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Bully by Penelope Douglas

50 reviews

notamouse's review against another edition

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challenging hopeful reflective slow-paced

3.5

🌶️.5

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taylormichele's review against another edition

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emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I usually don’t like high school romance books (with the exception of boys of tommen LOL) but this was actually pretty good. I will say the MMC Jared was almost too mean but the way Tate went away for a year and then came back swinging. I loved it. I loved her growth throughout the book and I love how she kind of sunk to his level but then realized that’s not who she is. I will say she was WAY TO FREAKING NICE about KC and Jared dating that was a shitty move as a bestfriend. Overall I do love how Jared realized what he did was wrong and sometimes you’re so angry for so long that you forget that maybe it’s time to move on. Oh when Jared but lights on their tree I swooned and swooned HARD. 🥹 I also got all misty when Tate gave her monologue because it was so real and hit me right in the feels. I also love how Jared admitted that’s when he realized he had gone too far with his hatred and games.

Favorite quotes:

“races aren’t important Tate. There’s no where else I want to be than with you”

-“I’m sorry, I know I can make this up to you. Don’t hate me”

-“i love you more than myself, more than my own family. I don’t want to take another step in this world without you next to me.”

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maria8w4's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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caroras's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Soo let’s be real here. If this was real life, no way Tate would’ve forgiven Jared, and if she did, I’d consider it Stockholm Syndrome.

But I will admit it, I gobbled up this book like it was my last meal.

I’m a sucker for love-hate tropes.

I love Penelope’s writing style, and that may be partly why I devoured this book.

Some of the passages in the book were so amazingly written and clever.

Character development in this book is top notch. I loved the way Tate went from someone who could never stand her ground, someone who would run away, and to someone who stood up for herself and fought back. As cringe as it sounds, it was kind of inspiring lol.

I found that the characters were surprisingly lovable, despite all their flaws.

My personal favorite character must be Madoc.

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scrambledpegs's review against another edition

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fast-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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myescapeformymind's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

5.0

Is you are a tension girlie you NEED to read this NOW. I reread this almost all the time it’s so good. A little hard to get into at first but once the drama starts kicking in you’re immediately hooked. The tension will give you butterflies and the sx scenes will leave you floored. Lowk had orgasm reading this book lol and absolutely loved the storyline.

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