This book Jared's POV which parallels Bully. 

I appreciated that this was not just a retelling of Bully. We get many extra scenes and I like that we get to delve into Jared's minset. I felt like Jared's POV was a key element missing from Bully. 

In this book, we get many scenes from Bully told from Jared's perspective, but we also get his flashbacks and interactions with his family which gives us valuable insight into his emotional state. We get to see the moment that changes everything from his perspective and how seeing Tate with her dad and his mom unleashed so much anger and jealousy. He couldn't fight back against his father, he couldn't protect Jax, he couldn't make his mother care, but he could make Tate, his one safe person, a target of his anger. 

This gives such an interesting insight into the mind of a bully and what it takes to turn a sweet, kind boy into a mean and hurtful bully. It's pain. When you are in pain, you want everyone to hurt too. He saw Tate with her happy and perfect life and wanted to tear it apart like his had been. 

Again, I have the same issue with this one as the first. I wish they weren't in HS.... 

To be honest, I didn't love the ending. Yes, it was cute and sweet that he was making such a grand gesture, but it was a bit cringy. 

I enjoyed getting to know Madoc and Jax more in this book and am looking forward to their books. 

Tropes: childhood best friends, enemies to lovers, bullying.