My name is Crystal Dolce, and I’m anything but sweet…
They’re every bit as wealthy as we are, and they’re not happy with our new money moving in. The three Darling cousins, each one more cruel and gorgeous than the last, rule the halls of Willow Heights the way my brothers ruled our prep school in Manhattan. None is worse than Devlin Darling, who makes it his personal mission to ruin his new rivals.
The Darlings see my brothers as a threat. They want them gone.
It doesn’t take them long to find my brothers’ one weakness.
Me.
Bully Me is a high school dark romance suitable for readers 18+
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Bully Me (Willow Heights Prep Academy: The Elite #1), my first read from author Selena. Well-written dark high school bully romance with intriguing characters. 5-hours 37-minute/322-pages. I was given an Audible copy of this book & am voluntarily reading & reviewing it. Amanda L’Orien’s narration adds to the book’s enjoyment. (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 – July 24, 2018).
Bully Me (Willow Heights Prep Academy: The Elite #1) was a great read by Selena. Crystal’s family moved from New York to a small town in the south. Her family is rich and used to getting anything they want. But they aren’t ready for the changes in their new town. Or the fact that The Darling Family already owns the town. The Darling Family isn’t happy that Crystal and her family have moved into their town. The three Darling cousins and gorgeous and completely cruel. They rule the school and Devlin is the most cruel of them all. The Darling’s and Crystal’s brothers are constantly going at each other, and now Crystal is the Darling’s target. This was a good dark read, and I can’t wait to read more in this series.
This was an awesome audiobook. The narrator did a great job with delivery and changing voices between characters. I really enjoyed her southern accent. This is a great audiobook! I absolutely loved this book. I devoured it word by glorious word In one sitting. This is a dark, bully romance with a unique twist. This book was intense, steamy, dark and so deliciously twisted. This story revolves around two families and their fight for control of the town. Crystal and Devlin love to hate each other and every interaction between these two is explosive. This is the first book I have read by Selena but it will definitely not be the last. I am going to read everything she has ever written. She is now an automatic one click for me. You need to read and listen to this book.
I was blown away by this book. Completely took me by surprise. I loved it. I couldn’t put it down until I was finished
I read Bully Me about two months ago, and I was hooked within the first three chapters. The drama amongst the Dolce Family and The Darling Boys is incredible. This read isn’t anything like I’ve read when it comes to the bully romance genre it’s different, but in a good way. Could not put the book down and completed it in one day. Was always ready for more.
I finished this book in one sitting it’s that good. I love the characters and the humor and also the dark moments in the book. The Chemistry between the main characters is hot. I can’t wait to see what happens in book 3.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
When I first started listening to this story, I didn’t know if I would enjoy it. However, after listening to the narrator go from a New York to a southern drawl in the span of a few seconds, Amanda L’Orien made me keep listening. This fued between the Darling and Dolce families is getting interesting!
This was a fantastic book with amazing characters and a narrator that draws you in and won’t let go! The book is addictive and I cannot wait for the next book in the series!! I would highly recommend it to all!!
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Loved the book it was great, the story was well written and the characters are interesting. Once I started I could not put the book down from start to finish you just could not get enough with twists and turns hot and steamy like a rollercoaster ride of emotions that makes you want more with the chemistry and romance.
Thank you for allowing me to review your book.
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Bully Me has got to be the most intense bully romance that I have ever read (or rather listened to in this case). You’re not quite sure why you want the characters, particularly Crystal and Devlin to be together. Devlin is a special grade (let’s just say) meanie. So diabolical.
Yet, after the last sentence, I wanted to start book 2.
I think some of it is Selena is a great writer. I think some of it is just needing to find out what will happen next. Maybe a bit of it is its a complete train wreck and you can’t seem to look away.
The narration was really, really good. Amanda O’Brien suited Crystal perfectly.
So, yah, come along down the rabbit hole with us. Note, there are some triggers in this book.
*Spoiler Alert*
Crystal (FMC) and her brothers – King, Baron, Duke and Royal had a good life in NYC as well as being the top dogs in their last school. Things change when they move to a small town in Arkansas. A new town, a new school and new rules. As well as new top boys cousins Devlin, Colt and Preston and they take an instant dislike to Crystal and her brothers. Which starts a feud between all of them with Crystal right in the middle of a war that she wants no part of. I couldnt help but like Crystal’s character. Shes stuck in between suffocating but caring brothers and the darlings who altogether seem hell bent on antagonising each other. My god this book was good. No other words apart from i was hoping i was going to be wrong with the way it was going to end and when i found out i wasnt i wanted to hurt someone. Namely Devlin. That was a cold hearted move him and his cousins pulled. With that ending i cant wait for book 2 but please tell me that Amazon is wrong and i dont have to wait nearly a year for it?? 27th Dec 2020? Its such a long wait 🙁
volunteered to read an Advanced Reader Copy of this book and to submit an honest opinion.
The Dolce children (King, Royal, Duke, Baron and Crystal) move with their Father to Faulkner, AK from Manhattan, NY. Their Mother declared she needed to find herself, had no intention of ever leaving Manhattan and wanted time to herself without Crystal and her brothers around. None of the five kids were excited about the move; however, their Father promised them the best of everything. At least they weren’t going to be attending a public high school. They will be attending Willow Heights Preparatory Academy.
What their Father failed to tell them or was sure nothing would stand in their way, was the Darling family, their cousins and their fan club. The Darling’s ancestor (great-great-great grandfather was a Founding Father of Faulkner. The family, including Devlin and his cousins Preston and Colt could do no wrong.
The Dolce and Darling Families’ youth go up against one another for a wild ride filled with plenty of action and drama to go around while the parents either turn a drunken eye or whip out a checkbook to make “things” all better.
Bully Me is a great read; I look forward to Book 2.
Ughhhhhhh I couldn’t get enough of this book! Selena really knows how to deliver. I absolutely can NOT wait for the next book.
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Bully Me was definitely an interesting read! I won’t lie, there were parts that I really liked and there were some parts that I just couldn’t get my head around.
I LOVE high school bully romance books. I have read soooooo many! This bully romance is a little different from most. The bullying was quite confronting and a lot more physical – not so much just the calling of names and harmless pranks. The darker, the better I say!! (but for those who are not a fan of the darker bully stories, this may not be for you).
Bully Me is one of those books that will hook you in and have you saying “WTF” multiple times throughout. They boys (bullies) are cruel, harsh, unlikeable and slightly psychotic. Their behaviour could be classed as criminal. Literally no redeeming qualities what so ever! But with all this being said, it keeps you strapped to your seat wondering what on earth they are going to do next and how on earth any girl could want to be with any one of them or keep putting themselves in those situations.
Well written, addictive storyline and some seriously good characters! Plenty of drama, intense and questionable situations, throw in some mystery and a little action. And of course it ends on one intense cliffhanger!!!! This is one of those guilty pleasure books. The one that you shouldn’t enjoy but you secretly really do.
An enjoyable and entertaining read! I am looking forward to reading book 2.
Wow.. my first read from this author I saw it by accident and I am so glad that I didn’t not skip this book. I have no words to describe this book, it was just so amazing and such a page turner. From the very first chapter the book just sucks you in and you can’t stop reading it to just not only find out what happens at the end but what happens throughout the whole storyline. Crystal was such a food character and although she was strong in most scenes I believe that she did not show her full potentiometer in this book as it will be shown in the next book where she shows everyone how strong and badass she truly is, after all family is everything to her. I loved this book and would definitely recommend it to everyone to read it and not skip it. I can’t wait for the next book, as soon as I finished this I started following the author for any updates that’s how good this book is and it’s going to definitely get much better in the next one!!!
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I enjoyed that book very much. We have a family of clothes brothers and sister city of Manhattan to the South where they think things are going to be different but soon learn it’s not much different at all. They come across a family of brothers from the south that rule the area in school and now are fighting for the top. Sister gets caught up in the middle of everything and has some kind of a hate like relationship but the leader of the other group. I don’t want to give to my details away but I have to say if you enjoy dark stories with lots of drama and craziness this one is definitely one you want to read. I enjoyed it from start to finish and look forward to the next book