Better When He's Bad: A Welcome to the Point Novel (Welcome to the Point, #1)

by Jay Crownover

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jay Crownover returns with a heart-stopping new series...Welcome to the Point. There's a difference between a bad boy and a boy who's bad ...meet Shane Baxter. 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, awakening feelings she never thought she'd have for a guy like him. But it doesn't take Dovie long to realize ...some boys are just better when they're bad.

• ISBN10: 0062351893
• ISBN13: 9780062351890
• Publish Date: 17 July 2014 (first published 17 June 2014)
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 5 April 2024
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
• Imprint: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 384
• Language: English

Reviews

[Sam@WLABB]

Disclaimer: I am a Jay Crownover fan. I fell in love with her MCs with the Marked Men series and continue my love in this world with the Saints of Denver. With that said, there is a forward in this book from Jay warning us fans that this is a little different for her. It's grittier and darker than her Marked series. This difference was obvious, and I thought it would be put me off, but as the story played on, I actually grew to care about Bax. Crownover did a fantastic job creating Bax. He was a very complex MC, and I thought Jay built a solid case for why he was the way he was, but also revealed his softer side.

One of the ways these two sides of Bax were illustrated were quite explicitly. Dovie would often switch between "Bax" and "Shane" in addressing his two distinct personas. I have to give a lot of credit to an author, who can take an unapologetic criminal and craft him into a character I care about. In fact, the

This book is a lot like Bax: Sexy, Dark, Dangerous. Sexy - the chemistry between Dovie and Bax is off the charts and there is a lot of sexy times between them. Dark - we are taken into the Point, which is an underbelly sort of place. Criminal behavior is the norm and death may be the only way out once you're in. Dangerous - see aforementioned criminal activity, but also dangerous in who you choose to attach yourself with. Attachments could be deadly for you and for those you care about. There were also some plot twists that I did not see coming. I think I audibly gasped when I learned a certain piece of information.

Overall: A thrilling gritty walk on the wrong side of town, and a great start to a new series I am excited about.

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[Linda]

Better When He's Bad is dark and gritty, and while Bax and Dovie grew up in similar situations, one has managed to hold on to hope and loyalty, while the other thinks a life of crime is the only way to go.