Overall, Bully is a touching and a compelling novel, and the author accurately showcases a theme that has affects almost everyone especially during teenage. In this particular case, he unleashes his burdens on the one person who loved him unconditionally. Jared anger and his hurting behavior have some explainable causes he is a lonely young man dealing with his pain but decides to lash it on others. There are some reasons as to why he becomes a bully, and there are also reasons for his hate. There is always a reason when it comes to bullying, and so is to Jared’s case. However upon realizing herself, Tate blossoms and manages to stand for herself. Jared bullying leaves Tate with very few friends, and this causes her at times to be socially inept. Throughout the story, Tate not only matures as a character but also as a woman from being the defenseless naïve girl to being a woman who can stand for herself, and her ground. However, it reaches a point when she has to stand her ground, which forces Jared to up his game. Her relief comes when she gets to spend a year in France, away from Jarred and his taunting. Tate is a strong woman, such that she can put up with Jared and his bullying even though she has no idea of why her once best friend chooses to be so bad for her. Tate could not figure out what had happened to her best friend, but what could she do now? Face the bully and get bullied over and over again?īully is an excellent start to an exciting series. Jared ignored Tate, avoided her and would occasionally bully her in front of her and his colleagues. When he came back, he was a different man never the same man that Tate knew. They were so close to each other such that they did everything together, until the summer before their first year in college when Jared had to say goodbye. Jared and Tate were best friends for many years before high school. When she is not writing, you will find Penelope touring old ships and road-tripping.īully is the first novel in Fall Away series by Penelope Douglas. Penelope is married and has a daughter named Aydan. She then went ahead to pursue a Master’s degree specializing in Education at Loyola University in New Orleans. Born in Dubuque, Lowa Penelope is the oldest of five children, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Northern Lowa.

She is a teacher and a writer based in Las Vegas. Penelope Douglas is the USA Today and New York Times bestselling American writer of the Fall Away series.

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