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Until You

Series membership: Fall Away · Listed position 1.5
HEA Readable on its own: recorded 2013 Adult
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A heated and passionate novel, full of feeling and intensity, 'Until You' is the story of Jared, and his tempestuous with Tatum.

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Best for readers who like: Childhood friends turned enemies, a troubled male narrator, high-school rivalry, and complicated family relationships.
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Spice4/5
Darkness6/10
Obsession8/10
Psychological7/10
Violence6/10
Emotional Damage8/10
Trigger Intensity8/10
Romance Focus9/10

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Book at a Glance

Series membershipFall Away
Readable on its ownyes
POVFirst person
PaceFast • Medium
EndingHEA
WorldContemporary
RelationshipM/F
Obsession TypePossession / Ownership
SubgenreContemporary romance
Writing StyleDark / Intense
MMC PersonalityJealous, possessive, emotionally intense, guarded, loyal
FMC PersonalityIndependent, competitive, resilient, outspoken, fiercely loyal

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attempted sexual assaultblackmailbullyingchild abuse and neglectemotional abusefamily traumaGraphic sexual contentgriefparental addictionphysical violencerevenge porn

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Overall Recommendation9/10

Book summary

Jared Trent grew up next door to Tate Brandt. She was his closest friend—until a summer with his father changed the way he treated her. Now he keeps her at a distance through cruel jokes, rumors, and a rivalry he refuses to let go.

After a year in France, Tate comes home determined to enjoy her senior year without letting Jared ruin it. She starts fighting back, and the control he thought he had begins to slip. Told from Jared’s perspective, Until You explores the family trauma behind his anger, his fierce loyalty to his younger brother, and the damage he has done to the girl he cannot stop thinking about.

Main characters

  • Jared Trent — male lead. Guarded, jealous, and fiercely protective of his younger half-brother, Jax. He is sixteen at the start of the main timeline, turns seventeen during Tate’s year away, and eighteen in their senior year.
  • Tatum “Tate” Brandt — female lead. Jared’s childhood best friend and next-door neighbor. A competitive runner with plans to study medicine, she returns from France at seventeen, more confident and willing to stand up to him. She turns eighteen later in the story.

Reading order

This is Jared’s companion story to Bully, book 1.5 in the Fall Away series. It can be read on its own, but Bully is the recommended starting point.

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