I am speaking about this strictly as a 30-something, non-impressionable ADULT reading a work of complete fucking fiction.

If you love YA then you will no doubt enjoy this story, it is on the immature side of that genre so steer clear if that isn't for you. Bully opens up with a Prologue at a party Tatum Brandt, Tate has decided to attend before her departure to study one year abroad. Because of that, I found it difficult to sympathize with Jared's plight and the reasons for his atrocious behavior once it was finally revealed; or, for that matter, to understand why Tate was so willing to forgive and forget all he'd done to her when he finally changed his actions. His pranks and rumours got worse as time wore on, and I made myself sick trying to stay out of his way. Zwischen Tate und Jared, war es Jared, der diese Freundschadt dringender brauchte; der mehr zu verlieren hatte, als er sie ruinierte.

His sudden transformation of character at the end honestly made absolutely no sense to me – and Tate’s quick forgiveness made even less. Overall, I was very disappointed with the narrative here and I couldn't get behind the relationship or the insinuations made on the subject matter here. Here we meet a young sixteen year old teen going by the name of Tate, her real name is Tatum Brandt. It is all pink with ribbons until Jared goes to stay with his dad for the summer holiday and comes back different but in an ugly way.

Beide geraten in Konflikte, als sie selbst Sympathien für den jeweiligen "Gegner" des anderen äußern. And as irked and disgusted I am about anyone, I repeat anyone, picking on someone who is weaker, I feel that there are different types of bullying. For one, I feel it is always best to avoid stupid phrases like "queen bee of the mean girls", but it was when she referred to everyone Jared was with as being "slutty" because they were all over him that I felt like someone had really lit my fuse.She has one respite – she’s leaving for a year and going to France, maybe things will be different when she comes back? I am sooooo looking forward to the second instalment "Until You" I believe this is the story from Jared's POV and we may see what his childhood was like? She breaks up parties at Jared’s house, and she starts dating, but amongst it, is Jared watching from the sidelines with a quiet promise of making Tate cry by the end of the week. Still, I liked how Tate stood up for herself in spells, and her retorts in places were actually humored well.