Damaged Goods (All Saints High, #4) by L.J. Shen Also by this author: Sparrow, The Hunter (Boston Belles, #1), The Villain: A Billionaire Romance, Bad Cruz, The Rake: A Dark Royal Romance, Ruthless Rival (Cruel Castaways, #1), Beautiful Graves, Thorne Princess, My Dark Romeo, My Dark Desire (Dark Prince Road, #2)
on January 23, 2024
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Underneath the goody two-shoes persona is damaged goods…but can the bad boy across the street save her?
Bailey Followhill is the perfect daughter. Sweet. Charitable. Pretty. Control freak. Not a hair out of place, not an inch out of line, she is everything her troublemaking sister Daria isn't. But when her A game turns out to be a lukewarm C- at Juilliard, Bailey's picture-ready life starts fraying faster than the worn satin ribbons of her pointe shoes. She's becoming a piece of gossip. The Troubled Child. A drug abuser. No longer the girl her best friend once knew.
Lev Cole is so golden, he's got the Midas Touch. Prized quarterback. Football captain. Hottest guy in SoCal. A textbook cliché. But with a girlfriend he doesn't love and a career path he doesn't value, Lev is coasting.The only two things he cares about, Bailey and becoming a pilot, are out of reach.
But Lev is done being satisfied with the life others have chosen for him. He wants to pick his own cards. To demolish the seamless kingdom of lies his family stitched together on the ruins his mother left behind.
The question is, can he save his best friend and his dream before too much damage is done?
~ Maria’s Review ~
4.5 Stars!
Damaged Goods is book 4 in the All Saints High series by author LJ Shen. And you need to buckle up buttercup bc it gives new meaning to crazy, emotional rollercoaster ride!!
Damaged Goods is Bailey Followhill and Lev Cole’s story. It is a stand alone. Bailey is Jamies’s and Melody’s daughter. Daria’s little sister. Lev is Dean’s and Rosie’s son. Knight’s little brother. They’ve been best friends forever with the promise of more. I loved #Bailev!
The push / pull was intense and emotional. The banter snarky and dirty. Their chemistry was palpable. But this was more than their relationship journey. It was also about finding yourself and your own way.
Their friendship is put to the test more times than my heart could bear. The angst is grueling. This story deals with a very hard topic. It is raw, honest, gritty and emotional. Every parent’s fear unfolding. How do you help someone not ready to be helped?
Author LJ Shen does a fantastic job telling this heartbreaking story. I love the love and friendship that Bailey and Lev have for each other and the way it grows and changes.
I don’t want to give anything away. There are some events in the book that I wasn’t a fan of but I LOVE being back in this world with the Todos Santos OG alphahotholes, their better halves and their kids. It’s like being home with friends.
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