Ketley Allison's work often includes high-stakes and potentially triggering content. Specific warnings for Thorne and the series include:
: Intense bullying, toxic relationship dynamics, and graphic sexual content. Violence : References to torture, blood, and kidnapping. If you'd like, I can help you find: Thorne by Ketley Allison
: Bully romance, enemies-to-lovers, secret societies (Noble and Virtues), forced proximity, and class difference. If you'd like, I can help you find:
: Winthorpe Academy, a gothic/dark academia environment rife with lies and deceit. It is intended for readers aged 17+ due
by Ketley Allison is the first book in The Thorne of Winthorpe series, a dark high school bully romance set in a prestigious New England academy. It is intended for readers aged 17+ due to its mature themes and intense situations. Plot Summary
The story follows , a "poor girl" who discovers she is actually a legacy of the wealthy Weatherby family. Blackmailed by her biological father, Malcolm, she is forced to attend Winthorpe High to protect her adoptive parents. Upon arrival, she is branded an outsider who "stole someone's life" because she bears an eerie resemblance to a girl named Savannah who went missing.