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Ruin the New Girl
RUIN THE NEW GIRL
He destroyed me in front of everyone. Made me look desperate. Pathetic. Like I'd thrown myself at him when really, he was the one who begged me to stay that night. Called it a "pity fuck" in the cafeteria while his friends laughed.
I was supposed to disappear. Transfer schools. Let him win. But here's what Colt Thorne didn't count I document everything. Every text. Every threat. Every time his truck showed up outside my apartment at 2 AM. Two hundred forty-three photos of me on his phone. Drawings of my face in his notebook.
My schedule memorized down to the minute. He says it was love. I say it was obsession. Now his father's abuse has been exposed. CPS took him. His team abandoned him. His entire life imploded. And somehow, I'm the one showing up at his shitty motel room with groceries.
He says he's changing—going to therapy, facing his demons, learning to be better. But I've heard his promises before. Right before he shattered me. I should walk away. Choose the transfer. Choose safety. Instead, I'm setting boundaries he'll probably break.
Watching him grovel. Waiting to see if people can actually change. Or if I'm just setting myself up to be ruined all over again.
Because loving a broken boy doesn't fix him. It just breaks you both.
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RUIN THE NEW GIRL is Book Two of the King of Cruelty Duology—a dark high school bully romance featuring an obsessed antihero in therapy, a heroine who refuses to forgive easily, explicit content, real mental health representation, public accountability, and groveling that actually costs something.
Content CPS involvement, therapy scenes, suicidal ideation (non-graphic, character does not attempt), and a dark romance that doesn't shy away from the reality of trauma and healing.
Book One (BULLY THE NEW GIRL) must be read first. This is not a standalone.
If you need instant forgiveness, this isn't it. If you need a hero who crawls through broken glass to prove he's changed—keep reading.
He destroyed me in front of everyone. Made me look desperate. Pathetic. Like I'd thrown myself at him when really, he was the one who begged me to stay that night. Called it a "pity fuck" in the cafeteria while his friends laughed.
I was supposed to disappear. Transfer schools. Let him win. But here's what Colt Thorne didn't count I document everything. Every text. Every threat. Every time his truck showed up outside my apartment at 2 AM. Two hundred forty-three photos of me on his phone. Drawings of my face in his notebook.
My schedule memorized down to the minute. He says it was love. I say it was obsession. Now his father's abuse has been exposed. CPS took him. His team abandoned him. His entire life imploded. And somehow, I'm the one showing up at his shitty motel room with groceries.
He says he's changing—going to therapy, facing his demons, learning to be better. But I've heard his promises before. Right before he shattered me. I should walk away. Choose the transfer. Choose safety. Instead, I'm setting boundaries he'll probably break.
Watching him grovel. Waiting to see if people can actually change. Or if I'm just setting myself up to be ruined all over again.
Because loving a broken boy doesn't fix him. It just breaks you both.
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RUIN THE NEW GIRL is Book Two of the King of Cruelty Duology—a dark high school bully romance featuring an obsessed antihero in therapy, a heroine who refuses to forgive easily, explicit content, real mental health representation, public accountability, and groveling that actually costs something.
Content CPS involvement, therapy scenes, suicidal ideation (non-graphic, character does not attempt), and a dark romance that doesn't shy away from the reality of trauma and healing.
Book One (BULLY THE NEW GIRL) must be read first. This is not a standalone.
If you need instant forgiveness, this isn't it. If you need a hero who crawls through broken glass to prove he's changed—keep reading.
278 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 18, 2025
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April 5, 2026
MC needed helpp
🐥 another short story as I sit here iykyk but in a way this was messy raw and slightly scary in a psych ward relationship way! It was toxic and it didn’t end the way you would think I like how the psychological trauma was authentic. How they mapped it out and got treatment is a book way idk
🐥 another short story as I sit here iykyk but in a way this was messy raw and slightly scary in a psych ward relationship way! It was toxic and it didn’t end the way you would think I like how the psychological trauma was authentic. How they mapped it out and got treatment is a book way idk
January 12, 2026
disappointed ☹️
I read both books in this duet within two days, and while the story itself had a lot of potential, the inconsistencies became impossible to ignore. I noticed a few small issues in the first book, but in the second one they became much more frequent and disruptive.
For example, there’s a moment involving a letter where the heroine is shown being upfront about it in her POV — but in the hero’s POV, the same situation is rewritten as if he finds out through someone else and confronts her. Moments like this completely change the story depending on whose chapter you’re in, and it pulled me out of the experience.
I genuinely loved the core idea and think this could’ve been a great series, but the lack of continuity made it hard to enjoy. I ended up stopping around 80% into book two because it kept happening. I’m disappointed, because the story had so much promise, but the execution just wasn’t there. Two stars
I read both books in this duet within two days, and while the story itself had a lot of potential, the inconsistencies became impossible to ignore. I noticed a few small issues in the first book, but in the second one they became much more frequent and disruptive.
For example, there’s a moment involving a letter where the heroine is shown being upfront about it in her POV — but in the hero’s POV, the same situation is rewritten as if he finds out through someone else and confronts her. Moments like this completely change the story depending on whose chapter you’re in, and it pulled me out of the experience.
I genuinely loved the core idea and think this could’ve been a great series, but the lack of continuity made it hard to enjoy. I ended up stopping around 80% into book two because it kept happening. I’m disappointed, because the story had so much promise, but the execution just wasn’t there. Two stars
January 3, 2026
OK so not sure how this book 5 stars
I'm not sure how this book has 5 stars the major problem was it gave a whole chapter one person's point of view then switch to the next person's point of view in the next but the conversations didn't even match. I spent a lot of the time lost. The next problem it seemed to say the something over and over. I do not recommend this book
I'm not sure how this book has 5 stars the major problem was it gave a whole chapter one person's point of view then switch to the next person's point of view in the next but the conversations didn't even match. I spent a lot of the time lost. The next problem it seemed to say the something over and over. I do not recommend this book
January 3, 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 wash 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 wash I was better at DNFing books.
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February 2, 2026
good story
I was so excited to read this one after I loved the first book. This one was ok, but definitely needs an editor to fix the many discrepancies between this one and the first one. For example, the countdown to her leaving changed several times, from 4 weeks to 6 weeks to 8 weeks and back to 6. I was trying to figure out if they were counting Christmas break in, since that would maybe account for the 2 week discrepancy, but it was definitely distracting me from the story. Also, when he was following her home, she went a different route, to keep him from knowing where she lived, but he had already spent the night there in the first book. Also, when he blew the hockey game, it said the season was over for the team, but the next thing you know, they are in the playoffs? This had so much potential, and I’d love to see it cleaned up a little, because the first one showed that the author has the talent and writing style to knock it out of the park!
I was so excited to read this one after I loved the first book. This one was ok, but definitely needs an editor to fix the many discrepancies between this one and the first one. For example, the countdown to her leaving changed several times, from 4 weeks to 6 weeks to 8 weeks and back to 6. I was trying to figure out if they were counting Christmas break in, since that would maybe account for the 2 week discrepancy, but it was definitely distracting me from the story. Also, when he was following her home, she went a different route, to keep him from knowing where she lived, but he had already spent the night there in the first book. Also, when he blew the hockey game, it said the season was over for the team, but the next thing you know, they are in the playoffs? This had so much potential, and I’d love to see it cleaned up a little, because the first one showed that the author has the talent and writing style to knock it out of the park!
January 20, 2026
Like others have mentioned not sure why this book was highly rated when the plot seems to just fall off. The first book in the series was much better than the second one and I just wished id have stopped at that one. In this 2nd book of the series I just didn't like the FMC ... and while I tended to like the MMC more hes still a big jerk to everyone around him despite the abuse that he is suffering at his father's hand. The book should definitely contain trigger warnings regarding child abuse, seeking mental health help and mental health stability as the MMC talks about committing suicide twice by swallowing pills but also at the halfway mark as becomes so despondent that he stops eating for several days.
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April 2, 2026
Cant keep a story straight.
Decided to try book 2 as it had some ok reviews, thought maybe it would improve on the first book. Sadly I was wrong, this book makes no sense. Not one part of the writing is consistent, Marcus for example is no longer just Colts team mate but also the owner of the coffee shop where Harlow works. How the hell is that supposed to make sense?? Also looks like it now takes place in an alternate dimension where time doesn't exist as the countdown to Harlow leaving is all over the place. Do not bother with this book as it is awful.
Decided to try book 2 as it had some ok reviews, thought maybe it would improve on the first book. Sadly I was wrong, this book makes no sense. Not one part of the writing is consistent, Marcus for example is no longer just Colts team mate but also the owner of the coffee shop where Harlow works. How the hell is that supposed to make sense?? Also looks like it now takes place in an alternate dimension where time doesn't exist as the countdown to Harlow leaving is all over the place. Do not bother with this book as it is awful.
January 14, 2026
ummmm
So story was great in beginning not so great end. Kinda boring ending. And timing was off and all over the place. I.e. November later for 9 weeks and December 1st happened every week. And everyone’s name was Marcus.
So either the author was high writing this book or several people wrote this book and didn’t read previous chapters when adding their parts. Super confusing.
So story was great in beginning not so great end. Kinda boring ending. And timing was off and all over the place. I.e. November later for 9 weeks and December 1st happened every week. And everyone’s name was Marcus.
So either the author was high writing this book or several people wrote this book and didn’t read previous chapters when adding their parts. Super confusing.
January 17, 2026
Redemption… I do not know.
The rawness of this series has really played with my emotions. Mavara you have messed with my head in a good way, I ended the first book loathing Colt and half way through the second book my heart was aching for him and found myself angry at Harlow. I ended feeling ok about everything. It’s been a long time since I needed a book recovery so thank you!
The rawness of this series has really played with my emotions. Mavara you have messed with my head in a good way, I ended the first book loathing Colt and half way through the second book my heart was aching for him and found myself angry at Harlow. I ended feeling ok about everything. It’s been a long time since I needed a book recovery so thank you!
January 29, 2026
The plot wasn’t terrible and I liked that Colt went through so much to change and deal with his trauma.
What gave this a low rating was the inconsistency and lack of attention to the details - Harlow’s countdown to leaving never made sense, there were 3 different characters named Marcus, there was a Mrs. Chen and a Dr. Chen, the same scene from different POV had different dialogue. The only reason I finished was because I wanted to see how everything played out in the end.
What gave this a low rating was the inconsistency and lack of attention to the details - Harlow’s countdown to leaving never made sense, there were 3 different characters named Marcus, there was a Mrs. Chen and a Dr. Chen, the same scene from different POV had different dialogue. The only reason I finished was because I wanted to see how everything played out in the end.
February 11, 2026
This was so bad. Felt like someone asked AI to write a YA bully romance with lots of trauma excuses and no passion. Repetitive. Mismatched POV situations and dialogue. Back and forth FMC who was annoying in the name of "accountability". No. Just no. I wish I could have DNF it, but I have a problem.
February 23, 2026
Need Tissue's
All I can say on this book, it is so Human, I nearly used a whole box tissue. This book was raw, heartbreaking, toxicity, and redeemable friendship and Love...Book 1 continues on to this and well book 2 was just beautiful in the way people fall and get back up to better themselves...Gina
All I can say on this book, it is so Human, I nearly used a whole box tissue. This book was raw, heartbreaking, toxicity, and redeemable friendship and Love...Book 1 continues on to this and well book 2 was just beautiful in the way people fall and get back up to better themselves...Gina
January 15, 2026
A tad bit better
I said I would t read this one but I did anyway. This book had a ton of inconsistencies so it got confusing at times. Still repetitive and seemed like I was reading the same chapter over and over. Spice level is 0 and the chemistry barely there.
I said I would t read this one but I did anyway. This book had a ton of inconsistencies so it got confusing at times. Still repetitive and seemed like I was reading the same chapter over and over. Spice level is 0 and the chemistry barely there.
February 2, 2026
EDIT YOUR BOOK
As much as I liked how the story should have been told…. There were SOOOOOOOOOO many inconsistencies in this book that it was really bad. Please find a new editor, this was honestly atrocious.
As much as I liked how the story should have been told…. There were SOOOOOOOOOO many inconsistencies in this book that it was really bad. Please find a new editor, this was honestly atrocious.
February 17, 2026
This series has a lot of potential to be great but needs editing!!! I didn’t realize until almost the middle of the second book that her boss Marcus was also Colts friend, Marcus. Also some of the scenes don’t really Align in different POV.
February 19, 2026
not worth reading
The writing was terrible. It needed to be edited badly. Timelines didn’t add up, it was like a someone in middle school wrote this.
The writing was terrible. It needed to be edited badly. Timelines didn’t add up, it was like a someone in middle school wrote this.
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