Wicked Idol is one of the number of books that forms the Midnight Dynasty world. It follows Keaton Constantine, the youngest of the Constantine boys and 2nd youngest in the entire sibling lineup.
As one of the most popular boys at Pembroke Academy, a boarding school for the rich, he's more than used to the political games the upper elite are known to play. Especially when his own mother, Caroline Constantine, is usually at the forefront of them. For Keaton however, that status comes with a whole load of expectations, including the idea that he'll have an arranged marriage to his long term family friend, who is from an acceptable family in Caroline's eyes.
Iris Briggs is not only the new girl at Pembroke, but also the new Headteacher's daughter. Meaning she's more than used to having to live up to others expectations of her, especially her father's. Whilst her dad wants her to follow in her older sisters' footsteps, Iris' dream has always been to head to Paris and carry out a photography course. On her first day at school, she manages to get herself on Keaton's bad side and thinks she has his character all figured out. Yet somehow, after getting paired together on a school project, they can't seem to stop the s*xu*l tension from growing between them.
I absolutely adored Keaton in the other books that I saw him in. He's constantly referred to as a baby Winston and whilst he may have his own dreams, he definitely has the shark like instincts that his older brother and mother have. 'I was a Constantine and the world would be mine for the taking, whether I did what my family wanted or not.' To be honest, I thought we'd see more of that side to him in this. But whilst he's not afraid of holding back with his dirty talk in order to get Iris to admit that they have chemistry between them. "So that wasn't you licking your lips while you stared at my mouth?" I didn't feel that more dominant aspect to him show up like I was expecting. I did like that we got to see a more emotional part of him though. It's obvious how much he misses his father and he's desparate for his mother's affection, in order to not feel like he's been cast aside. 'I'd chosen my mom. My family. Over the girl I'd fallen for. And now she knew.'
I enjoyed getting to see the flirty, s*x**lly charged tension between these two. "I like it when you're mouthy too, you know." The scenes when they were together were built up well and the dark room scene was defintely one of my favourites! Iris tries to make some attempt to stay away from him, but Keaton proves to be just too damn irrisitable and I can't say I blame her much for going back for more. Just a kiss," she murmured... "Just one. Or two."
However, the angst between them due to Keaton's situation with Clara is what I was here for! Although Iris knows her parents won't be too pleased with her having a relationship with Keaton, her main concern is that she's being treated like a dirty little secret and she doesn't want to be dumb enough to still fall in love. 'I ran all the way back to the headmaster's residence, and not once did I look back - not because I was afraid he'd be chasing me. But because I knew he wasn't.' Ughhh! My heart broke absolutely broke for Iris in this scene, and even though I knew why Keaton had done what he had, I still wanted to hit him for not speaking up earlier.
Enjoyed reading this overall and rated it 3.8 stars. I loved the dirty talk, angst and also the little epilogue at the end that showed how they were as an actual couple. However, I do wish this had been a longer book, so their storyline could've played out over a longer timeline and we'd have gotten to see more relationship development and grovelling from Keaton at the end. This is quite a fast paced story and whilst I liked that it was a faster burn, I wanted to see more behind the reasons of why the pair 'hated' each other, as I didn't think their reasons were fully justified at the start to be honest. I am looking forward to hopefully seeing more of the pair when reading the rest of the Hellfire series though. We saw little hints, when Keaton and Iris were with their friends, as to who else would be pairing off, so it will be fun to see their stories!
Wicked Idol is book 1 of the Hellfire Club series. Although it is also part of the Midnight Dynasty World, it can be read as a standalone.
Wicked Idol: Hellfire Club, Book 1
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-AAhmad
Great chemistry and angst but needed more development of why they were 'enemies'.
Commenté au Royaume-Uni 🇬🇧 le 16 août 2021
Liz Mackie
More of a Naughty boy than a Bad Boy
Commenté au Royaume-Uni 🇬🇧 le 11 mars 2021