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Bully by Penelope Douglas

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karambit's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective slow-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

0.25

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zabeishumanish's review against another edition

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It's in the title and I knew this would be a bully romance, but in this case, the bully is unforgivable and doing nothing to atone for his cruelty. He is hard and wooden and Tate is left baring the entirity of the emotions for the both of them.

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stupidcat's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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kirkland433's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.25

So I've finally started Douglas's first series, and I got to say that I can tell that it's very early on writing for her. Not in a bad way at all, but I now see where she started and how she got to the Devil's Night series that I inhaled earlier this year. This book had almost everything that does it for me in a romance novel, especially a bully romance, but there were still times were I was like "meh didn't love that."

Tate for the most part is likeable. I enjoyed her growth in standing up for herself but there were time when I didn't get the choices she was making. Her and K.C.s relationship was also very strange to me, when K.C. decided that being with her best friends tormenter made sense. I don't think I would still be friends with someone who made that choice. No thank you. Favorite moment though? Tate absolutely trashing Jared's car.

Jared is the epitome of douche popular boy, who apparently as a very decent guy to everyone but the girl he loves. He definitely has his mental moments that make no sense but he is also a survivor of abuse so I guess that goes hand in hand. The only thing I didn't LOVE about him is his whole personality flip. He was so mean SO MEAN to Tate for like 70% of this book and then once feeling were confessed he became the sweetest of the sweet. I miss his cockiness.

Anyways, Penelope Douglas can do know wrong for me. I finished this book in a day and there's no way I'm not starting the next immediately.

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emjayesunga's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-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

3.75

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lilymg_07's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

“While I liked this book for the most and was captivated by the author's realistic portrayal of bullying, I must admit, this book left me with mixed feeling. “- goodreads person

childhood best friends to enemies to lovers

typical bad boy with a troubled past

none of the characters really stuck with me

punk 57>>>this

WHY DID HER BESTIE GET BACK WITH A CHEATER

plot twist he was obsessed with her from the start

jared was a josh templemen and misha lare wanna be

i literally predicted a plot point so easily

the section at the end for the next book in jared’s perspective really intrigued me

even the s/\/|ut was a let down

definitely not bad just not my fav

MY FAV QUOTES
*warning*
spoilers below

“Sauntering over to me, Jared grabbed the hem of my hoodie and said, “Take this off and give me a lap dance.”

“Jared moved his head from side to side trying to catch my eyes, his lips inches from my face. “If I ever lay my hands on you,” he said low and husky, “you’ll want it.” He brought his lips in even closer. The heat of his breath covered my face. “Do you? Want it, I mean?”

“Tatum?” His voice sounded soft and gentle, and I instantly felt warm all over. But then he spoke again “I wouldn’t care if you were alive or dead.”

“Did he hurt you?” Jared asked evenly, but his lips were tight, and his eyes were murderous.”

“Jared moved in front of me and stared down at the broken glass. “I make you nervous,” he said without looking up at me. His assessment was dead-on. I knew it, and so did he.”

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Bully

Penelope Douglas

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