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A review by devansbooklife
Better When He's Bad by Jay Crownover
5.0
Jay Crownover is growing as an author and I really enjoy the aftermath of her growth.
Welcome to the Point
There’s a difference between a bad boy and a boy who’s bad . . . meet Shane Baxter. (Bax to most, but to Dovie during their softer interactions it's Shane)
Sexy, dark, and dangerous, Bax isn’t just from the wrong side of the tracks, he is the wrong side of the tracks. A criminal, a thug, and a brawler, he’s the master of bad choices, until one such choice landed him in prison for five years. Now Bax is out and looking for answers, and he doesn’t care what he has to do or who he has to hurt to get them. But there’s a new player in the game, and she’s much too innocent, much too soft…and standing directly in his way.
Dovie Pryce knows all about living a hard life and the tough choices that come with it. She’s always tried to be good, tried to help others, and tried not to let the darkness pull her down. But the streets are fighting back, things have gone from bad to worse, and the only person who can help her is the scariest, sexiest, most complicated ex-con The Point has ever produced.
Bax terrifies her, but it doesn’t take Dovie long to realize that some boys are just better when they’re bad.
I enjoyed this story as a whole. At times though I felt that the whole "Bax is a bad guy" got pushed too hard. It was repetitive. And not really needed. I enjoyed the plot. There were unique twists and turns of this dark, grimmy, and rough lifestyle. The chemistry between Box and Dovie was good, but it wasn't sweltering. It didn't knock me down and leave me breathless. The final twist had my jaw on the floor and my heart going a million miles a minute. Bax shocked me. And that is hard to do anymore in this genre. I loved the hell out of him after that. He showed a selfless side I really hadn't expected from him and is hard to find in the Bad Boy fictional world. Oh, and I actually loved the fact that Dovie isn't your typical skinny, blonde bombshell female lead. I loved that she had a real appearance.
Welcome to the Point
There’s a difference between a bad boy and a boy who’s bad . . . meet Shane Baxter. (Bax to most, but to Dovie during their softer interactions it's Shane)
Sexy, dark, and dangerous, Bax isn’t just from the wrong side of the tracks, he is the wrong side of the tracks. A criminal, a thug, and a brawler, he’s the master of bad choices, until one such choice landed him in prison for five years. Now Bax is out and looking for answers, and he doesn’t care what he has to do or who he has to hurt to get them. But there’s a new player in the game, and she’s much too innocent, much too soft…and standing directly in his way.
Dovie Pryce knows all about living a hard life and the tough choices that come with it. She’s always tried to be good, tried to help others, and tried not to let the darkness pull her down. But the streets are fighting back, things have gone from bad to worse, and the only person who can help her is the scariest, sexiest, most complicated ex-con The Point has ever produced.
Bax terrifies her, but it doesn’t take Dovie long to realize that some boys are just better when they’re bad.
I enjoyed this story as a whole. At times though I felt that the whole "Bax is a bad guy" got pushed too hard. It was repetitive. And not really needed. I enjoyed the plot. There were unique twists and turns of this dark, grimmy, and rough lifestyle. The chemistry between Box and Dovie was good, but it wasn't sweltering. It didn't knock me down and leave me breathless. The final twist had my jaw on the floor and my heart going a million miles a minute. Bax shocked me. And that is hard to do anymore in this genre. I loved the hell out of him after that. He showed a selfless side I really hadn't expected from him and is hard to find in the Bad Boy fictional world. Oh, and I actually loved the fact that Dovie isn't your typical skinny, blonde bombshell female lead. I loved that she had a real appearance.