Review: Wicked Idol - Becker Gray

Wicked Idol by Becker Gray
My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ stars

Wicked Idol by Becker Gray starts off with a bang and keeps you hanging on until the end! The story centres around Iris Briggs and Keaton Constantine. Iris is a good girl; she’s working hard for her goals and on her passion of photography. Being the new girl at Pembroke Preparatory Academy and also being the daughter of the new and uptight Principal of the school, you kind of know her transition isn’t going to be easier. To make her life harder she happens to dump coffee all over the King of the school, Keaton.

Keaton is the undisputed King of the school. A popular, rich, well like rugby star, Keaton seems to have it all and he certainly has it in for new girl Iris, who seems to be the antithesis of everything he stands for. Little does he know that their backgrounds are quite similar and that their trials and tribulations could literally tear them apart.

This was a great enemy to lovers’ story. I loved the fact that Iris doesn’t let Keaton get away with anything and that it is a battle of the wills when it comes to who is the strongest person in their relationship. The fact that Keaton has to put on a charade to keep his mother happy was heart-breaking at times as you could see the raw vulnerability that seems to ooze out of him during the reading of those scenes. Saying that, there definitely was sometimes you wanted to slap him across his arrogant head, especially when it came to how he treats and talks to Iris.

You can also see Iris’s struggle with being ‘perfect’ for her parents and their lack of understanding of their passion or even general interest in their daughters wants or needs. I enjoyed the fact that Iris and Keaton were so similar in some of their life experiences and that they came to depend on each other when at first there was so much instant dislike.

The chemistry between the two characters was amazing and kept you turning the pages of this book. It was like watching fireworks go off! And the little epilogue at the end, both hilarious and steamy all at one. These two characters definitely have their own tribe and I’m interested to see who gets a book next.

A steamy, crazy and at points soul destroying read!  

ARC received for a fair, honest and sometimes long review. All opinions are my own. 😊

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