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Enemies to Lovers Club #1
Bully I Hate
Dale is lost in a delusional haze, thinking it’s going to work. I’m not giving him my name, especially after our first encounter. He callously knocked me to the ground while skating without a word of apology. He even dared to reprimand me for ‘being in his way.’I can’t stand up to him, even though I try. He exudes an aura of toughness and physical prowess, standing firm in his unwavering demeanor. He constantly surrounds himself with a group of friends, moving with the swagger of a gang. Yet, I feel something for him, something that I shouldn’t feel.I want to kiss him. I want him to take me in ways I never thought possible. I want to see that jock ripping the shirt off his body. I fantasize about him all the time even though I know it’s wrong. The more I hate him, the longer he lives in my mind rent-free. Is there any hope for a skinnier, nerdier guy like me in such a hostile environment?‘Bully I Hate’ is a dark, enemies-to-lovers, gay bully romance. Peppered with tension and a liberal dosage of steam, this book is bursting at the seams with triggers. Characters are 18+
75 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 26, 2023
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February 21, 2024
Quick review for a quick read.
There's really not much for me to say about this book if I'm being honest. I read this as a Kindle Unlimited freebie because it was recommended under "Dark High School Bully Romances". The blurb is far more generous than what the actual content of this book actually is, because even with it being 81 pages, it is very difficult to push through. Not for the subject matter, but I think I can tell this is the author's first time publishing a story and it is not written well and feels like the ghost of a story. Which might seem like I'm being overcritical, but I have to be honest. The story is very threadbare, meandering, repetitious, not "dark" at all, and I felt like I came away from the experience feeling like I didn't get anything from it.
You're navigating two POVs - Dale and Junior. Junior is a 21 year old high school student - that's not unheard of depending on where you're located, but it's very rare and usually there's circumstances on that are very dependent on the person. I tried suspending my disbelief with that. Dale is 18 and is the so-called "bully" even if he continuously denies in text that he's doing anything to Junior. A lot of the conflict centers on Dale demanding that Junior tells him his name (seriously, that's the conflict). Dale beats Junior up. Junior feels bad that Dale comes from a poor family and is harboring a secret (he's gay), they end up having sex, and that brings them into conflict with people they know.
I don't know if this was something that was thrown together without any kind of editor or vetting. (I'm guessing it wasn't.) I think if someone did, they likely would have said it needed a lot of work done before it hit primetime. Suffice to say, not picking up the rest of this series. Not my cuppa, did not like it, didn't feel like it was worth the time. I'm being very generous giving it one star. I wasn't really even offended by anything in it as much as it was the fact that it was barely a story and a struggle to read.
Overall score: 1/5 stars.
There's really not much for me to say about this book if I'm being honest. I read this as a Kindle Unlimited freebie because it was recommended under "Dark High School Bully Romances". The blurb is far more generous than what the actual content of this book actually is, because even with it being 81 pages, it is very difficult to push through. Not for the subject matter, but I think I can tell this is the author's first time publishing a story and it is not written well and feels like the ghost of a story. Which might seem like I'm being overcritical, but I have to be honest. The story is very threadbare, meandering, repetitious, not "dark" at all, and I felt like I came away from the experience feeling like I didn't get anything from it.
You're navigating two POVs - Dale and Junior. Junior is a 21 year old high school student - that's not unheard of depending on where you're located, but it's very rare and usually there's circumstances on that are very dependent on the person. I tried suspending my disbelief with that. Dale is 18 and is the so-called "bully" even if he continuously denies in text that he's doing anything to Junior. A lot of the conflict centers on Dale demanding that Junior tells him his name (seriously, that's the conflict). Dale beats Junior up. Junior feels bad that Dale comes from a poor family and is harboring a secret (he's gay), they end up having sex, and that brings them into conflict with people they know.
I don't know if this was something that was thrown together without any kind of editor or vetting. (I'm guessing it wasn't.) I think if someone did, they likely would have said it needed a lot of work done before it hit primetime. Suffice to say, not picking up the rest of this series. Not my cuppa, did not like it, didn't feel like it was worth the time. I'm being very generous giving it one star. I wasn't really even offended by anything in it as much as it was the fact that it was barely a story and a struggle to read.
Overall score: 1/5 stars.
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September 15, 2023No stars for a book so boring that I had trouble finishing it. And I only finished it because I was half way through and was after a boost to my book count. The book is filled with unimportant words, a boring plot without substance, contradictory characters that were inconsistent and unrealistic. A guy who is 18 and who has been looking after his little brother for 2 years in their own place making sahimi for his boyfriend? Let's be honest, in which universe has he even got the money to do that? And the sex scene which was very long in coming - last thing before the epilogue - felt like a description of gay sex taken straight from a biology book. There was no spark, not passion, no nothing. It felt cold and insubstantial. And it was unrealistic for an 18 year old guy who is dirt poor to take another guy to a hotel because he has his little brother sleeping at home.What and leave the little kid at home alone? Yeah right.
Anyway, no stars from me for this one. And I won't be reading the next one in the series.
Oh, and the supposed hate had no spark in it either - it just wasn't even there.
Argh, I could have been reading a good book.
Anyway, no stars from me for this one. And I won't be reading the next one in the series.
Oh, and the supposed hate had no spark in it either - it just wasn't even there.
Argh, I could have been reading a good book.
March 28, 2023
well could be better
It was ok. I had issues with the fact that junior was 21 and still in high school. I think in real life no one does that cause once your 18 if you fail high school you just go to adult school. Everything was going perfect till the steamy part. It was rushed a bit then all of a sudden we get the epilogue which was disappointing cause I wanted to read more to see where their relationship with one another was going to go.
It was ok. I had issues with the fact that junior was 21 and still in high school. I think in real life no one does that cause once your 18 if you fail high school you just go to adult school. Everything was going perfect till the steamy part. It was rushed a bit then all of a sudden we get the epilogue which was disappointing cause I wanted to read more to see where their relationship with one another was going to go.
November 14, 2024
A quick read
I love it . I wish it was longer. If you want a quick read. Then you have to read this one. It's about Junior and Dale his bully fell in love with him and it started with Dale asking Junior what his name was.
I love it . I wish it was longer. If you want a quick read. Then you have to read this one. It's about Junior and Dale his bully fell in love with him and it started with Dale asking Junior what his name was.
November 25, 2023
Nice read
First book to be read by the author Gabrielle Melo. It was a good read, nice, short, and to the point. I loved their HEA.
First book to be read by the author Gabrielle Melo. It was a good read, nice, short, and to the point. I loved their HEA.
December 4, 2023
Short read
It's cute. But it moved along a bit quick.
It would have been nice if there was a bit more of a story line or drama. But all in all. It was a nice quick read.
It's cute. But it moved along a bit quick.
It would have been nice if there was a bit more of a story line or drama. But all in all. It was a nice quick read.
April 19, 2024
So bad.
I’ve never felt the need to leave a review before but this was really bad. It was like it was written by a 15 year old with no sense of how the world works.
I’ve never felt the need to leave a review before but this was really bad. It was like it was written by a 15 year old with no sense of how the world works.
November 9, 2024
What a waste of precious time🙄
March 18, 2025
definitely has a targeted audience and i’m not sure who they are.
just no, absolutely not. i hate rating books low but no amount of sugar coating or delusions can make me think this book is good NOTHING. also he/she..they? call a dick a prick? and that does NOT do it for me also anus?? are we in biology class..?
just no, absolutely not. i hate rating books low but no amount of sugar coating or delusions can make me think this book is good NOTHING. also he/she..they? call a dick a prick? and that does NOT do it for me also anus?? are we in biology class..?
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