The Wallflower

Oakmount Elite, Book 1

By: J. L. Beck

Narrated by: Renee Thorn, Ryan Stone

Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins

Publisher's summary

On any day our paths would never cross. Then I was forced to go to the Ruthless Disciples. Every month they do something called the hunt. I didn't plan to ever attend an event, but I needed the money. I thought it was nothing more than an adult version of hide-and-seek.

I had no idea how wrong I was. Nor did I know I’d meet my worst nightmare that night: Andrew “Drew” Marshall, popular-as-hell football star and a Greek god among mere mortals. To anyone else, he would appear to be normal, a good guy. But that night I saw the cruel, dark monster hidden underneath. He was the epitome of evil, the leader of the Disciples, and I was his newest obsession.

This is a dark enemies-to-lovers romance with many triggers. It is a complete standalone that contains a happily ever after.

©2024 J. L. Beck (P)2024 Dreamscape Media

What a ride

The last 30 mins of this story took my emotions on the wildest ride. Need book 2 like, yesterday.

Not a standalone

Great book! This author never disappoints. Ends on a cliffhanger. Can’t wait to read the next one in the series

oh wow. that cliffhanger.

I am in love with this book. I knew there was going to be a cliffhanger. But I did not see that end coming. I bought the next book, that was how good she cliffhanger it. this is a most read.

Looking forward to the next book!

I really enjoyed this book. I wish I noticed the 2nd book isn't on Audible yet or I would have waited so I could binge listen to both. I was a little worried I wouldn't like the book at the beginning because Drew sounded like a real tool. A real 80/90s textbook bully, but it got much better in time and I am sure the second book is going to be great. The narrators were fantastic. They're both new to me so I hope I hear more of them moving forward.

The fucking plot twist!!!!

I really enjoyed this book, I mean I hated the girl voice I didn’t like how deep it was but over all the book was amazing. I understand why Sebastian was trying to get Drew to leave Maybel alone.

Spicy

I really loved this book th me audio for the second book had me on edge for a few days as it was not released but first book has a great story…It has just enough drama! But a lot of spice.

Great Read

Very interesting characters. It is a dark romance, but its not as intense as some of the other dark romance stories I’ve read, like God of Malice (also awesome read!😃) Story is excellent and I can’t wait for the next book!

She gets real stupid at the end.

I was into it for like 90% of the book, but the last bit was so dumb. Her thoughts and actions are so contradictory that I'm like, you clearly know what's happening, but you're still sticking around and dragging it out. It was super obvious too, so even if her thoughts and actions aligned, she'd still be stupid to not realize what was going on. It's a good book, but the ending just takes a really clever woman and makes her real dumb for drama or plot progression. Did not care for that.

Loved it!!

Good book!!! And the Audible was chefs kiss! Can’t wait for the wild flower to be out!

Story? Yes! Narrators? Eh, not so much.

This is a typical bully story. Weird to say, but I liked Drew's (MMC) style during The Hunt. Actually, I liked that character throughout the story. The FMC, Belle, was good, too, until she started catching feelings. Then she started with all the angsty whinging nobody's got time for. Blech. I figured out who the "spy" was pretty early on, so that was no surprise. However, the other twists at the end were sort of a surprise. I suspected the first twist but not the second.
The narrators: The male sounded too old for the part or something. His voice just didn't do it for me. The female did well up to the point where she sounded like she had a cold. She also got a little too dramatic at times.
The spice: What little there was of it was 🌶🌶🌶-ish.
TW: Non-con, dub-con...which is to be expected in bully tropes.
Overall, recommend, BUT only if you're a fan of mature bully tropes.