| Title | : | Devils Pass (The Harlequin Crew #0.5) |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 123 |
| Publication | : | Published October 25, 2020 |
I thought my life was complete with them at my side, the five of us against the world, having each other’s backs no matter what the cost.
I’d fight for them until my dying breath.
It’s just a shame they didn’t feel the same.
Once upon a time, my imperfect world shone bright with the light of four boys I would have killed for.
This is the story of how they destroyed me.
This is a 45k prequel novella to the Harlequin Crew series. These books have dark themes, violence, criminals, gangs, and an enemies to lovers romance that will make your heart pound, break it a little and then crush it beneath the boots of four black hearted men who our girl might just fall for anyway.
Devils Pass (The Harlequin Crew #0.5) Reviews
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Some of these characters’ reasoning was a bit questionable but I’m intrigued and want more.
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BASIC FACTS:
Pages: 123
My rating: 4
Genre: RH Contemporary, Gang
Themes: Gang, getting to know Rogue and the Harlequin boys
Protagonist Ages: 16-17
Pacing: slow story telling
Plot Rating: 4
I liked the insight how this story begins and who Rogue, Fox, Rick, JJ and Ace were as teenagers. A time were they were more carefree and not so much broken. Even though they had issues with their parents or foster home they had hopes and dreams. At the end we learn how hope and dreams were crushed out of them. I liked the slow pace of the story very much. It has an unhurried feel to it. The author take their time with the story and with doing this the reader gets good insight into the main characters.
I enjoyed reading Devil’s Pass and that was kind of unexpected.
The Characters: Names and descriptions of the persons
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Well I'll be damned. I'm hooked! This was bloody amazing.
The Devil’s Pass is a novella in the A Harlequin Crew Series. It is set 10 years before the first book in the series - Sinners' Playground. It's where we meet Rogue and her guys Chase, Fox, JJ and Maverick.
All these kids have rough lives, but they have each other and that's all that matters to them. They're chasing the future with a gleam in their eye. But then something happens and suddenly all they know is hurt.
Fresh, unique and painfully affecting the feelings.
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It really doesn’t matter the length of the tale these authors weave together because it’s always magic and will take over your life. This is novella length story that works as a prequel for the Herlequin Crew series and lays some hella groundwork. After only 150 pages this is already a series I am dying to binge. How this novella had my emotions all in a twist, caused emotional outbursts, hell, even brought tears to my damn eyes a followed by bloodthirsty rage I cant wait to extinguish with some sweet sweet revenge. The story packs a punch right into the gut as you witness these characters lives, relationship and most of all their never-ending friendship completely shatter. It’s always nice to have true & honest friends you can call to help you in an emergency night or day. Unfortunately for this group, actions have severe and heartbreaking consequences. So glad this series will be completed one month from now because I’m already feeling the strain of not starting the next book and I only need to wait a few hours till morning. But then again who needs sleep😴😴😴🥱🤔
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This is the prequel to the series setting the scene and showcasing the events leading up to Rogue's exile from sunset cove. It has multiple POVs and really gives an insight into the early dynamic and Rouge’s connection to all of her boys Fox, Maverick, Johnny James and Chase it definitely provided me with a deeper understanding of the boy's actions that fateful night.
I loved getting a window into their younger psyches before they were sworn into the gang and evolved into the men they are today. I totally recommend reading this before embarking on the series as a whole it definitely added a whole new dimension and much deeper understanding regarding the transpired events.
Reviewed By Beckie Bookworm
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I've learned to read the novellas for series, they have such valuable information. This told us all about Rogue's relationship with the guys and how things went terribly wrong. I like seeing how the guys are as teens before they grow up to be big bad gang members. They're just trying to survive the bad circumstances of their childhoods and I'm looking forward to them taking control of their lives and getting away from their bullies and abusers.
I'm not a huge fan of the MFC being named Rogue, plus two of the guys are Maverick and Fox. I know we want them to be cool and unique, but can we not have regular names sometimes? -
“Fox, JJ, Maverick and Rogue. Especially Rogue. She was everything. She had always been everything. The centre of our world here in Sunset Cove.”
Four teenage boys and their BFF girl friend Rogue have a friendship so tight and secure, their bond with each other is friendship goals.
Sometimes friendship that you think are unbreakable can shatter overnight.
What happens when your friend gets nearly raped and she ends up killing her rapist? Said rapist is part of a gang. If there’s a witness and that rat narks to the notorious gang leader that rules the town?!
Shit goes pretty haywire when one of the boys in the friendship is the gang leaders son.
These four boys love Rogue and are willing to kill and die for her but unfortunately they must shatter their relationship in order to save her life.
Left her alone to fend for herself you can only imagine the bitterness and hatred that she brews her mind against the people she called her family and her best friends.
This was a lovely prequel to the book Sinners Playground.
I sense a bully romance, enemies to lovers, and definitely reverse harem! This prequel had some pretty dark moments so I’m definitely excited to read Sinners Playground! -
Sixteen year old Rogue’s miserable life is only made bearable by the four boys she calls her own, the Harlequin boys: Fox, Maverick, Chase, and JJ. Living in a horrible group home in a crime-ridden city, Rogue and her boys love each other to the heavens and back and vow to be together - always.
But when Rogue fights off a would-be rapist - who also happens to belong to the Harlequin gang that rules the area - she ends up killing him and then calling her boys out of desperation.
The four boys’ only thoughts are of protecting Rogue at all costs … until they are forced to make a choice none of them saw coming and would change the fates of all of their lives.
This novella is the prequel to Sinner’s Playground, the first installment in a brand new series from the amazing sisterly writing duo of Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti.
Every book by these ladies is stellar, and this delightful taste of Rogue and her boys does not disappoint!
I LOVED it. The writing was tight, the characters fully developed, and the action non-stop. The four boys are all hot as hell, which is to be expected, and Rogue is a kick-butt chick in the making.
What I loved about this novella is that it sets up the stage for the novel perfectly. Everyone is young and innocent - virgins, in fact. All four boys have always been in love with Rogue, but she has never even noticed. The air of waning childhood was executed beautifully, as was the climax of the novella that shoved all five of them over the cliff and into adulthood overnight.
This book takes place 10 years prior to Sinner’s Playground and is critical to the full arc of the story. So don’t wait. Go read it today! -
Prequel goodness
I don’t know which of these 4 boys I like the most. I think it must be Maverick. What an awesome start to this series!! -
Well this was a lovely surprise novella. It astounds me the writing these sisters achieve without regurgitating the same old. Heck no, not these writers. Fresh storyline, intriguing characters, delicious dynamics. This novella is set 10 years prior to the up and coming first book of a new series and by gosh am I desperate for more. The sisters always manage to keep you hooked and plead like Oliver for some more please. Rogue, what can I say, I am excited to see how she flourishes and gets her revenge, the boys have a lot to make up for. Although in their defence it was for her own safety. But they didn't need to be so cruel! Roll on book 1, I'm salivating while waiting even though I know they will rip my heart out, stomp on it and shove it right back in there. Just call me a glutton for punishment!
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Devil's Pass is the novella within The Harlequin Crew series. In it, you get to know the entire back story of what happened before Rogue was forced to leave town. At first, you can see that they all pretty much like one another. Until they have to break her heart and make her think she's been played.
Besides that, I feel like all their problems could be solved if they just freaking talked. With Chase assuming the absolute worst and not asking just pissed me off. Then with how they treated Rogue to get her to leave also pissed me off. It just goes to show that men ain't shit and they deserve everything that's coming to them.
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3.5 stars
This novella sets up the series rather well. I don't quite understand all the choices made by this group, but will chalk it up to being young and naive. -
Loved this intro to this world. Action, suspense, heartbreak, coming of age.
Intrigued to see what transpires next in book one that is 10 years later.
Onto sinners playground now! -
Good enough to continue.
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Love this RH series!
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Alexa, play Couple of Kids by Maggie Lindemann.
Seriously, there are so many songs in my playlist that fit perfectly with these books.
🎡 The story🎡
This story is the prequel to the rest of the Harlequin Crew series, where we meet the main crew and Rogue. We see more of their pasts as children together, and we see what exactly happened for them to hate each other now.
I loved this story. I just can’t help it; I basically love everything that these authors write. They just suck me in, and I can’t put their books down, even if I tried. Since this was a short book, it didn’t take me long at all. I absolutely Even though I knew it was coming, it still broke my heart. I also loved the sneak peek of the next book, definitely my worst nightmare holy crap. The funny thing is that everyone in the Facebook group has been talking about “Fucking Shawn” for a while, and I had no clue what they meant, but now I do lol.
🎡 The characters🎡
I’m just going to discuss them all in one paragraph, since they’re all connected in this story. First of all, I loved Rogue. She’s such a badass, and I can totally see why all of the guys are madly in love with her. The guys were all so damn great as well, although we didn’t see that much of them yet, I liked what we did see. I loved the fact that we got to read chapters from their point of views as well, since it really did add a lot to the story. I felt so, so bad for all of them when I think I love Maverick the most at this point, because he was just so darn cute, and
🎡 Overall conclusion🎡
No surprise that I loved this book, just like I pretty much love all of Susanne and Caroline’s books so far. The characters were amazing, and they already have a lot of chemistry, even at this young age. I can’t wait to see where their story will take us! -
Boy have I loved returning to this series!
I highly recommend starting The Harlequin series by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti (the final book releases at the end of the month btw) by reading this novella.
Also, the audio narration by Bridget and Jake Bordeaux is phenomenal for this series!
Audible review:
I am re listening to this series, as the final book is about to be released. The Harlequin Crew is one of my favorite series by the sister authors, Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti.
This novella is a quick listen and introduces the charcters and the high stakes plot of the series.
This is one of my favorite series with a found family trope. The friendships are amazing and there is lots of light lighthearted comedic moments to lighten the tough subject matter of these characters broken home Iives and Sunset cove's gang ruled streets.
The performances of narrators, Bridget and Jake Bordeaux, is excellent and I can't wait to continue listening to the rest of the series -
I'm not usually someone that reads novellas or prequels. It's not that I don't like them, but I much prefer full length books.
With that being said though, I did read this one before I started Sinner's Playground, and I AM SO GLAD THAT I DID!!
This novella really sets the stage for the first book in the Harlequin series. We get a good feel for all the characters and how their dynamic works, well, before everything goes to shit that is. Sinner's Playground does touch on a lot of this, but Devil's Pass gives us a little more and really helps to foster that character/reader relationship.
If you are planning on starting the Harlequin Crew series, then I highly recommend that you read this one first. It's not imperative, but it only makes Sinner's Playground that much better. -
I. AM. HOOKED.
Get me a one way ticket to Sinner’s Playground.
I can’t WAIT for the first instalment in this series. What an incredible treat to receive an insight into what is to come, by way of a well written, completely addictive novella.
I can’t wait to see how Rogue & her personality have grown over the years, and can only imagine she’ll be another bad ass MC, which I’ve come to expect and love from Caroline & Susanne’s books.
Fox, Rick, Chase and JJ were presented with their different personalities, each as intriguing as each other in their own way.
I laughed out loud and cried. Yes, CRIED from reading a novella: there is a first time for everything. That is how beautifully written this was.
Bring on book 1! Thank you ladies! -
Well damn, I don’t think I’m ready for Sinner’s playground after this!
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3.5
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I'm hooked af. There goes my free time for the next couple weeks 🙄
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A fun little novella which sets up the story in Sinner's Paradise. I read this before starting the first book but its not necessary to read this as all is explained in the first book.
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Ooooooo I can already tell that this new series is gonna be a GOOD one!!!!!! This novella was a great intro into the characters from Sunset Cove, and I already love them all so much!!!! Rogue is one BAMF and I can’t wait to see what hell she brings down on Fox, Maverick, JJ & Chase in Book 1!!!!!
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"You promised," I breathed. "You promised I'd always have you."
Paradise has a Price, and Rogue Easton is about to Pay.
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"You promised," I breathed. "You promised I'd always have you."
Devil's Pass is the prequel novella to Sinner's Playground, and honestly, I loved this story and the look into the night that changed everything for Rogue Easton and the Harlequin Boys!
Rogue is a 16 year old girl living in a group home in Sunset Cove; and with her boys Fox, Maverick, JJ and Chase by her side, she can handle the worst life throws her way - obnoxious housemates, an awful foster mom, a creepy as hell gangbanger neighbor - you name it, she can conquer it. And she'll be there as her four best friends navigate their lives and struggles in Sunset Cove, too. Fox and Maverick as they struggle under the weight of the expectations Luther Harlequin, their father and leader of the vicious Harlequin Crew, has in place for them. Johnny James as he struggles with wanting to keep his found family together and be MORE than this life of sex, drugs and violence will let him dream of. And Chase, who has never felt seen or chosen, as he struggles with an abusive, cruel father and a mother who still thinks her violent husband hung the moon.
But they're not alone and she'll be there for it all, holding their hands as they hold her heart; because Rogue will never choose - they're all in love with her, but she's in love with all of them. And no matter what, they're all counting down the days until they can be free. At least that was the dream.
But when the stars align - or maybe misalign - and one night of freedom and fun takes the darkest turn they've seen, dashing their dreams of Sinner's Playground and Sunset Cove, their lives are changed irrevocably and they're tested in ways they never imagined.
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Buckle up!
This novella - although I would hardly call this just a 'novella' since it has a larger word count than some of the novels I've read in the past - kicks off a new series by these two amazing authors.
I got to know these authors through Everlake Prep and have been hooked ever since. Knowing how they like to build up the angst and tension, it came as no surprise that this novella was just that. Introducing new characters and a new plot that will for sure rip my heart to pieces on several occasions, but I digress.
I totally recommend this novella to be read before you go in the first book of the series, as it gives you some background information you do not want to miss out on. You see a different side from the characters and what lead them to be separated in the first place and it adds to the character development because you get to see the different points of view and just know how they feel about each other. That in itself made this book a gutwrenching read, but as usual, the authors have a way of writing their story where they manage to balance that feeling out largely. It still packs a huge punch however, but I have faith in the journey these authors will take us on.
The narrators are the same ones that did the Kings of Quarantine books and I really enjoy listening to them A LOT! They did a great job of giving personality to these characters.
