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Cruel and Careless

by Bailey Nicole

Book 1 in Worthless Boys

Come for the wrecked-boy intensity; stay because Bailey Nicole lets the damage feel ugly before she lets it heal. If dark MM with addiction, possessive heat, and messy forgiveness is your thing, this one hits hard.

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Content warnings: Addiction, Substance abuse, Drug use, Alcohol use, Sexual content, Suicidal ideation, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Child neglect, Domestic violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Mental illness, Depression, Anxiety, Toxic relationships, Poverty

Length269 pages

Series statusCompleted series · 3 books

Spice4/5 · Passionate / intense

PacingMedium

Story profile

What the story promises

The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.

Romance promise

Love/hate tension
M/M
Instant attraction
High
Passionate / intense
The angst delivered

Damaged survivor
Possessive love interest
Possessive / claiming
Cathartic release
Possessive alpha
Hurt/comfort
Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
Book hangover
Dark/tortured soul
Mutual pining
Rough / primal
Earned hope
Anti-hero
Only one who understands them
Desperate / urgent
Survivor
Push and pull
Dirty talk heavy
Obsessive love interest
Marking / biting
Possessive/protective
Marking hickeys
Jealous/possessive during intimacy
Spit play
Possessive
Marking

Fantasy promise

Dark romance
Academy / campus
Contemporary
Forbidden love
High school romance
First love

Healing romance

Reading experience

Dual POV
Medium
Dark
Raw
Heavy
Gay

Angsty
Emotional
Queer
Intense
Outcast/loner
Mental health rep
Gritty
Introspective
Depression rep
Working class
Heartbreaking
Seductive
Tense
Slow descent into darkness
Forbidden desire
Emotional devastation
Will make you cry
Addictive pacing

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Matched by the most important shared story signals, with the tradeoffs made explicit.

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Different because

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Different because

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Book details

Length: 269 pages
Language: English
Format: Book