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zaza_bdp's review against another edition
4.0
Nassir m'avait tapé dans l’œil dès ma première incursion dans l'univers trash de 'The Point' et Dieu sait que j'attendais ce tome-là avec impatience. De la même manière, Honor/Keylynn me semblait être un excellent personnage et j'avais été très sensible à la tension qui régnait entre eux à chacune de leurs rencontres.
Avec ce tome, Jay Crownover ouvre un nouveau chapitre et démarre une nouvelle trilogie, sauf que cette fois-ci on quitte les bas-fonds crasseux de la ville pour entrer dans l'univers plus feutré du nouveau club de Nassir. Côté intrigue principale, on se concentre sur les problèmes subis par Nassir quant à son club : dans l'ombre, un ennemi et rôde et ne cesse de mettre à mal sa nouvelle affaire.
Ce que j'ai adoré dans ce tome, c'est la force de caractère des personnages, leur résilience, leur détermination et la loyauté féroce qu'ils ont envers l'autre. Nassir est prêt à tout pour ramener Key à la maison, et cette dernière aura eu beau essayer de se construire une nouvelle vie ailleurs, elle est rattrapée par cette appartenance à cette ville si sombre, à cet homme si magnétique.
Magnétique, Nassir l'est, assurément. Le voile est levé sur cet homme si énigmatique, on comprend comment il en est arrivé là, ce qui l'a forgé, et je dois dire que je ne m'attendais tout de même pas à cela. Un héros sombre comme je les aime, un homme au parfum de souffre, de sang, de mort, un homme qui s'est forgé dans la douleur et le combat, un homme qui n'a rien connu d'autre que des batailles qu'il n'a pas toujours choisies.
Mais quel homme ... J'ai lu chacun de ses mots avec voracité, l'épaisseur du personnage est restituée à la perfection sous la plume de l'auteur, on ressent toute son intensité, on ne peut s'empêcher de chavirer, et quand il se livre sur ce qu'il ressent pour la belle Key, on ne peut que frissonner ...
Key est une femme combattive et forte, elle n'est rien de moins que l'égale de Nassir. J'ai vraiment aimé son personnage, j'aime les héroïnes de sa trempe, c'est une sacrée "badass".
La romance est intense et brute, Nassir et Key se portent des sentiments très forts, ils ont attendu longtemps avant de vivre enfin cette passion qui les consume. Ils ne font rien dans la demi-mesure !
Bref, j'ai passé un très bon moment !
Avec ce tome, Jay Crownover ouvre un nouveau chapitre et démarre une nouvelle trilogie, sauf que cette fois-ci on quitte les bas-fonds crasseux de la ville pour entrer dans l'univers plus feutré du nouveau club de Nassir. Côté intrigue principale, on se concentre sur les problèmes subis par Nassir quant à son club : dans l'ombre, un ennemi et rôde et ne cesse de mettre à mal sa nouvelle affaire.
Ce que j'ai adoré dans ce tome, c'est la force de caractère des personnages, leur résilience, leur détermination et la loyauté féroce qu'ils ont envers l'autre. Nassir est prêt à tout pour ramener Key à la maison, et cette dernière aura eu beau essayer de se construire une nouvelle vie ailleurs, elle est rattrapée par cette appartenance à cette ville si sombre, à cet homme si magnétique.
Magnétique, Nassir l'est, assurément. Le voile est levé sur cet homme si énigmatique, on comprend comment il en est arrivé là, ce qui l'a forgé, et je dois dire que je ne m'attendais tout de même pas à cela. Un héros sombre comme je les aime, un homme au parfum de souffre, de sang, de mort, un homme qui s'est forgé dans la douleur et le combat, un homme qui n'a rien connu d'autre que des batailles qu'il n'a pas toujours choisies.
"I had been born and bred to fight and never give up. The fight was in my bones. It was in every breath I exhaled. It was in every drop of blood that poured out of me and painted the soil."
Mais quel homme ... J'ai lu chacun de ses mots avec voracité, l'épaisseur du personnage est restituée à la perfection sous la plume de l'auteur, on ressent toute son intensité, on ne peut s'empêcher de chavirer, et quand il se livre sur ce qu'il ressent pour la belle Key, on ne peut que frissonner ...
"You are not going to f*ck me and forget about me like you think you can do, Key. We are so much a part of one another that separately we are almost unrecognizable. You are so deep down inside of me I feel like I’m missing pieces of myself when you aren’t around. If keeping you here where I can see you, where I can smell you, where I can breathe the same air as you means that I know you’re safe, happy, and whole, I will keep my hands and my c*ck to myself."
Key est une femme combattive et forte, elle n'est rien de moins que l'égale de Nassir. J'ai vraiment aimé son personnage, j'aime les héroïnes de sa trempe, c'est une sacrée "badass".
La romance est intense et brute, Nassir et Key se portent des sentiments très forts, ils ont attendu longtemps avant de vivre enfin cette passion qui les consume. Ils ne font rien dans la demi-mesure !
Bref, j'ai passé un très bon moment !
mandapanda0310's review against another edition
I need this in my life!!! May 2016 seems so far away!!
melinda1962's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 as the ending was meh. I don’t think books need epilogues. They seem to always diminish an ending for me.
kaitlin_durante's review against another edition
5.0
Oh man Nassir and Keelyn you guys....
I loved them both so much.
The strength of their love just shows that relationships don't have to be easy to be powerful.
MORE PLEASE.
I loved them both so much.
The strength of their love just shows that relationships don't have to be easy to be powerful.
MORE PLEASE.
_ashton_reads_'s review against another edition
2.0
This started out really promising, and I enjoyed the first half. However, the second half rapidly went downhill. And the more I think about it, I’m dropping my review down from the original 3 to a 2 star.
The micro aggressions towards Bayla from both the heroine and hero were gross, and didn’t sit right with me at all. The heroine was so insecure, jealous, and condescending, and the hero told Bayla he couldn’t fall for someone who came from the same background as him because of the horrible things they both had to endure in their home country...but he had no problem keeping her as his housekeeper and fucking her when it suited him over the years.
The micro aggressions towards Bayla from both the heroine and hero were gross, and didn’t sit right with me at all. The heroine was so insecure, jealous, and condescending, and the hero told Bayla he couldn’t fall for someone who came from the same background as him because of the horrible things they both had to endure in their home country...but he had no problem keeping her as his housekeeper and fucking her when it suited him over the years.
courtneydumont's review against another edition
3.0
I definitely prefer the Marked Men and Saints of Denver to the books set in The Point. For me, with the former 2 series, I am engaged in both the characters and the storyline, whereas with the Point, the stories are still interesting but I'm not at invested in the characters. I'll still continue the series to see what happens though.
bibliophile90's review against another edition
5.0
**ARC provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review**
4.5 stars
"He was both my hero and my worst enemy. He had always been my savior and my captor. He was everything I ever wanted and everything I shouldn't allow in my life, and there was absolutely no one I loved to hate more than him."
Honor was one of my most anticipated reads of the year and it didn't disappoint. The prologue was so intense and powerful, I couldn't wait to learn more about Nassir and his life. I just knew he would be this unique and intriguing character and I wasn't wrong. I already wanted to know more about him when I met him in Jay's previous books, because I have a thing for anti-heroes, and Nassir is definitely that. Honor was amazing and what I loved most about this book were the characters Nassir and Keelyn. They were so interesting and unique, and I loved the developments they both went through in this book, as individuals and eventually as a couple.
"I never wanted him to know he was my greatest weakness even though he had never hidden the fact I was his."
I have a new book boyfriend and his name is Nassir. He was everything I look for in a (book) boyfriend. He was such an alpha male but was so much more than just a broody, dark, strong, aggressive, and controlling man. He was also very protective, loyal, understanding and supportive. He was imperfectly perfect in my opinion.
As for Key, the first impression that I got from her was that she was more on the silent side and someone who doesn't know what she wants. But I was very wrong, Key was such a strong and sassy woman. She didn't let Nassir push or order her around, she had her opinion and made it very known to him. Key was the only person that could melt Nassir. Nassir never played around and made it known that he wanted Key from the start, which was a major turn-on for me. She was the only one that could soften him. It was just beautiful to see how she did that. I loved how they were together. They were one strong power couple. The connection and pull between them was very powerful, it was obvious they were meant to be.
"She called me her devil and I called her my everything. We clung to each other, sweaty, spent, and forever entwined."
I loved this book. The writing style was phenomenal. I love Jay Crownover's darker books so this one is definitely my favorite so far. I really enjoyed and was intrigued by the backstory of both characters. I especially loved the development of their relationship, it was so heartbreaking and beautiful to read. I couldn't get enough of them. The only thing that was missing was an epilogue (I am a sucker for epilogues). But I know for sure that we will at least get to see what they are doing in the future books in this series (at least I hope so). In Honor we were introduced to potential two future couples, and I really hope they will get their story told in the next books.
4.5 stars
"He was both my hero and my worst enemy. He had always been my savior and my captor. He was everything I ever wanted and everything I shouldn't allow in my life, and there was absolutely no one I loved to hate more than him."
Honor was one of my most anticipated reads of the year and it didn't disappoint. The prologue was so intense and powerful, I couldn't wait to learn more about Nassir and his life. I just knew he would be this unique and intriguing character and I wasn't wrong. I already wanted to know more about him when I met him in Jay's previous books, because I have a thing for anti-heroes, and Nassir is definitely that. Honor was amazing and what I loved most about this book were the characters Nassir and Keelyn. They were so interesting and unique, and I loved the developments they both went through in this book, as individuals and eventually as a couple.
"I never wanted him to know he was my greatest weakness even though he had never hidden the fact I was his."
I have a new book boyfriend and his name is Nassir. He was everything I look for in a (book) boyfriend. He was such an alpha male but was so much more than just a broody, dark, strong, aggressive, and controlling man. He was also very protective, loyal, understanding and supportive. He was imperfectly perfect in my opinion.
As for Key, the first impression that I got from her was that she was more on the silent side and someone who doesn't know what she wants. But I was very wrong, Key was such a strong and sassy woman. She didn't let Nassir push or order her around, she had her opinion and made it very known to him. Key was the only person that could melt Nassir. Nassir never played around and made it known that he wanted Key from the start, which was a major turn-on for me. She was the only one that could soften him. It was just beautiful to see how she did that. I loved how they were together. They were one strong power couple. The connection and pull between them was very powerful, it was obvious they were meant to be.
"She called me her devil and I called her my everything. We clung to each other, sweaty, spent, and forever entwined."
I loved this book. The writing style was phenomenal. I love Jay Crownover's darker books so this one is definitely my favorite so far. I really enjoyed and was intrigued by the backstory of both characters. I especially loved the development of their relationship, it was so heartbreaking and beautiful to read. I couldn't get enough of them. The only thing that was missing was an epilogue (I am a sucker for epilogues). But I know for sure that we will at least get to see what they are doing in the future books in this series (at least I hope so). In Honor we were introduced to potential two future couples, and I really hope they will get their story told in the next books.
msmattoon's review against another edition
2.0
I'm not sure why I didn't like this book. It had a strong heroine, a morally-questionable hero, and some personal trauma for both. It had some good love scenes and was readable, meaning that the style didn't pull me out of the story.
I didn't like either of the main characters. Maybe it needed some humor to go with all the darkness? I definitely did not like the girl fights. I've never understood blaming the other woman when some dude can't decide who he wants. He's the asshole, not her.
I really enjoyed Charged (Saints of Denver #2), though, so I'm still trying to figure out why this story didn't grab me.
I didn't like either of the main characters. Maybe it needed some humor to go with all the darkness? I definitely did not like the girl fights. I've never understood blaming the other woman when some dude can't decide who he wants. He's the asshole, not her.
I really enjoyed Charged (Saints of Denver #2), though, so I'm still trying to figure out why this story didn't grab me.
summermusings's review against another edition
4.0
Sign me up for any audiobook Youssif Kamal narrates. I could have listened to him for many more hours.