenseful, OH NO SHE DIDNT book, then read GHS!!
Iler, has completely shattered my expectations for bully romance. GHS is a dark and alluring adventure into the depraved minds of the most intriguing set of men I have read. Their dynamic is so off the charts. Their loyalty, even when pushed too far, is persistent and unwavering.
Palmer, well she is just amazing. The way Iler shaped her, is truly tragic. She embodies the characteristics that I love in a strong, bad a$$ heroine. She doesnt back down, she doesnt break.
GHS though, is flawless. The writing is amazing. It’s a must read book.
So, I easily questioned what was happening for like 85% of the book. Lots of twists and turns, and lots of moving parts in this story.
Not gonna lie, there was a little bit of an ‘ick factor’ in that the glass house boys were involved with Palmers sister at one point, and now she was involved with them. Grossed me out a little bit, but I kept going.
I don’t anything was resolved, and I think I ended up with way more questions than I had when I started.
The writing style was great, and the concept wasn’t overused, which I really liked.
This book is all consuming, mind blowing, heart wrenching and an absolutely phenomenal must read!
These characters pulled me in from the beginning and I stayed up all night to finish reading it… I couldn’t put it down. This page turner is packed full of secrets, lies, betrayal, love and so much more.
I can not wait for book two.
Ahh!!! What a great read!! Marek and Palmer are both broken souls.
365 days after a tragedy happens, one that changes the lives of all 5…. Marek, Palmer, Dixon, Byron, and Breaker. These characters all play an important roll in this story.
One Unique dark bully romance that will consume you! The Glass Heart boys are ruthless. They are on a mission and playing games. you will question everything. I am so wanting more. Wonderful start to what i believe will be a epic series. I have questions and I need answers!!!! Who??? and WHY????? I am looking forward to reading more about these characters and having this all consuming story take me to finding out more about everything!