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Have you read The Misfit Mage and His Dashing Devil by MN Bennet (2023)?

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Voting ended onJun 5, 2025

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Bend Him Break Him review notes

TWs: dubcon/noncon, blackmail, forced coming out, homophobia, discrimination, assault, attempted sexual assualt, spoilers

Oooh, is this gonna be another dual POV? I like that in books, not gonna lie.

Okay, so, Leon's a bitch and Colton needs to learn to stand up for himself.

Oooh, why did Colton and Isaac break up? Colton still seems to have some hangups there and I am NOSY.

Ah. Okay. Colton was a dick. Got it.

Colton, my dude, are you sure plagiarism is a good idea with the fact that you're skating on thin ice already???

Poor Isaac. I would also be pissed if my shitty ex was being praised as a hero who don't know shit about his past.

Lmfaooo at Isaac just getting read for filth here

Seriously, what the fuck did Colton do to make Isaac hate him this much?

Welp. I would like to not have had that question answered. Fucking christ. Isaac didn't deserve any of that and I'd hate Colton for his part in that abuse too.

We stan a petty king.

Oh damn, I was not expecting that little twist. Damn Colton, you really fucked up my dude.

Ew? Telling someone you absolutely shattered that they came back stronger because of the hell you put them through is fucking gross. Oh, I'd deck a bitch.

Colton, my dude, what the fuck are you doing?

I like Mina and her idea of revenge.

Me thinks the pretty jock doth protest too much.

For real though, YIKES on that arrangement. Isaac is really going for blood here.

Okay, Colton. I see you placing your pieces on the board. Fucking hell, this is going to a disaster for both of these idiots.

When do we start placing bets on Colton developing a praise kink after all of this?

"Blame gay math or something" is the vibe of my fucking life.

I feel like there's a part of Isaac that regrets taking things this far given his consent speech but like, homie, you are also blackmailing this man into letting you fuck him. Make up your mind here.

Yeah, no, I don't care if your dick was in my mouth, I draw the line at sharing a toothbrush lmfao

Isaac can say this is just about sex and control all he wants but I would put money on him still having feelings for Colton.

Colton's parents definitely suck.

Yeah, they're both fucking stupid.

Colton got bit by the feelings bug BAD.

Me reading this scene while Dixon Dallas plays in the back of my head.

Oof on how Colton was outed. Morality clause on top of that? YIKES.

I'm sorry but having a school who's initials spell CLIT was one thing but having the school mascot be a beaver has me fucking CRYING laughing.

Why do I get the feeling that William had something to do with a reporter getting that video of him and Colton that forced Colt to come out of the closet? Isaac is gonna fight a ho over that shit.

Oh yeah, definitely called that shit. Isaac is also NOT subtle because those texts were damn protective. How long before he admits he has feelings for Colton???

There we go, there's Isaac realizing how utterly shitty he was being. 

Okay, but the club deciding to go to Colton's game is a really cute idea and probably the most genuine support this boy has ever received in his life.

Have I mentioned how much I fucking love Mina? That girl is BRUTAL with her rage.

Oh yeah, Colton is definitely in love here and Isaac is not great at pretending he's not at least a little in love with Colton in return.

Maaaan, y'all around to get caught with your pants literally down.

Lmfao on Colton earning his brat wings.

Angry stray cat does sum up Isaac's personality pretty well, gotta hand that one to Carlos.

Yeah, y'all need to just accept that y'all are for sure a couple and go public with it.

Oooooh Isaac is jealous jealous. Damn, good luck Colt.

Awwww, I think Isaac really needed that, to know the actual extent Colton had been involved when they were in high school. They definitely needed to have that whole conversation if they have any hope of this progressing into something more serious.

Lmfao jealous Isaac going public because like hell is going to let his mans be auctioned off for charity xD

Colton being so happy to show Isaac off and Isaac being permanently annoyed with it all is honestly funny.

Welp. That explains what Leon was doing fucking around with Colton's bedroom door. I dunno, this all just feels really unnecessary. Like, the book could have ended before this and I don't think Colton should have to endure yet another video scandal.

No, fuck that, take that shit to the fucking cops. They were illegally filmed and then had that film passed around. TAKE THIS TO THE COPS.

Wow, the fact that the baseball coach was more willing to believe Colton than the dean was Isaac says a lot about how people view Isaac.

Ahh, so it Leon's little buddy who lives with Colton and Tim who got Leon access to Colton's bedroom. Fucking figures.

The fawning girls telling Colton he can do so much better than Isaac when they don't know him is annoying.

Aaaand now we have creepy ass William drugging Colton. Are we just gonna hit every bad trope possible here?

Oh. He teamed up with Leon for this. Of fucking course.

Goddamn Colton's mother has no sense of subtlety. Also, why is she really there?

Oh damn, was not expecting Colton's mom to show up swinging not just for Colton but for Isaac. Also good to know she cares about her kid more than she let on but she should have been more supportive from the jump.

It sucks that it took her son damn near being raped for Colton's mom to decide she was done being unsupportive but I'm glad she showed up.

And, again, that would have been a good place to end the fucking book, why is there still more???

Ah. There's the I love you moment.

That book could have ended in like 3 or 4 different spots and I'm glad to be done with it.

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Bend Him Break Him review

Rating: 3/5

I will be the first to admit that this is not my usual genre but it came across my for you page on tiktok and seemed interesting. So, I took a chance on it. I did hesitate at the trigger warnings, I am not a non-con or dub-con fan, so please take that warning to heart.

The story wasn't terrible, the writing was average, the pacing was a little choppy, and there were quite a few points where the story really seemed to drag on. There were a few different spots the book could have ended before the actual ending and some of the directions it went into just seemed very unnecessary.

Isaac and Colton are decent enough characters, but Isaac especially is fairly hypocritical in the start of things with him and Colton. There also just wasn't a strong character development for either one of them (or any of the side characters which was a shame because I liked Mina especially).

If you want an easy read or you enjoy second chance bully romances, you might enjoy this. Unfortunately, it just really was not for me.

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[nothwell]

A new episode of Right Here, Write Queer just dropped! You can listen in your favorite podcast app.

Noah Hawthorne (he/they) interviews M.N. Bennet (he/him) about the catharsis of cozy amidst tragedy, the joys of fanfiction, exploring literal and metaphorical queer experiences simultaneously, taking ithe terrifying leap from fantasy to contemporary, and why indie publishing is not a consolation prize.

M.N. Bennet (he/him) is the author of the Branches of Past and Future series (beginning with Three Meant to Be), the Diabolic Romance series (beginning with The Misfit Mage and His Dashing Devil), and Crescentville Haunting. You can connect with him at his website: mnbennet.com

Noah Hawthorne (he/they), also writing as Aelina Isaacs, is the author of Phantom and Rook and The Rebel Foxes, amongst other titles. You can connect with him at their website: neshamapublishing.com 

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