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
This was so so good!! Nate Wilson is more than Falcon Elite’s perfect football quarterback. He’s also hiding a huge secret that could change his life forever…and Samantha “Sam” Cook has the proof of what that secret is. Ever since he saw the girl with white blonde hair, he can’t seem to forget about her. Sam might go to Falcon Elite too but she doesn’t fit into all the cliques. What’s Nate really hiding? One night changed his life forever…keeping it a secret, now that’s the hard part. This is a dark teen bully romance with a romantic suspense aspect. I really enjoyed trying to figure out the secret. Nate is so troubled I felt so bad for what he was going through. Sam is a great strong female even when being bullied, she stood her ground and I loved that. I’m not really into bully romances but this was more of a dark romance with some high school bullying thrown in (and you know why they are doing it) in case you’re on the fence about this troupe. I would give this one a try as I really enjoyed the story and all the twists. Told in dual POV
Look I’m going to get straight to the point and be completely honest here because I’m really not sure what else I can offer. I know, I know, but in my defense I have my reasons.
You wanna know why?
My emotions are scattered, my mind is a freaking mess, and my heart is full.
Cruel Boy equals MIND. BLOWN. And yes people my mind has been blown!!
What a phenomenal read! I don’t even know what to say….Cruel Boy was nothing what I was expecting. What my expectations were I have no clue, but believe me it wasn’t that. It wasn’t a world surrounded by darkness and cruelty. It wasn’t a world containing so much hate. It wasn’t a world based on lies, secrets and deceit, but that’s what I got and I loved every single minute of it.
Now don’t get me wrong, there’s a whole lot of warmth, hope and love, but good lord the darkness…..It gets me EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.
Overall I knew I was guaranteed angst, suspense, intrigue, brutality and all things sinful because it’s Clarissa’s signature, but what I wasn’t prepared for were the twists that knocked me completely off my feet. I literally had to go back a few times and re-read it over and over again just to be sure I read it right. I literally couldn’t believe it. It took my breath away.
Cruel Boy, Nate and Sam’s story trapped me from the beginning, taking me on a long and twisted journey about hate, shame, self-loathing, fear, hope and love. They stole my heart.
I highly recommend this to anyone who loves bully romance with a twist like no other.
It’s a definite must read.
5 stars
The intensity and suspense of this story nearly killed me not knowing what was gong to happen next as there are secrets and more secrets that threaten Nate and Sam as he bullies her every minute of everyday to get what he wants.
Sam and Nate are very strong willed characters sparring head to head and intense but so steamy all at the same time even when you think your life is falling apart and someone has to pay you might get other ideas and it changes everything.
I thought that this was one of the best bully romances that I have ever read. All too often I feel that the bully romance trope is used simply as a free pass for the heroes inexcusable behavior and as a plot device so that the heroine can discover or admit to herself her darkest desires and needs. That is fine but eventually I feel it gets old and I need more and this book seriously delivers more. To start, the characters of Nate and Sam are incredibly complex. These characters are fierce and they induce strong feeling in the reader as you slowly discover each new facet and layer as it is revealed. Sam is a strong female lead. She is no shrinking violet. She is spunky, smart, talented, a wonderful friend and honestly, in my opinion, pretty much a k!ck@$$ heroine. She is definitely someone I’d love to be friends with. Nate is even more complex. What he says, the things he does and what he thinks and feels create a complicated brew that is dark, potent and volatile. He is a character that will have you “very on the fence”, as you try to figure him out. You will go from feeling he needs someone to smack him upside his head to wanting to give him a hug. The story itself was quite brilliant. Secrets, suspense, drama, tension, emotional turmoil, desire and attraction fuel this engaging story that will quickly ensnare you in its web and have you on the edge of your seat waiting to see what will happen next. Shocks and jaw dropping twists produce several mind blowing moments that will leave you stunned and shaking your head in disbelief. You do get the heat and steam you would expect but it is perfectly balanced out with realistic emotions from both of these characters. A absolutely amazing read!! I would love to see Monica, (Sam’s BFF) get her own book. She deserves her own HEA.
Oh Nate. Super hard headed and frustrating. I loved his interactions and chemistry with Sam though! I had to keep reading to find out what this crazy secret was. Wow!! Standalone novel but I can easily see spin-off books for other characters.