Welcome to the Point #1
Author: Jay Crownover
Reading Level: New Adult
Genre: Contemporary Romance | Thriller
Release Date: June 17th 2014
Review Source: Purchased
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jay Crownover returns with a heart-stopping new series… Welcome to the Point.
There’s a difference between a bad boy and a boy who’s bad . . . meet Shane Baxter.
Sexy, dark, and dangerous, Bax isn’t just from the wrong side of the tracks, he is the wrong side of the tracks. A criminal, a thug, and a brawler, he’s the master of bad choices, until one such choice landed him in prison for five years. Now Bax is out and looking for answers, and he doesn’t care what he has to do or who he has to hurt to get them. But there’s a new player in the game, and she’s much too innocent, much too soft…and standing directly in his way.
Dovie Pryce knows all about living a hard life and the tough choices that come with it. She’s always tried to be good, tried to help others, and tried not to let the darkness pull her down. But the streets are fighting back, things have gone from bad to worse, and the only person who can help her is the scariest, sexiest, most complicated ex-con The Point has ever produced.
Bax terrifies her, awakening feelings she never thought she’d have for a guy like him. But it doesn’t take Dovie long to realize . . . some boys are just better when they’re bad.
Not going to lie, I'd skimmed over this summary before but decided I wasn't interested. It was only when I seen a review on here that I thought “Oh, that sounds awesome.” (thank you, Yara!) so I bought it straight away and dove right in.
When Jay Crownover quotes Bax as a bad boy, she means BAD BOY.
“There’s a difference between a bad boy and a boy who’s bad . . . meet Shane Baxter.”
He is a bad boy in every sense of the word. No stranger with the law and violence, he could knock you out with just a hard stare of his eyes. It’s true that some of the best book boyfriends are the badasses and because Bax is one of the best bad boys I’ve read, he’s definitely crush worthy.
After just being released from 5 years behind bars, Bax is on the search for his best friend who turns out to be missing. Nobody has heard a word from Race, like he dropped off the side of the Earth, and has Bax assuming the worst. It’s in search for Race that Bax breaks into Dovie's house, someone who happens to be close to Race, and from then on Dovie finds herself intertwined with Bax and Race’s problems.
Dovie certainly didn’t need Bax, Mr Not-so-nice-guy taking care of her, she can do that all on her own, but when her life is threatened and the game changes, that isn't the case no more.
Throughout Better When he’s Bad, the plot doesn’t cease to thicken. There is action and plenty of twists to keep you going. I loved how we got to see both sides of Bax. The hard, tough guy who breaks the rules VS the sweet, sacrificing side. Can't wait for Race's book!
• Check out Yara's review of Better When He's Bad.
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I really like this author and her first book Rule, which is sadly the only one I've read. So I can't wait to jump into a slightly darker and more mature version of her regular writing and stories.
ReplyDeleteThanks for another great review on this book from the team!