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dalitza's review against another edition
5.0
Jay Crownover launches her second gen New Adult romance series with this tale of fierce aspiring rock star Bowe Keller and the boy who’s always owned her heart even if he didn’t even know it.
When Ry Archer gets dumped by the girl he thought he’d marry his perfectly planned life goes awry. He goes straight to the one person who’s always seen past his faultless façade, even when he knows she’ll probably send him packing because theirs has always been a complicated relationship.
Bowe and Ry have known each other their entire lives. They are complete opposites, they’re combative, and when they were younger, they were also each other’s firsts. Hence the complicated nature of their frenemies status. But they also know each other inside and out and they balance one another.
After Ry helps Bowe realize why she’s not 100% happy with her rock band, they open up to the possibility of new dreams, together.
Jay offers a coming of age romance with a second chance feel because Ry and Bowe had been more than friends before, but they had also been too young to explore the lifelong kind of love their parents have. Now that they’re older, the two must find to find their way as individuals and as a couple.
Jay excels in poignant and heartfelt stories and Ry and Bowe’s is a perfect example of a well-developed angsty and intense, sweet and sexy yarn.
The novel organically brings back characters from both the Marked Men and Saints of Denver series giving the young couple a guiding hand. The very sage advice resonated very much with what I would like advise my own kids and I’m grateful for the family tree Jay included at the beginning of the story so I could keep the kids straight.
Fortunate Son is a NA contemporary romance by Jay Crownover. It is a standalone second chance, friends to lovers romance that is sweet, sexy, heartwarming and so full of all the feels. Told from two points of view with a happy ending.
* I was given an ARC of this book courtesy of the author InkSlinger. The excerpts are from that copy. I am voluntarily reviewing this title. *
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"You've always been my first love. I'm pretty sure you're also going to be my last, Ry."
When Ry Archer gets dumped by the girl he thought he’d marry his perfectly planned life goes awry. He goes straight to the one person who’s always seen past his faultless façade, even when he knows she’ll probably send him packing because theirs has always been a complicated relationship.
Bowe and Ry have known each other their entire lives. They are complete opposites, they’re combative, and when they were younger, they were also each other’s firsts. Hence the complicated nature of their frenemies status. But they also know each other inside and out and they balance one another.
After Ry helps Bowe realize why she’s not 100% happy with her rock band, they open up to the possibility of new dreams, together.
Jay offers a coming of age romance with a second chance feel because Ry and Bowe had been more than friends before, but they had also been too young to explore the lifelong kind of love their parents have. Now that they’re older, the two must find to find their way as individuals and as a couple.
Jay excels in poignant and heartfelt stories and Ry and Bowe’s is a perfect example of a well-developed angsty and intense, sweet and sexy yarn.
The novel organically brings back characters from both the Marked Men and Saints of Denver series giving the young couple a guiding hand. The very sage advice resonated very much with what I would like advise my own kids and I’m grateful for the family tree Jay included at the beginning of the story so I could keep the kids straight.
Fortunate Son is a NA contemporary romance by Jay Crownover. It is a standalone second chance, friends to lovers romance that is sweet, sexy, heartwarming and so full of all the feels. Told from two points of view with a happy ending.
* I was given an ARC of this book courtesy of the author InkSlinger. The excerpts are from that copy. I am voluntarily reviewing this title. *
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ninjareader's review against another edition
4.0
Method: ebook
Rating: 4/5 stars
H rating: 4/5 - Ry
h rating: 4/5 - Bowe
Drama: 4/5
Thoughts: So happy to be on th 2nd generation, cannot wait to continue this series.
aspeakman's review against another edition
5.0
I can not tell you how much I LOVED this book. It lives up to the original Marked Men series. It felt like no time has passed since I read Rule and Shaw's story. To read about their son, Ry, was everything I never knew I needed. I love how Jay's characters are flawed and real. Her words flow from page to page. The emotions between Ry and Bowe bleed from the pages. I haven't felt so connected to characters in a very long time. I just loved it. SO MUCH.
danityk_03's review against another edition
5.0
Tile: The Fortunate Son
Series: Forever Marked, Book 1
Author(S): Jay Crownover
Genre: Romance
Publication Date: June 22,2021
Publishing Co.:
Length: 343 pages/ 24 chapters
Rating: ⭐️ /
Series: Forever Marked, Book 1
Author(S): Jay Crownover
Genre: Romance
Publication Date: June 22,2021
Publishing Co.:
Length: 343 pages/ 24 chapters
Rating: ⭐️ /
syndi3's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
It has been a while since I read Miss Crownover's book. I love Fortunate Son. It is so good to see my favorite characters from the first generation comes to live.
The plot and the babter could ve better, but it is good enough for me as it is.
The plot and the babter could ve better, but it is good enough for me as it is.
kohara819's review against another edition
5.0
I could not put this book down. I absolutely loved seeing the OGs grown up with their own kids and all the trouble these kids get into.
dreajones's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars
Let me start by saying I love Jay’s books. I’ve been a fan since the beginning. I love her writing style and I love the Marked Men series. I was so excited for a second generation, and it was so fun seeing all the kids and the OG’s as parents.
However, this book fell a tad short for me. Let me be clear. I love Ry & Bowe and their love story, but I finished the book wanting more…of what I can’t say just more. Honestly I feel like this book is similar to the songs Bowe wrote for the band; it’s good. People will enjoy it. It was well written, but it didn’t have that extra umph that I’ve grown accustomed to her other books having. I’m I hopeful though that there’s more to come and that “something”that Jay has for her writing and characters shine through because I love her writing, the characters, and the world she’s built.
Let me start by saying I love Jay’s books. I’ve been a fan since the beginning. I love her writing style and I love the Marked Men series. I was so excited for a second generation, and it was so fun seeing all the kids and the OG’s as parents.
However, this book fell a tad short for me. Let me be clear. I love Ry & Bowe and their love story, but I finished the book wanting more…of what I can’t say just more. Honestly I feel like this book is similar to the songs Bowe wrote for the band; it’s good. People will enjoy it. It was well written, but it didn’t have that extra umph that I’ve grown accustomed to her other books having. I’m I hopeful though that there’s more to come and that “something”that Jay has for her writing and characters shine through because I love her writing, the characters, and the world she’s built.
sarahluvsromance_1201's review against another edition
4.0
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4 STARS
I did really enjoy this one.
I loved the premise about the road you planned not being the road you are destined for.
I loved the idea of your person not being the easy choice, but someone who pushes you.
I loved the couple’s journey to their HEA, and the fact that the conflict/issue was outside of the couple as the book started with their conflict.
What I didn’t love was that it felt like there was a lot of time explaining who people were from the first generation and conflicts. It almost took away from fully developing Ry and Bowe, who I loved from what I knew about them and how they interacted together.
This is always a concern of a second generation series, but I’m hoping the next book is better. The set up she left for them sounded great!
ARC review
4 STARS
I did really enjoy this one.
I loved the premise about the road you planned not being the road you are destined for.
I loved the idea of your person not being the easy choice, but someone who pushes you.
I loved the couple’s journey to their HEA, and the fact that the conflict/issue was outside of the couple as the book started with their conflict.
What I didn’t love was that it felt like there was a lot of time explaining who people were from the first generation and conflicts. It almost took away from fully developing Ry and Bowe, who I loved from what I knew about them and how they interacted together.
This is always a concern of a second generation series, but I’m hoping the next book is better. The set up she left for them sounded great!
ARC review