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Empire High Untouchables Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Ivy Smoak (Author), Laurie West (Narrator), Dreamscape Media, LLC (Publisher)
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The Untouchables. That's what everyone calls them. At least, it's my best friend's nickname for them. And since she's the only one that talks to me at my new school, I'll take her word for it.

The nickname probably comes from the fact that they're exorbitantly wealthy. Old wealth. The kind that isn't flaunted around. But you can tell by the way they carry themselves. Or maybe the name just refers to the fact that they're so beautiful it's almost hard to look at them.

No matter the reason for their nickname, it's an ironic one. I've only been going to this school for a week, and I already want to touch.

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  1. Listening Length
    9 hours and 17 minutes
  2. Author
    Ivy Smoak
  3. Narrator
    Laurie West
  4. Audible release date
    July 9, 2020
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Dreamscape Media, LLC
  7. ASIN
    B088544JPF
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 9 hours and 17 minutes
Author Ivy Smoak
Narrator Laurie West
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date July 09, 2020
Publisher Dreamscape Media, LLC
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B088544JPF
Best Sellers Rank #33,618 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#3,014 in Contemporary Romance (Audible Books & Originals)
#6,750 in New Adult & College Romance (Books)
#24,046 in Contemporary Romance (Books)

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Where to start with this series 🤔? I LOVED it! This is the first book of the Empire High series. There’s currently 3 books out & I am anxiously waiting for the fourth to come out this May😬. This story really made me wish I was back in high school 😅. It’s a YA novel so it’s not as steamy as I prefer but that’s ok, the storyline is SO good that it makes up for it lol. I love Brooklyn’s character! She’s innocent & sweet & has been through a really hard time. She starts a new private school among the elite of Manhattan & all sorts of new, exciting, intimidating things are thrown at her. Especially Matt😏. This was such a page turner! Every chapter had me needing to read the next one. Ivy Smoak just never disappoints! Definitely my favorite author! 😍Insta- @ninasromancereads
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Kj
5.0 out of 5 stars So good
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2024
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Let’s just start by saying that ending was something else. I would have never seen it coming. This was a very good book. It was captivating from the start but does end in the biggest cliffhanger.
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Alexandria Woods
4.0 out of 5 stars Good but the Matt Bit Was Too Much at Times
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2021
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*****Spoilers*****

Oh how I hovered over that 3 rating but have to give the book its due. It's well written and grabs you in at the outset which is always good for a book but so much better when it's the first one in the series too. Brooklyn is a 16 year old high school kid whose mother recently passed away so she's shuttled off from Delaware to New York to live with her uncle Jim as her dad has been a no show her entire life and Uncle Jim is the only family she has left. Jim is a janitor at a school for the richest of the rich kids so Brooklyn gets to attend the elite high school for free due to that familial relationship. Four boys at the school make up the Untouchables. Attractive, rich, popular boys, one of which is Matthew. There's just something about him that Brooklyn is losing herself over even though he doesn't even know she exists. Except when he does know who she is, made evident by him helping her when her hand got cut during a job. At some point in the book, we're introduced to a teaser in that Brooklyn is related to one of the kids at the school. I'll pause here to say that Brooklyn was comparing her features with the other kids but I don't actually remember what she looked like, not sure if it was reader or author error. Anyway, Brooklyn isn't sure who she's related to and really needs to know because she's kind of going between two boys, Felix who isn't old rich, attractive, and the school drug dealer, and Matthew who's an Untouchable, gorgeous, and seems to be more open. Throw in mean girls, because what book set in a high school doesn't have some?, and a bunch of teenaged drama and Brooklyn and Matt just can't quite connect.

Brooklyn and Matt come together and break so often in this book my head spun, the craziest thing being that they've never publicly displayed whatever it is that's going on between them. Though longing stares, stolen moments in the dark and away from prying eyes are rampant, Matt can't be openly with Brooklyn because he's being blackmailed by uber rich mean girl Isabella who for some reason hates Brooklyn's guts. The who Brooklyn hate because Isabelle saw Brooklyn staring at the Untouchables at lunch was far fetched and not believable. However, perhaps the ending gave us the real reason? Unfortunately Uncle Jim dies of cancer at the end of the book and Brooklyn's father turns up at the funeral. Turns out, Brooklyn and Isabelle are sisters. As to whether or not Brooklyn can stay at the rich school is neatly solved before it can become a huge deal presuming her father continues to sends Brooklyn to that school. But the mean girl who has given Brooklyn nothing but snide remarks is related to her. Couldn't help but feel vindicated at that revelation with how Isabella treated Brooklyn in the book. It'd be nice if Brooklyn rubs it in that Isabella has a sister related to the help.

Back to Brooklyn and whatever she's doing with the boys. Felix seems cool but Brooklyn can't help herself around Matt. Matt's her first kiss and wants to be her first everything. Felix is a bad influence on one hand but also open and friendly. Both boys and Brooklyn kiss but even though Brooklyn keeps going back and forth about Matt, she's willing to cut Felix loose at the promise of more fun Matt. Time and again Matt promises, fails to deliver, and Brooklyn keeps letting him back in for more of the same and the cycle continues. Matt corners Brooklyn, promises something, the next day at school Matt ignores Brooklyn, she's bewildered and angry, calls Matt a liar when next they clandestinely meet, and repeat. I gave it a pass in this book because teens, but if I decide to read the next one, I hope that's a thing of the past. It was awful at first, frustrating, then plain annoying. Before Felix, Brooklyn has one friend and that's Kennedy who attends the school on scholarship. Kennedy has lived down the hall from uncle Jim for years and knows him better than Brooklyn. Kennedy hasn't made any friends in the high school the couple of years she's attended and Kennedy and Brooklyn become friends. There may be a crush Kennedy has on Felix that Kennedy denies followed by hinting of something that happened between the two of them freshman year. Maybe more light will be shed in the next book. Mostly though, I wonder what it means for Kennedy and Brooklyn because even though they may not want it to or intend for it to, I'm thinking their relationship will change.
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Brittanie
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2024
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What did I like? Literally everything about this book. There was not a bad part. I do wish we would have seen more of Matt and Brooklyn though. I cant wait to venture through this series.
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Corissa kemp
5.0 out of 5 stars amazing book
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2023
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I honestly have never had a book that made me cry, like actually cry for the main character. For that this book is impressive… it was one I started reading and just couldn’t put down… and there aren’t many that capture my interest that way. Most books keep my attention to what to know what’s going to happen but I can pause listening/reading for a day or two also… this one is one of the few that finished in about a day. Cant wait to read the rest of the series! Definitely would recommend it
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Sara
3.0 out of 5 stars Heavy
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2022
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This is a very heavy, sad, dark anxty book. Having suffered such loss she's trying to feel like a teenager again, and she's very focused on herself and her needs. She's not great with honesty and I guess a lot of that behavior can be attributed to age. Makes me wonder if Ive outgrown this type of book because I didn't like the anticipation of the train wreck that her decisions will sow. The writing was well done, the love interest intriguing. The end is surprising and a little unbelievable, but its fiction. Evil people are like magnified by a thousand in books these days. They're so evil and vile that its hard to read which is why Im not going to read the next book because i can see its going there.
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Kindle Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars cliffy
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2024
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Welp now I gotta read the next one. Kinda in the edge of my seat. And now it’s fixing me to write more.
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Twinmomma16
4.0 out of 5 stars Captivating Story
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2024
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I really enjoyed the story. Although there were plenty of cringe and cheesy parts, the humor made it worth the read.
What the writing lacks in maturity, the creative story makes up for by keeping your interest.
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JaeDee
5.0 out of 5 stars HS is over for me but not these kids. Yikes
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2023
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This was a good read and Ivy did great placing the reader right back in HS with ALL the drama, angst, confusion, self doubt, etc.
I felt so many emotions with Brooklyn and sometimes I was frustrated with her behavior and decisions. That’s until I reminded myself she’s 16, in high school, and has had to deal with hurt, loss, and all the many other emotions that you could imagine a teen could feel. The characters were funny, sketchy, sweet, and exhausting. Brooklyn is strong and holding on in the tornado of her life. I hope book 2 brings brighter days for her and her friends.

This read… whew… needless to say I’m SO glad my HS days are over.
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Lori
5.0 out of 5 stars Great story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 21, 2024
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Took a bit for me to get into it, but such a great storyline, definitely had me guessing who her dad was, had me tearing up about uncle Jim, time to find out what happens next
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BookLover
5.0 out of 5 stars OMG
Reviewed in Canada on August 28, 2020
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Ok so first thing first I feel is my civic duty to warn people that this is not a stand alone book and has a pretty big cliffhanger, I usually don't like reading this kind of books until the full story is out because I hate this feeling of not knowing. That being said this was an amazing book, there were times when I wanted to smack some sense in the heroine head but she was only 16 so is perfectly reasonable to be senseless at that age, still my heart hurts so bad for her, I really hope the second book gives her all the joy she didn't find in this one, she deserves so badly to be happy.
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Reader 1806
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in Brazil on August 4, 2020
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Really loved the story and Brooklyn even if sometimes she was a bit too naive and way too forgiving... I wish I could’ve seen more about the Hunters and Caldwells, it would’ve definitely helped understanding some of their attitudes better (only reason it’s not 5 stars). What a cliffhanger!!! I was kind of expecting what happened but not the way it happened... which was great because I can’t wait for the next book to come out!!!
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Daniela | @daniela_endless_tbr
5.0 out of 5 stars A ride y'all
Reviewed in Germany on December 11, 2020
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This is so addicting! I don't even what else can I say, just read all Ivy Smoak book and you're not gonna regret it
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5.0 out of 5 stars Nice
Reviewed in India on December 6, 2020
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Nicely written, enough drama and intrigue. James seems like a douchebag and so does Isabella. Liked Kennedy.
Sometimes being a teenager and 16 is so hard.

The ending was a definite jaw dropper!
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