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Sparrowood Academy #3

Sparrowood Academy: Book 3

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What doesn't kill you will make you stronger.

Or so the saying goes.

That was before Trip Cohen entered my life and dragged me to the depths of hell.

I don't need anyone to save me but the K-Boys have other plans.

The final book in the dark, gritty, reverse harem, Sparrowood Academy Series.

218 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2019

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Angel Lawson

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Profile Image for ❀ Crystal ✿ -  PEACE ☮ LOVE ♥ BOOKS .
2,532 reviews308 followers
September 3, 2019
Having finished this final book in the series, I realize I had much higher hopes for these books. Overall the series was OK, it was slow burn RH where street kids are sent to a prep school to help take on the cruel and powerful at the school. More often than not these characters, whom I expected to be badass, had their asses handed to them 9 times out of ten. These books take on so many serious topics but now it almost feels like the majority was for shock value. Every imaginable despicable act goes on at this school and the amount of sexual blackmail and belittlement of these young girls is outrageous. I’m glad the series is over, I didn’t really bond with the characters and I often found myself sucked in hoping and waiting for something amazing to happen or do really the character finally show their “street side.” This last book was kinda rushed. At 50% she finally sleeps with one of the guys and thusly the rest throughout, but that’s way too many sex scenes crammed into a slow burn final book. It was ok, I feel more disappointed and I was expecting a lot more 🙁
Profile Image for Mummy's Naughty Corner.
1,513 reviews88 followers
September 9, 2019
This was my least favorite book in the series. It just seems too much. I can't see a private school allowing all of what happens to happen. I don't understand why there are never any adults around ever. The characters have also done a 360 on their personalities and it's hard to envision them.
Profile Image for Cassandra Doon.
Author 57 books84 followers
January 7, 2023
Recommend: Yes
Spice: 🌶️
Age recommendation: 16-30+ Years

Plot:

As we head into book 3 the group has chosen to finally date Eden for real. They also band together again to take down Trip. Eden finds her sister living with Tyson, Luke brother and learns that she left on her own and is happy where she is. As the book goes on we learn that trip has big plans and ends up kidnapping Eden after she gets back from finding her sister dead from suicide cause Tyson left her. The K boys find her and save her. They manage to take them all down and finish school with a diploma. They all plan to move into a place near each other and continue there relationship and Dorian joins into the harem.


My feelings:

Ok so this book is suited for ages 16+ as there isn’t really any spice. There is a tad bit more then the last 2 but not really anything exciting. Very PG rated.

The writing is good and keeps you engaged even without the spice. Im not sure if this is the Authors earlier work as I’ve read some others that were more R rated then this, but all in all great book.
Only negative thing is I felt the ending came out of no where like the author had just had enough and finished it.

“The guys glance at one another, a ripple of understanding passing through them. Hawk speaks. “We’d like to, um, date you.”
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Profile Image for Kristen Dalrymple.
655 reviews5 followers
June 27, 2022
I was honestly surprised by her sister and her attitude. I wasn’t expecting that at all, and what she had become. I was sad though when she died and the letter she left for Eden. I’m glad that she was able to help Rochelle and the other girls her age. I was glad that she helped the younger girls become stronger and teach them to be themselves and not let a game or man manipulate them. When her and Rochelle got kidnapped I was so surprised at what happened. I’m glad she got the answers from Trip that she needed. I’m glad they were all able to go to college and start a new chapter. I wasn’t sure if Dorian would be a part of that, but he was and it was a good ending.
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Profile Image for Danielle Brand.
225 reviews55 followers
November 6, 2021
The spice has arrived I REPEAT THE SPICE HAS ARRIVED!!

The ending of this series was so worth it and so good! No more fading to black I finally got what my smutty little heart wanted!!

The finally book wraps everything up for us. While some endings were sad the rest were amazing and everything I could have hoped for. Also… that age gap? While it didn’t go to far into it at the end we finally got our answer! While I wish it would have happened sooner so we could have really got to know them as a couple I’m just glad it did.

I recommend this series. Just know it’s not spicy even though the last book is the first two are definitely not. The bullying is minimal. There are dark parts to this series so please read trigger warnings. Super quick read.
Profile Image for Christy Bailey.
662 reviews25 followers
June 8, 2021
Amazing!

Well I must say that when I first started this series I had no idea what to think. The description was vague and didn't really give away any clues on what to expect. But what I got was simply a story to remember. What a perfect ending to a very well written story. Wow I didn't see half of that coming but I live how Angel didn't shy away from the hard parts. Trigger warning for sure with this series but a must read if triggers don't bother you!
Profile Image for Fae✯.
190 reviews2 followers
December 18, 2021
Okay read. Not boring. The one thing that really made this fall short was how the climax was still so anti-climactic. I need the details and it was like a step was missed because one blink then BAM all over 🤣💀
Profile Image for Kelly (AndKellyReads).
995 reviews68 followers
July 29, 2019
Oh. My. GOD. Angel Lawson gave me exactly what I wanted when she wrote Sparrowood Academy #3. This book! Not only did it give me the resolution I was BEYOND antsy for after the first two, but it also provided so much more time with my favorite group of boys!

When book 2 ended, things were a mess (obviously, thanks Angel) and so book 3 picks up right where we left off, with my boy Hawk getting his ass kicked into gear by Damien and his friends as they figure out how to find Eden who ran off (her M.O.). The story brings our group back together, but they have to learn to trust one another, open up to one another, and Eden is almost desperate to know if the boys feel the same way she does, and if so, how would it work? Not only that, but Trip is still trying to run the school, and Eden is one step closer to finding Hope.

Angel delivered a novel that brought all of these threads together, but also gave Eden the life she was looking for. I laughed, I cried, I screamed at the characters for their choices; all signs of a great book. To be honest, I already miss the guys (Hawk especially, my boo) and I can't wait to start the series over from the beginning. Angel, thank you. This series was wonderful.
Profile Image for Sonya.
393 reviews
August 1, 2019
Epic

What epic ending to such a great and fore filling series. There some amazing twists and turns but I love every bit of it.
Profile Image for Crazy Bashleexx.
296 reviews
August 2, 2019
Enjoyed the conclusion to the storyline and the characters. I’m glad everything worked out, though there was still bumps and kinks along the way!
Profile Image for Chloe.
659 reviews1 follower
April 23, 2020
Great

Overall great series! I would have liked a bit more out of the ending and with the boys and Dorian. But I love the series. Definitely recommend!
Profile Image for Candace.
799 reviews1 follower
July 9, 2023
Eden & K Boys (Hawk, Theo & Gray). I have mixed feelings about this series. I devoured it and finished all 3 in like a day and a half so the storyline kept me engaged but it lacked romance. Its probably a good thing because these are high school kids and while they had to deal with life shit that no kid should have to deal they also shouldn't be having the kind of relationship as mature as a RH is.

IDK if this is even a true reverse harem because its like she just has 3 separate boyfriends. Given their age I find it hard to believe that they wouldn't have jealousy issues.

Eden has an addict for a mother, her sister has disappeared and she maneuvering in a neighborhood where her friends have sell themselves to get by.

Hawk is the leader of the K Boys (role is that of a neighborhood protection gang of some sorts). He's bounced around from foster home to foster home.

Gray is the charmer and thief.

Theo is an addict coming from a privileged life but kicked out because of his addiction.

The "Brats" are the rich kids that come down to their neighborhood to "slum it".

Eden and the K Boys get caught by police (not sure what the crime was) and their last chance was to enroll at a boarding school to help administration (former leader of the K Boys) find and stop the criminal activity in the school.

The story was good but Eden was a total tease. I mean she would rile up the boys and leave them hanging. Granted they didn't want to force her but c'mon...these are teenagers.

The last book in the series and she final has sex with the guys. They settle into their relationship and end up taking down the Brats that were running criminal activity in the school. She finds her sister but her sister wasn't missing but rather ran away to get out of the neighborhood. She was "working" for the Brats and they had her whoring herself out. She ends up committing suicide.

They graduate from Sparrowood and get accepted into college. They decided to use the opportunity they are given to improve their lives. Their guidance counselor (former K Boy leader that got out of the hood and get a real life) comes to see Eden and the guys. Eden has been throwing herself at him multiple times because she was super attracted to him. He wouldn't act on it because he didn't want to ruin his life for having sex with a student/minor but now that she's graduated...he caved. We end with her now with the 4 guys. It was a little oogie. This series would've been less oogie if they had been college students instead of high schoolers.
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Profile Image for Cat the bookworm (semi hiatus ish).
920 reviews179 followers
June 22, 2021
Very satisfying end to a binge-read-series.

After having hit rock bottom at the end of the previous book, things are starting to look brighter for Eden and her boys (and yes, even Dorian). Luke the Evil Mastermind is still at Sparrowood, but laying low while all eyes are on him (of course, still plotting and planning), and we finally have Eden finding out what happened to her sister, Hope.

The book focuses mainly on the relationships between Eden, Hawk, Gray, Theo and Dorian, and even though it's a rh relationship, things stay relatively tame, it's more like a series of 1:1 relationships where one knows (and approves) about the others.



5 well deserved stars for this book (and the entire series)

Profile Image for Ashley Beasley.
579 reviews1 follower
June 21, 2023
give me moreeee!

Omg LOVEEEE how this ended but now I want to know what’s next. Give us their collage years! There is just so much that happens in this last one, they get through their time at Sparrowood dealing with all the brats and bringing some of them down but of course it takes something major and traumatic in order to do it. I hate how things ended for Eden and hope I wish it would have touched a bit more on what all Eden went through after the dance and before graduation in reference to her sister. Also wish that we had gotten a more in depth of what actually happened with the school and Eden and the kboys and the brats that got caught/suspended/ect. That conversation was just left openeded for us to draw out own conclusions. But I’m so happy about how far Eden’s mom comes! And of course how things develop with the boys. Then lastly Dorian makes his final decision with Eden. I just want to know how the guys reacted! Soo good just give us more! Mild spice.
5 reviews
April 26, 2025
I've just finished all three books of Sparrowood Academy and unfortunately I just couldn't quite get into this book as much as the other two. I really enjoy reading reverse harem but I felt like the age of the students confused me. At times it seemed like they were late 20s and then other times like they were 17.
The lead up to Hopes death seemed lacking and the main character Edens response didn't make sense with how her character had been in the first two books. Also what was their mother's response to Hopes death? The last we heard she was doing well in rehab but wouldn't this have impacted her rehab journey? Then suddenly she's coming home.

The sex scene with Dorian seemed rushed and I felt like there could have been alot more to their storyline. Yet I also felt at times her and Trip had more going on. She said she feels digusted by him and what happened but then also said he's handsome and kind of hinted at more..
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Profile Image for Shiree.
347 reviews1 follower
August 10, 2022
I really enjoyed this series, I think the spice payoff was great, the final protagonist takedown was good, and the tie up ending left us with a pretty bow🎀.

I really like how a lot of the characters had to go through self discovery like a lot of us to become an adult. While growth is painful, having people at your back helping you through the pain is important. Eden was a very mature character, but she still had some growing to do, Angel Lawson handled it brilliantly, along with the boys self discovery and growth coming to their self realization, and the strength that they have.

I really enjoyed these characters, so much so that I had hoped that we would get another series of them in college, they were one of the groups, RH families that I just don’t want to let go of.

And RoRo …. Girl ….
Profile Image for Linda Lee.
1,361 reviews17 followers
August 13, 2022
“I feel the blood run through my veins, a pulse telling me I’m alive, and despite Dorian’s arguments about leaving the life behind, but the guy that showed his temper in my cell? That’s proof there’s still a K-Boy lurking inside. That makes two of us.”

The conclusion of the Sparrowood Academy begins with a division between Eden and the K-Boys after Trip’s video. Hawkes anger lands him behind bars and Eden runs when faced with her own stupidity. It takes Dorian the leader of the K-Boys, to step up and dish up some truths even though he’d rather leave the stays behind. The fairytale ending Eden thought was coming turns into a horror flick you can’t escape, having to constantly be prepared for the next threat. There are revelations, unity and backbones are found.
Profile Image for Luisa Andrade.
703 reviews5 followers
May 20, 2021
After giving exactly what Trip wanted, Eden now feel like she betrayed everyone because of her need to find Hope. What she didn’t realized it was all in vain. The major betrayal comes by her sister, who decided to disappear to join The Cohens shady business. The boys and her now have to rebuild their relationship and their trust.
Go back to the game and find a way to crash Trip without him hurting anyone she cares.
They finally share their feelings and as an unit work together to brake this vicious circle of power and blackmail.
Now a new game it’s on the table where the manipulation and abuse runs deep threatening the safety and well being of the students.
1,235 reviews2 followers
September 21, 2022
Even rich need the poor

Damn I’m still filling up, that’s got to be one of the most amazing books I’ve ever read. Eden was one tough character and she was so needed for this story. She was needed for a lot and it shown and it was brilliant.
Not only was this a story about a game that needed new rules and one person to change the game all together. But it was so much more, stereotyped people, a hierarchy and somebody who wanted to make a difference. It’s been an absolute joy to read. It’s been a page turner and addicting.
Angel Lawson you done it again with you amazing writing. 10/10
It’s a huge must read from me.

636 reviews1 follower
July 14, 2024
Gear conclusion to this light bulling RH Academy romance

This series has so much...
Rh
Coming of age
Academy
Billing
Woman power
Age gap
Friends to lovers

But at the same time it's relatively light. Some strong topics are covered, but they are never hopeless because the story focuses on overcoming adversity and not dwelling in it.

Highly recommend.

This book it a lot steamer then the petite two. And I would of loved to get deeper in the story, but it was still a string book. Every thing gets resolved and HEA is guaranteed.

Would love to have a 2nd series with the 4 of them a few years later... maybe after collage.
Profile Image for Mickey.
627 reviews48 followers
July 6, 2021
Intense

Everything comes to a head in this third and final installment of the Sparrowood Academy novels. Eden and her K-Boys, Hawk, Theo and Gray establish themselves as dominant forces, having eliminated Trip Cohen, or have they simply traded one problem for another? A blast from the past arrives to remind them that it never truly disappears, it just fades for a while and then reappears when you least expect it. In spite of the bullying and the mayhem, this is still a romance, only it's one between a girl and her three perspective boyfriends.
Profile Image for natasha anderson.
54 reviews1 follower
January 27, 2023
I haven't had enough

I loved this series I blew through all 3 books in 3 days.and I haven't had enough I can't believe it's over.there wasn't enough of Eden and hawk and I just love hawk and need more of Eden and hawk and how can you end it with her and Dorian and then we don't get nothing more of that relationship.he finally relents and then bam it's the end (hair grabbing) that's just not fair lol ..anyway amazing story I got hooked struggled to put it down to sleep when I needed to sleep
Profile Image for Lory.
3,264 reviews33 followers
February 27, 2023
Ok Trilogy

I really wanted to love this book don't get me wrong I didn't hate it. I guess it being the last book in this series my expectation was extremely high. The first book in this series was really good felt like it was building towards something major but it fell flat. I was loving the tension building between Eden and her guys but once things became official it was very anti climatic. The end felt really rushed and unfinished for my liking. Which is really sad, this series had so much potential to be really great.
51 reviews
October 9, 2021
Woah!

I did not expect to love this series so much! I could not put it down! There was quite a few triggers through the series but overall I think each situation was handled. I did feel like the death in the book was rushed, I would have liked to see more grieving from her. LOVE the K Boys!!! I wish we could have had more at the end though especially with Dorian. However, it did end with a HEA. Will probably read this again!
Profile Image for Honey.
244 reviews
October 30, 2021
GAH

The first 2 of the series was a bit hard to read what with everything Eden endured! I love the fact she got her guys, but I was a bit upset about Dorian, really felt like he should have kicked it up more! What he and the school forced on Eden and her guys was way over the top! That being said, I really wanted \needed more of their after school ends life! I wanted to see the full force of all their dynamics.
15 reviews
August 10, 2022
okay but disappointed overall

I’ve read other books written by this author and really liked them, the first book in the series was good and felt like it was building towards something…then just kinda went down hill from there. The tension was building between the characters, and then once they finally get together, it was very anti climatic…like is that all you’re gonna say? The end felt rushed and unfinished…shame because I loved the other series so much
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462 reviews2 followers
October 2, 2022
Eden and her K-boys (all 4 of them!)

Fantastic end to Eden and the boys' senior year. Love that the 3 guys find their future with Eden and a plan for the future. They saved all the younger kids in the school from finding power in pain and instead they find power within themselves. Love it!!

Trigger warnings!! Trip, Luke and their boys are horrible!!
If you can get over the lack of proofreading, this is a great series!!
Profile Image for Carol-Ann.
200 reviews4 followers
May 1, 2023
This was such a nice end to the story. I am so happy that the Twat Trip got what was coming to him. Do I wish he suffered more absolutely? Yes! The spice has entered the room in this book. Gray, Theo, and Hawk were all my favourites in this book. I loved how they all protected Eden but weren't overbearing. Rochelle became a hard ass and refused to be walked over anymore, and I loved that for her. I am a little sad that the series is over and will be reading more from Angel in the near future.
Profile Image for Autumn Marci.
441 reviews2 followers
May 25, 2025
I give the series as a WHOLE, a solid 4*. If you're looking for spicy, this series isn't it. Yes, they FINALLY get down and dirty a lil bit after the 50% mark, buuuuut, it's very vanilla compared to other books out there (which works for a lot of books, like this one). The storyline was good, although I feel like it dragged out quite a bit and then suddenly its bam bam bam the last 30 or so pages. Still a good read though (:
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