I went into this book thinking I would enjoy another great Willa Nash story. I found myself tearful over Cal’s representation of Nellie to him. When the culmination of it hits in this book, it manifests an emotional response. It would be simple to place our focus there, but the true beauty of The Bully is the evolution of Nellie’s and Cal’s understandings of each other. When she does, these two are the grand finale of your favorite fireworks show. Nash wastes very little time in getting them into bed. It’s interesting because you could call this a slow-burn in terms of the progression of Cal and Nellie’s adoration. The Bully is pure unadulterated enemies-to-lovers. And Cal has now wrestled the top spot away from Reese Huxley as my favorite hero in Willa Nash’s Calamity Montana series. That misunderstood hero trope? It’s a sure thing, as far as I’m concerned. There is nothing more romance catnip than a seemingly mean-spirited hero with depths of trauma to hide a big heart. What I didn’t realize, what took me by surprise, was how much I love Nash’s characterization of Cal. I knew from Pierce and Kerrigan’s book, The Brazen, that I would like Cal and Nellie’s book, Willa Nash’s newest book, The Bully.
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