About the book:
Have you ever been so angry that hitting things felt good? Or so numb that you actually felt high? The past few years have been like that for me. Traveling between fury and indifference with no stops in between.
Some people hate me for it, while others are scared of me. But none of them can hurt me, because I don't care about anything or anyone.
Except Tatum.
I love her so much that I hate her. We used to be friends, but I found out that I couldn't trust her or anyone else.
So I hurt her. I pushed her away.
But I still need her. The sight of her centers me, and I can pool all of my anger into her. Engaging her, challenging her, bullying her...they are my food, my air, and the last part of me that feels anything human.
But she left. She went to France for a year, and came back a different girl.
Now, when I push, she pushes back.
Buy Links:
~My Review~
5 Stars
(Possible Spoilers)
Being able to get into the mind of Jared Trent made me fall for this series even more.
We saw many sides of Jared in Bully. But to read his inner thoughts and see the world, and Tate through his eyes made the story even more, than what we fell in love with in Bully.
Jared may be a sexy, asshole. But he's also a broken man. Still reeling with what happened to him that summer he went to stay with his father and half brother, Jax.
When he came home he was just a scared kid. And the way he handle his anger was to blame Tate. To hate her for being innocent and happy, while he was going through hell. Sure she had no idea what happened to him, nor did he tell her. It was far easier to hate her and make her life miserable, with the help of his best friend, Madoc. It was his way of coping in his own messed up way. She was his constant distraction.
But when Tate gets ready to leave for a year, he starts to panic. What is he going to do to occupy his mind. Madoc, racing the loop, drinking, parties & girls, only help so much.
"Fear took root in my brain as i realized that she was really leaving. I wasn't going to be in control of her anymore. She'd live every day not thinking of me. She'd go on dates with any asshole that showed interest. And even worse, I wouldn't see her or hear of her. She'd have a life without me in it,and i was scared."
With Tate back, Jared is prepared for it to go back to how its been over the years. But what he didn't expect was a more grown up Tatum Brandt.
One who grew a backbone and sassy mouth.
She isn't taking his shit. And he couldn't be happier.
Because things just got alot more interesting.
"Until eleven months later on a hot, August night when a girl with stormy eyes and sunshine hair breathed air and fire back into me again."
Bullying Tate use to be easy. Spending rumors. Keeping guys from wanting to date her. Pranks. But with Tate not backing down, and guys in school taking notice of the newer Tate. Jared is going to have to up his game.
But things start to become more sexy, between them. Jared can't deny the way Tate makes him feel. She still drives him nuts. But he finds him self wanting to kiss her more than hurt her. Jared is starting to feel like maybe its time to come clean and tell Tate what happened to him. But he doesn't know if he's ready. He knows he has to make up everything to her. All the years of hurt. And he'll prove that he's never stop loving her.
"And when I thought of how I could've felt all of this by simply being close to her rather than hurting her, I was planted-no, stuck-to the ground by the weight of wasted time."
Jared Trent is a true wounded, sexy, swoon worthy, jerk of a book boyfriend.
"I want to touch you," I whispered against her lips. "I want to feel what's mine. What's always been mine."
His inner dialouge, and the way he said and did what he wanted was so fun to read.
"There was two kinds of stupid. Stupid people that got drunk and humped trees, and stupid people that just humped trees. The first one was Madoc. These guys were the latter."
Being able to really dive into his head and understand the things he was thinking and feeling, and what he went trough gives so much more depth to him. Reading his side of the story,gives you goosebumps, from all his sexy, dirty talking, racing, and standing shirtless in the rain.
"Girlfriend isn't enough to describe you, Tate. That term is disposable. You're not my girlfriend, my girl, or my woman. You're. Just. Mine," I bit out every syllable, so she would fucking understand. "And I'm yours," I added, a little calmer."
It will also bring a tear to your eye. You want to shake Jared, and then grab him and hug him.
It was fun to see a different side to Jared & Tate's interactions. The sexiness, fights, and tender moments.
"I can't change the past, Tate. I wish I could, because I'd go back and relive every day that I existed without you, and I'd make sure that you smiled." My eyes burned with regret, and I saw the pools in her beautiful blues, too. "Every minute of my future belongs to you."
Another awesome installment to a series that will always be a favorite of mine!
~Other Books In The Series~
About the author:
Penelope Douglas is a writer living in Las Vegas. Born in Dubuque, Iowa, she is the oldest of five children. Penelope attended the University of Northern Iowa, earning a Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, because her father told her to "just get the damn degree!" She then earned a Masters of Science in Education at Loyola University in New Orleans, because she HATED public administration. One night, she told the bouncer at the bar where she worked that his son was hot, and three years later she was married. To the son, not the bouncer. They have spawn, but just one. A daughter named Aydan. Penelope loves sweets, The 100, and she shops at Target almost daily.
No comments:
Post a Comment