Soon both capitulate to the intensity, and as their intimacy reaches new heights, Jared is no longer able to deny his true feelings for Tate. Interestingly, that only seems to heighten Jared’s interest in Tate.Īs the fighting escalates, so does the emotional confusion and sexual tension. Upon returning home from traveling abroad her junior year, she is no longer willing to just put up with Jared’s behavior. At the same time, he becomes the playboy and starts bedding every girl in school, but never keeping one for too long. From spreading untrue, embarrassing rumors, to playing pranks on her and ensuring that any guy interested in Tate quickly becomes uninterested, Jared made it his mission to make Tate’s life miserable. Jared went away to spend the summer with his father, and when he returned, he was a different person.įor two years, Jared mercilessly bullies, and causes his friends to bully, Tate. All that changed though, the summer before high school. As kids, they became inseparable best friends, even enjoying clandestine sleepovers, courtesy of the tree that bridged their two bedroom windows. Jared’s life completely changed the day that Tate moved next door. Not surprisingly, I came away from this book with a totally different perspective and liking of the hero. Boy am I glad I did! Unlike my prior experience with these types of series, Until You is not just a retelling of the prior story, but instead is essential to an understanding of the convoluted logic behind the hero’s seemingly, inexcusable bullying behavior. The author’s introductory note, however, suggests that you should listen to Bully first, which is told from the heroine’s perspective, so I capitulated.

Not being a fan of point of view series romances, it had been my intent to only listen to the hero’s perspective which is told in Until You. I originally started listening to this book without listening to Bully (Book 1 in the Fall Away series).

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