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My Bully Grump: A dark high school taboo bully romance (Dark Addictions Book 8)

Sadie Smith

Book 8 in the Dark Addictions series · Reading order →

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Why we recommend it

A surly, scowling tormentor and a taboo pull anchor this dark high-school bully romance. The hero's gruff cruelty hides a possessive ache, and the forbidden edge only heightens the heat. Moody, tension-soaked, and laced with grumpy menace, it delivers the push-pull of hate sliding into obsession. Best for readers who love a brooding bully whose hard shell cracks just enough to let dangerous longing slip through.

At a glance

My Bully Grump is book 8 in Sadie Smith’s Dark Addictions series; to read in order, start with My Bully Step. With 4/5 for spice and 4/5 for darkness it sits mid-range for bully romance (of the 419 bully romance books on Readark, 9% rate lower for darkness and 6% lower for spice). Its tropes include grumpy / sunshine, bully and enemies to lovers. Grumpy / sunshine is one of the less common tropes in our catalogue. It is about as dark as Sadie Smith’s other books on Readark (average darkness 4.0/5). 2 content warnings are listed below, hidden until you tap.

Book details

Published
June 2025

My Bully Grump spice level

My Bully Grump is rated 4/5 for spice on Readark’s scale: explicit and frequent, meaning multiple detailed scenes, with heat central to the story. Its darkness rating is 4/5: heavy, meaning sustained cruelty, trauma or non-consent central to the relationship. How we rate

My Bully Grump content warnings

We list 2 content warnings for this book. They stay hidden until you tap, so you can check without spoilers.

Content warnings (tap to reveal)
  • Emotional Abuse / Gaslighting
  • Graphic Violence

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