I never thought I would be reviewing the sequel to Bully. In fact, I was pretty sure I would never read anything else by Penelope Douglas again. I did not enjoy Bully. In fact, I wrote a pretty scathing review of it a couple of years ago. I've since changed my opinion and my rating of Bully, but I've left the review there to remind myself that my opinions of certain books can change upon rereads.

There are certain things that make sense to you at 19 but befuddle you at 16. I'm not really sure why that is. Maybe it's a wisdom with age thing, but I find myself rolling my eyes sometimes and thinking, "That's so sixteen." I side with King Triton in his fight with Ariel now. It's a little unnerving but sometimes helpful. It made me able to understand and sympathize with Jared. How he treated Tate is not okay, and she acknowledges that. She also realizes that Jared being a bully to her ultimately had nothing to do with her. Sometimes we take our own issues out on the people closest to us because we know they won't leave us. We think they can handle it, but sometimes they can't.

Jared's side of the story is painful and sexy. He is so much more attractive to me in his own point of view. I loved how protective he was of Tate and his little brother. Jared's relationship with his brother was one of my favorite parts of the book. Watching Jared come back to Tate and wanting to feel again was like watching someone stitch their heart back together. Until You made me root for him. I really wanted Jared to be okay, and I wanted him and Tate together. I can't wait for the next installment of their story. Recommended!