| Title | : | Alpha Bully (The Alpha Shifter Collection #5) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 126 |
| Publication | : | First published January 19, 2015 |
Marshall Briggs is an alpha wolf—and a bully. He’s tormented Scarlett for as long as he can remember. When he turns eighteen all of his senses are awakened. It’s his final year of high school, and he can’t wait for it to be over.
Then he scents his mate, and Marshall is shocked. The girl he’s bullied is in fact his mate. Everything has changed. Now he must show to Scarlett he’s a changed man, one who will do everything to keep her close.
Marshall Briggs is suddenly being kind to her, and Scarlett is more confused than happy. How can she trust him? Is it another joke he’s playing on her?
Marshall definitely has a fight on his hands to get from bully to boyfriend.
Alpha Bully (The Alpha Shifter Collection #5) Reviews
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Alpha Bully, is one of those books that i enjoy reading but hey are not particularly good. I know it and it doesn't bother me that much. In this one the writing is too messed up, repetitive and needs a good editing. But still i had a good time.
Marshall, the hero, is a jerk at first. He -and sadly the rest of the school- bullies Scarlett for years, but the past few months something is different. He catches himself, looking at her in a way he never thought possible, that makes things worse because he feels the need to lash out on her harder.
Scarlett is used to hear all the undeserving comments from her peers. Living with the hurtful and distressing remarks is her modus operandi. She can't wait for the school to end in order to leave all the pain behind and start fresh. Away from her bullies and their vile stares.
But this year nothing is quite the same. Marshall, one of her biggest bullies, seems determined
to make her love him. The bullying subsides and he tries to protect her from everything, but why now? Why after all those years? Can she even trust him? And why can't she stop dreaming of wolves that have Marshall's eyes or hear the word "mate" wherever she goes?
Marshall lost his mind the moment he saw Scarlett again and found out she is his mate. Destined to be together for eternity, and all that. Now, he has to do some serious groveling if he wants a chance at winning her heart. Will he succeed? With a new student vying for Scarlett's attention and
his hunger for her that can't be stopped, oh and let's not forget the fact that she has no idea werewolves are real.. Yeah this should be interesting.
THOUGHTS ABOUT THE BOOK
- Their parents were likeable.
- Dual POV, but mostly told from Marshall's POV.
- I liked Jack.
- Trey was cute at first.
- The bullying shouldn't be as something bad only because she turn out to be his mate. But in general.
- I liked that she didn't trust him right away. -
Same heroine, same plot. If you're familiar with any of Sam's books then you know ALL OF HER HEROINES are plus sized.
Nothing wrong with that except when it becomes repetitive. -
DNF @ 62%.
I couldn't finish this story. The h was treated very poorly by her classmates bc of her weight. She is fat shamed over and over again until I couldn't take it anymore. The h never stands up for herself and has internalized a lot of the negative things her classmates say about her. This theme of the h being fat and having low self esteem as a result is pretty common for this author. There is also slut shaming in this story and the girls portrayed are catty, vindictive, and superficial. The H was a bully to the h and only pays attention to her once he realizes she is his mate. It was so stupid. -
3 stars! ⭐
✔The writing was terrible.
✔The plot was unoriginal.
✔The characters were all one dimensional.
✔The villian is obviously the school slut.
*eye roll*
✔The heroine is fat, and yes she is very insecure about her weight. She gets bullied by the hero and everyone else in the class. In fact you can say that her whole personality is that she is fat. She has no identity whatsoever beyond it.
✔There were so many plot holes. (The editor was no doubt pissed while editing this book.)
✔The entire thing was very cringe-worthy.
But hey, I enjoyed it enough to give it 3 stars, despite its very obvious flaws. -
Tenía demasiado en contra para que esta lectura fuera buena
•Mi opinión puede contener Spoilers
•Esta destinada a ser un descargo personal no para que alguien más lea pero si lo haces y te ofende, me disculpo porque sé lo que es que te guste un libro y otros lo critiquen
Alpha Bully de Sam Crescent Serie The Alpha shifter libro 5
Argumento:
¿Qué harías si el chico que te ha hecho bullying durante mucho tiempo de repente mostrara interés?
Marshall Briggs es un lobo alfa y un acosador. Ha atormentado a Scarlett desde que tiene memoria.
Cuando cumple dieciocho años, todos sus sentidos se despiertan. Es su último año de instituto y no puede esperar a que termine.
Entonces huele a su pareja, y Marshall se queda sorprendido. La chica a la que ha hecho acosado es, de hecho, su compañera. Todo ha cambiado. Ahora debe demostrarle a Scarlett que es un hombre cambiado, que hará todo lo posible por mantenerla cerca.
Marshall Briggs se muestra de repente amable con ella, y Scarlett está más confundida que contenta.
¿Cómo puede confiar en él? ¿Es otra broma que le está gastando?
Definitivamente, Marshall tiene una lucha en sus manos para pasar de acosador a novio.
Mí humilde opinión:
No leí muchos libros sobre romance Bully porque nunca encuentro realmente alguno que me llame la atención pero este lo hizo. Es la primera vez que leo a esta autora y la premisa me resultó interesante, me encanta lo paranormal YA y los lobos también!
Lo que me preguntaba una y otra vez revisando por si me salté alguna línea, es dónde quedaron las descripciones físicas de los personajes!
Marshall era popular y guapo, ok, luego de su conversión a lobo era más musculoso, ok pero y qué más?
No pude imaginarme qué aspecto tenía! Lo mismo con Scarlett, la llamaban gorda y fea (odié estos nombres) y también la llamaron hermosa con el cabello largo oscuro pero no sé más de cómo es físicamente. Así que fue pobre e descripciones lo que ya le quita puntos para mí.
Otra cosa que no estuvo bien tratado fue el tema del acoso.
Marshall molestó a Scarlett por cinco años aunque en el último comenzó a sentirse atraído inexplicablemente por ella pero seguía molestándola.
Era un matón de primera.
Entonces descubre que ella es su pareja destinada y se siente mal por haberle hecho daño (pensamientos culpables que se hacen repetitivos durante el libro) y teme no tener una oportunidad de que confíe en él y lo llegue a aceptar como pareja.
Lo siento, pero en ningún momento él se plantea a sí mismo que lo que hizo estuvo mal, no solo por habérselo hecho a ella, sino porque estaría horrible hacerlo con cualquier persona. Que comenzara a ser amable con Scarlett porque descubrió que era su compañera no lo cambió ante mis ojos. Le faltaba mucho más para su redención.
Me pregunto si hubiera cambiado de no ser su compañera. No lo creo, seguiría acosándola sin remordimientos.
Así que no pude con Marshall desde el inicio, era superficial y sabiendo en el fondo que estaba mal el maltrato físico y verbal, lo seguía haciendo con sus amigos.
Yo esperaba ver un mensaje de lo equivocado que esta hacerle algo así a alguien. Pero los padres de Marshall le dieron una palmadita en la espalda y galletas como si el tema del acoso fuera algo no tan terrible. Parecían más preocupados porque el hijo se quedaría solo de por vida porque Scarlett lo odiaba y con justa razón.
No fue tampoco realista que Scarlett lo perdonara y se pusiera de novia con él en tan solo meses. Pasar por esa clase de trauma no se olvida fácilmente, el miedo y la humillación no lo creo. Pero la heroína lo supera de la nada y se enamora rápido de su acosador.
La relación de Marshall y Scarlett para mí fue muy rápida con toda la historia mala entre ellos. No había calor, la pasión que espero en esta clase de género. Solo hay que leer la única escena de sexo que ocurre al final. Eso para mí fue aplastante!
Es ficción y son chicos de secundaria pero esperaba algo un poco más convincente. Al menos algún problema que superar, ella era humana y aceptó que Marshall fuera un lobo solo porque venía soñando con lobos!? Todo muy fácil.
Y qué pasó con el personaje de Trey? Parecía que sería una amenaza para Marshall y pondría en conflicto los sentimientos de Scarlett pero no pasó. Fue realmente bueno y lindo con ella, parecía que le gustaba de verdad ella tal como era y parecía que Scarlett finalmente encontró un amigo y puede que más pero me confundió los cambios de Trey. De pronto, comienza a salir con otras chicas y finalmente desaparece de la historia! Qué!?
La historia regular, final abrupto y necesité un epílogo. -
2.5 - 3 stars
Okay so i did not expect to like this book :P
actually am not a big fan of books about bullies :/
that's because i find it really stupid for someone to fall in love with a person who has been laughing at you and making your life miserable !
At the beginning, the hero was an ASSHOLE!
Then he became a wolf & found that the girl he bullied is his mate! 'Karma is a bitch xD'
What i liked is that,
The author made the character change of Marshall believable( he was really ashamed of himself) and he tried to fix his mistakes !
and also it was not just because she is his mate that he wanted her, he actually fell in love with her !
And even earlier when he was a bully and had not yet becme a wolf , he was really attracted to the heroine ! He was actually frustrated for being intrigued by her! he just did not know what was happening so he continued being an arse :P !
At the end the book i found myself not hating the hero (i still don't love him tho :P) ,
He was so sweet and caring to her !
He was also very patient !
Anyway this was enjoyable and if you want a quick read ,
Then grab this one ;) -
3 stars for the grovelling alone !
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This YA book had a very interesting premise, werewolf guy bullies a girl all through school only to find out senior year she is his destined mate. I have to say though the execution failed. First of all it was too short. There needed to be a bunch more scenes to show this asshat grovelling/proving himself
to the girl to make up for years of bullying. The writing was quite unpolished. Characterization was only so so. Plotting was thin. Conflicts weren't robust enough to really carry the story. Sentence structure was simple and at times awkward. Plus some YA marks were missed entirely. For example, no 18 year boy I've ever known would consistently call his girlfriend a woman rather than a girl or a chick or something similar. -
In a departure from her usual storyline the author has written a Y/A tale. I was a little apprehensive before reading it, not only because of that. But the hero Marshall has badly bullied the heroine Scarlett. They're both highschool students, Scarlett is plumper than some of the other girls at school, and is consistently bullied by the popular crowd of which Marshall is the accepted leader. Marshall and his friend Jack are wolf shifters whereas everyone one else at school is human. When Marshall turns eighteen he has his first transformation into a wolf. It's then he discovers that Scarlett is his destined mate. But she hates him.
My initial worries about whether the author could redeem the hero turned out to be needless as I think she did a great job. This was a romantic read that was tender and sweet. I really liked the characters, especially Scarlett who had a backbone and wasn't going to easily forgive Marshall. I liked Marshall's friend Jack as well it would be nice to have his story. -
Read this book a while ago and I remember most of the story. It was like a teen dream drama to me that was sweet but not good. It consisted of all the boring stuff teens do while going to school. Not really my Thing. I don't really care for teen drama. Also what was with the whole secret guy from out of town then the story line was dropped. It was a very boring book with the sex with condom coming after marriage. The whole " he is wolf story" was done so quickly after we had to hear about gym class, math class and lunch time!? What now you speed it up? When I wanted more details you gave me none. I did not find this a very satisfying book for an adult. For a teen maybe!? That's the target audience here. I don't recommend this book to anyone pass their teens.
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3.5 stars
Sam Crescent is hit and miss for me. This was a hit. It was a basic hit, straight to the gut, nothing fancy but it worked. I love the enemies to lovers. I love the unpopular versus the popular. And I think the being set in school did this book a great favour in that the lack of sex scenes allowed a stronger focus on writing technique and character development. This hit my spots and it hit them well. -
This was a surprisingly clean book from SC. H/h are both still in high school. H bullied h for the better part of 5 years even though he has always felt an attraction to her. He realized she is his mate after his first wolfy transition.
H was a teen manwhore while h is the typical bbw virgin. -
I think Scarlet is a masochist. She liked being bully despite all the desperate mewls in the whole plot that she was tortured by the bully.
She keep saying that she was sad, she hated all the situation that put her in the bully area by her friends, almost all of them, but, in the end, it wasnt gave her ANY effect at all.
When the bully, unfortunately, the hero of this book, start to notice that Scarlet was his mate, he turn from bully to protector mode and just like that.
It was sad to read this kind of book, really. Because, yes, if you've been bullied for years. YEARS. I think it will be really hard, almost imposible for you to trust people who always bulled you, always tortured you.
But not Scarlet, she was bullied for years. Badly bullied by this so called hero, and in the first attempt he was nice to her, she was like, pathetically, open her arms to this kindness.
It wasn't her saying that spell it all, it was her behavior. She keep saying that she can't trust him but she act like it was okay to trust him.
This book, really make me sad and angry because bully victim will never act like Scarlet. Especially when they were bullied so bad. She will never trust the bully even when they tried to be good to her. One part of their mind will always suspicious with the bully's next motives.
This book will be so great if Scarlet did not surrender this quick. This quick surrender make the bully look like a joke. And for the bully hero, everything went so smooth for him. Not too much drama for him. His victim aka his mate was in his hand smoothly. And the author killed the side character was a huge no no.
If I write this book, I'll make Trey's character outstanding. Make him the real angel. Make Scarlet take a grudge tightly for her bullied years. Make Marshall sweating so much so we all know how hard and how his acts was so bad almost can't be tolerated. Scarlet will not be in romance relationship with Trey of course, but the will be as close as best friend. Scarlet will trust Trey with everything in her and that was hurt the Alpha Bully most, because of what he did to Scarlet cut deep in her heart and mind and he will fight so hard, when I said so hard, it really mean so hard to gain Scarlet's trust again.
This book just....disappointed. -
I will freely admit that I do judge a book by it's cover and this cover was so far from the couple in this book, what happened to the fat 18 year old?.
While I am here, what is up with Sam only writing fat heroines?. It is becoming a bit boring now.
I like the plots that Sam creates for all her books, that is why I keeping reading her books hoping that one of the books I will actual love, but her execution of the story is soo lacking, there seems to be some vital part of the story missing.
Firstly, this heroine Scarlett, was a complete and total doormat, not only was she fat but I was not given a description of her where she was at least attractive. Her mannerisms certainly did not make her attractive. She was not strong or witty or smart. Cheryl kept getting the best of her and the wounded look was becoming tedious. Scarlett had no friends which bothered me as I found this to be pathetic rather than sad(I know I am being harsh, but come on!!!) and this shows the type of person you are. I mean not 1 person, in a school full of different personalities,wants to be a friend or even a study buddy with her. What I will give Scarlett credit for, was that she didn't freak out and run and hide when she found out about Marshall, she stood by him. Good on her, finally a backbone!!!!.
Marshall, I was also not a fan, his bullying put me off him and I just couldn't like him. Maybe if Scarlett made him suffer a little I could have grown onto him.
And what's up with us being told that Scarlett's parents are doctors about 5 times?.
Anyway, this was an okay read. Nothing to run out the doors to buy. Wait patiently until your library has it.
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Surprisingly good.
For Scarlett Fields school is a nightmare, she has no friends and is bullied constantly just because she happens to be curvier than her peers, two of the main culprits are Marshall and his best friend Jack/Jake (depending on which page you're on) and this was my main problem with this book I didn't know if I'd actually be capable of liking Marshall after the way he treated Scarlett, but I didn't to worry it was written in such a way that it gradually won me over and by the end I was absolutely loving him.
Marshall changes over the summer, he goes through his first shift and realises that the girl he's bullied is now his mate and he knows what a huge mistake he's made and wonders if he'll ever be able to bring her round.
I loved this book it's a different read from this author but it works really well, I'm hoping Jacks book is next. -
Alpha in progress, Marshall Briggs had been warned by his dad one two many times to reign in his teenage behavior, it could nip him in the butt when he meets his mate. After his first shift, Marshall is back in school for his senior year and getting the feel for his life as a full shifter. However, he never expected to find his mate and the girl who he is meant to spend his life treasuring, is none other than Scarlett who he has spent years bullying along with the whole school.
I liked this one a lot. Scarlett doesn't trust Marshall when he starts being nice to her, she is waiting to see where she becomes the punchline. Marshall is ashamed at his behavior, yes he was young but he intentionally hurt his mate. Quite different from the other Sam Crescent's books I have read so far. -
Amateur writing, did a 12 year old write this?
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★★
** SPOILERS **
En Alpha Bully conocemos al héroe, Marshall, futuro alpha de su comunidad de hombres lobos. Este señorito junto a sus amigos se dedican a hacerle la vida un yogurt a la heroina, Scarlett, que resulta ser una muchacha con "sobrepeso" que no encaja en ningún circulo social.
Ahora, Marshall estará por llevarse la sorpresa de su vida cuando se entere, al volver a la escuela después del verano, que la persona con la que está destinada a pasar el resto de su vida es la gordita a la que tanto jodió durante todos los años de secundaria.
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Decir que esta historia no entretiene sería una mentira, porque a pesar de todos los aspectos clichés (chico popular se enamora de la perdedora de la escuela), de a momentos me hizo sonreír y sentirme mal por todo lo que Scarlett estaba pasando. Yo nunca sufrí de bullying, pero eso no quiere decir que no pueda simpatizar o ponerme en los zapatos de las personas que son víctimas de abuso; pero la heroina perdonó demasiado rápido todas las faltas que cometieron en contra de ella (en especial las de Jack, él era especialmente cruel).
Lo cual me lleva a pensar que la heroina es una especie de Mary Sue porque cuando las personas (explícitamente Marshall y Jack) se dan el tiempo de conocerla, llegan a la conclusión de que ella es un ser súper-dúper especial... también lo piensan los padres de Marshall.
O sea, puedo comprender que Marshall la quiera y piense que ella es lo máximo porque poco se puede hacer en contra de los neuroquímicos involucrados en el hecho de que su lobo la considere la mujer perfecta; ¿pero Jack?
Y tampoco me encantó el hecho de que sucedieran cosas importantes detrás de cámaras, como quien dice. O sea sí, se toquetearon, pero lo mencionaron, no sucedió de frente en el libro. Él la marcó, pero sólo lo mencionaron, no sucedió de frente en el libro.
¿Entonces cuál es el chiste?
Tampoco le vi mucha utilidad a Tyler (creo que se llamaba Tyler lol). Pensé que él de verdad pondría pelea por Scarlett frente a Marshall pero se quedó detrás, en el fondo, como... no lo sé, fue inútil. Me dolió lo innecesaria que fue su presencia.
No será la última vez que leeré una obra de Sam Crescent, porque no esperaba mucho de este libro siendo que es una novelita, algo bien corto. Pero espero que sus próximas obras sean un poco más detallistas, descriptivas. -
Great book! The hero had to do some major groveling to make up for the way he treated his mate (he didn't know she was his mate then) in the past. This is a slow burn, but a quick read. Loved it.
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The couple: Marshall and Scarlett
Romance genre: bully; shifter; fated mates
Part of a series: yes (Alpha Shifter)
Length: 116 pages
Plot: Marshall and Scarlett are in high school (and in fact have always gone to school together, since elementary). Marshall is a wolf shifter, although no humans no about him. He's also a bully. He and his friends, and really everyone in the school, bully Scarlett because of her weight. She's such a good person, but nobody takes the time to see that. Marshall is about to make his first shift, and after he does, when he goes back to school for the first time, he smells his fated mate - Scarlett. He realizes in horror what he's done, and completely changes his ways in an effort to woo his mate.
Character development: Well, Marshall makes a huge change in his behavior because there's no way his mate will want him if he's her bully, and more than that, he needs to be a good person to deserve Scarlett. Scarlett, on the other hand, has to learn to trust Marshall, which isn't easy, given their history.
Would I read more from this author/in this series: yes
I hate bully romances in general; they cause such a sick feeling in my stomach to think of people suffering like that and of some people being that cruel. Garbage human beings. I think that's why I enjoy Sam Crescent's bully romances - the bullying doesn't last very long and then the groveling starts. What I really liked about this story is that Marshall never really felt sorry for himself. He knew what he did was wrong and why and set out to make things right. He was all in. Yes, he probably wouldn't have changed if Scarlett wasn't his fated mates, but baby steps, right? She is making him a better person just by virtue of spending time with him; she can't help but to be a good example. -
Marshall has been bullying Scarlett for years. Marshall was not the only one who has been bullying Scarlett. Scarlett has been bullied by her classmates for being fat. Marshall is turning 18 and is going through the change of becoming a wolf.. As he is going through the change of becoming a wolf, he has yet to find his mate since he is destined to be the alpha of his pack. When Marshall gets close to Scarlett, he realizes that Scarlett is his mate. He grovels for the way he treated Scarlett, but Scarlett is not so quick to forgive and forget and she does not trust Marshall. It is killing Marshall that Scarlett feels like this about him.
This was an okay read. It was not bad, but it was not epic. I loved the premise. I loved the groveling. I am not sure about Jack, Marshall's BFF. He is a bit of a follower. Not sure if there is a book about him. -
Alpha Bully by Sam Crescent was a great read and I really love the story idea of a bully (who is also an alpha wolf) who finds out after he shifts that his mate is none other than the girl he’s bullied for years.
Marshall and Scarlett are so cute together, and I enjoyed seeing Marshall realize the error of his ways and how he actually hurt Scarlett. He spends the story trying to show Scarlett he’s changed and that he’s the guy for her. Scarlett at the same time is trying to figure out if Marshall is being truthful and falling for him at the same time.
My favorite part is near the end… it is so sweet and cute. I can’t say more because I think you have to read it for yourself. My only qualm about this book was that it was so short. I wish there was more.
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Sam really needs someone to edit her stuff. There are simple problems... Ones that should not be overlooked like: muzzle not nuzzle... I don't know why I keep reading her books. The concept is always great but the excision is horrible.
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Don't. Trust me, just don't.
You have better things to do. -
Very Good... I couldn't drop the e-book until I finished, I couldn't concentrate on anything else...
Sam, you stole my heart with this ebook ... Beautiful from beginning to end ... 🥰🥰🥰
Perfect, in love, adorable....
Marshall Briggs e Scarlett...
Um tema forte, bullying.. Algo que é muito frequente na colégio.. E nesse e-book, conseguimos ver a consequência disso... Marshall tormented Scarlett, e isso causou quase um grande problema para seu futuro, pois ela é sua companheira de alma, e devido suas atitudes, ele quase a perdeu, pois cada ato na vida tem uma grande consequência.. Mas as vezes a vida lhe permite ter uma chance de consertar o erro, e foi isso que ele fez.. Scarlett não tem nada o que dizer dela, pois tudo nela e lindo, fofo, encantador...
Passionate about the book... 🥰🥰
Good Reading!! 🎀
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Great short novella.
Marshall Briggs is a werewolf. Son & heir to the Alpha. He and his pack are living alongside humans.
The summer before he is to come into his alpha powers, he begins to develop an attraction to Scarlett Fields, a curvy human whom he and his friends have bullied for years.
When school begins again, its clear that Scarlett is Marshall's destined mate. Now he has to convince a fearful, distrustful Scarlett that he truly cares for her.
Novella is written from perspective of Marshall and Scarlett. Background is given, characters are developed. Secondary characters are developed without being overwhelming or taking over the story.
Cute romance, 4 stars. -
Marshall has bullied Scarlett since they were children. However, when he completes the transition to a full wolf and comes back to school his senior year, he realizes that Scarlett is his true mate. Because she's human, she doesn't get the same pull as him and is terrified when he approaches her. He has to make up for the years of bullying he and his friends caused her in order for her to begin to trust him again.
I really enjoyed this book and watching Marshall slowly build Scarlett's trust. I just felt like Scarlett forgave him a bit too fast. -
It would have been nice had the heroine stood up for herself at least once by the end if I had to buy that the hero only liked her after he turned into a wolf and sensed she was his mate. He probably would have gone on fat shaming and bullying her if not for that little fact. I guess I just wanted more from this bully-romance.
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This isn't my first book by Sam and I'm a big fan of her writing style but this one was disappointing, like this was written by a different Author! The idea was promising, unfortunately the book is very poorly written.
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Alpha bully is one of my favourite novel. From a bully to a boyfriend. Hmm.it's worth the sacrifice for Marshall Briggs.
