Willow Heights Prep Academy: The Exile · 2021
Bad AppleSpice level, tropes & is it dark romance?
by Selena .
Spice 4/5 (Explicit) · Darkness 4/5 (Pitch) · 1 trigger warning flagged
Bad Apple is book 1 of Willow Heights Prep Academy: The Exile by Selena .. It came out in 2021. Expect bully, enemies to lovers and academy. Spice is explicit (4 of 5) and the darkness is pitch dark (4 of 5). We could not find the author's own warning list yet, so check it before you start. This note is ours. It is not a publisher blurb.
First published: 2 January 2021 (first publication, per Goodreads). Book 1 of Willow Heights Prep Academy: The Exile.
Bad Apple tropes
On this shelf, Bad Apple is filed under Bully romance, Enemies to lovers and Dark academy romance. Each tag opens more books with that trope.
Bad Apple spice level
Is Bad Apple dark romance?
Yes, firmly. Bad Apple scores 4 of 5 on our darkness scale (Pitch).
Spice and darkness are separate scores. More pitch books. How we rate.
Bad Apple trigger warnings
Warnings not yet verified. We could not find the author's own content warning list for this book, so the flags here are only what the publisher's description makes clear. Check the author's note before you start.
Graphic (0) — open before you read
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None flagged in this band.
Minor (0)
Present, and usually not the reason someone puts the book down.
None flagged in this band.
Full Bad Apple trigger warnings
Willow Heights Prep Academy: The Exile reading order
Bad Apple is book 1 of 1 in Selena .'s Willow Heights Prep Academy: The Exile series. Start here.
- Book 1 Bad Apple (this book) · 2021
Order checked against the Goodreads Willow Heights Prep Academy: The Exile series page on 13 October 2026.
Who it's for
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Books like Bad Apple
Matched on shared tropes, then the closest spice and darkness scores. Other books in the same series are listed above, not here.
- Dukes of Ruin
Dukes of Ruin
Angel Lawson
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Bully romance, Dark academy romance
- Grave Possession
Grave Possession
Angel Lawson
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Bully romance, Dark academy romance
- Red Thorns
Red Thorns
Rina Kent
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Enemies to lovers, Dark academy romance
- Tryst Six Venom
Tryst Six Venom
Penelope Douglas
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Bully romance, Enemies to lovers
- Fear Me
Fear Me
B. B. Reid
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Bully romance, Enemies to lovers
- Knight
Knight
B. B. Reid
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Bully romance, Enemies to lovers
- My Bloodline
My Bloodline
K.C. Kean
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Enemies to lovers, Dark academy romance
- Wild Girl
Wild Girl
Eva Ashwood
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Bully romance, Enemies to lovers
Books like Bad Apple, with a reason for each
Questions readers actually ask
What is the spice level of Bad Apple?
Bad Apple spice level is 4 of 5 (Explicit). On-page sex, clearly written. Darkness is a separate score: 4 of 5 (Pitch).
What are the Bad Apple trigger warnings?
Graphic: none flagged. Moderate: Bullying. Minor: none flagged. Warnings not yet verified against the author's own list. Check it before you start.
Is Bad Apple dark romance?
Yes, firmly. Bad Apple scores 4 of 5 on our darkness scale (Pitch). Bleak on purpose. Comfort is not the job.
What tropes are in Bad Apple?
On this shelf Bad Apple is filed under Bully romance, Enemies to lovers and Dark academy romance.
Who is Bad Apple for?
For a reader who wants cruel rivals who turn into something else. Spice is explicit. Darkness is pitch. Warnings are not yet verified, so check the author's note first.
What are some books like Bad Apple?
Matched on shared tropes and similar spice and darkness: Dukes of Ruin by Angel Lawson; Grave Possession by Angel Lawson; Red Thorns by Rina Kent; Tryst Six Venom by Penelope Douglas; Fear Me by B. B. Reid; Knight by B. B. Reid. More read-alikes, each with a reason, are on zademasked.com/like/bad-apple.
Is Bad Apple a standalone?
No. Bad Apple is book 1 of 1 in the Willow Heights Prep Academy: The Exile series by Selena ..
What order should I read the Willow Heights Prep Academy: The Exile series in?
1. Bad Apple.
How many books are in the Willow Heights Prep Academy: The Exile series?
The Willow Heights Prep Academy: The Exile series by Selena . has 1 main book.
What is the Bad Apple age rating?
We'd say 18+. Spice sits at 4/5 (explicit) and darkness at 4/5 (pitch). That's our recommendation, not an official rating, so read the trigger warnings as well.
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