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zaza_bdp's review against another edition
4.0
J'ai beaucoup aimé ce deuxième tome, plus que le premier.
C'est un plaisir de retrouver cette bande de personnages. Plus qu'un banal groupe d'amis, ces garçons et ces filles forment une vraie famille, qui se serre les coudes dans les moments difficiles, qui est là pour partager les bons moments, qui sait être à l'écoute et dire les choses qui fâchent et qui peuvent faire mal quand cela devient nécessaire.
Jet ... Ah Jet, quel homme ! Ce n'est pas un secret, j'adore les personnages tourmentés, j'adore les histoires où la musique occupe une place importante et là, bingo ! Jet est un très beau personnage, pas si bad-boy qu'on ne le croit si on s'arrête juste à son apparence. J'aime le côté 'complet' du personnage, Jay Crownover est vraiment une championne pour créer des personnages avec une vraie personnalité, une épaisseur et une authenticité qu'on trouve rarement. Jet n'est pas un bad boy en toc, il est bien plus complexe qu'on ne le croit et j'ai adoré les moments où il chante de vieilles chansons country pour sa belle, lui qui chante (enfin beugle) dans un groupe de métal, où il ne met pas du tout sa voix en valeur.
En dépit de leur jeune âge, car on est bien dans un roman new adult, les personnages ont un vécu, une épaisseur disais-je plus haut, et franchement ça fait du bien. Souvent dans le NA les filles sont un peu immatures, parfois tête à claques, inconstantes ... Mais pas là.
Ayden est un joli personnage elle aussi, avec ses failles et ses fêlures qu'elle cache sous un masque de perfection. Ayden la belle du sud, en qui Jet voit l'incarnation de la perfection, n'est pas si immaculée que ça, et son passé finit par la rattraper, ce qui apporte son lot de rebondissements dans le livre.
Ensemble, ils fonctionnent. Ils forment un couple sexy, évidemment, mais pour moi cela va au-delà. Ils sont pareils tous les deux, ils ont des blessures, viennent d'une famille qui n'a pas su suffisamment les aimer et ils vont panser leurs plaies ensemble, se compléter pour s'apaiser. D'ailleurs à ce propos, j'ai adoré les passages dans lesquels Rule livre le fond de sa pensée à son ami. Difficile d'imaginer un mec au physique de punk dire des choses aussi belles et aussi sensibles, et pourtant.
Et cette bande de potes donc ... J'adore tout simplement les voir ensemble, les voir prendre soin les uns des autres. On en découvre un peu plus sur certains, Nash et Rowdy me font de plus en plus de l’œil. Et puis il y a Cora ! Cora c'est bien simple, c'est LE personnage que je préfère depuis le début de la série, et je meurs d'impatience de lire son tome (d'ailleurs ce sera fait dans les prochains jours).
Ce deuxième tome offre une belle romance, compliquée comme je les aime sans toutefois une overdose de drama, un univers musical très présent, un couple émouvant et une écriture toujours aussi prenante.
C'est un plaisir de retrouver cette bande de personnages. Plus qu'un banal groupe d'amis, ces garçons et ces filles forment une vraie famille, qui se serre les coudes dans les moments difficiles, qui est là pour partager les bons moments, qui sait être à l'écoute et dire les choses qui fâchent et qui peuvent faire mal quand cela devient nécessaire.
Jet ... Ah Jet, quel homme ! Ce n'est pas un secret, j'adore les personnages tourmentés, j'adore les histoires où la musique occupe une place importante et là, bingo ! Jet est un très beau personnage, pas si bad-boy qu'on ne le croit si on s'arrête juste à son apparence. J'aime le côté 'complet' du personnage, Jay Crownover est vraiment une championne pour créer des personnages avec une vraie personnalité, une épaisseur et une authenticité qu'on trouve rarement. Jet n'est pas un bad boy en toc, il est bien plus complexe qu'on ne le croit et j'ai adoré les moments où il chante de vieilles chansons country pour sa belle, lui qui chante (enfin beugle) dans un groupe de métal, où il ne met pas du tout sa voix en valeur.
En dépit de leur jeune âge, car on est bien dans un roman new adult, les personnages ont un vécu, une épaisseur disais-je plus haut, et franchement ça fait du bien. Souvent dans le NA les filles sont un peu immatures, parfois tête à claques, inconstantes ... Mais pas là.
Ayden est un joli personnage elle aussi, avec ses failles et ses fêlures qu'elle cache sous un masque de perfection. Ayden la belle du sud, en qui Jet voit l'incarnation de la perfection, n'est pas si immaculée que ça, et son passé finit par la rattraper, ce qui apporte son lot de rebondissements dans le livre.
Ensemble, ils fonctionnent. Ils forment un couple sexy, évidemment, mais pour moi cela va au-delà. Ils sont pareils tous les deux, ils ont des blessures, viennent d'une famille qui n'a pas su suffisamment les aimer et ils vont panser leurs plaies ensemble, se compléter pour s'apaiser. D'ailleurs à ce propos, j'ai adoré les passages dans lesquels Rule livre le fond de sa pensée à son ami. Difficile d'imaginer un mec au physique de punk dire des choses aussi belles et aussi sensibles, et pourtant.
Et cette bande de potes donc ... J'adore tout simplement les voir ensemble, les voir prendre soin les uns des autres. On en découvre un peu plus sur certains, Nash et Rowdy me font de plus en plus de l’œil. Et puis il y a Cora ! Cora c'est bien simple, c'est LE personnage que je préfère depuis le début de la série, et je meurs d'impatience de lire son tome (d'ailleurs ce sera fait dans les prochains jours).
Ce deuxième tome offre une belle romance, compliquée comme je les aime sans toutefois une overdose de drama, un univers musical très présent, un couple émouvant et une écriture toujours aussi prenante.
jodie34's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars. Ayden really annoyed me, but it is a good series and it wouldn't stop me reading the others.
babeard's review against another edition
3.0
I liked this book better than the first one of the series. I think for me these are just kind of meh romance stories. It’s a quick read so I guess they would be great palette cleansers for some people. I don’t know yet if I will be continuing this series. I might pick up the next one when I need a quick easy romance but I feel like there are just better ones out there
devansbooklife's review against another edition
4.0
4 I don't Like Adyen Stars
I think I would have given this book 5 Stars if it wasn't for Adyen's inner dialoge which became very repeatitive. And as much as I know I should rate a book because I disliked like a character, I can't help it, I really disliked Adyen. I found her whiny, immature, self absorbed, and I got over her old me/new me crap quickly. Honeslty I felt that Jet deserved way better. Don't get me wrong, I understand that you need some emotional bagage to me a characte real. But Adyen just made me gag.
I love this series because I enjoy reading about Denver. I lived there for four years and really miss it at times. So I feel I can visualize this world much more vividly than with other fictional realms. And I really enjoy Jay Crownover's ideas and creativity. This book is well written, well edited, and plot is well constucted.
I think I would have given this book 5 Stars if it wasn't for Adyen's inner dialoge which became very repeatitive. And as much as I know I should rate a book because I disliked like a character, I can't help it, I really disliked Adyen. I found her whiny, immature, self absorbed, and I got over her old me/new me crap quickly. Honeslty I felt that Jet deserved way better. Don't get me wrong, I understand that you need some emotional bagage to me a characte real. But Adyen just made me gag.
I love this series because I enjoy reading about Denver. I lived there for four years and really miss it at times. So I feel I can visualize this world much more vividly than with other fictional realms. And I really enjoy Jay Crownover's ideas and creativity. This book is well written, well edited, and plot is well constucted.
chaneldt6's review against another edition
4.0
It was a great follow up to Rule and I can't wait to read Rome.
sara_2103's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
wingsyouburn's review against another edition
3.0
Another middle of the road read for me. I liked both lead characters a lot, and I especially loved that Ayden had such strict goals she strove for after she left Kentucky. That’s the kind of conflict I look for in romance stories, but overall, it fell flat for me.
I think the issue for me with this book was the pacing, and that I have once again read a series out of order. I also didn’t think that Asa’s character is quite redeemed by the end, either. A quick read that didn’t quite satisfy.
I think the issue for me with this book was the pacing, and that I have once again read a series out of order. I also didn’t think that Asa’s character is quite redeemed by the end, either. A quick read that didn’t quite satisfy.
epilieaspiechick's review
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
echoingbooks's review against another edition
5.0
This book was absolute perfection. I can’t even put to words how much I loved this book; from the very first page to the very last page. I mean what can I say about such a fine specimen like Jet Keller!? I loved him from the first page of the book and he has such a sweet heart for someone in a metal band!
What can I say about Ayden? She is an amazing southern belle… When you look at her, you would think she is a good girl and she tries real hard to show that she is a good girl. She left her home town and she wanted to leave all the bad stuff she’s been raised with but sometimes you can’t run from her past. She wanted to find a good guy to settle down with but the guy she dated at the time never made her feel something like Jet did. Jet is the total opposite than the guys she’s been dating. He is in a metal band and he might not have a lot of plans for the future. I fell in love with Ayden Cross from the get go. She is the perfect combination of feisty and sweet without missing anything between and has seen and been through more in her twenty-two years than most people go through in a lifetime and most is to blame by her brother who got in the worst trouble imaginable. Ayden always had to get him out of trouble in ways she wants to forget.
Jet always had a hard life. His farther was never a farther and his mother lost all that fight in her because of his farther.My heart fought for Ayden and Jet so fucking hard! There were times when I wanted to grab ahold of Ayden’s shoulders, look into her whiskey-brown eyes, and just scream at her, “What the FUCK are you doing?” Then most of the time I wanted to grab ahold of her shoulders, look into those whiskey-brown eyes, and pull her tight and cry with her. She is one amazing girl! I loved that Jet knew how to handle her, I mean he knew she would run if he got to close to her and he forgot that for a second for awhile so yeah he nearly lost her. She ran from him the moment she thought her brother went after Jet’s livelihood. Thanks to Shaw and Cora, they got Jet to see some sense and he went to fix all that was messed. Also finally Ayden saw some sense in her life and she will always need Jet for her life to be amazing.
I am head-over-heels in love with this book. I really cannot wait to read more of The Marked Men Series. I want Cora to find her perfect man but I want her to see that there is no one prefect. I would recommend Jet to any and EVERYONE! You will laugh, cry, get all hot and bothered, laugh some more, cry some more, get all hot and bothered some more. And I promise, you will be left with a happy heart….
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“Jet Keller was all kinds of temptation wrapped up in too-tight pants and with too many personal demons hidden in those dark, golden-rimmed eyes. He was every girl’s rock-and-roll fantasy, with an edge that made him just sharp enough to be hard to handle. And boy, oh boy, did I want to handle him in every way possible.”
What can I say about Ayden? She is an amazing southern belle… When you look at her, you would think she is a good girl and she tries real hard to show that she is a good girl. She left her home town and she wanted to leave all the bad stuff she’s been raised with but sometimes you can’t run from her past. She wanted to find a good guy to settle down with but the guy she dated at the time never made her feel something like Jet did. Jet is the total opposite than the guys she’s been dating. He is in a metal band and he might not have a lot of plans for the future. I fell in love with Ayden Cross from the get go. She is the perfect combination of feisty and sweet without missing anything between and has seen and been through more in her twenty-two years than most people go through in a lifetime and most is to blame by her brother who got in the worst trouble imaginable. Ayden always had to get him out of trouble in ways she wants to forget.
“But still, the sight of those abs, the ink that covered them and the twin hoops through his nipples turned all my good intentions and strictly marshaled thoughts to all things sexy and naughty, where they clearly didn’t need to be.”
Jet always had a hard life. His farther was never a farther and his mother lost all that fight in her because of his farther.My heart fought for Ayden and Jet so fucking hard! There were times when I wanted to grab ahold of Ayden’s shoulders, look into her whiskey-brown eyes, and just scream at her, “What the FUCK are you doing?” Then most of the time I wanted to grab ahold of her shoulders, look into those whiskey-brown eyes, and pull her tight and cry with her. She is one amazing girl! I loved that Jet knew how to handle her, I mean he knew she would run if he got to close to her and he forgot that for a second for awhile so yeah he nearly lost her. She ran from him the moment she thought her brother went after Jet’s livelihood. Thanks to Shaw and Cora, they got Jet to see some sense and he went to fix all that was messed. Also finally Ayden saw some sense in her life and she will always need Jet for her life to be amazing.
“…I’ll sing you anything you want, Ayd, if it means you keep looking at me the way you’re looking at me right now. The long run can take care of itself much later.”
I am head-over-heels in love with this book. I really cannot wait to read more of The Marked Men Series. I want Cora to find her perfect man but I want her to see that there is no one prefect. I would recommend Jet to any and EVERYONE! You will laugh, cry, get all hot and bothered, laugh some more, cry some more, get all hot and bothered some more. And I promise, you will be left with a happy heart….
“I knew that if I let him in, he would own me. If he sang to me with that beautiful voice and played the guitar for just me, with those hands covered in heavy rings and tipped in black fingernail polish, he would just simply own me.”
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