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kaydanielsromance's review against another edition
5.0
WOW! Tijan has just wowed me again!
I will state that it took me few chapters to completely draw me in, but her chapters are short and it was no more than five chapters-tops-before I was hooked and knew I wouldn't stop reading until I devoured every page.
The book begins with Brody, a star, losing his brother, setting off a chain of events in his life that leads to the title "Bad Boy Brody". He isn't necessarily proud of the title he's achieved since his brothers death, but he is trying to start a road to making amends so he can get his career back on track.
"As if overnight, I had gone from Hollywood's heartthrob to their bad boy. And that brought us to the whole reason I was being driven to somewhere I didn't want to be to work on a movie I didn't want to be a part of."
A movie promising Oscar buzz means the title of "Bad Boy Brody" might disappear which could mean bigger movies in Brody's future, which is exactly what he is after. Brody promised to take on the potential Oscar winning role of Peter Kellerman, the man behind a global franchise of Kellerman Hotels. But the movie wasn't about how he made his millions, no, it was about how he fell in love and then how his wife was murdered.
"Unbroke. That was the name of the movie, a term used about a horse that wasn't trained.....The movie was about my mother, but why would they use that term? She'd been broken."
Morgan Kellerman was wild and free. A girl left behind after her mother was murdered. Her step-siblings and stepfather all left after her mother had been murdered, and she'd been left behind like unwanted dishware. Morgan stayed on the very land in which her mother had been murdered, only visiting the home when it was necessary as she was much more in harmony with the wild mustangs of the land than any of the people who ever lived there.
"She didn't want something from me. She didn't see me with dollar signs in her eyes. She was pure. She was innocent. And she had no idea how rare she was."
When Morgan and Brody meet the wild attraction is instant and the pure innocence is underlying and raw. Something continues to draw these two back together. Or as Brody puts it, Morgan continues to find him because she only reveals herself when she wants to be found. Brody is fascinated by her yes, but he's also desperate to be near her in a way he's never been desperate to be near anyone else in his entire life. Morgan can't understand why she feels drawn to Brody over and over until she learns of his own struggles. Two souls grieving together and understanding each others pain.
"There was something about Brody that made me not regret anything."
They come from two different worlds. She's wild and lives in the untamed world, and even though he was a notorious bad boy, he works hard and lives in the civilized world. Would they ever fit together in the real world?
Tijan will take you on an emotional journey that is wrought with turns and ups and downs. Bad Boy Brody is a page turner with tons of heart. You will love this book!!
I will state that it took me few chapters to completely draw me in, but her chapters are short and it was no more than five chapters-tops-before I was hooked and knew I wouldn't stop reading until I devoured every page.
The book begins with Brody, a star, losing his brother, setting off a chain of events in his life that leads to the title "Bad Boy Brody". He isn't necessarily proud of the title he's achieved since his brothers death, but he is trying to start a road to making amends so he can get his career back on track.
"As if overnight, I had gone from Hollywood's heartthrob to their bad boy. And that brought us to the whole reason I was being driven to somewhere I didn't want to be to work on a movie I didn't want to be a part of."
A movie promising Oscar buzz means the title of "Bad Boy Brody" might disappear which could mean bigger movies in Brody's future, which is exactly what he is after. Brody promised to take on the potential Oscar winning role of Peter Kellerman, the man behind a global franchise of Kellerman Hotels. But the movie wasn't about how he made his millions, no, it was about how he fell in love and then how his wife was murdered.
"Unbroke. That was the name of the movie, a term used about a horse that wasn't trained.....The movie was about my mother, but why would they use that term? She'd been broken."
Morgan Kellerman was wild and free. A girl left behind after her mother was murdered. Her step-siblings and stepfather all left after her mother had been murdered, and she'd been left behind like unwanted dishware. Morgan stayed on the very land in which her mother had been murdered, only visiting the home when it was necessary as she was much more in harmony with the wild mustangs of the land than any of the people who ever lived there.
"She didn't want something from me. She didn't see me with dollar signs in her eyes. She was pure. She was innocent. And she had no idea how rare she was."
When Morgan and Brody meet the wild attraction is instant and the pure innocence is underlying and raw. Something continues to draw these two back together. Or as Brody puts it, Morgan continues to find him because she only reveals herself when she wants to be found. Brody is fascinated by her yes, but he's also desperate to be near her in a way he's never been desperate to be near anyone else in his entire life. Morgan can't understand why she feels drawn to Brody over and over until she learns of his own struggles. Two souls grieving together and understanding each others pain.
"There was something about Brody that made me not regret anything."
They come from two different worlds. She's wild and lives in the untamed world, and even though he was a notorious bad boy, he works hard and lives in the civilized world. Would they ever fit together in the real world?
Tijan will take you on an emotional journey that is wrought with turns and ups and downs. Bad Boy Brody is a page turner with tons of heart. You will love this book!!
beckyrendon's review against another edition
4.0
Oh my! Bad Boy Brody is not what I expected at all! It's better.
For some reason the name just didn't seem to fit for me. The whole build up (for months), I couldn't seem to get behind the name. I loved the blurb. I needed to know "all the things" but the title kept putting me off. And then I read the book...
Bad Boy Brody is the newest in the line of celebrity scandal nicknames. Brody has had his share of heartache and perhaps his method of dealing needs some work. Now the Hollywood heartthrob is a one punch away from the punch line of a joke. This is the movie that will keep him from tanking his career if... and there's a long list that follows.
She is a secret. A mystery. An enigma.
They will never be. They can't. They won't. Or can they...
As is expected in a Tijan book, there are tears. There is some serious "Whaaaaaaa?!?" vibes going on too. Something not right. Some questionable people. And a whole lot of mustang.
Be surprised. Enjoy the ride.
Reviewed for Sweet Spot Sisterhood
For some reason the name just didn't seem to fit for me. The whole build up (for months), I couldn't seem to get behind the name. I loved the blurb. I needed to know "all the things" but the title kept putting me off. And then I read the book...
Bad Boy Brody is the newest in the line of celebrity scandal nicknames. Brody has had his share of heartache and perhaps his method of dealing needs some work. Now the Hollywood heartthrob is a one punch away from the punch line of a joke. This is the movie that will keep him from tanking his career if... and there's a long list that follows.
She is a secret. A mystery. An enigma.
They will never be. They can't. They won't. Or can they...
As is expected in a Tijan book, there are tears. There is some serious "Whaaaaaaa?!?" vibes going on too. Something not right. Some questionable people. And a whole lot of mustang.
Be surprised. Enjoy the ride.
Reviewed for Sweet Spot Sisterhood
romancebookloverinseattle's review against another edition
4.0
Can’t believe I waited so long to read this.
This has been on my TBR for a long time. FINALLY got around to reading and I really enjoyed it, all the scenes between the Morgan and the horses, between Brody and Morgan, Such a great, emotional live story.
This has been on my TBR for a long time. FINALLY got around to reading and I really enjoyed it, all the scenes between the Morgan and the horses, between Brody and Morgan, Such a great, emotional live story.
kellyyoungbl's review against another edition
4.0
Very different from her usual books
I came into this book expecting something very different. I was expecting something more similar to Tijan's other books-drama and angst. I didn't really get that from this book, and for me personally, that was a bit of a disappointment. This book itself was good and very unique. It had an incredibly strong and independent MC, which is always refreshing to me. I just didn't love this book like I love others by this author.
I came into this book expecting something very different. I was expecting something more similar to Tijan's other books-drama and angst. I didn't really get that from this book, and for me personally, that was a bit of a disappointment. This book itself was good and very unique. It had an incredibly strong and independent MC, which is always refreshing to me. I just didn't love this book like I love others by this author.
bookaddictjax's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
vikcs's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
4.25
I’m a huge fan of Tijan, I have every one of her books and loved all of them so I had huge expectations for this one as well. Still it was so unexpected in a good way. Bad boy Brody surprised me and it was quite different from the author usual stories. Oh, it still mainly focuses on the more traumatic spectrum of feelings and emotions but it’s interesting how much the fact that the plot is separate from the usual high school/college environment mixes up things and creates a completely different atmosphere. I absolutely loved it.
I’m going to try and not spoil anything about the actual storyline but let me say this that the book has a certain tension to it yet he pacing is pretty laid back. I enjoyed every minute of it. It strange because while I knew that I going to like it, as I do with every Tijan book, the first chapter scared me a bit because it was kind of generic and not at all what I’m used to from the author. However, as I continued on the second things got definitely better and better.
We got 2 broken and closed off main characters, whom for some reason gravitate towards each other from the first glimpse. They slowly open up for each other and find something that urge them to change and become something more. This book was utterly romantic, somewhat heart breaking and overly emotional. And while the main focus of the plot is basically the connection between the two characters you just know it from the beginning that there is something more sinister, cruel going on in the background. Alas the story would have been perfect just by following Morgan and Brody journey, but this underlying suspense gave the whole thing an extra nudge to it.
Morgan was a strange but endearing character, someone who was more comfortable in the wilderness among her horses but it was kind of a protective mechanism of hers. She turned off her emotions so she doesn’t have to deal with it, the heartache and the loneliness. Honestly while I liked her most of the times, in other occasion I found her actions a bit standoffish and inconsiderate, while she was brutally honest with her intentions she was a bit cold towards others.
Then there was Brody, who was constantly described as Bad Boy Brody, which was strange because we didn’t really see this side of him in the book. Yes, he drinks a lot but other than that he is pretty straight-laced. He was intrigued by Morgan from the first moment and the connection between them was beautifully phenomenal. They kind of existed on a different plane thorough the whole book.
This book was utterly enchanting, sweet and romantic. It was emotional but still less dramatic than you would expect from Tijan, but I liked it more for it. The last couple of chapters throw me off a bit but in the end I understood why there was a loop in the plot line.
I’m going to try and not spoil anything about the actual storyline but let me say this that the book has a certain tension to it yet he pacing is pretty laid back. I enjoyed every minute of it. It strange because while I knew that I going to like it, as I do with every Tijan book, the first chapter scared me a bit because it was kind of generic and not at all what I’m used to from the author. However, as I continued on the second things got definitely better and better.
We got 2 broken and closed off main characters, whom for some reason gravitate towards each other from the first glimpse. They slowly open up for each other and find something that urge them to change and become something more. This book was utterly romantic, somewhat heart breaking and overly emotional. And while the main focus of the plot is basically the connection between the two characters you just know it from the beginning that there is something more sinister, cruel going on in the background. Alas the story would have been perfect just by following Morgan and Brody journey, but this underlying suspense gave the whole thing an extra nudge to it.
Morgan was a strange but endearing character, someone who was more comfortable in the wilderness among her horses but it was kind of a protective mechanism of hers. She turned off her emotions so she doesn’t have to deal with it, the heartache and the loneliness. Honestly while I liked her most of the times, in other occasion I found her actions a bit standoffish and inconsiderate, while she was brutally honest with her intentions she was a bit cold towards others.
Then there was Brody, who was constantly described as Bad Boy Brody, which was strange because we didn’t really see this side of him in the book. Yes, he drinks a lot but other than that he is pretty straight-laced. He was intrigued by Morgan from the first moment and the connection between them was beautifully phenomenal. They kind of existed on a different plane thorough the whole book.
This book was utterly enchanting, sweet and romantic. It was emotional but still less dramatic than you would expect from Tijan, but I liked it more for it. The last couple of chapters throw me off a bit but in the end I understood why there was a loop in the plot line.
timitra's review against another edition
3.0
Bad Boy Brody was an okay read for me. It wasn't bad but it wasn't great either. My biggest issue with it was that it was told to me not shown to me. Quite a bit of it was also unrealistic and yes I know you suspend belief while reading but my suspension of belief couldn't stretch that far.
Interesting premise but it just didn't work for me.
ARC provided by author in exchange for a honest review
Interesting premise but it just didn't work for me.
ARC provided by author in exchange for a honest review
shellysbookcorner's review against another edition
3.0
So where do I begin with this review. I’ve been reading Tijan for a long time and this book was different from her others. I loved Brody and the whole bad boy appeal but when you find out the reasons why it does pull at your heart strings. Brody is sent to do a movie in a small town and this is his last shot at redemption. While he’s there he meets Morgan.
I have to say Morgan was a very interesting character. She owned lots of land and a nice house but prefers the company of horses over people. As a born and raised City gal I had a hard time connecting to her character. I liked her and she had her moments but I didn’t fill on connect like I did with Brody.
As the story progresses we discover some shocking truths. I did enjoy this suspense part of the book and that kept me on my toes..The beginning was a little slow then it picked up and towards the end I couldn’t put it down. As a long time reader of Tijan. I did like the book but I didn’t full on love it like I did “Ryan’s Bed” by this author. With that being said I will be reading future titles from this author and please don’t let my review stop you from reading.
*ARC Review*
I have to say Morgan was a very interesting character. She owned lots of land and a nice house but prefers the company of horses over people. As a born and raised City gal I had a hard time connecting to her character. I liked her and she had her moments but I didn’t fill on connect like I did with Brody.
As the story progresses we discover some shocking truths. I did enjoy this suspense part of the book and that kept me on my toes..The beginning was a little slow then it picked up and towards the end I couldn’t put it down. As a long time reader of Tijan. I did like the book but I didn’t full on love it like I did “Ryan’s Bed” by this author. With that being said I will be reading future titles from this author and please don’t let my review stop you from reading.
*ARC Review*