Reviving Kendall by Brandy SlavenMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Emotional New Adult Reverse Harem
Kendall is an 18 year old high school senior who has lead a very difficult life. She lives in a trailer park with her grandfather who has terminal cancer. The boys she loved died two years ago in a car accident and she has been bullied ever since.
At school Kendall doesn’t have any friends and she suffers from depression. She works incredibly hard to help pay the bills and doesn’t have much in the way of material possessions. One day her isolation begins to change when she meets Maverick, Goose, Lucas and Teague at work. These guys are football stars at a nearby private school and at first Kendall doesn’t trust their interest. However, after they show her kindness, she begins to accept their friendship, along with Teague’s sister Ryleigh.
This book is packed full of emotional trauma. But the trauma doesn’t feel overdone. It feels real and deep. I also like how this reverse harem grows from friendship and they all experience doubts before changing the relationship.
Though there are sex scenes in the book, they are not too graphic in nature and feel a natural part of the story. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy a good spicy read, but it wouldn’t have fit with this particular book.
I really enjoyed this novel. It was written sensitively and realistically and the characters were interesting. I wish there had been more about the guys’ history, because this book really focused on everything from Kendall’s point of view, but as this is a series I hope that more will be explained in future books.
I will be reading the next book in the series, because even with a HFN ending, I know there is much more to come.
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