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What a ride this is, this new series started in the best way possible, with brilliant characters, a plotline that will have you hooked from the start, a slow burn that will make you beg for more, and all the twists and turns you never see coming. A strong girl and the guy who is such a bully and that has so many secrets that you just need to read to get him. Full of angst and turmoil that I want the next one now! The audiobook narrated by Neill Thorn, Lessa Lamb, and Sarah Pucket is brilliant, I strongly suggest you check it out and consider hearing the story from these fantastic artists.

zutsie's review against another edition

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2.0

Not the biggest fan. Was a flat read overall. Didn’t feel heat or real tension between the two leads. The characters all seemed flat. Also, read this entire book and nothing really happened or was answered, so there was nothing to convince me that I need to keep reading this series. I’ll be moving on to something else instead now.

livel's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

dana_mat2's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

kreela's review against another edition

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4.0

“I’ve always pined over the scraps of love she leaves behind, ” When I read that phrase, I knew I would read the whole novel. It’s a great beginning, poetic, mysterious, and significant. Blue’s mother has become forgetful, self-absorbed, and disinterested in her things, leaving Blue to wonder if she and her sister Scarlett are also just detritus. Given the option to make a better life for herself in school, Blue becomes torn between work, caring for her sister, and school. It is all too much, and then the bullying makes her life so crazy I cannot understand how she can possibly manage it all.

“God, Blue!” she snaps, still choking back tears. “Is this really necessary?”
“If you’re not mature enough to have this conversation, you sure as hell aren’t mature enough to be having sex.”

I really love Blue’s interactions with her sister. After their mom disappears into druggy land, Blue is left parenting her 14-year-old sister. At that age her sister has started experimenting with her best friend, and Blue catches them in the act.
Never mind that Blue’s romantic possibilities are not as sweet.

“I’m an idiot,” I admit. “Because you showed me exactly who you are from day one, and I let myself fall right into your trap anyway.” Well, we knew that would happen, but at least she likes the way West treats her. They have a nonstandard relationship, which is what I want. If they are enemies, let them be enemies. I wouldn’t ever stand for spanking, bondage, stupid dirty talk or rear end sex in real life. Matter of fact, I had to scrub my eyes during some of the descriptions, but the story was so powerful I kept reading.

What can I say? Life is sweet. Life has no excitement right now. And in school I experienced bullying but was too pacifistic and a wallflower. I never knew how to fight back. These books show that bullying could have been much worse.
And life could be much worse.

I do think it is funny that both Blue and West have two siblings. Hunter is barely mentioned in the first novel, but there are hints of his criminal activities spilling over into Blue and Scarlett’s lives. And West’s discovery of a nude picture that looks like Blue is left unanswered. Stay tuned!

• Multiple pov
• M/f
• Angsty
• Bully sports high school romance
• Enemies to lovers
• Cliffhanger
• Slow burn (1 act of sex although numerous hints)

reb_reads0715's review against another edition

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4.0

Good story!

I know that this book is a bully genre, but to me the bullying never stopped. The storyline was great and the character building was awesome. I was expecting the bullying to end around a little past halfway, but that didn’t happen. This book was slow burn and I prefer my books to be medium burn.

lindseymitchell9's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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