Against All Odds

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Summary

Beaumont Academy, a prestigious school housing only the most talented and richest students. Among those students was a carefully curated game, that could be rewarding or consequential based on your actions. Those who comply are allowed to stay, and those who break the rules, well, they don't stick around for too long. ALAINA MONTEZ is the new girl. Her life is simple, the perfect future within reach. All she has to do is get the grades and graduate. However, when she chooses to defend a friend and retaliates against some bullies, she makes herself into public enemy number one. THE V4 is an infamous group of bullies. Idolized by the school and at the top of the social hierarchy. They don't care much for school or grades. Instead, they pride themselves on maintaining a game fueled by malicious intent, and they do not take lightly to those who interfere. Becoming the target of bullying, Alaina's strength is put to the test, but she intends to prove she can stand against all odds. Amidst the adversityโ”€with kindness, understanding, and a little timeโ”€what starts out as a petty rivalry blossoms into an unexpected friendship. However, a friendship with the V4 is all sorts of complicatedโ”€especially with their wealth, status, and history. But a little complicated never scared Alaina.

Status
Complete
Chapters
50
Rating
5.0 2 reviews
Age Rating
16+

โŸจ ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ'๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ž + ๐–๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ โŸฉ

Hi there fellow bookworms!

Thank you so much for visiting!

This book, ๐‘จ๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’”๐’• ๐‘จ๐’๐’ ๐‘ถ๐’…๐’…๐’”, is a project created from a roleplay between a friend and I, that we decided to turn into a novel. Itโ€™s an ongoing back and forth that began in 2014, and a lot has changed since we began. So the storyline had to undergo some major improvements to remove a lot of the PG-13 and cringe, and include a lot more of the elements and focus we missed out on.

Here are some things you should know before you dive in.


๐‘บ๐’š๐’๐’๐’‘๐’”๐’Š๐’”

This is a story of friendship, love, and a lot of drama.

Alaina is the new girl at the prestige Beaumont Academy, a school with a population of rich and conceited students. In an attempt to defend someone, she becomes public enemy number one when she messes with the leader of the infamous V4, an idolized group of bullies. She faces several hardships, testing her courage and determination, but she refuses to be defeated. Amidst the adversity, an unexpected friendship blossoms, offering a glimmer of hope and support. Eventually, with kindness, understanding, and a little time, what starts out as a petty rivalry becomes an erratic friendship. However, a friendship with the V4 is all sorts of complicatedโ€”especially with their wealth, status, and history. But complicated never scared Alaina.

๐‘ฎ๐’†๐’๐’“๐’†๐’”

This is a slow burn romance, the development of the romance will be more on the realistic and slower side. Additionally, the story will be expanded into a series, thereโ€™s a lot that goes on, so itโ€™ll require some patience to get to the actual relationship.

If you love the following tropes, then chances are youโ€™ll enjoy this book. The most prominent tropes in the book are bad boy x good girl, forbidden love, and angst (with a happy ending, of course, eventually). I would share some others, but that spoils the fun.

๐‘พ๐’‚๐’“๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ๐’”

This book is categorized as a Young Adult Romance with a mature rating, meaning mature topics will be mentioned and there may be ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™–๐™ก ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ž๐™œ๐™œ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ for certain readers. The intended audience is 16+, as there will be mature topics but not in extreme detail and not to a strong degree. Let me begin by saying there will be no smut within this series, itโ€™s focus is on character development and plot. It will discuss some sensitive themes and topics, which include (but are not limited to) swearing, suicide, bullying, violence, assault, stalking or harassment, kidnapping, and murder/deaths + blood.

I apologize in advance if Iโ€™ve missed anything, feel free to correct me. I advise you to please proceed at your own discretion. Some of these topics are exclusive to the first few chapters and will not be recurring later on. While others will be recurring as this series will enter the supernatural aspect at some point. These topics will not be heavily focused on either.


With that said, should you choose to read and take part in this journey, I hope you reading this brings you the same enjoyment it did for me when I wrote it with my friend. All the feelings of joy, annoyance, shock, excitement, sympathy, angerโ€”I hope youโ€™re able to feel it all.

Please vote and comment, Iโ€™m very curious to hear what everyone has to say about the plot/characters/writing that have developed over the years. Comments sharing your thoughts at specific moments are much appreciated, and constructive criticism is also welcomed. If you think the story is worth the share, then please invite friends to join you, because nothing beats discussing books with someone. Looking forward to seeing everyoneโ€™s thoughts and opinions.

Once again, thank you for being here and supporting our story :)

With love, ๐‘จ๐’๐’Š๐’—๐’Š๐’‚


Disclaimer: The story is based off Boys Over Flowers, itโ€™s inspired by a lot of the elements and events within the manga/series, so youโ€™ll recognize a lot of the similarities towards the beginning and others throughout. However, this contains original characters within a different universe, and should be considered independently.