The Bully: Limited Edition Cover

The first book I ever read of Sophie Lark's was Brutal Prince and before it, I'd never come across any of her books but it caught me so unexpectedly with how much I loved it that I knew I'd love her future books, and she doesn't disappoint!The Bully was an emotional, a little dark and an incredibly amazing book with the heat levels all the way up there. It'll make you cry, laugh, want to throw the book at a wall (yes, I did this) and still fall in love with the characters.I love the plots and character's of all of Sophie's stories. They're incredibly interesting and there's always a blend of everything; love, hate, lust, and everything else. And the writing is perfect. Dean's character arc spanned three books as you'd know and Sophie left just little pieces of Dean for us in the previous books for us to have an idea of who he is, who he could be, and for us to just die to finally read his book.If I hate one thing above all else in books, its that sometimes authors try to rush things. But that wasn't the case in this book of course, because we get to see Dean and Cat progress in their relationship slowly, we feel them grow closer together, and see what they truly thought of one another.I can't say more without spoiling the book but I absolutely loved Cat and Dean's relationship. They were perfect for each other and watching the grow is just beautiful. *wipes tear*

It’s everything and more that you’d expect from Sophie. I loved how Dean and Cat’s relationship has developed. Every page makes you want to keep reading more and more. I literally can’t get enough of this series. Can’t wait to read ‘The Spy’

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/6.I regret immensely not continuing this series after reading The Heir however I’m back to it and it’s been a blast.I LOVED this book so much. It had the emotion, the growth and the damn mystery of who the spy is. I mean when I thought I knew who it was, something is said and all of the sudden I’m 99% sure it’s another person. The secret is making me running wild with theories and while it can be frustrating, I’m enjoying it too.Cat is such a strong woman now, I’m very proud of her. To think I was frustrated with Cat’s povs in The Rebel. That changed real quick when I noticed why they were relevant towards the end of The Rebel. Cat went from a scared little girl to a strong woman and I loved her progression, her ups and downs but most of all I loved that she found herself and who she wanted to be. She is still the Cat from before but she’s also more now. Love her!Dean is a ball of emotion ( anger) in the beginning of this. He doesn’t know how to process other emotions besides anger because people let him down or left. 🥺Seeing him work on himself to be someone worthy of love but also someone who would appreciate other people and what they had to offer was everything. I loved how despite his prickly exterior he has a heart of gold and feels things deeply. So relatable!I loved how Cat & Dean discovered other areas of their sexuality, how they grew with each other and how they become adults.I loved everyone that appeared in here starting with Snow & Sasha. Snow’s conversations with Dean were one of the highlights for me. I cried. It was beautiful and emotional.I’m intrigued with Miss Boris and I have a theory on it.Again I’m 99% sure of who the spy is and if it’s really him, my jaw will be on the floor!I LOVED that Seb & Yelena welcomed Dean home! 🥹I honestly wouldn’t change a things in this story and that’s why its getting my first 6 star of 2023.Can’t wait to read The Spy!

Although this book can be read as a standalone, I highly recommend reading this series in order; The Heir, The Rebel then The Bully.The MMC; Dean, featured in the first book; The Heir.The MFC; Cat, featured in the second book; The Rebel.Bringing them together for their redemption in this third book in the Kingmakers series.Cat did something bad. And Dean knows what she did.Cat is known as the quiet, innocent one. No one suspects her to have a deep dark secret. No one except the one boy who knew she had a dark side.Dean is portrayed as the villain. Being bought up in Russia with a father who cared more about paperwork then his existence. He’s looking for that place where he belongs.Together, they are light and day. Or are they both night?Dean makes a deal with Cat, he will keep her secret in exchange for her being his “slave”. Cat is first humiliated but being a strong independent woman, she takes on the challenge and exceeds at it more than Dean was expecting.With forced time spent together, Cat starts to see a side to Dean she actually may like. While Dean starts to see a lustful side to Cat he wants to explore more.As they go from enemies to friends to lovers, they find themselves in each other. They were both lonely. But together they are one & the same.But with Dean & his broken past, can he truly love?I devoured this story. It was so easy to read. These characters you were able to connect both emotionally with.Was an easy 5/5 star read for me with 4/5 steam.

“I’ve never been hugged like this, by someone strong. Someone who could hurt me if he wanted to, but instead is using his immense power to give me that sense of protection and support that I’ve never known in all my life.”The best redemption arc I have EVER read. WOW. I hated, like seriously HATED, Dean in the first two Kingmakers' books but by the end of The Bully, he became my favourite male character in this series. How does that happen?!? Sophie Lark's magical ability to develop characters insanely well, that's how. Cat's transformation in this book was also stellar. Sophie wrote about her trauma beautifully and the way Cat came to terms with her overwhelming guilt by the end of it is beautiful. So so sooo good. 5 stars.Read time - 5h 51minsReading sessions - 5

OH MY GOD!!!I have been DYING for Deans book & Sophie Lark did not disappoint!!😍Sophie Lark is one of my favorite authors and with this book, she reminded me why with this book! The passion, the chemistry, the emotion, the mystery this book has it HAD IT ALL! 🔥Since that shocking ending in the Rebel. I've been so excited to see how Cat will handle this deal with Dean! I was wondering how the Sophie was going to weave their story. The Rough Bad boy with the shy mouse? But wow I loved seeing them both do some growing up & mature throughout the book with scorching hot chemistry. I loved the evolution between them and you felt everything that they were going through. Add in the passion, steaminess, and intenseness Sophie throws in her books it made it impossible to put down!It was amazing with a killer ending that just made me more crazy for the upcoming book The Spy!! Highly recommend this series!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️