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  • Worse than Enemies

  • By: J. L. Beck
  • Narrated by: Avery Reid
  • Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (289 ratings)

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Worse than Enemies

By: J. L. Beck
Narrated by: Avery Reid
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Publisher's summary

The first time we met, it was an accident.

The second was the night my mother told me she was marrying his father. I didn’t know his name then, but I do now: Hayes Ambrose. Captain of the swim team. Popular, gorgeous, the guy every girl wants, with a smile that’s hiding a million secrets.

In the beginning I was certain we would become fast friends, until the day I heard a conversation that I was never supposed to hear. Overnight he became my worst nightmare, my bully. He’ll do anything to keep me quiet, and I’ll do anything to discover the truth. Until the truth is revealed and I realize it’s far more terrifying than I ever expected.

©2022 J. L. Beck (P)2022 Blackstone Publishing
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Warning⚠️⚠️

This book should come with a warning in the description of the book!! Multiple Rape!!! It took a lot to get through this book. I love this author and the book is well written but it’s not for everyone. I would not have purchased this book if I’d known the contents.

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Loved the story line, drama and twist

Trigger warnings are needed BUT it was well worth the listen. It is a great story with a great story line. The twist is even better!

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it's alot

so this story is alot to take in. Me thinking this is merely a bully romance this is way more. this book is an amazing read. a great story. the triggers are wow. but this story was worth it

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Great story!

I don't usually like high school drama romance, but this has very important topics that was very well written.

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Interesting

JL Beck your mind works in an interesting way. I really enjoyed the suspense and your writing style. It was a spicy story that had me thinking. So important to let boys know they are safe and it’s ok to report abuse.

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Good book

This was pretty good. I was not disappointed at all. Good story line I would definitely listen to again.

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The trauma!!

The storyline of this book is trauma. That’s hard for a lot of people to hear and understand. You don’t have to understand it to empathize with people who experience it. Everyone deals with trauma differently. I’ve read mixed reviews on this book before reading it. The abuse it tells about, parental and sexual (both male and female) is a hard read, but it’s a true one.

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Overall great book

The main characters could be a little infuriating but that's what keeps you hooked. The last few chapters loved. Great ending!

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definitely need a trigger warning

great story and keeps you on the edge of your seat. I was not prepared for all the abuse, and it made me sick to my stomach, but I couldn't stop listening until I knew how it ended. voice actor was amazing.

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great story with triggers

just a fair warning that there are non con and dubcon triggers in this story. if you are not bothered by it then I think you will find this story is actually really great! I can't reveal the details but this story focuses on hard topics that many are too afraid to talk about and brings awareness to the issues. my only negative is that the triggers were not mentioned in the summary at least I don't remember it being there and even though I have no triggers I respect those that do and the people who write the summaries need to do a better job at disclosing that information. Good books end up getting bad reviews for this very issue and it's not fair to the authors or the readers.

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