The much anticipated prequel to the the Frat Wars trilogy. Royal Scoundrel has Charles parents meeting at the same university! It it is best enjoyed after finishing the original series!
From the blurb:
DASH
Archibald Levine the third is a pain in my ass. Rich, cocky and the closest thing to a prince that our school has.
I hate everything about his entitled attitude and the stupid Kappa crown he wears.
I also hate the gigantic crush I have on the guy.
One night, backed up by the courage of tequila, my mouth gets away from me and I offer him the one thing he can't stop thinking about.
Me.
On my knees.
Because Archibald Levine also has a secret, and one kiss between us seals his fate.
The fling between us can never go anywhere, not with his powerful and homophobic father, but we don't let it stop us from indulging at every opportunity that we get.
I also don't let it stop me from falling stupidly in love with the guy.
He's always made it clear he can never come out and I know we're destined for destruction.
After all, happily ever after doesn't exist between a prince and a scoundrel.
Molly Otto's review:
What a beautiful way to see how Charles parents came together during their time in college. Dash & Archie did not get off on the best start, but they found a way to make their relationship work and last, even when so much was stacked against them. If it wasn't for Dadh steadfast belief and support, I don't think Archie would have found the courage needed to find his happiness. It was fun to see how these two men met, and you could easily see why Charles is the beautifully understanding soul he is when he gets his time with Zeke. And the chefs kiss of the boys' meeting for the first time at the end ๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ
Jacqueleen the Reading Queen's review:
"๐๐๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐ข๐, ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐'๐จ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ค. ๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ฃ'๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ช๐จ. ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฃ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ข, ๐จ๐ค... ๐๐ฉ'๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ค ๐๐๐ข๐ฃ ๐๐๐.
๐ ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง ๐ข๐.
๐'๐ก๐ก ๐ฃ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ข."
I did not know how much I needed Dash and Archie's story in my life until it was announced. We know they are great parents to Charlie, but what we didn't know was how hard they fought to get to the place where they could be. When Archie and Dash first meet, Archie is so deep in the closet he gives Narnia a run for its money. He's never even kissed another man, despite knowing he's attracted to men for quite some time. Fear is a powerful thing and Archie's well aware that if he were to be himself his father would never look at him the same, if he even spoke to him at all.
"๐๐ค ๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ข, ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ข๐ช๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ข ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ข ๐๐ค๐ข๐, ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ก๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐จ ๐๐ค๐ก๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ. ๐ผ๐ง๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ก๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐'๐จ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ช๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ."
Dash tried so hard to keep from falling for Archie. He was well aware there was no future for them. Archie was up front in that he planned to live the life his father laid out for him, including marrying the woman he picked. But how could Dash not fall in love when Archie was so darn romantic and sweet to him sometimes. I loved the little moments between the two of them, locked in their own little bubble. Or when they would tease one another. The slang also had me laughing and remembering my own younger years with words like dickweed and duh. Don't even get me started on the phonebook comment.
"๐๐๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ค๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐จ ๐ ๐จ๐ก๐ค๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐จ๐จ ๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐จ. '๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ ๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช,' ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ.
๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ ๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ข ๐ฉ๐ค๐ค."
Aren't these two just so sweet? Thank goodness I knew there was a definite happy ending because Archie had me worried for a bit. I honestly adored these two and I loved getting a little glimpse of them with Charlie at the end. This novella was a great addition to the beloved frat wars series and I know I wouldn't say no if Saxon ever decided to delve into this series again.
Heather's Review:
It's always fun to read a prequel after the fact and look for the 'easter eggs' and stories that have been hinted at in the other books - and that's half the fun of reading Dash and Archie's story. The other half is the actual love story...
Being the story of another character's parents puts this book at a place in history when queer was even more taboo than it is today, and watching Dash fight for Archie and Archie's struggle with his family and the life that was mapped out for him was even more poignant because of the timeline.
It definitely could be read standalone, but I think it truly benefits you to read what has come before, plus the entire series is amazing...
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FRAT WARS: PRESIDENTIAL CHAOS
Frat Wars - Book Three
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Saxon James unapologetically writes happy endings for LGBT+ characters.
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