My All Saints High Book Review - No Spoilers
Plot Summary
All Saints High by L.J. Shen drags me into the wild, privileged, and ruthless halls of Todos Santos’s elite high school. This is a spin-off from the Sinners of Saint series—now it’s the children of those infamous original characters running the show. The main books are Pretty Reckless, Broken Knight, Angry God, and Damaged Goods. I follow the tangled lives and complicated hearts of the new generation: Daria, Penn, Knight, Luna, Vaughn, and their friends. Every story is filled with brutal rivalries, forbidden love, second chances, and drama that just doesn’t quit. Secrets from the past haunt every page. Characters break, heal, fall apart, and fall for each other in ways that keep me guessing what’s next. It’s all angst, luxury, heartbreak, and redemption—set against the backdrop of high school politics, mean girls, football games, and family legacies no one can escape.
Why I Love This Book
I love that All Saints High never pretends these characters are perfect. They’re messy, rich, angry, flawed, and sometimes hard to like—but that’s exactly why I’m glued to their stories. The enemies-to-lovers tension is off the charts, with explosive chemistry and barely-controlled attraction that never feels fake. These romances don’t happen easily; they’re hard-fought and fully earned.
I care about the friendships nearly as much as the romantic relationships. There’s a loyalty these characters have for their inner circle, even when everything else around them is falling apart. I also like the way every major character has a backstory full of pain—loss, addiction, parental pressure, or feeling “not enough”—that gives the drama real depth.
It gets intense, sometimes cruel, and I know things will never be simple for these couples. But that’s what keeps me picking up the next book. Every time I think I know how a story will go, there’s a twist or a secret that flips everything I expected. I feel for these kids, even when I’m yelling at them, and the writing pulls me in with sharp dialogue and gut-punch emotions.
Who Will Like This Book
If you love angsty, dramatic romance with addictive plots, you’ll be hooked. I’d recommend this series to anyone who likes:
- Enemies-to-lovers stories that really lean into the hate/love tension
- Bad boy (and bad girl) characters who actually get redemption
- Found family, loyalty, and rivalries
- Messy love triangles and forbidden attraction
- Drama that pulls zero punches with mature themes and big shocks
This isn’t for you if you want gentle stories or sweet, simple love. But if you want high heat, unexpected plot turns, and characters who keep fighting, even when it hurts, this series delivers.
Tagged As
contemporary romance, new adult, dark romance, enemies to lovers, bad boy romance, antihero, angsty romance, found family, forbidden romance, slow burn, alpha male, strong heroine, high school drama, love triangle, explicit romance, twisted love, addiction themes, redemption, dual POV, series, binge-read, mature themes, HEA, indie romance.
Steam Level
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ | Explicit
The spice level in All Saints High is high—there are plenty of open-door scenes, intense sexual chemistry, and situations that push boundaries. The romance is fully mature, graphic, and inextricably linked with the emotional chaos of these characters. If you’re looking for books that balance real heat with story, this series stays true to both.
