Empire High Betrayal

Narrated by Laurie West; Connor Crais
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Pub Date 12 Nov 2020 | Archive Date 22 Dec 2020

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Description

My new family is dangerous. I've heard the whispers. I've seen it firsthand. And my new last name puts me in danger too.
The only thing keeping me in this city is Matthew Caldwell. If I didn't love him, I'd be long gone. But he says I'm changing. That I'm becoming the thing I hate. And I'm worried he might be right. What if I'm actually the dangerous one?
Because all I want to do is prove I belong here just as much as anyone else. I'm going to become one of the elite. I'm going to live like an Untouchable. And no one will be able to break me. Ever. Again.
But while I'm focused on fitting in to this new world, I forget that the stakes are so much bigger than who's the most popular at Empire High. I'm playing with life and death.
I should have seen it coming. After all...I betrayed everyone to get to where I am. It makes sense that one of them would betray me too.

My new family is dangerous. I've heard the whispers. I've seen it firsthand. And my new last name puts me in danger too.
The only thing keeping me in this city is Matthew Caldwell. If I didn't...


Advance Praise

Praise for the Empire High Series:

"My favorite book this year!!"

"Gahh! My heart. I adored this book."

BY INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR IVY SMOAK

★★★★★ “Empire High is officially my new favorite series.”

★★★★★ “This book was EVERYTHING!”

★★★★★ “Painfully beautiful.”

★★★★★ “I am a mess after reading this book - an emotional mess!”

★★★★★ “Ivy Smoak is an evil genius.”

★★★★★ “The Empire High series has stolen my heart.”

★★★★★ “I have totally fallen in love with Matthew Caldwell!”

★★★★★ “Buckle up because it’s a wild ride!”

"IT WAS AMAZING."

"Oh my, plot twist! I did NOT see that one coming!"

"It's literally IMPOSSIBLE to put down."

"Buckle in for this emotional roller coaster!"

Praise for the Empire High Series:

"My favorite book this year!!"

"Gahh! My heart. I adored this book."

BY INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR IVY SMOAK

★★★★★ “Empire High is officially my...


Available Editions

EDITION Audiobook, Unabridged
ISBN 9781662075179
PRICE $24.99 (USD)

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Average rating from 22 members


Featured Reviews

Empire High Betrayal by Ivy Smoak is very entertaining and not your typical romance.

Empire High Betrayal is the third book in the Empire High series, but can be read as a standalone. This was my first book in the series, but I read it as a standalone without any problems.

Empire High Betrayal is the crazy story of Brooklyn. I heard it starts right where the second book ends. Brooklyn is dealing with her dad she recently met, and her half-sister that wants to get rid of her. Brooklyn also has to decide what she wants to do with her relationship with Matt. Brooklyn has been thrown into this elite world she knows nothing about.

I really enjoyed Empire High Betrayal. This story had so many different aspects. There were the typical romance elements, but there was so much more to the story. This story was intense with lots of family and friend drama. The story is about the elite except Brooklyn who is new to the elite world. Brooklyn has made mistakes. The ending was so crazy and was not expected at all.

Empire High Betrayal is about high schoolers but is not your typical cute young adult romance. This book is a lot darker with a lot of action and betrayal.

I listened to the audiobook narrated by Laurie West and Connor Crais and thought they did a great job. West and Crais really got into the characters and talked with the perfect amount of emotion.

I recommend Empire High Betrayal for anyone looking for an intense story that isn’t only romance.

Thank you NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for Empire High Betrayal.

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WHAT THE WHAT?!?!

So...I originally was not going to review this audiobook because I received it and didn't realize it was a 3rd in a series and I had not read the other two. I had listened to about 20 minutes or so before realizing but I was so hooked I ended up buying the first two on Audible so that I could listen to this one.

The saga of Brooklyn, Matt, Kennedy, James, Rob, Miller, Felix, and of course CRAZY Isabella continues. I felt like things settled down for a while and were fairly calm in a good chunk of this story, but of course, it doesn't last long.

There are some crazy things that happen throughout this series, but it gets downright INSANE at the end of this book. I'm still in shock. I have an idea of what could possibly happen in the next book, but definitely only speculations and since other than this series I'm not familiar with Ivy Smoak's writing, she could completely shock me. I can't wait for this story to continue, but I am definitely nervous about where the story is headed.

Thanks so much to Ivy for allowing me to listen to this book and fall in love with the characters. It was absolutely fantastic.

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I didn’t realize when I started it that it was book three in a series. I had to stop and read about the first two books so I wasn’t so lost in this one. Overall it was good and it had me hooked in the beginning. There is of course mean girl drama and some of the stuff that happens sucks for the heroine. The story definitely took a turn I wasn’t expecting in the end. My rating is 3 stars. While I was intrigued at where the story was going I didn’t love the story. 3 stars for keeping me interested until the end.
The audiobook was great. Narration was really good I had no problem following along.

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The book started out so intriguing and then just fell flat for me. I tried connecting with the characters but just couldn't. I would like to attempt this again in a regular book and not an audiobook and see if it picks up for me.

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I didn't read the book I just listened to the audiobook and let me just tell you that... wow... it was really amazing.

It was the first book of the series that I read and in the beginning it was not easy for me to catch up however I was hooked up by the narration and I was taken away by the emotions and the quick pace of the involvement of the plot. I even got emotional towards the end and my eyes were just streaming down tears. And let me just comment that it has been quite some time since the last time this happened to me by reading/listening to a book.

The narrators were really amazing and they indeed made a difference to the overall experience of enjoying the audiobook.

It is definitely an audiobook that I recommend and I just need to find out if there is an upcoming book to this series.

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I really liked this series. The first two books were 4/5 stars for me. This one was more like 3/5. I just didn’t like how it ended. Some of the plot seemed to be a bit much for me and not super realistic. But I enjoyed the author’s writing and would definitely recommend the series

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ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this book, until the end. I thought the ending was too fast and changed my review from a 4 star to a 2. I normally enjoy Ivy's work, but I have to be honest.

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