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Bully by Penelope Douglas

24 reviews

michelleub's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

This book is the reason why i dont trust booktok, i also never trust anyone who recommends anything by penelope douglas. I get that when you read this book it isn't for the plot, but damn her writing style is really bad, it gives so much wattpad vibes, I don't even know how I finished the book. I also really hate the from bullies to lover type because it definitely isn't the same as enemies to lovers, it just reinstated the belief that when a man is mean to you it means that they like you, which is why so many women associate violence with romance. Just plain toxic.

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saoreads's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

It's a big cliché and dramatic, which led to a plot story that really is predictable, yet that's on me as I wanted to take a breather from reading high fantasy books to school setting ones. What made a huge impression on me was Tate's monologue. I had to read that twice. That part was both soothing and painful because of the sort of way their friendship ended up. It felt like a last call and a voice indeed to express how she felt from the duration she was made to suffer over trauma dumping and incidents in school from bullying and pranks. It had a lot of messed up scenes to the extreme, but it was fiction for a reason. Anyway, that monologue definitely saved the book for me.

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annalovesbookss's review against another edition

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challenging emotional sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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martamae77's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

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dalmak's review against another edition

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1.0

this was actually so bad like i was waiting for it to get better but it didn’t. it was embarrassing at best. oh and the smut wasn’t that good either

jared is a stupid fucking name and he was absolutely terrible. like boohoo you got traumatised but that doesn’t excuse the fucking abuse you put tate through. and then with a snap of a finger you’re suddenly in love w her and telling her how much you love her and shit. jared had no personality besides being a douchebag and having mood swings. tate wasn’t any better, she took him back so fucking fast. and then she had the audacity to say that if the whole cheating thing w liam and kc jhappened to her she’d never take the guy back like who are you lying to. also kc was absolutely terrible and tate took her back too. pls tate have some respect for urself. oh and don’t even make me mention madoc. he sexually assaulted her and humiliated her in the beginning of the book and now they’re besties?????

in conclusion this book sucks ass and the only book i’ve ever read that was worse than this was credence. don’t read it bc it’s a completely waste of time. i could have gotten a good night’s sleep in if not for this sorry excuse of a story.

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