Things I Wanted To Say (But Never Did)
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- Author：Monica Murphy
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Reviews
Shyla S
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Monica Murphy。。。 👏👏。 Take a bow because you just stole the show and set the bar HIGH！！ This story was badass， wicked， racy， explosive。。。 you just took us on a f**king wild ride。 The heat threat level is a code red， and the terrorist responsible is Ms。 Murphy！ 🥵I now have a favorite depraved， dirty alphahole book booyfriend！ 🖤𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙤/𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙚 = Whitt Lancaster & Summer Savage𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 = No𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙚 = Yes𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙚（𝙨） = Enemies to Lovers。 Bully。 High School。 Blackmail。 Degradation。 Past Trauma。 ♥ Alphah Monica Murphy。。。 👏👏。 Take a bow because you just stole the show and set the bar HIGH！！ This story was badass， wicked， racy， explosive。。。 you just took us on a f**king wild ride。 The heat threat level is a code red， and the terrorist responsible is Ms。 Murphy！ 🥵I now have a favorite depraved， dirty alphahole book booyfriend！ 🖤𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙤/𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙚 = Whitt Lancaster & Summer Savage𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 = No𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙚 = Yes𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙚（𝙨） = Enemies to Lovers。 Bully。 High School。 Blackmail。 Degradation。 Past Trauma。 ♥ Alphahole。 Strong female。 Dual POV。𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙇𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡 = 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧 𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 = ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 。。。more
Helen
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Really enjoyed this book。 I hated both characters mothers。 Hero’s mother was just crazy and controlling， and heroines mother was a home wrecker。 I honestly wish there was more build up to the relationship between the main characters。Where they sit and have heart to heart or get to know each other better other than having sex all the time。 But I did like how the hero did not believe the lies his mother and sister said。 And he went and chased the heroine。 Overall great book。 I kinda do hope there Really enjoyed this book。 I hated both characters mothers。 Hero’s mother was just crazy and controlling， and heroines mother was a home wrecker。 I honestly wish there was more build up to the relationship between the main characters。Where they sit and have heart to heart or get to know each other better other than having sex all the time。 But I did like how the hero did not believe the lies his mother and sister said。 And he went and chased the heroine。 Overall great book。 I kinda do hope there is a story about his sister， I would be interested in getting to know more about her illness and what is actually wrong with her。 。。。more
Natasha
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Wow。 This book was such a rollercoaster。 A little different than what I’m used to， but I was hooked from the first page。 This bully romance had me on the edge of my seat wondering what would happen。 Whit and Summer’s story was intense and juicy。 Four stars
Rina's Reads
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I've sat here looking at my screen for the past couple of hours just daydreaming about Whit and Summer's story。 ME！ Daydreaming - that's unheard of。Trying - and failing - to come up with the right words to give this book the review it deserves。All I can manage is: Summer is a strong， brave， and beautiful character。Whit is an arrogant， obsessed a-hole。 Despite this， I fell head over heels for him。It's the little things you read throughout the story that drew me to him。 Like， HIS FIRST KISS！ Le si I've sat here looking at my screen for the past couple of hours just daydreaming about Whit and Summer's story。 ME！ Daydreaming - that's unheard of。Trying - and failing - to come up with the right words to give this book the review it deserves。All I can manage is: Summer is a strong， brave， and beautiful character。Whit is an arrogant， obsessed a-hole。 Despite this， I fell head over heels for him。It's the little things you read throughout the story that drew me to him。 Like， HIS FIRST KISS！ Le sigh。。。 unexpected but so completely sweet。I can't。 I， I just。。。 can't。I have no words。Monica blew my mind with this book。Buy it， read it， PLEASE SOMEONE， obsess over it as much as me！ 。。。more
Tania's Book Blog
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When I first started with this story I didn’t know what to expect。 I did NOT expect these two dark， toxic individuals to have me wrapped around their fingers and unable to put down the book。 Holy book！！！！！！ Whit and Summer were so toxic bit the chemistry was off the charts！！！！！！ They were so May backstory between these two and Summer had her secrets and as much as Whit pushed her she never broke。 They hated each other bit everyone else saw different。 Along the way they fell in love without even When I first started with this story I didn’t know what to expect。 I did NOT expect these two dark， toxic individuals to have me wrapped around their fingers and unable to put down the book。 Holy book！！！！！！ Whit and Summer were so toxic bit the chemistry was off the charts！！！！！！ They were so May backstory between these two and Summer had her secrets and as much as Whit pushed her she never broke。 They hated each other bit everyone else saw different。 Along the way they fell in love without even realizing it or noticing that the other had fell。 When things went left Summer did what she had to do and Whit had some serious groveling and wore her down。 Them together were a forced to be reckoned with。 They protected each other fiercely and loved hard。 Loved them！！！！！ 。。。more
Gin
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WOW！ I was not expecting this， especially from this author but it was fabulous。 Dark， delicious， decadent and disturbing at times。 This story is so lush。 Lush characters， lush settings， lush scenes and lush sex。 Lots and lots of hot， aching， deviant sex。 And I love it。 After that intriguing prologue I was all in。 Teens， Summer and Whit， are incredible characters thrown together in the elite private boarding school setting after a lurid scandal blows up both of their lives。 That sets the scene fo WOW！ I was not expecting this， especially from this author but it was fabulous。 Dark， delicious， decadent and disturbing at times。 This story is so lush。 Lush characters， lush settings， lush scenes and lush sex。 Lots and lots of hot， aching， deviant sex。 And I love it。 After that intriguing prologue I was all in。 Teens， Summer and Whit， are incredible characters thrown together in the elite private boarding school setting after a lurid scandal blows up both of their lives。 That sets the scene for intense bullying when the beautiful boy and king of the school Whit takes revenge on Summer。 She’s there by a favor called in and she doesn’t fit among all the ridiculously wealthy brats。 But she helpless in resisting the cruel boy when he learns her secrets and bullies her into a sexual relationship。 Some times the behavior seemed a little mature for seventeen year olds but it made a compelling story。 This author really brought the heat in this one。 I was melting！ Pages and pages of sizzling passion and brutal words as Whit controlled Summer for his sexual pleasure， not that she was complaining。 She has a torturous past full pain and despair with tragic consequences then she lands in another tenuous situation where she’s used and betrayed。 But she’s a marvel of strength and perseverance with Whit being her only weakness。 I loved her especially when she turned things around on Whit and realized her power。 What a character he is。 The author did a fantastic job with this guy。 He’s cruel and dark and so yummy even when he’s behaving badly。 Pure sexual napalm！ I was enthralled with this couple and their evolving relationship。 The bullying was almost too much at one point but I pushed through and I was so glad。 I loved the progression of their relationship as he slowly softened toward Summer and learned to love。 There are several interesting secondary characters most notably is Whit’s sister Silvie。 I hope she gets a story。 I love this darker theme from this outstanding author。 She always brings the heart melting romance and there’s plenty of that towards the end but most of the melting was the panty variety。 This was smoking！ I’m so glad that Whit spoke her and she told his story。 I LOVE that this is a complete story with no cliffhangers， continuations or installments。 Just one long， beautiful， sexy story。 I love the dark and this is lights out！ 。。。more
Kandace Denys （bookish_kayy）
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SheeshFive stars has been SO HARD to come by lately， but when I tell you that Whit grabbed me by the throat and made sure that I gave him all his stars， it’s no joke。This book。 The steam was A1， the story between them flowed， and it gave me every ounce of bully that I wanted。 And then when I caught a glimpse of what was behind the bully， I swooned so hard。This definitely wasn’t necessarily dark， but it definitely did touch on some triggering topics。 I’d definitely read Sylvie’s story。 I have SO SheeshFive stars has been SO HARD to come by lately， but when I tell you that Whit grabbed me by the throat and made sure that I gave him all his stars， it’s no joke。This book。 The steam was A1， the story between them flowed， and it gave me every ounce of bully that I wanted。 And then when I caught a glimpse of what was behind the bully， I swooned so hard。This definitely wasn’t necessarily dark， but it definitely did touch on some triggering topics。 I’d definitely read Sylvie’s story。 I have SO MANY QUESTIONS about her。 。。。more
Sissy's Romance Book Review
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Things I Wanted To Say by Monica Murphy is the story of Summer Savage and Whit Lancaster。 Whit's family runs the a Lancaster academy so he is king there。 Summer and Whit first meet when Summer is about 14 years old but she doesn't reenter his life until she is 17 years old。 This because her mother has her go to the a Lancaster academy。 These two have a hate for each other but yet they have other feelings they cannot move from。 Whit is hard to like and takes awhile due to his behavior。 Summer has Things I Wanted To Say by Monica Murphy is the story of Summer Savage and Whit Lancaster。 Whit's family runs the a Lancaster academy so he is king there。 Summer and Whit first meet when Summer is about 14 years old but she doesn't reenter his life until she is 17 years old。 This because her mother has her go to the a Lancaster academy。 These two have a hate for each other but yet they have other feelings they cannot move from。 Whit is hard to like and takes awhile due to his behavior。 Summer has been so abused and has such mistrust but she can't seem to stop what Whit does。 This was a dark bully read that has some emotional craziness going on。 I will be looking for more books from this author。 。。。more
Brittany from Can’t Quit Books
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This book was absolutely fantastic。 I could not read it fast enough。 Summer was such a strong heroine and unapologetic about the way she presented herself。 She may seem like she gives in easily， but I saw it as taking what she really wanted。 She stays true to herself throughout the entire book， and the ending proved that she was capable of holding her own。 Whit was so different than I was expected。 Yes， he is a jerk， alpha hero， but he was so much more。 You could feel his emotions and tell he ha This book was absolutely fantastic。 I could not read it fast enough。 Summer was such a strong heroine and unapologetic about the way she presented herself。 She may seem like she gives in easily， but I saw it as taking what she really wanted。 She stays true to herself throughout the entire book， and the ending proved that she was capable of holding her own。 Whit was so different than I was expected。 Yes， he is a jerk， alpha hero， but he was so much more。 You could feel his emotions and tell he had such a huge heart。 I also loved how he began to slowly stand up for himself， but stayed his true self around Summer。This book has it all。。。intense moments， chemistry off the charts， drama， banter， and storyline that will have you reading it in one sitting。 。。。more
Melissa Gloria - Meli’s Books and Coffee
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Let me just say， this was totally unexpected from Monica Murphy and she nailed it！！ I couldn't put this book down。 I was consumed with Whit and Summer。 Whit is a dirty talking， nose in the air angry at the world guy and he is not one to be messed with and I loved every page of him！！ Summer is dealt with so much that I was rooting for her from the very beginning。 I wanted her to have HEA so bad after all of the crap she was dealt。 This firecracker kept Whit on his toes。This book is dark and twist Let me just say， this was totally unexpected from Monica Murphy and she nailed it！！ I couldn't put this book down。 I was consumed with Whit and Summer。 Whit is a dirty talking， nose in the air angry at the world guy and he is not one to be messed with and I loved every page of him！！ Summer is dealt with so much that I was rooting for her from the very beginning。 I wanted her to have HEA so bad after all of the crap she was dealt。 This firecracker kept Whit on his toes。This book is dark and twisted AF， need I say more。 When an author can throw you off from writing a book genre she never does and has you begging that she writes more of it you know it's a damn good book！！ Definitely one of my favorite books this year！！ 。。。more
Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews
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Wow！ This story was such an engrossing read from the very first page。 Whit Lancaster is used to getting everything he wants。 Being raised in on the country’s wealthiest family’s， he attends a school that shares his last name。 He is a cocky， entitled jerk who treats people like they are beneath him。 Summer Savage has had an interesting life。 After a scandal， she transfers to Lancaster Prep their senior year。 Her encounters with Whit are hostile and he treats her horribly。 When she is in a danger Wow！ This story was such an engrossing read from the very first page。 Whit Lancaster is used to getting everything he wants。 Being raised in on the country’s wealthiest family’s， he attends a school that shares his last name。 He is a cocky， entitled jerk who treats people like they are beneath him。 Summer Savage has had an interesting life。 After a scandal， she transfers to Lancaster Prep their senior year。 Her encounters with Whit are hostile and he treats her horribly。 When she is in a dangerous situation， he saves her and she is confused since he openly hates her。 They enter in to an agreement that is beneficial to them both， but is extremely toxic。 I don’t know how to describe their relationship other than toxic。 They can’t stand each other， but they can’t bear to see the other with someone else。 They are up and down and every which way。 Readers will want them together， but at the same time want them to move on。 I loved the characters and their backstories will having you hoping that they work out their issues。 Such an amazing， emotional rollercoaster ride with these two deeply conflicted individuals。 Cannot express how much I loved them and their story。 Review copy provided for a voluntary review。 。。。more
Jennifer Pierson
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I'm going to start out by talking about Summer， as the things that happened to her were uncalled for so it left me really despising Whit。 See， Summer's mother broke up Whit's parents so when she transfers into the school that is named after Whit's family， she's hoping she can just stay under the radar。 Alas， that wasn't in the cards for her since Whit honed in on her instantly， but I can't get behind a hero who was so stinking mean to a girl who had nothing to do with what happened to his family I'm going to start out by talking about Summer， as the things that happened to her were uncalled for so it left me really despising Whit。 See， Summer's mother broke up Whit's parents so when she transfers into the school that is named after Whit's family， she's hoping she can just stay under the radar。 Alas， that wasn't in the cards for her since Whit honed in on her instantly， but I can't get behind a hero who was so stinking mean to a girl who had nothing to do with what happened to his family。 These two have serious chemistry but I would have very much liked it if she went toe to toe with him more often because it seemed like her backbone went into hiding & that's not how I roll but seriously， that's just me。 I wasn't able to put the book down until every last page was read so that's why I didn't give it a lower rating but again， this is only my opinion so I hope that y'all will make up your own minds by hitting those one click buttons！ HIGHLY RECOMMEND！ 。。。more
Jackie
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Monica Murphy never disappoints。 I love her books。This was a rollercoaster ride from beginning to end。 Whit is such a jerk and the things he says， well any other female would’ve kicked him where it really hurt and strangled him just to drive the point home。He’s mean， cruel and vulgar but Summer is drawn to him no matter what。 There was a pull between them since they met at fourteen。Summer has secrets。 I really felt for her but I liked that no matter what she always held her head high。 There were Monica Murphy never disappoints。 I love her books。This was a rollercoaster ride from beginning to end。 Whit is such a jerk and the things he says， well any other female would’ve kicked him where it really hurt and strangled him just to drive the point home。He’s mean， cruel and vulgar but Summer is drawn to him no matter what。 There was a pull between them since they met at fourteen。Summer has secrets。 I really felt for her but I liked that no matter what she always held her head high。 There were things that could’ve broken anyone down and made them quit but not Summer。I liked Whit’s sister。There is bullying in this book so if that’s not your thing then don’t read this book。To anyone else who like dark， bully romance I highly recommend this book。 。。。more
RoseyLovesBooks
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Dark and intense， Things I Wanted To Say is bully romance boiling over with angst， drama and steam and is one heck of a wild ride！
The Romantic Rush Blog
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This is Monica Murphy like I’ve never read her before- AND I AM HERE FOR IT！ Darker， steamier， edgier- and oh so addictive！ While this story has bully beginnings， it evolves into something so much more interesting and complex。 It’s psychologically captivating， a dynamic exploration of power， perception， healing， and redemption。Whit is just the WORST- and I love him。 Depraved， despicable， asshole， arrogant， unhinged。 The kind of hero that you’re pretty sure you need therapy for falling so madly i This is Monica Murphy like I’ve never read her before- AND I AM HERE FOR IT！ Darker， steamier， edgier- and oh so addictive！ While this story has bully beginnings， it evolves into something so much more interesting and complex。 It’s psychologically captivating， a dynamic exploration of power， perception， healing， and redemption。Whit is just the WORST- and I love him。 Depraved， despicable， asshole， arrogant， unhinged。 The kind of hero that you’re pretty sure you need therapy for falling so madly in love with。 By far one of the most messed up bullies I’ve read， but also one of the most nuanced。 There’s an aching vulnerability to him that draws you in- a woundedness that spoke to me， despite his horribleness。 Our heroine Summer- my lord what this girl endures。 Humiliation， shame， emotional manipulation， heartbreak。 Despite it all， she’s kind， she patient， and she’s giving。 But she’s also strong- I loved seeing her find her voice， her own power after being powerless for pretty much her whole damn life。 She’s impossible not to admire for her resilience - but even more so for the fact that despite all she’s been through， she has the courage to still hope for good in others。Their chemistry is complicated and consuming。 A beautiful mess- equal parts twisted and magical。And lord are they HOT。 Whit has a mouth that would make a sailor blush- and these two have a kinky streak I couldn’t get enough of。 I was obsessed with every moment。Both characters grow in ways both meaningful and compelling- from finding their own true selves within each other first and then learning how to be the better version of themselves to be the true partner the other needs。 Two jagged broken pieces perfectly matched。 This is about growing up into better yourself by confronting your worst。 These are two characters with pretty deeply traumatic demons， and I love how Monica has them spiral together even more deeply in their darkness before they learn to claw their way out。The are some amazing and unexpected twists and shifts in the story， and a few that for me felt a bit abrupt。 The very last leg of the book in particular- with the ending satisfying but not quite as fantastic as the rest of this story。 The story is quite long- and the exposition and ending perhaps not perfectly weighted， but I loved the book so hard that this didn't phase me much。This story is bold and unexpected， for me a whole new version of the fabulous Monica Murphy， and all I can say is I need MORE！ One of the best book surprises of the year！4。5 stars 。。。more
Thi
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I wasn’t sure how I felt about Whit。 There were times I just wanted to junk punch him BUT there were times I just wanted to hug him and love him。 I can see why Summer was so fascinated with him。 There was just something about him that made you want to reach for him even if you knew it was bad for you。
Jen Zingaro
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Hands down， this will be one of my favorite reads for this year。I was so addicted to this story and I stayed up into the night reading。 It's the first book that I've ever felt compelled to visit a Pinterest board for。 There is a ton of suspense and sex。 Chemistry for days。 Whit and Summer show so much growth over the course of the story。 Whit is jaded， angry and cruel。 Summer is the target of his aggression but never seems to be totally successful beating her down and I loved that about her。 She Hands down， this will be one of my favorite reads for this year。I was so addicted to this story and I stayed up into the night reading。 It's the first book that I've ever felt compelled to visit a Pinterest board for。 There is a ton of suspense and sex。 Chemistry for days。 Whit and Summer show so much growth over the course of the story。 Whit is jaded， angry and cruel。 Summer is the target of his aggression but never seems to be totally successful beating her down and I loved that about her。 She kept him frustrated and annoyed。I was riveted by every single sentence I read。 There wasn't any slow parts to this story in my opinion。Romeo and Juliet vibes。 Dark， Twisted characters。 。。。more
Becky
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What a dark， twisted tale of connection and love that turned out to be！ Even the warnings from Monica herself couldn’t prepare you for how different that story was from a ‘normal’ teen romance’ that Monica writes， but I loved it！ Seriously there’s going to be no spoilers from me so this review will be short cause if I get started then I’ll just spill every little detail which had me hooked from page 1。 Whit and Summer are like a modern-day Jane and Mr Rochester maybe？ That’s the closest pair I c What a dark， twisted tale of connection and love that turned out to be！ Even the warnings from Monica herself couldn’t prepare you for how different that story was from a ‘normal’ teen romance’ that Monica writes， but I loved it！ Seriously there’s going to be no spoilers from me so this review will be short cause if I get started then I’ll just spill every little detail which had me hooked from page 1。 Whit and Summer are like a modern-day Jane and Mr Rochester maybe？ That’s the closest pair I could think of who shared even a bit of the angst and trauma that these two have been through in their short lives。 You’re never quite sure if this will turn out to be what you expect or not until about 5% from the end， and I’m not saying either way…。Reminding me of Penelope Douglas or LJ Shen， it is a complete turn about for Monica but in such a good way and I truly hope that if there is any more of this dark side in there Monica shares it again。Be prepared for lots of sex between these two but it sits well in the story。 Avoid if not your thing。 Thank you Monica for the privilege of being able to read in advance and be part of this new venture for you。 。。。more
Sandy S
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THINGS I WANTED TO SAY （BUT NEVER DID） by Monica Murphy is a contemporary， stand alone， young adult/new adult/ adult， dark， erotic bully romance focusing on Whit Lancaster， and Summer Savage。WARNING: Due to the nature of the story line premise there may be numerous triggers for more sensitive readers。 Told from dual first person perspectives covering approximately twelve years THINGS I WANTED TO SAY （BUT NEVER DID） follows the acrimonious， bully relationship between Lancaster heir Whit Lancaster THINGS I WANTED TO SAY （BUT NEVER DID） by Monica Murphy is a contemporary， stand alone， young adult/new adult/ adult， dark， erotic bully romance focusing on Whit Lancaster， and Summer Savage。WARNING: Due to the nature of the story line premise there may be numerous triggers for more sensitive readers。 Told from dual first person perspectives covering approximately twelve years THINGS I WANTED TO SAY （BUT NEVER DID） follows the acrimonious， bully relationship between Lancaster heir Whit Lancaster， and Summer Savage。 At the ages of fourteen Summer Savage met Whit Lancaster at a Lancaster party， and in the ensuing years never forgot that fateful encounter。 Three years later， the fall-out of a society scandal found Summer Savage struggling at the prestigious Lancaster Prep School， a school where she would become the target of bullies but more specifically the target of the boy she could never forgot。 Becoming persona non grata at a school for the elite， meant Summer awakening each day worried about the who， how and why of each personal attack， attacks seemingly orchestrated by Whit Lancaster。 Exiled from most of the school population， it was only a matter of time before the administration took a dislike to Summer Savage。 What ensues is the tempestuous and caustic relationship between Whit and Summer， and the ongoing fall-out of betrayal and vengeance， aimed at our story line heroine， as she struggled to move on from the demons of her past。Summer Savage has struggled with issues of low self-esteem in the wake of her family life spiralling out of control。 Following a society and media nightmare， not of her making， our heroine is ‘hidden’ away for all intents and purposes but coming face to face with the boy that has continued to star in her nightmares and dreams was about to push our heroine to the edge of reason， as she battles between head and heart knowing that Whit Lancaster would be her ultimate fall。 Whit Lancaster is an entitled bully who controls Lancaster Prep， and in this controls the entire student body and staff。 When Whit places a proverbial target on our heroine’s back， it is only a matter of time before the fall-out destroys what is left of Summer Savage。 Whit Lancaster uses emotional， physical， and sexual control in his position of power that he lauds over our heroine， and the school， at every opportunity。 He is feared and loved in equal measure， using his name and family position to rule at the ripe old age of seventeen。The relationship between Summer and Whit is angry and spiteful， and I struggle to call it a romantic story line。 The bullying， humiliation， emotional and mental abuse is continuous; the sl*t shaming is excessive。 Whit Lancaster cannot stop obsessing about Summer Savage， and in this， he is determined to know all of Summer's secrets in an effort to claim every part of our story line heroine。 The $ex scenes are intense， dramatic and not without some question of consent-the relationships and friendships play out like a game wherein Summer Savage is the ultimate pawn。The mean girls （and boys） and relentless bullying is tantamount to assault; the adults and parents are unforgiving， ruthless and cruel。 Summer Savage is not the perfect heroine but an embattled life makes for questionable decisions， decisions that often place our heroine in the direct line of fire。 She didn’t deserve the humiliating treatment， treatment that affected her choices going forward， often taking the blame for catastrophic events in her life。THINGS I WANTED TO SAY （BUT NEVER DID） is a story of secrets and lies， betrayal and vengeance， abuse， bullying， power and control。 THINGS I WANTED TO SAY （BUT NEVER DID） may be a difficult story for many readers。 I struggle with the bully romances， in general， as the victims and intended targets do not deserve the abuse at the hands of piers， strangers， family or friends， and in the wake of real life， sometimes the bullies hit too close to home。 The premise is dark， heart breaking and emotional; the characters are broken and cruel; the romance is questionable on so many levels。 Monica Murphy is a gifted writer-she was able to break my heart， and make me cry in a matter of a few pages。www。thereadingcafe。com 。。。more
Nicki （BooksandChatt）
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Holy moly with all the spice！！ This book isn’t like the others！ Monica Murphy slayed my heart with this bully romance！An emotional read with a strong FMC！ Seriously love Summer！ And Whit？！？！ A guy you equally love and the！ The character development is Amazing！ A lot of this book ripped at my heart！ But seriously， the heat！ I wasn’t expecting so much！ Lol （not a bad thing。） They feel like what they like is disturbing but who knew that link was hot！！Monica it’s one of my go to authors。 I love her Holy moly with all the spice！！ This book isn’t like the others！ Monica Murphy slayed my heart with this bully romance！An emotional read with a strong FMC！ Seriously love Summer！ And Whit？！？！ A guy you equally love and the！ The character development is Amazing！ A lot of this book ripped at my heart！ But seriously， the heat！ I wasn’t expecting so much！ Lol （not a bad thing。） They feel like what they like is disturbing but who knew that link was hot！！Monica it’s one of my go to authors。 I love her books but this one… it grabbed a hold of me like no other！Loved it！Definitely recommend！⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Definitely some potential Triggers 。。。more
Heather
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This book was a genuine 5 star read。 There are secrets and lies， hope and redemption。 Summer and Whits' journey is not an easy one。 They both struggle with the darkness within that calls out to one another。 Watching both of them try to come to terms with their feelings is amazing。 There is a lot of character growth throughout the book。 I really don't want to spoil the story so I'll simply encourage you to one click it today and fall in love with it the way I have。 There is mention of past sexual This book was a genuine 5 star read。 There are secrets and lies， hope and redemption。 Summer and Whits' journey is not an easy one。 They both struggle with the darkness within that calls out to one another。 Watching both of them try to come to terms with their feelings is amazing。 There is a lot of character growth throughout the book。 I really don't want to spoil the story so I'll simply encourage you to one click it today and fall in love with it the way I have。 There is mention of past sexual abuse so beware if that is a trigger for you。 。。。more
Lindsey Domokur
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Do you love bully romance？ Do you love steam？ Do you love Alpha jerks who grow soft in the end？ Then you will like this book。 Whit Lancaster is one of the worst， but when he met Summer 4 years ago something inside him started to change。 Summer couldn't stop thinking about the boy that gave her her first kiss when she was 14 years old and called her terrible things。 Not only did it make her curious， she liked it。 Now she's finishing out highschool at Lancaster Prep and after living through a scan Do you love bully romance？ Do you love steam？ Do you love Alpha jerks who grow soft in the end？ Then you will like this book。 Whit Lancaster is one of the worst， but when he met Summer 4 years ago something inside him started to change。 Summer couldn't stop thinking about the boy that gave her her first kiss when she was 14 years old and called her terrible things。 Not only did it make her curious， she liked it。 Now she's finishing out highschool at Lancaster Prep and after living through a scandal， she just wants to finish school and get out。 Whit has other plans for her though。 Whit hates her for what her mother did to his family and he is about to punish her in any way he knows how。 The only problem is， he talks a big game but he can't help being obsessed with Summer and his heart and his mind are at war。 There was a lot that I loved about this book。 I adored Whit， even if he was a jerk most of the time。 I love a conflicted hero and especially one that knows he is done for as soon as he meets the girl that will change everything。 I loved the connection that Whit and Summer shared too， but I wish we would have seen more of it outside of the steamy scenes。 I also wish we would have gotten more with Sylvie and what happened to her。 I liked the mystery of what was happening with her health。 While I guessed that was the case， I still would have liked to know more about what was going on。 I suspect there will be another installment in this series that will explain more so that will be good。 I do understand why many people are in love with this one， because it was very angsty and he was a fantastic bully。 I am in the minority here wishing there was more plot and less steam。 While I love a good scene， this book had an excess of them。 Now， I am well aware that many people read for the bully/steam factor and if that is what you want， I will recommend this book to you immediately。 Even though Summer was "strong" and could take all the bullying， I just didn't connect with her and her thirst for being treated that way。 I wish she would have stood up a little more to Whit and not caved every time he touched her。 3。5 stars for me。 If you like highschool bully romance， I urge you to read this because， again， I am in the minority here。 。。。more
Travelogged Blogs
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3。75 stars ⭐ Monica Murphy is one of my favourite authors。 Her sports romance books are the best and I enjoyed reading them。 I love the bully romance trope and till date I've read many books about the same。 I particularly don't enjoy the book when the female mc is too gullible or gives in easily。 In Summer's case though， I'm still not sure whether I liked her or not but I felt sympathetic towards her。 The girl was put through a lot when she was supposed to be a kid and enjoy her life all becaus 3。75 stars ⭐ Monica Murphy is one of my favourite authors。 Her sports romance books are the best and I enjoyed reading them。 I love the bully romance trope and till date I've read many books about the same。 I particularly don't enjoy the book when the female mc is too gullible or gives in easily。 In Summer's case though， I'm still not sure whether I liked her or not but I felt sympathetic towards her。 The girl was put through a lot when she was supposed to be a kid and enjoy her life all because of her mother's actions。 Summer was strong but I think she was too dependable on Whitt。 Maybe I felt like that because she didn't have any friends besides Sylvie （Whitt's sister） whom she rarely opened up to。 It was almost like she couldn't function without him。 Summer & Whitt were perfect and had good chemistry。 There was a lot of steam， angst and tension but their relationship felt entirely physical to me。 After 86% I started to feel their emotional connection but by then， I could practically predict the end and I wasn't that invested in the story。 Whitt was everything I liked in a bad boy。 Cruel， arrogant， broody， vindictive， possessive， rich and handsome。 But the fact that his family came from old money was exaggerated a lot。 Overall， the side characters that intrigued me the most were Sylvie & Spencer。 The more I read books， the more I've come to an understanding that I love mean girls or some badas female protagonists who are a lot more complicated inside than what they show on the outside and because of that I hope Monica writes a book about Sylvie。 I liked the plot。 Sometimes， it was disturbing and sometimes it was shocking。 I can say that it was definitely not a light read。 It was solid with all the family drama， secrets， mean rich kids and boy obsessed trope but it didn't keep me hooked。 That's just all about my opinion on this one。 。。。more
Everything Bookish Blog
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Intense。 Humiliation。 Pleasure。 Shame。 Obsession。 Challenge。 Addiction。 Secrets。 Lies。 This story is massive。 It encompasses so many emotions and the journey isn’t straightforward。 It blindsides you and comes at you sideways。 I barely survived reaching that last page。 These two characters put me through the ringer。 I didn’t always agree with them but there was not a page I turned I didn’t hold my breath anticipating what was next。 My feels are a mess。 The story was surprising and intricately lay Intense。 Humiliation。 Pleasure。 Shame。 Obsession。 Challenge。 Addiction。 Secrets。 Lies。 This story is massive。 It encompasses so many emotions and the journey isn’t straightforward。 It blindsides you and comes at you sideways。 I barely survived reaching that last page。 These two characters put me through the ringer。 I didn’t always agree with them but there was not a page I turned I didn’t hold my breath anticipating what was next。 My feels are a mess。 The story was surprising and intricately layered。 They use each other and have this struggle for dominance that no one can win。 They pushed into uncomfortable territory and met their match in so many ways。 The build up was slow as the story I unraveled but the spice levels was a ten alarm fire。 Their kinky escapades were out of this world fun to experience even second hand。 It packed a wallop I won’t be soon forgetting。 。。。more
Kari Hansen
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Whit is a character you will love to hate as he feels justified in taking his pain and anger out the one person who is innocent in the scenario。 When he finds out that Summer is attending his school， he plans to wield all the power he holds to make the situation as difficult as possible for her especially once he has the leverage to bend her to his will。Summer’s life has been turned upside down through no fault of her own and now she finds herself not only an outcast at school but being the reci Whit is a character you will love to hate as he feels justified in taking his pain and anger out the one person who is innocent in the scenario。 When he finds out that Summer is attending his school， he plans to wield all the power he holds to make the situation as difficult as possible for her especially once he has the leverage to bend her to his will。Summer’s life has been turned upside down through no fault of her own and now she finds herself not only an outcast at school but being the recipient of Whit’s ire。 With everything he says and does she should despise him but her heart doesn’t agree。 Once everything unfolds will they be each others downfall or salvation？ The chemistry between these two is hawt！ They take us on quite the ride as he is determined to break her， and she is determined that he won’t and there is no backing down for either one of them which only makes the evolution of their relationship that much better。 。。。more
Melena
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Monica Murphy has some amazing cover designs and blurbs that really catch my attention when I see them。I don't usually read the bully/darker romance tropes， but Monica Murphy did a nice job here。 I have read a number of her books and like her writing and storytelling styles。 She really built the characters and plot into something that is difficult to put down。 I couldn't wait to see what happened next。 Whit and Summer are complex characters who have secrets and lots of chemistry despite their an Monica Murphy has some amazing cover designs and blurbs that really catch my attention when I see them。I don't usually read the bully/darker romance tropes， but Monica Murphy did a nice job here。 I have read a number of her books and like her writing and storytelling styles。 She really built the characters and plot into something that is difficult to put down。 I couldn't wait to see what happened next。 Whit and Summer are complex characters who have secrets and lots of chemistry despite their antagonistic relationship。 It was interesting watching the plot unfold as they grew closer and their romance developed。This is one of Monica's best books yet！Thank you to the author for providing an ARC for an honest review。 。。。more
Kyre Davidson
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This an absolute page turning， heart-aching， unendingly captivating， masterpiece of a story！ When I read the synopsis for “Things I Wanted To Say” I was immediately interested in reading this story。 I have a major weakness for intense， work-for-it， enemies-to-lovers romances！ 😍😉 Summer and Whit were both such， multi-layered， in-depth， well written characters。 They’re both the type of characters progressively develop and grow as the book unfolds。 I fell in love with them more than I ever thought This an absolute page turning， heart-aching， unendingly captivating， masterpiece of a story！ When I read the synopsis for “Things I Wanted To Say” I was immediately interested in reading this story。 I have a major weakness for intense， work-for-it， enemies-to-lovers romances！ 😍😉 Summer and Whit were both such， multi-layered， in-depth， well written characters。 They’re both the type of characters progressively develop and grow as the book unfolds。 I fell in love with them more than I ever thought I could。 Their story was heartbreaking， angsty， painful， beautiful and glorious… I could easily go on but I’ll stop myself while I’m ahead。 To put it simply: I couldn’t have hoped for more than was delivered， this novel and it’s main focuses， Summer and Whit， we’re/are unapologetically unforgettable。 I couldn’t get enough of these perfectly flawed， deep and fantastically written characters！ I know for a fact that I will be back to reread this amazing book in the future。 👌🏻10 out of 10 rating！ ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Five stars all the way！ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I can confidently say that this slow-burn， enemies-to-lovers， completely captivating， dark， bully， intense romance will go down as one of my top reads of 2021。 💜🖤💙❤️ 。。。more
Mary
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What an intense and fabulously consuming， crazy roller-coaster ride。 Whit and Summer share a moment when they are 14 which immediately sparked a connection。 When Summer ends up attending Lancaster Prep， they find themselves in each other’s orbit。 For Whit， he sees Summer as the enemy， the daughter of the woman that broke up his family。 Summer finds herself alone and just wants to get through her senior year but Whit has other ideas。 This relationship is combustible as the push-pull between them What an intense and fabulously consuming， crazy roller-coaster ride。 Whit and Summer share a moment when they are 14 which immediately sparked a connection。 When Summer ends up attending Lancaster Prep， they find themselves in each other’s orbit。 For Whit， he sees Summer as the enemy， the daughter of the woman that broke up his family。 Summer finds herself alone and just wants to get through her senior year but Whit has other ideas。 This relationship is combustible as the push-pull between them delivers all the drama with incredible passion。 I honestly never knew for sure if Whit liked Summer or hated her。 He rules the school and pulls out all the stops hoping he will get her to quit but Summer is made of tougher stuff and her strength surprises him。 Now for Summer， Whit isn’t the only Lancaster that is a master player because his mother Sylvia has her own agenda。 Wow！ There are moments that disturbed me， moments that made me swoon and moments that shocked and surprised me。 The beauty of it all is that I loved every heart-pounding， gut-wrenching， over-the-top sexy moment。 I voluntarily read an ARC of this book and this is my honest review。 。。。more
Jackie Wright
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First let me say this isn’t a trope I’m normally drawn to but that being said Ms Murphy turned this book around for me with her strong and compassionate writing。 This is Whit Lancaster and Summer Savage’s journey。 Whit is a bully and honestly a jerk but we do see glimpses of his softer side as a strong and determined Summer stands up to him， both are survivors and that gives them a connection but will Summer fall for the villain determined to make her life a misery……This book isn’t just a story， First let me say this isn’t a trope I’m normally drawn to but that being said Ms Murphy turned this book around for me with her strong and compassionate writing。 This is Whit Lancaster and Summer Savage’s journey。 Whit is a bully and honestly a jerk but we do see glimpses of his softer side as a strong and determined Summer stands up to him， both are survivors and that gives them a connection but will Summer fall for the villain determined to make her life a misery……This book isn’t just a story， it’s a journey， at times is hard to read， at times it will consume you， it will break your heart and it will put you back together as you learn the reasons this couple behave the way they do。 Secrets are being kept and Summer will do anything to keep them and that means doing whatever Whit asks of her…。。Lust soon turns to love and that’s when we see the real characters in this emotional read， this book has plenty of angst， it’s raw， its gritty， it’s dark and it’s what this author does so well。 。。。more
Anita Byars
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