Reviews

Custom Built by Chantal Fernando

sare131's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This was my first time reading Chantal Fernando. I really enjoyed the story and the FMC had a lot going on. I kept thinking how much bad luck can this person have?! This was set at a motorcycle club and had murder, mystery and family secrets. I enjoyed the story and recommend the audiobook. 

joyreads2024's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

This book was incredibly touching. It’s been sitting on my shelf for nearly 2 years now, and I have only just picked it up, and man do I wish I had picked it up earlier. Who knew a biker romance could have so many emotional facets?

Brontë deals with grief (

the death of her father, with lines such as just wanting the man who loves her most in the world wanting her back making me tear up

), cancer scares, infertility and then at the end

becoming a mother

. This book has such strong found family and Crow was the biggest sweetheart. Brontë experienced major growth, and the whole book was very heartwarming. 100% enjoyed reading it and will be going on a Chantal Fernando buying spree. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Infertility

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Gun violence

merppa's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

3.0

romancejunkie1025's review against another edition

4.0

Very dramatic and fast beginning to a new seires that continues one of our favorite MCs. Loved revisiting these people and expanding the family.

guylou's review

4.0

bookishtiff's review

3.0

Trigger warnings
Cancer, Death of Parent, Kidnapping, Miscarage

There was too much insta love and drama in this book for me. I really wish we got an enemy to lovers romance but they went from hating each other to automatically loving each other. I really wished that the author would have slowed things down and put some filler info in. I felt right as something was resolved we were rushed into another conflict. I really wish we seen more motorcycle club things since that's a huge part of the book.

gretareadsromance's review

4.0

Chantal Fernando writes some romantic biker romances! As bad as her bikers and their MC is once they find their lady love they will do anything to keep her.

Crow is running the motorcycle shop Fast & Fury. Bronte is at a point in her life where surprises are being thrown at her left and right and her life is changing fast. When her uncle and father's surprise lands her a new job working at Fast & Fury she quickly butts heads with Crow. When things take a major turn for the worse Crow ends up stepping up for Bronte and sparks fly.

I love MC romances and while I like my MC clubs with a bit more hardness to them this story was still good.

vikcs's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

2.0

angelreads's review

2.0

I didn't know that Chantal Fernando was bringing out another series until I found this one. And I was pretty disappointed when I finished. This has so many elements that I love for in a romance book. It has MC connections, it's a sort of love to hate, It has characters that we already enjoy. However, it fell flat for me. I wasn't able to really connect with either of the protagonists and while I did enjoy the romance. I didn't love it. I felt that there were 10 billion things going on and I could not keep up with it all. I might read the next book if I'm in the mood for it, but I wouldn't be jumping on it.

storiedconversation's review

5.0

This one was a bit different than some of Chantal Fernando's other books. This was much much more focused on Crow and Bronte's relationship than the club which I loved. This is the first book of the new Fast & Fury series but it is a spin off. You can read it just fine on it's own but I highly suggest that you back and read the Knights of Fury series.

Bronte has a lot going on in her life. She's having some medical issues, she lost her job, and the job her uncle got her a motorcycle shop includes a jerk of a boss. Crow, who is the jerk of a boss, really did come off at first as a completely jerk. However, it wasn't long before he was the Crow that I know and love from the Knights of Fury. He is much deeper than he appears at times.

This was a pretty quick read for me but I loved every moment of it. I did think that poor Bronte went through a lot. At one point, I thought, could anything more happen to this poor girl? I mean geesh! It made it all the more enjoyable though. 

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