My family’s scandal is my fall from grace. The night of my seventeenth birthday leads to the final event that catapults my future in a different direction. One call for help turns into my only chance of survival.Now, the only way to stay safe is to keep hidden.Hidden in a small town in the middle of “No-where”, Minnesota, away from my friends, my prestigious school, and my family, I have to mesh … family, I have to mesh with the other hidden children in order to survive.
Though, it’s not just the Bogeyman that keeps me up at night…
Ciaran Jakobe, with his frosty blue eyes and instant dislike for me sets my nerves on end. There is no escaping his sharp words and constant torment. Every push from him sparks a fire of fight inside me. Every smirk from his full, pink lips makes me want to punch him in the face. He’s my nemesis and my dark hero.
I may be paying for my parent’s mistakes but I won’t let a Midwest Boy get the best of me.
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5 STARS
This engaging story by A.M. Brooks, utterly captivated me from beginning to end. The twists and turns interspersed with the drama and angst along with the secrets, lies and betrayals made #MNGirl a definite page-turner.
I’m eager for more of Ciaran and Saylor. #MNGirl by A.M. Brooks is an EPIC book that will join the ranks of the BIBLIO-ARISTOCRACY!!!
This is one of those books you can’t put down. One that leaves you wanting MORE!
Absolutely devoured this book. It is a thrilling fantastic ride. Full of off the chart chemistry, suspense, and a world I didn’t want to leave. The author will take you on one hell of a ride, hold on because it isn’t easy but it is so worth itA.M. Brooks #MNGirl (Midwest Boys Series)
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A family owned witness protection program helps a teenager in need!
When I was a teenager I used to love this movie called “Hiding Out”, it starred John Cryer and he was a New York stockbroker that was wanted by the mob so he shaved his beard, plunked out his hair, dressed like a teenager and hid out in the Midwest with a distant cousin and went to high school. This book reminded me a lot of that movie. Though it was a girl that was hiding out and she is actually a teenager.
The teenager in question is a girl named Saylor who had been living the good life in New York for the last few years as one of the nouveau riche, attending private high school with other wealthy students. Though it recently came to light that her father was embezzling from his own investment company and he bankrupted a bunch of families, some of whom lost life savings, committed suicide and worse. He then took the cash and disappeared.
After a break in and attack at the their home, her mother called on an old friend for help. The friend, Matt owns some sort of witness relocation type operation called Rogue, for families in Danger though they are not necessarily witnesses. Though apparently Rogue (Matt and the people that work for him) usually doesn’t help the families of criminals.
Though at first I was not really sure what the problem everyone seemed to have with the fact that they were helping Saylor, her Mother and younger sister. Obviously the two girls at the very least had nothing to do with their fathers’ crimes and the mother was attacked in the home by men trying to find the father. So why are people not more compassionate? Well, apparently Saylor’s mother and/or father have a history in the Minnesota Town that Matt lives in, so it is all very mysterious.
However, Matt thinks it is safest to split up, so the Mother and sister go to a different place and Saylor goes to stay with Matt and his nephew Ciaran. Ciaran is a senior in high school and works for Matt along with his two best friends, Silas and Kai. They all hate Saylor from the start and it seems to be more about Silas and his feelings than about anything else.
Saylor thinks that possibly her Silas’ family invested with her father and lost everything and that is why he hates her so much. It isn’t long before Kai starts wavering though and begins to see that Saylor shouldn’t be held accountable for her parents. Ciaran can’t stop thinking about her but in solidarity with Silas, has the school ignore her just because he can. When they do finally start getting romantic it gets pretty steamy. I give it a heat index of three out of five flames .
The story is very compelling and the mysteries in the town and surrounding Saylor’s family are intriguing to say the least. Every time I think one thing is going on, something will happen or people will have a conversation that will lead me to think that it is something completely different. In the end what I thought would be the big surprise was completely incorrect and It turned out that I liked the way it was all explained much better than my guess.
The ending is explosive and quite a big cliffhanger. So I can’t wait to find out what happens next. This is a great story and I plan to continue the series. There are elements of bully romance, thriller, suspense, and more in this and the supporting characters are terrific.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Omg what a book it just blew my mind. This book was definitely not what I was expecting and wow all the feel’s up in this book will have you on the edge of your seat one minute and wanting to yell at the characters the next and oh dear lord that ending though just floored me even though I suspected something was about to happen. I don’t want to give to much away.This is one I would recommend one clicking. This is book 1 in a new series and I for one cannot wait to get my needy hands on book 2.
I am not sure what I was expecting when I started #MNGirl. Let me tell you, what I got was an amazingly written story with strong characters and a plot full of twist and turns that I sometimes had trouble wrapping my brain around. From the cover, I really felt like this was going to be the typical high school romance. Looks were totally deceiving. I have to learn to stop judging a book by it’s cover (which I love by the way)!
A.M. Brooks has showed her writing chops in #MNGirl. She is a sorcerer with this plot line; I swear I could not figure out what was going to happen next! I believe it is her time to shine with this book. I 100% recommend!
A.M Brooks slayed with #MNGirl. This book surpassed all my expectations and more! Cieran and Saylor have a tumultuous relationship and I initially loved her more than I loved him. But he grows on you and you can see the change when he lets his guard down. This is the authors best work to date. There is plenty of suspense, angst and this isn’t your typical enemies to lovers romance. You will be intrigued with the secondary characters as I have and I definitely look forward to more from this author! This books is gonna be a series that you do not wanna miss!
This book is so amazing! My heart broke for Saylor. She was strong and amazing throughout this book. A few twists and turns I never saw coming. That ending though! I need the next book soon. I love this book and I highly recommend it.
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ARC review 4/5
It’s my first read from this author and definitely won’t be my last.
I like this book so much I mean it has the enemies to lovers trope.
I didn’t know what to expect but this book was a great surprise I’m excited for book two
This was my first book by A.M. Brooks and I was blown away. It was filled with so much angst. You will be completely sucked in by chapter two and will be held hostage until the very last page.
Saylor just turned seventeen and when she thought her night couldn’t get any worse, it detonates. She is forced from her home, the life she knew, and her family within hours. She will have to change everything about herself in order to survive, but at what cost?
Matt, A longtime friend of Saylor’s mother arrives to help her family relocate. Only Saylor discovers that relocation doesn’t involve the family staying together and Saylor will have to split from her mother.
“When your own government can’t keep you safe; sometimes, you have to go rogue.”
Thrust into a new home, new school and unfamiliar surroundings, Saylor discovers that the town where she is brought seems to know a lot about Saylor and her family. And a few of the locals that run the town do not welcome Saylor with open arms, more with side eye glances and hateful remarks.
Where has Matt brought her? Why does this town hold so many secrets? And how can the sexiest man Saylor’s ever seen be her roommate and enemy?
This book is part of a series and I can’t wait for the release of book two.
First off, this cover!!! GORGEOUS!!!
When the book opens up, we see a hopeful Saylor at her birthday party. Her life is sort of complicated in the money class world. She attends a private school that houses the kids of the rich. Old money and new money. But, her father has embroiled them in a HUGE HUGE act of betrayal with society. But, the only ones around to suffer the consequences is Saylor, her mother and her sister. Their lives are in major danger. So, a blast from mom’s past comes in for a rescue.
This story pulled me in really fast. I couldn’t put it down. I don’t want to give too much away, but their savior splits them up for protection and Saylor is headed to Minnesota to a town where there are people like her are living amongst the “normal” people. In the community, there are levels of hiding, keeping away from certain people, knowing your status, but with Saylor being there, it goes more in depth than any other person there. Ciaran is head of the “crew” that runs the school. People listen to him, they know their place. But, when walls are down, Ciaran doesn’t hate her at all.
I really enjoyed the supporting characters to this story. There were layers and layers that I kept wanting more of as the story was it was unfolding. I need the rest of the story ASAP!!!
I LOVE IT, WITH CAPITAL LETTERS!!!!!!!!
A.M. Brooks, I love you and I hate you at the same time, I’m just saying! How can you do this to me? The waiting is going to kill me. It was a great story, super extraordinary.
It has caught me from beginning to end and there has not been a single moment that made me hesitate to continue, on the contrary, I wanted to go on and on and when I saw that the end was near and there was still much to be resolved, I was getting a knot in my stomach because I knew that this would not end in a single book.That would be the only thing I dislike about the story, and just because I suck at waiting for the sequels, I tend to get stressed out and with this story I can start preparing my calming teas. I want the second part now.
I’ve already let off some steam and now I can tell you about the book and its wonderful characters.
Saylor loses her life as a princess because of her father’s bad decisions and crimes, she, her sister and her mother suffer the consequences of her father’s cowardice. When they need help the most, her mother calls Matt and their lives change radically. Hiding and going unnoticed is her new life, and to achieve this Saylor has to separate herself from her sister and mother and enter the life of a group of boys who have secrets and from whom Saylor will discover that her family could be linked to them.
Ciaran is an idiot for saying the least about him, his attitude and treatment with Saylor is reprehensible, I understand his loyalty to Silas but he takes it to the extreme. Saylor should have kicked his ass.
Then he redeems himself a little bit, just a little bit, I’m sure I’ll love him as the story progresses in the next few books because the boy has the potential not to let him suffer for long.
The other characters are wonderful too and I look forward to reading and learning more about them.
I’m still freaking out. This book has all the elements to catch you and not let you go. Deception, betrayal, drama, suspense, trust, friendship, love. For me it is a book that borders on perfection, and I cannot recommend it enough.
I received an ARC in exchange of my honest review.
Thank you to the author, NetGalley and The Next Step PR
#MNGirl was unlike anything I believed that it would be. I didn’t spend much time reviewing the book blurb, but I was drawn in by the unique cover and title. I anticipated a sweet high school romance but was delivered such a suspenseful and emotional read. This book set a high bar by bringing such intense action and kept up the breakneck speed nearly from beginning to end.
Saylor’s family is new money in a high class world; one she has not settled into well. When news breaks of her father’s embezzlement she becomes the school pariah. On her 17th birthday everything changes. Forced into hiding, changing her appearance, her name, and separating from her family, Saylor is thrust into life in the Midwest. Her job is to keep her head down, be no one –– be invisible. But that’s hard to do in a small town with purple hair. Especially when you catch the eye of someone like Ciaran. But he doesn’t readily accept her into his town. Not with his friends and not in his home.
The amount of emotional heartbreak that Saylor is forced to endure in this book brought me nearly to tears. Isolated in a foreign place and with no one she knows, Saylor is forced to grow up and become a strong and fierce woman. The beauty and pain behind her transformation is both inspiring and gut-wrenching. The undeniable connection between Say and Ci had me yearning for a cease fire while the ending left me with no closure and a desperate need for book two!
From beginning to end A.M. Brooks delivers a fast paced, addicting read that is suspenseful, steamy, and emotional. Pick this book up. Now!
Wow.
This was a heart pounding, nail biting edge of my seat adventure.
Lies, betrayals, secrets, crimes, I mean, just a dash of every single good thing there could have possibly been. Well not good thing. But you know what I mean.
My heart hurts for poor Saylor & her family. I’m confused about my feelings for the Midwest boys though. Still kind of walking the edge.
I cannot wait for the next one, hopefully the smoke clears a little and we find out what’s really going on.
This is not your typical YA romance! It is so much better than that! The bullying doesn’t even compare to what the ROUGE operations is! This book was so amazing, I didnt want it to be over! I need the next book like now because you are left with a devastating cliffhanger thatll leave you teary eyed! I need to say this again, this is not your typical YA romance, I promise you will love this book so much you will not put it down!
I recieved an ARC in exchange for a honest review
This author caught my eye when she wrote her first book and now I just try and get my hands on all her books because I.LOVE.HOW.SHE.WRITES!
Saylor has been living a pretty glamours life for a few years now and she’s oblivious as to how her parents ended up with so much money. But she doesn’t care because she’s part of the best crews in school, she’s dating the most popular guy in school …. until she’s not.
One day she’s living the life, the next she’s running for her life! Saylor never in a million years thought that her life would turn out the way it has. Although even though she’s in hiding now she’s being protected by the best. She ended up getting split from her mom and sister but as long as they’re in good hands, she has nothing to worry about …. until she does.
Saylor and Ciaran may have started off on the wrong foot but someway and somehow she’s ingrained herself in Ciaran. He might not like her and he has reasons to even though they aren’t his reasons to dislike her, but she’s getting under his skin and before you know it….he can’t stay away from her.
This book was full of everything you could possibly think of. So much suspense and angst that it will leave your butt almost hitting the floor by the time you get to the end.
I loved, loved this book and can’t wait to continue on the journey and find out what in the world is going on!!
Ugh….. *sighing*
One I’m such a huge fan of A.M. and this doesn’t let me down. In fact it just confirms my love for her writing style. This book is emotional and suspenseful. I literally felt like I was holding my breath on the end. I hate cliffhangers, but I’ll let this one slide. It sort of scream bully romance but then it doesn’t, so your not sure.
Losing everything you love has to be hard, but falling from such a high to a deep low has to be harder. But I’m must say Saylor does it in style. And let’s face facts 3 hit guys to make your heart trip. I’m not fully sure how I feel about the boys, but ROGUE…..I heart for sure. Big love for this book and I can’t wait for the next one.
No HEA, a little romance, a lot of drama, secrets and much more.
This book!!!
Oh this book!! This is the first book I’ve read by this author and it certainly won’t b the last!
This book is honestly intense and full of action from page one and will have you holding your breath and bracing yourself for what’s to come throughout! There’s secrets, lies, danger, betrayal and a whole lot of emotion and heat!
The story I felt was unique with a storyline that keeps you guessing and asking questions throughout. The characters steal a bit of your heart and make you want to know more about all of them and their backgrounds.
I need the next book now!!
A MUST READ!!
ARC PROVIDED FOR AN HONEST REVIEW
So, this was my first book by A.M. Brooks and I must say that I am not disappointed. I have read a lot of bulky romance category books and believe when I say that this one is worth reading!!!
Here we meet Sailor , who has her whole life uprooted and is now moving to a new city. There she meets Ciaran , who is hell bent on making her pay for her father’s sins. He thinks that she does not belong in this town , and does everything to make his opinion clear. Later when he realises that the new girl is not that tough to break his hate turns into something else !!!
This book is recommended for all the bully romance lovers!!
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I received this book in return for my honest opinion.
Honestly, I’m so thankful for @theinfinitereader.blog for telling me about this opportunity because I would have missed out on an incredible book. I had skimmed over the synopsis with this book when I applied for the ARC but when I received it I had kind of forgotten what it was about.
Once I started reading it, I was completed hooked. I’m so glad I kind of forgot the premise of the book because I was genuinely surprised while reading. I loved the plot of this book, it is different than things I normally read. Another shoutout to @theinfinitereader.blog for getting me to broaden my horizons when it comes to books I enjoy reading. Lol.
I think @ambrooksbooks did such a good job telling this story, and I have to say, that freaking cliff hanger has me beyond ready for the next one. Overall, I give this book a 5/5. It kept me interested the entire time, and like I said, that freaking cliff hanger killed me. Thank you so much for the opportunity to read this book! I cannot wait to read the next one!
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Wow, just wow! #MNGirl is all out emotional, suspenseful and gripping. My head is spinning with this story and plot. A.M Brook is a new-to-me author and as a first time read I’m blown away. I read this book completely blind and I was sucked in from the start. It didn’t have the full on romantic feel I look for until much later on but it was certainly high in the suspense and gripping part, it’s different but definitely a good kinda different. I fell a little deeper wit each twist and turn in the plot.
The understated connection that the main characters had simmer until it reached boiling point.
Holy freakin hotness Cieran and Saylor nearly incinerated my kindle.
My heart is in stitches, and I need it to feel whole again. I’m looking forward to the next instalment in this series.
I read this book as an ARC and this is my honest review.
4 Heart Racing Stars.