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Marked by Ruby Vincent

pastchicago's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

clem9's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Damn, I ate it up. I loved it so much. The tension of this book was wild. I love my girl Val was amazing. She was so brave and headstrong, and the way she snapped at those boys and destroyed their egos was the best parts that I could read !!! I had a hunch that Adam was actually her son and not brother but damn that poor girl. 
The betrayals in this book also hit different. I personally wouldn’t have trusted Sofia and « the other friends » again. And the guys as well I kinda saw coming the last betrayal at the end. I hope those bitches know how to grovel cause I ain’t a forgiving person. 
With everything it was kinda weird that they all are 15 ??!!?? Like what ??!!!! I ignored that part cause wtfff ! 
Excited to see my girl get revenge on this whole school professors and headmaster included (cause they are useless), and making them regret to be alive. 

aprilhawthorne's review against another edition

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2.25

  • this is one of those where i kept on waiting for it to get better but instead it just kept getting continuously worse and worse
  • the FMC is ‘marked’ for doing literally nothing and everyone randomly turns on her and tries to kill her and shit because it’s ‘tradition’
  • the MMCs are the ringleaders which is disgusting and in the end they even expose how she was
    sexually assaulted as a way to claim she was LYING ABOUT BEING A VIRGIN
  • there really is no resolution by the end and only more questions are raised but it wa a kind of painful to read with how bad the FMC was constantly treated by even TEACHERS
  • when her best friend at the time found out she was marked she fucking HIT HER but got in no trouble. later she came back groveling and the FMC TOOK HER BACK as a friend. even writing about this shit makes me angry.
  • i don’t understand how anyone could truly enjoy reading this; as i said i kept waiting for it to get good but it honestly just got worse in a lot of ways 
  • there is no possible redemption in my eyes for the monsters in this book.

miss_elite's review against another edition

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5.0

First and foremost, this is definitely a bully-romance, no questions there. That was hella hard to read so I can’t imagine how people actually endure it, because I know for sure there’s been worse done to people irl.

I felt so infuriated on Valentina’s behalf, that I became increasingly restless with whatever was going to happen next. I honestly can’t express how low the lows were, Valentina is one hell of a strong fmc, that’s for sure. I can’t wait for the sweet revenge that she’ll be dishing out to every single of those people. 

I could write more, but I have to get to the next book in series and that’s not gonna happen as long as I write this review. I just hope that the rest of the books are just as promising as this one was! Fingers crossed 🤞🏼 

thedailykaylee's review against another edition

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3.0

Not too sure yet

I know it’s a high school bully, but I just can’t make myself believe these are 15 year olds!!! A 15 year old with a body like a god?! As if!!! Idk, I’m interested enough to continue due to the mystery and I do like the main character. But I’m not too sure where I stand on this series yet. As of right now, I’ve seen absolutely no redeeming qualities in any of the guys.

kellyyoungbl's review against another edition

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4.0

4 stars

I like this series. The characters are unique and distinct, which is always good in an RH. I do recommend.

sdapelo's review against another edition

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5.0

The twist was new and I enjoyed it.

thebusybookmom's review against another edition

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5.0

Love this new bully book! Marked takes us to Evergreen Academy where there is a hierarchy, and don't you dare try to move from your place!!!!

Valentina is new to Evergreen and comes in in the middle of the semester after school started. This triggers lots of questions, and comments from the student who have been there since the beginning. Being a new girl at a new school is hard enough, but coming in when no other students have been allowed in after the school started in years is unheard of. All eyes, ears, and mouths are on Valentina and what she brings to the school. The four hottest guys turn eyes toward her, and the The Diamonds are not happy.

There are lots of mysterious happenings going on with who elects the Knights, and everyone local seems to know about the Spades. The bullying in this books gets intense when she becomes Marked, and loses any friends she had previously made. The end of the book leaves us on a minor cliff hanger as she decides she wants to come back to school to get her revenge. There are many questions, and mysteries that I can't wait to read about!

This series is a quick release with books coming about every couple of weeks.

jazkc's review against another edition

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2.0

2.5*

mckennaberner's review against another edition

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5.0

The cliffhanger this ended on had me shook but I can’t wait to read the next one!!!!