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Bully the New Girl: A Dark High School Hockey Bully Romance
BULLY THE NEW GIRL
Book One of the King of Cruelty
I'm the hockey captain. King of Hilltop Academy. Untouchable.
And she made the mistake of not knowing who I was. She spilled coffee on me her first day. Rejected me in front of my team. Then walked into the locker room and saw me completely naked.
Within hours, I made it my mission to destroy her. Spread rumors. Sabotaged her scholarship opportunities. Made her life hell. She was a nobody—a charity case who didn't belong in my world. But she wouldn't break. Wouldn't run. Wouldn't stop looking at me like she could see straight through every wall I'd built.
Then she saw me at my worst. Found me drowning in a panic attack before the biggest game of my life. And instead of using it against me, she helped me breathe.
I should have stayed away. Should have left her alone. Instead, I kissed her in a dark parking lot like I was starving for her. Then I took her virginity while telling her she mattered.
And the next morning, I made sure everyone at school knew she meant nothing. Because I'm my father's son. Because I destroy everything I touch. Because letting her in means showing weakness I can't afford.
She's leaving in four weeks. Transferring schools to escape me. And I should let her go. But obsession doesn't care about should.
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BULLY THE NEW GIRL is a dark high school hockey bully romance with explicit content, emotional manipulation, and an irredeemable hero who gets worse before he gets better. This is Book One of the King of Cruelty. Trigger warnings apply.
Book One of the King of Cruelty
I'm the hockey captain. King of Hilltop Academy. Untouchable.
And she made the mistake of not knowing who I was. She spilled coffee on me her first day. Rejected me in front of my team. Then walked into the locker room and saw me completely naked.
Within hours, I made it my mission to destroy her. Spread rumors. Sabotaged her scholarship opportunities. Made her life hell. She was a nobody—a charity case who didn't belong in my world. But she wouldn't break. Wouldn't run. Wouldn't stop looking at me like she could see straight through every wall I'd built.
Then she saw me at my worst. Found me drowning in a panic attack before the biggest game of my life. And instead of using it against me, she helped me breathe.
I should have stayed away. Should have left her alone. Instead, I kissed her in a dark parking lot like I was starving for her. Then I took her virginity while telling her she mattered.
And the next morning, I made sure everyone at school knew she meant nothing. Because I'm my father's son. Because I destroy everything I touch. Because letting her in means showing weakness I can't afford.
She's leaving in four weeks. Transferring schools to escape me. And I should let her go. But obsession doesn't care about should.
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BULLY THE NEW GIRL is a dark high school hockey bully romance with explicit content, emotional manipulation, and an irredeemable hero who gets worse before he gets better. This is Book One of the King of Cruelty. Trigger warnings apply.
258 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 13, 2025
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December 22, 2025
This book has a lot of potential but needs to be edited. There are two chapters about the same thing but are written a bit differently. Very annoying.
Some things in the book that make no sense.
It doesn’t need a lot of fixing but it does need it.
Unfortunately, the same can be said for the second book. Just in the first chapter and there is already something wrong that doesn’t match the first book.
Some things in the book that make no sense.
It doesn’t need a lot of fixing but it does need it.
Unfortunately, the same can be said for the second book. Just in the first chapter and there is already something wrong that doesn’t match the first book.
February 2, 2026
This was TERRIBLE. Poor writing that you have to guess your way through at times, very repetitive, I’m choosing to believe AI was used because no way this is completely original (and the em dashes were falling off the pages).
There were THREE unrelated characters named Marcus, TWO unrelated named Ms. Chen, and a girl named Madison who is a brunette field hockey player in one chapter and then a blonde cheerleader in the next chapter.
It was so bad that at one point I almost convinced myself it was intentional… like every character was an unreliable narrator, but nope. No crazy twist at the end.
The sequel is just as bad but add in the FMC being told by EVERYONE she’s the only one who can save her abuser, including her own MOTHER.
This is not a dark romance book. I love dark romance. This was abuse with a couple of kisses/sex scenes. In the end, the MMC even acknowledges he doesn’t know anything about the FMC.
I wish I was better at DNFing books.
There were THREE unrelated characters named Marcus, TWO unrelated named Ms. Chen, and a girl named Madison who is a brunette field hockey player in one chapter and then a blonde cheerleader in the next chapter.
It was so bad that at one point I almost convinced myself it was intentional… like every character was an unreliable narrator, but nope. No crazy twist at the end.
The sequel is just as bad but add in the FMC being told by EVERYONE she’s the only one who can save her abuser, including her own MOTHER.
This is not a dark romance book. I love dark romance. This was abuse with a couple of kisses/sex scenes. In the end, the MMC even acknowledges he doesn’t know anything about the FMC.
I wish I was better at DNFing books.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 1, 2026
Too many issues
The story had too many inconsistency issues.
She's taking the bus then she's driving a car then she's driving a car then she's driving a car then she's taking a bus. Would work if it explained anything like oh her and her mom share a car but it doesn't it's just she's taking a bus and she's in her car. Never the car that she shares with her mom, no explanation. One scene she drove to work then took the bus home. So that was irritating.
Then the inconsistencies with how his friends view his treatment of her. Marcus walks away says I'm done, then text later hey are you okay, then things go back completely to normal for a while and then Marcus walks away and says I'm done again.
Then inconsistencies constantly with how he portrays himself to other people. At the end after the last game and his breakdown, the next day starts with his friend asking him hey are you okay and he completely denies having any kind of breakdown- plays it off as oh I was just play acting for Coach so he'd stay off my back and wanted sympathy, it was just a sympathy play. Then literally same day just 2 hours later at lunch he starts publicly talking so everybody in the cafeteria can hear him about how when he was emotionally vulnerable and broken down she took advantage of him. So in a private conversation with one of us close friends he denied the breakdown then in the public cafeteria setting with everybody in the cafeteria paying attention and listening he started talking about how he was vulnerable was crying was broken down all of the stuff and it just doesn't make sense. In fact it's just ridiculous.
Then, and I really mean this, the level of absolute Ridiculousness of the rumors that he spread, and despite everything anytime you got close to her she just couldn't help herself- rolling my eyes- because that is not how it works in the real world. Women are not actually so pathetic that someone can constantly treat them like s*** and she'll still react to them without being able to control herself- the only way that would make sense is if she was so desperate for his approval or wanted to be popular in school or whatever but the story never comes off as if that's her desire or reasoning. She's just trying to ignore everything.
Then it ends on another he turned his back on her and betrayed her again and it ends very abruptly which is the point where you are shown that this is actually a cliffhanger book- there was no warning for that which I cannot stand- one Cliffhanger books are lazy writing to begin with and two if you're going to do it be upfront about it so people can choose whether to read your book or not. Regardless, despite that I want to see what the next book was going to be about. And just from the book's description it's starting off on the next level ridiculous and everybody's going to become even more pathetic. It says that she kept evidence of everything- while in this book there was never any discussion of her even tracking that he was stalking her- and every instance it was that she was surprised that he had shown up at her work. And the description for the next book it says that she documented everything every time he showed up outside of her apartment at 2:00 a.m., and that he had pictures of her on his phone- well in this book and never discusses her even seeing his phone. So it's all ridiculous- and again what is the point? She applied for a transfer to another school and got accepted, and at the time she was doing that to help her mental health to get out of a toxic situation - applaud her for that. But apparently according to the description for the next book she's going to hang around to I don't know prove that he didn't get to her or something? And she's going to show up at the hotel that he's staying in with groceries for him?
After everything? A real strong person would actually move on. It is not strength to let somebody constantly do these things to you over and over again and just accept it and show up please sir may I have some more. I really cannot stand writers that use this Trope that a woman should just take everything just because he might be misunderstood. When someone shows you who they are believe them. There's been nothing in this whole book, not one thing where he has seem to learn from his actions for more than three seconds of internal thought, nothing where he has apologized to her in any kind of public way, nothing where he has stopped his behavior- nothing that any reasonable person would stick around for. Granted obviously his home life is terrible, but having your main character female sign up to be a little literal emotional punching bag.... that just makes me lose all respect for you as a writer and a woman. Especially in a book marketed to teen girls.... that's actually getting into dangerous territory there to try and make it seem to impressionable vulnerable teen girls that all of this kind of behaviors are okay and acceptable cuz 'secretly he likes her'. Throws up.
The story had too many inconsistency issues.
She's taking the bus then she's driving a car then she's driving a car then she's driving a car then she's taking a bus. Would work if it explained anything like oh her and her mom share a car but it doesn't it's just she's taking a bus and she's in her car. Never the car that she shares with her mom, no explanation. One scene she drove to work then took the bus home. So that was irritating.
Then the inconsistencies with how his friends view his treatment of her. Marcus walks away says I'm done, then text later hey are you okay, then things go back completely to normal for a while and then Marcus walks away and says I'm done again.
Then inconsistencies constantly with how he portrays himself to other people. At the end after the last game and his breakdown, the next day starts with his friend asking him hey are you okay and he completely denies having any kind of breakdown- plays it off as oh I was just play acting for Coach so he'd stay off my back and wanted sympathy, it was just a sympathy play. Then literally same day just 2 hours later at lunch he starts publicly talking so everybody in the cafeteria can hear him about how when he was emotionally vulnerable and broken down she took advantage of him. So in a private conversation with one of us close friends he denied the breakdown then in the public cafeteria setting with everybody in the cafeteria paying attention and listening he started talking about how he was vulnerable was crying was broken down all of the stuff and it just doesn't make sense. In fact it's just ridiculous.
Then, and I really mean this, the level of absolute Ridiculousness of the rumors that he spread, and despite everything anytime you got close to her she just couldn't help herself- rolling my eyes- because that is not how it works in the real world. Women are not actually so pathetic that someone can constantly treat them like s*** and she'll still react to them without being able to control herself- the only way that would make sense is if she was so desperate for his approval or wanted to be popular in school or whatever but the story never comes off as if that's her desire or reasoning. She's just trying to ignore everything.
Then it ends on another he turned his back on her and betrayed her again and it ends very abruptly which is the point where you are shown that this is actually a cliffhanger book- there was no warning for that which I cannot stand- one Cliffhanger books are lazy writing to begin with and two if you're going to do it be upfront about it so people can choose whether to read your book or not. Regardless, despite that I want to see what the next book was going to be about. And just from the book's description it's starting off on the next level ridiculous and everybody's going to become even more pathetic. It says that she kept evidence of everything- while in this book there was never any discussion of her even tracking that he was stalking her- and every instance it was that she was surprised that he had shown up at her work. And the description for the next book it says that she documented everything every time he showed up outside of her apartment at 2:00 a.m., and that he had pictures of her on his phone- well in this book and never discusses her even seeing his phone. So it's all ridiculous- and again what is the point? She applied for a transfer to another school and got accepted, and at the time she was doing that to help her mental health to get out of a toxic situation - applaud her for that. But apparently according to the description for the next book she's going to hang around to I don't know prove that he didn't get to her or something? And she's going to show up at the hotel that he's staying in with groceries for him?
After everything? A real strong person would actually move on. It is not strength to let somebody constantly do these things to you over and over again and just accept it and show up please sir may I have some more. I really cannot stand writers that use this Trope that a woman should just take everything just because he might be misunderstood. When someone shows you who they are believe them. There's been nothing in this whole book, not one thing where he has seem to learn from his actions for more than three seconds of internal thought, nothing where he has apologized to her in any kind of public way, nothing where he has stopped his behavior- nothing that any reasonable person would stick around for. Granted obviously his home life is terrible, but having your main character female sign up to be a little literal emotional punching bag.... that just makes me lose all respect for you as a writer and a woman. Especially in a book marketed to teen girls.... that's actually getting into dangerous territory there to try and make it seem to impressionable vulnerable teen girls that all of this kind of behaviors are okay and acceptable cuz 'secretly he likes her'. Throws up.
March 27, 2026
Omgoshhh
Spoilers aren’t much of a concern since the description already lays out most of the major events 😬
Harlow is easy to like. She’s kind, selfless, and constantly putting others first, even when it’s not reciprocated. Colt, on the other hand, is dealing with personal struggles but channels them into lashing out at everyone around him.
It gets to a point where his behavior feels irredeemable.
And that’s really where the story begins to fall apart. Instead of meaningful character growth, Colt just continues to spiral. His constant outbursts stop feeling like emotional depth and start coming across as repetitive and exhausting. By about the 70% mark, I was completely over his bipolar a*s constantly throwing temper tantrums.
There’s zero spice 🌶❌ Yes, there’s some buildup and tension, but it never actually goes anywhere or pays off.
But the biggest issue is the editing. It’s sloppy in a way that completely pulls you out of the story. There’s a major scene—where she loses her virginity... that literally happens twice in back to back chapters. I didn’t even know that was possible?? Lol.
I had to stop and go back because I genuinely thought I accidentally flipped back and reread the same pages. It was confusing, repetitive, and honestly just frustrating. And the ending? A cliffhanger ... no thank you
Spoilers aren’t much of a concern since the description already lays out most of the major events 😬
Harlow is easy to like. She’s kind, selfless, and constantly putting others first, even when it’s not reciprocated. Colt, on the other hand, is dealing with personal struggles but channels them into lashing out at everyone around him.
It gets to a point where his behavior feels irredeemable.
And that’s really where the story begins to fall apart. Instead of meaningful character growth, Colt just continues to spiral. His constant outbursts stop feeling like emotional depth and start coming across as repetitive and exhausting. By about the 70% mark, I was completely over his bipolar a*s constantly throwing temper tantrums.
There’s zero spice 🌶❌ Yes, there’s some buildup and tension, but it never actually goes anywhere or pays off.
But the biggest issue is the editing. It’s sloppy in a way that completely pulls you out of the story. There’s a major scene—where she loses her virginity... that literally happens twice in back to back chapters. I didn’t even know that was possible?? Lol.
I had to stop and go back because I genuinely thought I accidentally flipped back and reread the same pages. It was confusing, repetitive, and honestly just frustrating. And the ending? A cliffhanger ... no thank you
January 20, 2026
Like others mention this book needs to be reviewed and edited.. there were several spots in the book where there was potential but with the repeats it just lost the momentum for me. The author mixes up character profiles a few times for instance marcus her boss at the coffee shop has to stay late but then the fmc tells him to leave to go home to his wife but in book 2 marcus is a hockey teammate and bestfriend of the MMC. With the book being written for dual point of view it would have almost made more sense to write each book from one characters perspective and just split it into two books instead of the one. I initially wanted to read this book based off of a FB ad but honestly even with the minor twists in the book I wish I hadn't read it or the one after. The mmc throughout the book is just an absolute jerk to the MFC and there is hardly any redeeming qualities in him. The book does end abruptly and felt like the author just chopped the store in two rather than leaving it on a cliffhanger.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 15, 2026
I love a bully romance but this was not it!
There was so many things wrong with this book. For starters I didn’t expect him to bully her the ENTIRE book. There was literally no reason for him to bully her after she helped him. Every chapter was repetitive and the same exact scenario. She helps him, he bully’s her in return. There were moments the book could have taken a turn but it just doesn’t. This is the first bully romance I disliked. There were scenes that were told from each of their perspective but written completely different. There was inconsistencies all throughout. One minute she caught a bus and the next she had a car. She worked full time but didn’t have clothes. It was all over the place and I would love to know the outcome in book two but I can’t see myself reading more of them. I didn’t fall in love with either character.
There was so many things wrong with this book. For starters I didn’t expect him to bully her the ENTIRE book. There was literally no reason for him to bully her after she helped him. Every chapter was repetitive and the same exact scenario. She helps him, he bully’s her in return. There were moments the book could have taken a turn but it just doesn’t. This is the first bully romance I disliked. There were scenes that were told from each of their perspective but written completely different. There was inconsistencies all throughout. One minute she caught a bus and the next she had a car. She worked full time but didn’t have clothes. It was all over the place and I would love to know the outcome in book two but I can’t see myself reading more of them. I didn’t fall in love with either character.
February 2, 2026
bully romance
This author is new to me, and I was unsure what I was getting into. Just a few pages in, though, and I knew I was hooked. To the point that, as it got toward the end, I was getting anxious because I didn’t realize it was a 2-part book, and I was scared to death the ending would be crammed into the last few pages and ruin an otherwise intense and thrilling book for me! I immediately bought the second one and am typing this as fast as I can so I can dive back in!! Excellent work❤️
This author is new to me, and I was unsure what I was getting into. Just a few pages in, though, and I knew I was hooked. To the point that, as it got toward the end, I was getting anxious because I didn’t realize it was a 2-part book, and I was scared to death the ending would be crammed into the last few pages and ruin an otherwise intense and thrilling book for me! I immediately bought the second one and am typing this as fast as I can so I can dive back in!! Excellent work❤️
February 25, 2026
Too Much Plot- Not Enough Character
This book wasnt good. It lacked character development. There was several chapters that were from both from Harlow’s pov and Colt’s pov and they were completely out of order and didn’t make much sense. It was almost like the book hadn’t been proofread. It’s like the author took all of the components of a bully/high school novel and literally threw it into this book but spent zero time on character development. I would skip this one.
This book wasnt good. It lacked character development. There was several chapters that were from both from Harlow’s pov and Colt’s pov and they were completely out of order and didn’t make much sense. It was almost like the book hadn’t been proofread. It’s like the author took all of the components of a bully/high school novel and literally threw it into this book but spent zero time on character development. I would skip this one.
April 2, 2026
Had to have been written by AI
This book made no sense, two points of view but completely different events. Colt's obsessive nature and over the top villian behaviour. Tyler's constant personality changes, Harlow being so weak its laughable. Add into the pure evilness of Colts father, Harlows apparently caring mother who just outright ignores that her daughter is suffering. Honestly mad at myself for wasing my time reading it.
This book made no sense, two points of view but completely different events. Colt's obsessive nature and over the top villian behaviour. Tyler's constant personality changes, Harlow being so weak its laughable. Add into the pure evilness of Colts father, Harlows apparently caring mother who just outright ignores that her daughter is suffering. Honestly mad at myself for wasing my time reading it.
December 17, 2025
Colt your a very bad boy
I loved the punch and pull between two characters Colt dose some crappy at
Stuff to Harlow the fmc but some how finds that she hates him at the same time likes him Colt I just want to give you a big hug this book does end on a cliff bagger and UT got me of my reading slum so thank you
I loved the punch and pull between two characters Colt dose some crappy at
Stuff to Harlow the fmc but some how finds that she hates him at the same time likes him Colt I just want to give you a big hug this book does end on a cliff bagger and UT got me of my reading slum so thank you
January 17, 2026
Shock…. that’s all I got
I have read so many bully romances and this is the first book where I can honest say I hope there isn’t a happily ever after, I have to give you credit I haven’t hated a MC in what feels like forever the whole time I just wanted to scream. This book hit me in all the feels I have to start the second one immediately
I have read so many bully romances and this is the first book where I can honest say I hope there isn’t a happily ever after, I have to give you credit I haven’t hated a MC in what feels like forever the whole time I just wanted to scream. This book hit me in all the feels I have to start the second one immediately
January 24, 2026
anticlimactic...
I thought this book had potential but was disappointed by the abrupt ending. seemed like an unfinished story. The tormented character and heroine in the story did seem to have some chemistry but certain elements could have been flushed out better. The nasty sidekick was repetitive ad could have had more of a storylune himself too.
I thought this book had potential but was disappointed by the abrupt ending. seemed like an unfinished story. The tormented character and heroine in the story did seem to have some chemistry but certain elements could have been flushed out better. The nasty sidekick was repetitive ad could have had more of a storylune himself too.
February 23, 2026
Whoa
I have read some bully books before, but this one takes the cake. I have been mad, sad, crying and the ending just seeing red.. This guy is a piece of work, He has been abused and taught sickly by his dad, he has lost his mind.. All I can say is Therapy is needed pronto...
I have read some bully books before, but this one takes the cake. I have been mad, sad, crying and the ending just seeing red.. This guy is a piece of work, He has been abused and taught sickly by his dad, he has lost his mind.. All I can say is Therapy is needed pronto...
February 5, 2026
definitely AI
This was a very poorly written story. Very repetitive and lacked consistency. Don’t bother reading. This a AI generated story.
This was a very poorly written story. Very repetitive and lacked consistency. Don’t bother reading. This a AI generated story.
February 7, 2026
100% written by AI... No. Just no. How are you going to set the same scene in 2 POVs and have them be completely different dialogue? Writing was so repetitive and the details didnt even match. BAD.
February 15, 2026
Whatever is written in the blurb about the book is exactly what this book is about lol
I knew what was coming next thanks to the blurb.
I knew what was coming next thanks to the blurb.
March 21, 2026
what did I just read
Timeline mixed up. Situations told from the other pov but narrative different. Poor ending. I agree with previous reviews that it’s likely AI that’s wrote it
Timeline mixed up. Situations told from the other pov but narrative different. Poor ending. I agree with previous reviews that it’s likely AI that’s wrote it
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