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The Taste of an Enemy : An Enemies to Lovers High School Romance (The Boys of Clermont Bay Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Holly Renee (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Rich. Vicious. Vengeful. Forbidden. The Boys of Clermont Bay had always been untouchable.

And Carson Hale was the worst of them all.

He was pretentious and a player, and he had hated me for so long I forgot that we were ever anything more than enemies.

Brutally beautiful and savagely heartless, his only plan was to ruin everything I loved.

But dares were made, and even though I had no business saying yes, I found myself in trouble and forced to work with my rival to get us out of it.

He had always been cruel, but something changed.

The lure of him was too much. The way I craved his touch unbearable.

Just as I fell for him, he proved himself to be exactly who he had been all along.
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Emily Kurosawa
5.0 out of 5 stars 🥀The Taste of An Enemy🥀
Reviewed in Australia on 7 September 2021
I was so curious about Carson and Allie's history, I had so many questions! Why do they hate each other so much? What happened between them? etcetera. I really enjoyed reading Josie and Beck's duet and I was so excited to read The Taste of An Enemy. Although, I haven't read many books by Holly Renee (so far, I've only read three) personally, I find her work enjoyable to read! It's a quick steamy and angsty enemies to lovers romance read. The hero, Carson can be seen as a careless and carefree playboy, but there is more to him than meets the eyes. And the only person who knows this Allie, after all, once a upon a time they were good friends. Once good friends are now enemies.

My goodness! These two!  They certainly aren't friends, can be seen as enemies but one thing is for sure, they desperately want each other. And the truth and dare scene! I can easily say that it's one of my favorite parts from this book! The ending though! Looking forward to book #2!

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Ann Mihailovic
4.0 out of 5 stars Carson and Allie's story!
Reviewed in Australia on 11 September 2021
Book #3 in The Boys of Clermont Bay series by author Holly Renee, The Taste of an Enemy is the first of a duet for Allie and Carson's story. This is an enemies-to-lovers, bully romance full of angst, heartache and drama. The way Holly wrote this story between these two once childhood friends had me captivated and engaged throughout. The love/hate, push-pull dynamic between these two former best friends made it impossible for me to put this book down. From the bullying, to the sexual tension, chemistry and dirty talk, Holly Renee wrote such an emotional tale and even though these two main characters went through so much and had a lot of history, I adored the tender moments between them. In saying that, once again, Holly has left us with another cliffhanger ending, so now here I am, waiting for the next installment of this duet. I bet the continuation of Carson and Allie's story is bound to be epic. I can feel it!
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Tara
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Reviewed in Australia on 2 September 2021
Oh Carson and Allie. My heart. My poor heart.

These two broke me, the back and forth, the inbetween, the broken-ness, the angst.

Gahhhh. I fell in love and couldn't get enough, Holly outdid herself with this enemies to lovers/childhood best friend romance that has your heart soaring yet breaking at the same time.

Carson gives you mixed feelings. I hated him but then loved him all while wanting to slap him.

That ending broke my heart I need book two just to mend it.
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Sarah @book_ofroses
5.0 out of 5 stars Please note even though this a high school romance, all characters are 18 & there is spice.
Reviewed in Australia on 4 April 2022
I am honestly obsessed with this series - Thank you Holly for creating a book world I don't just want to live in but read about forever.

This is book #1 of the Carson & Allie duet, and book #3 in the Boys of Clermont Bay series. This can be read as a standalone / first book of a duet without having read the previous 2x books in the series but it is recommended that you do.

"He made that decision, and I lost my best friend and the boy I had been secretly in love with all in one day. Now he hated me."

Allie & Carson grew up being best childhood friends. Carson being a wealthy single child with parents who were dealing with their own drama / too busy to be parents, & Allie a middle household income child with parents who were not just in love but loved their daughter & had all the time for her. They took in Carson as their own creating a unique best friendship, until hormones got involved. Leaving Carson hating Allie & Allie with a broken heart by the age of 15.

We fast forward to their senior year, where Allie has befriended Carson's best friend, causing them to suddenly to interact by the same friendship groups. Carson is rude & ignorant to Allie, making her feel insignificant & unworthy. But Allie knows Carson well, & knows it is secretly himself who he feels that way about. Leaving Allie to just take it on the chin & stay out of his path of misery as best she can. Until Carson suddenly starts being nice to her & wanting to be her friend again, what changed?

Carson & Allie then pick up their old friendship banter but with a lustful twist. With them both giving in to their desires more than they should. Especially when a member of Carson baseball team starts showing interest in Allie, Carson makes sure she knows that he is jealous, causing tension throughout their friendship group. Until Allie gives in to Carson, exploding on a senior year camping trip where more truths come out to play ending their story on a cliffhanger with Allie once again having a broken heart.

I picked up book #2 right away! Read within 24 hours on kindle unlimited.
4.5/5 stars with 3/5 steam.
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Kassandra Carter
3.0 out of 5 stars finally finished
Reviewed in Australia on 12 April 2022
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I lost interest in this series as the books seemed to drag on towards the end, but after months decided to get back to finishing this book and surprisingly I like the Allie and Carson story. So here’s to the next
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Keri Loves Books
5.0 out of 5 stars Carson can bully me anytime!!!
Reviewed in the United States on 2 September 2021
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Loved this story! They were friends until they weren’t. This enemies-to-lovers, bully romance is smokin’ HOT!!!

One decision and Carson decided they were done. No longer friends, he’d torment her instead. He went from being her best friend to being the bully she tried to avoid.

Allie’s a good girl. She just wants to be with her friends, have some fun and maybe find herself a boyfriend. When a popular jock shows her some interest, she’s ready to soak it up. However, Carson is suddenly interested in making sure her date knows that Allie belongs to him.

Bring on the scorching hot sexual tension. Innocent Allie is about to be corrupted. She went from no boyfriend, to two guys fighting for her attention. It’s going to get heated. The only problem is both guys have a secret and once the truth comes out, they both may be left empty-handed.

This story sucked me right in. I was consumed by the push and pull between Allie and Carson. He’s a mess. He’s lugging around so much baggage from his dysfunctionsl family life. She can’t stop her feelings even when he’s cruel. He just needs someone who is willing to push past his walls. She just might be the one to do it.

Carson can be cruel but he is a dirty talking savant, which makes up for his short comings. You will enjoy him even though at times you may want to smack him. A great escape. All I can say is…GIVE ME BOOK TWO!!!
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wendyQ
5.0 out of 5 stars loved it!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 October 2022
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This book was much better than the first, but don’t get me wrong, the first book was good too. You feel yourself rooting for Carson just like Allie actually is inside. I cannot wait to read the next part!
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Alyssa Jones
4.0 out of 5 stars That ending!
Reviewed in Canada on 13 October 2021
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Carson is so broken and my heart hurts for him. I love that he can’t leave Allie alone, he goes about it all wrong but is just trying to look out for her. I can’t wait to see them finally clue in to their feelings.
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Angelica Gayo
4.0 out of 5 stars This book has so much angst!
Reviewed in the United States on 6 September 2021
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Meet the second boy in the Clermonts Bay series, Carson Hale, one of Beck Clermont’s best friends. If you’ve read Josie’s and Beck’s duet, you would have met Allie too, Josie’s closest friend, and noticed a love-hate vibe between her and Carson. And that’s because they do have history. It’s a best friends to enemies to lovers story and there’s just so much tension.

Allie is different because she’s not part of the upper elite. But she’s an awesome person which earned her close friendship with Josie and Frankie. I love that she’s a gentle soul, a bit innocent but she’s also quite mature, already handling so many responsibilities for someone her age. However, this girl has a weak spot for Carson Hale.

I was not a fan of Carson at the start. He was just cruel to Allie. But as the story progresses, you realize that he’s the way he is because of his painful past.

I like that the plot still surprised me. I enjoyed reading the unique situation that resulted to forced proximity which rekindled their relationship. I lived for the small intimate scenes throughout the book brought about by their shared history.

That ending though, I was already expecting it, but it still broke my heart. Can’t wait to read the next book to know how our main characters coped.
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Madhur Mehta
4.0 out of 5 stars A story with all the feels
Reviewed in India on 7 September 2021
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Taste of an enemy was such a tumultuous ride, which is full of drama and swoon worthy romance. It will pull at your heart strings. At one point i was laughing and loving the feelings that Carson and Allie had for each other, on the other hand, I was so frustrated with Carson. Carson is beautiful, handsome, a jerk most of the times, caring, frustrating and challenging. Allie on the other hand, is soft, strong, beautiful, a person with utmost amounts of patience, and an amazing human.

This is not an easy book to let go of. The writing in this book is so amazing. Even though, the entire story is told from dual perspective, the manner in which it is written, makes the reader feels as if they are witnessing the entire story first hand.

I loved the variety of characters in this series. With each subsequent book, the series just gets better. My only complaint for this book was that it ended way to early. I wasn't ready to let go of the book so soon.

All in all, taste of an enemy is an amazing story where Holly Renee has done a complete justification to the enemies to lovers trope. Will surely recommend it.
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