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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
.5/5 - hey so after reading the reviews, are you guys ok? dark romance can be done right and i just don’t think this was it.
I'm really struggling to write the review for this because all I want to do is scream with joy. This is definitely the best bully romance I have ever read. Warning - it is hella dark! BUT it was perfect that way.
I adored that Zoey didn't try to change Carter. She just accepted him for him. Carter was amazing. Their banter/friendship was incredible. After reading a few romances recently that felt quite forced this was amazing because you could feel the genuine pull and connection between them. They just understood each other and it was amazing to see that develop over the course of the story.
It was so well-paced and literally never a dull moment but also not much action, it was just so realistically developed and progressed that I just loved it. Seriously I can't find the words.
I knew from the very first page that the writing style was for me - it was so my kind of thing. A brilliant mix of witty inner thoughts, funny dialogue, and almost the sense of talking to the reader directly without addressing the reader. I laughed so many times at this book. Seriously, it was hilarious. It just made me love them so much more and balanced out some of the more intense scenes.
I really related to Zoey, especially her attitude and outlook on life (about not caring what others think of it being your choice whether things affect you or not) and I just thought it was so refreshing to see a female MC who thought and felt the same way as I do as it is definitely not something you see often.
I loved that this went from super dark to super heart-warming and sweet because I feel like it's often thought that those things are mutually exclusive, but that's definitely not the case and this is an amazing example of this. Again, just the way Zoey didn't try to change Carter but instead just complimented his personality - so amazing.
Definitely one of my favourite reads of the year - cannot recommend this enough.
Thanks for the rec Lauren, I seriously owe you for this one!! <3
I adored that Zoey didn't try to change Carter. She just accepted him for him. Carter was amazing. Their banter/friendship was incredible. After reading a few romances recently that felt quite forced this was amazing because you could feel the genuine pull and connection between them. They just understood each other and it was amazing to see that develop over the course of the story.
It was so well-paced and literally never a dull moment but also not much action, it was just so realistically developed and progressed that I just loved it. Seriously I can't find the words.
I knew from the very first page that the writing style was for me - it was so my kind of thing. A brilliant mix of witty inner thoughts, funny dialogue, and almost the sense of talking to the reader directly without addressing the reader. I laughed so many times at this book. Seriously, it was hilarious. It just made me love them so much more and balanced out some of the more intense scenes.
I really related to Zoey, especially her attitude and outlook on life (about not caring what others think of it being your choice whether things affect you or not) and I just thought it was so refreshing to see a female MC who thought and felt the same way as I do as it is definitely not something you see often.
I loved that this went from super dark to super heart-warming and sweet because I feel like it's often thought that those things are mutually exclusive, but that's definitely not the case and this is an amazing example of this. Again, just the way Zoey didn't try to change Carter but instead just complimented his personality - so amazing.
Definitely one of my favourite reads of the year - cannot recommend this enough.
Thanks for the rec Lauren, I seriously owe you for this one!! <3
DNFed at 60%. Started off good, but got pretty repetitive. I tried to connect with the FMC, but I just couldn't. Writing was good though.
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A Bully Romance
Heed the trigger warning because this book isn’t for everyone! How does an intelligent female high school senior who stands up for herself fall in love with the star quarterback who forced her to perform oral sex on him? It takes a talented author to create such a story for the quarterback to become a forgivable character after he makes such big mistakes with the female.
Heed the trigger warning because this book isn’t for everyone! How does an intelligent female high school senior who stands up for herself fall in love with the star quarterback who forced her to perform oral sex on him? It takes a talented author to create such a story for the quarterback to become a forgivable character after he makes such big mistakes with the female.
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Changed this to 4.5 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ✨ cause after two days I just keep thinking about this book.
Does this book have some problematic themes? Yes.
Do I care? No.
Alexa! Play Into it by Chase Atlantic
This is what one does when over 45+ of your Goodreads friends have read this book. You clearly need to devour it whole. Regardless of work, school, mental health-- whatever. You inhale this.
The story starts off with Zoey being a town pariah. See, she's in one of those small towns that you never want to get caught dead in because they treat high school boys like royalty because they have nothing better in their little cesspool than their football team. So when Zoey attracts the attention of one of the players Jake, and he gropes her when she clearly says she is not interested, she takes it upon herself to be a one-woman justice machine.
So clearly you know, a great heroine because she respects herself and isn't a doormat.
Does this book have some problematic themes? Yes.
Do I care? No.
Alexa! Play Into it by Chase Atlantic
This is what one does when over 45+ of your Goodreads friends have read this book. You clearly need to devour it whole. Regardless of work, school, mental health-- whatever. You inhale this.
The story starts off with Zoey being a town pariah. See, she's in one of those small towns that you never want to get caught dead in because they treat high school boys like royalty because they have nothing better in their little cesspool than their football team. So when Zoey attracts the attention of one of the players Jake, and he gropes her when she clearly says she is not interested, she takes it upon herself to be a one-woman justice machine.
"I am the thing that happened in this high school, in this small town. I am the person who made people uncomfortable. I am the catalyst that shook everyone’s fake friendliness and brought out their ugly, and what did I do? I dared to speak up for myself."
So clearly you know, a great heroine because she respects herself and isn't a doormat.
fast-paced
Zoey 'princess' and Carter
The bullying was not bullying (at least not that much), it was just a cute high school romance
They both piss me off a little bit but it was an okay read
The bullying was not bullying (at least not that much), it was just a cute high school romance
They both piss me off a little bit but it was an okay read
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This will always be the best!