Rich boys sin best. Gossip always goes around at Falcon Elite Prep. Everyone knows Nate Wilson, the most popular football quarterback and every girl’s crush. But there’s more behind those drop-dead gorgeous eyes and that killer smile … He’s a notorious heartbreaker … And he’s got his eyes set on me. The twisted games he plays are cruel and dangerous. He teases and tempts me … just to ruin me. … and dangerous.
He teases and tempts me … just to ruin me.
Because I know the one thing he doesn’t want anyone to know.
A big, dirty secret …
And there’s nothing bad boys won’t do to keep a secret buried.
Cruel Boy is an exciting and thrilling new Dark Bully Romance standalone novel by New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author Clarissa Wild
WARNING: This book includes scenes that may be disturbing to some readers.more
What the hell did I just read? Sam and Nate. Nate and Sam. Clarissa Wild just threw my heart in a blender and turned it on high speed. I went from wanting to throat punch Nate to wanting to hug him. That’s some serious writer voodoo. My cold, dark romance-loving heart is filled, and I’m utterly ruined for all other bully romances.
“He’s a sinner, a cruel boy, someone no one should ever want, yet everyone craves, including me.”
Cruel boy wasn’t as cruel as I wanted him to be, but those last few pages when slowly unfolding on who’s to blame and of what they did… Yeah, that was amazing!
Loved the book, the story was well written and the characters were intriguing. Once I started I could not get enough, from the start till the end I was engrossed I was even on the edge of my seat with twists and turns, lust and passion, strength, happiness with a happily ever after. Do yourself a favor and buy the book you want be disappointed.
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I didn’t enjoy this story at all. I kept trying to see if it got better but it didn’t. There’s nothing wrong with the structure, the grammar, or the editing; its the plot and characters.
Plot: there is nothing holing this story together. Sam is being bullied by Nate because he wants pictures she took of him. If she just gave them to him, say in chapter three, the book would have been over. No need for anything else in this book to happen. She just had to copy the pictures and hand them over. In the end, after ALL of the meaness aroubd the photos, they tyrned out to be useless anyway. Also the bullying and mean girl felt trite and forced.
Characters: there is no passion in this story, no emotions felt (by me or tge characters), no real development of the characters personalities or feelings. It is like the author took the common typical traits of bully stories and listed them in different characters. Everything felt cold, immature, crude, childish with lots of temper tantrums. Oh and the slapping and spitting, my god, on every other page.
Other notes: I had to work really hard at 46% to not skim, the characters (all of them) hated each other so I had no reason to like them. Nate stated: I only bullyed you to get you to like me… please, total BS. There is one sex secene at 70% and it was so cold and emotionless, it should have just been left out. I have issues with this story, but that’s enough for my review.
This story is well written and has some twists and turns to go along with the mystery and romance. The two main characters, Sam and Nate, both have personal issues and the author has given a lot of depth to their characters. There is quite a bit of darkness in this story as Sam and Nate do what they have to in order to fight their ever-growing affection for each other. It’s an interesting story to read and the romance is a slow burn.
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Nate Wilson is a popular football jock at his high school. Often toying with the girls and not in a good way.
Sam is someone who is hard but yet soft. She isn’t afraid of showing / telling her feelings. When she tumbles with Nate he’s up for a match with her.
Sometimes people are bullies because of something else going on in their life. They might be acting out due to something personal going on in their life.
Plenty of twists and turns to keep you in your toes.
I did receive a free ARC copy of this book. I am freely leaving a honest review.
Cruel Boy by Clarissa Wild was a great 5 star read.
I was pulled in right from the beginning. This is Nate and Sam’s story, they definitely don’t hang in the same social groups.
Nate is a total jerk to Sam, she has something that he wants and he won’t quit until he gets it. He tries many different things but Sam is right there to block him or gives it back to him tenfold.
Sam is also starting to feel an attraction to Nate, one that she is struggling with.
Will Nate get what he’s looking for? Can Sam keep her heart intact?
Overall I really enjoyed this book. I loved Sam’s spunkiness and how she stood up to so many, including the jealous/bully girls. Nate grew on me, it took some time for me to warm up and once I did, I loved him. All of the secondary characters added a great element to the story as well. This is something different than I’m used to reading from Clarissa, she never fails to pull me in with her writing. If you’re looking for a great read, I highly recommend you 1-click and get started now.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy.
Nate is the bad boy quarterback of the high school. Sam is the girl that won’t take his bullying without giving as good as she gets from him. The two have a hate relationship but you can see that they are right for each other. This was a good bully romance but also kept me interested in what happens with the couple.
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Sam goes to the Falcon Elite Prep because her parents are rich. Sam’s dad left her mother. Sam thinks he’s a jack ass for leaving. Sam’s mother is trying to move on with her life but is doing in the wrong way and is dating one of her bully’s father. Sam has a job to have spending money. Now Sam has a best friend named Mo. They talk about school and boys and also go to party’s together. They are there for each other no matter what. Sam took some picture’s one night and Nate what’s them. Nate is willing to do anything to get them. Nate goes as far as embarrassing Sam at school. Until they start having feelings for each other. I enjoyed reading this book. I loved the storyline and plot. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and I am voluntarily leaving a review.
If you are looking for a quick, entertaining Bully Romance, this is an excellent choice. There is plenty of drama and a nice plot twist at the end. This is my first time reading Clarissa Wild, but I plan on checking out her other books now. 4 Enjoyable Stars!
This book surprised me. And I like surprises. 🙂 I have read a lot of bully romance lately, and they all have the same type theme, that the boy is so mean to the girl that you want to slap the crap out of him until he straightens up. But this book is not like that. Cruel Boy is a high school theme story where everyone has to grow up in that almost-adult way. Nate and Sam are complex characters that are so real that it makes you not want to put this book down.
This book had everything you could want in it, suspense, love, sex, intrigue, mystery, and finally, in the end, kids being kids. Cruel Boy hits on a lot of different social and emotional angles of teenage life, but Clarissa does such an excellent job of telling it that you want to know how it ends.
Great book!
Another story for the current bully romance trend, but as it’s a Clarissa Wild book I knew I was going to be in for a great story and this did not disappoint! There a couple of different triggers for this book, so be forewarned about those. As for the characters themselves, I loved Samantha’s take no sh#t attitude, even after what she inadvertently witnessed. Unfortunately that put her on Nate’s radar, who does what he can to make her life even more complicated and stressful than it already was. There are several layers to this story that seem to move independently but also at the same time, and it kept me engaged and wanting to know how everything was going to turn out. I’m just thankful my high school years weren’t this dramatic and angsty.
This bullying story had something extra, an edge, than other similar stories don’t have. It’s nice to be surprised, even if I wasn’t surprised of the delivery by Clarissa Wild. She knows how to make it interesting.
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.
Fall in Love with a Bully
October 7, 2019
Another great story from Clarissa Wild that will keep you turning the pages as you try to figure things out.
Nate, popular football QB has a secret that is practically eating him alive. He knows someone saw him and has evidence of what happened that night at the beach. He saw a flash from the waves, now he will do just about anything to see the photos he knows that Sam has. I was back and forth with my feelings for him but eventually I fell in love with a bully.
Sam, not popular but is very strong and can take care of herself. She speaks her mind and doesn’t take crap from anyone, let alone High School bullies. I loved her character from the start and would enjoy having someone like her as a friend of mine.
This story was a bit different from what we are used to from Ms Wild, but still had the strong characters and was filled with suspense and the dark romance that I love about her books. Hang on and enjoy the ride. 5***** I did voluntarily read a ARC and this is my honest review.
OMG ! What and intense spellbinding read.The story drew you in right from the very beginning and had you edge the entire time right until the story ended.
This is not a story where you fall in love with its characters but, Samantha for us was one kick-ass girl.Samantha’s life is a bit of a complication at the moment and then she see’s something she should have not seen one night at a party and from that moment on she struck the attention of High Schools popular jock Nate who starts to bully her to obtain something he needs and will do anything to get it.Samantha is not a women to take this kind of crap and gives it back as good as it is dished out but, she also has a click posse to attend with and the head of that posses turns out to be cruel boys girlfriend.Talk about a mind boggling situation….
Overall this was one intense read that made me uncomfortable the entire time but, it was also intriguing and edgy and the author made you feel like you were part of the plot the entire time.This is a first time read for us reading this kind of gene and I did not know what to expect especially when its a boy bullying a girl but,this story was not all that it seemed to be and it had a lot of moving parts and twists and turns and one dangerous attraction been the bully and the object of his desire.As the story progressed and grew more intense things all started to make sense and started to fell into place as to why Nate’s personality took such a drastic turn.
This was a well written read that had tons of mystery and suspense but, it also dealt with every day problems that teenagers deal with from drinking and parting,sex and making bad decisions that can change ones life forever…
Samantha Cook: rich, invisible… Keeper of a dark, dangerous secret…
Nate Wilson: quarterback, school crush… Killer?
“Like a painting, I feel as though I’m only seeing half a picture. A mood surrounding a memory. Every canvas or photo captures a single instance of time, but it doesn’t fully paint the picture.” – Samantha Cook
Samantha Cook just wants to be left alone; allowed to continue her quiet, invisible life as a typical teenager in a high end, toney academy of learning. Too bad the school princess Layla Parker and her crony Jennifer didn’t get the memo… Tormenting Sam was Layla’s joy in life… That and insulting Sam’s mother… Who was having an affair with Layla’s father.
“I am the creep who stalks her. The bully who makes her feel helpless. The guy who wants what he came for.” – Nate
Nate Wilson is THE high school heartthrob; the quarterback of the football team with an attitude that’s dark and dangerous… Perhaps more so than anyone knows… That is, except for Sam. She knows… She saw what happened that day.
“I should run and hide. Take my pride and stride out while I still own it. He could strip me bare of everything I am and throw me to the masses to be ridiculed. ” – Samantha
Conflicting emotions riot through Sam as she tries to come to terms with her father’s abandonment, her mother’s current obsession with Layla’s father, her own confused feelings regarding Nate and what she saw that day at the lake, while attempting to not succumb to the sexual draw between Nate and herself…
” I continue staring at that girl until she finally looks back. And when she does, it’s the best thing in the world. Those eyes, that look—full of fear, shame, and a hint of lust all wrapped into one sweet package. She’s the girl I shouldn’t want—the girl who holds the keys to my unraveling—yet I can’t stop craving the very thing I should fear. I can’t stop myself from wanting to get closer every single time I see her. Something about that girl makes me go wild.” – Nate
“Temptation. Filthy kisses under the night sky. And a bad boy whose dangerous gaze would make any girl’s heart crumble. I can’t fall in love with him. Anyone but him.” – Sam
Riveting! A suspense filled story, featuring anger and angst, with hidden secrets aching to be brought into the light; sexual desires setting the pages smoldering! I couldn’t put it down! Would award 10 stars of I could!
The bully trope is being pushed too far. Clarissa Wild has created two characters full of so much hatred that when the female protagonist professes her love for the male protagonist, the reader is left not only devasted because another author jumped on the bully trope but also because we have another spineless heroine.
I’m also confused. How can a female love somebody who has done nothing but repugnant things to her?
Let’s hang up the bully trope authors. Enough is enough, and quite frankly, I’m bored of rereading the same tropes.
Cruel Boy is unrealistic.
I’m upset by all the five-star ratings. How can women rate such books highly? Until women readers highen their standards, authors will continue to write despicable characters and label a book romance when it’s anything but a romance.
Do you actually believe this kind of behavior is love? Set examples authors. Write lovable characters to warm a reader’s heart instead of rectifying for high ratings from paid bloggers and ARC reviewers who enjoy receiving books without paying the price. This is not a romance. The characters did not make me swoon. Confused, yes, but not swoon.
Once in awhile a reader needs more in a book than smutty storylines lol. I found this book to be well written and the characters are well developed and engaging with chemistry but also dynamics that need to be processed to get to the HEA. I went plenty of emotions with this book.
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This is the story of Nate, and Sam. Nate has a secret, something he really wants to keep hidden, but Sam knows, she has proof, and has Nate really worried about what she knows, and how much. He sets about relentlessly bullying her, to find out what she knows. But sparks fly when these two are together, and soon the hate filled torment turns into more of an attraction. Great read, steamy, intense, suspenseful, and dramatic!
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Like this author’s writing as it’s always a bit twisted. The animosity, hatred and manipulation between these characters is crazy! It’s easy to like Sam and Monica and Nate grows on you. Layla? She’s just a selfish witch. Truthfully, this story didn’t go as I expected. It was even better! Twisted and wildly crazy! And I loved it.