Rebel of Raleigh High by Callie Hart

★★★☆☆

Genres: New Adult Fiction, Contemporary, Dark Romance

Tropes: Bad Boy Hero, Academic/School Setting

I more or less thought I knew what I was getting into because I’ve read Callie Hart before and know she tends to do dark romance, so I can usually adjust my expectations accordingly, but the

school shooting at 85%

really threw me for a loop. 

Otherwise, I sort of felt like this was pretty much in line with her other books I’ve read. Despite both characters being teenagers, I would be very hesitant to classify this as YA as it very much reads like a book for adults, not teenagers.

Safety Stats:

Ages:

Both Alex and Silver are 17.

Cheating:

None.

Other OM/OW:

None.

Separation:

None.

Triggers:

Detailed descriptions of rape, suicide/death of a parent, and a school shooting.

HEA/HFN?:

HFN. First book in a series that follows the same couple.