From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jay Crownover, comes the second book in a combustible new series, Welcome to the Point, that is sexier, darker, and better than ever. There's a difference between a bad boy and a boy who is bad...Welcome to the Point. In a dark and broken kingdom, a ruler has be fearless to control the streets and the ruthless people who run them. Race Hartman is just bold enough, just smart enough, and just lost enough to wear the crown. Places like The Point will always have bad things and bad people, but the man in control of all that badness can minimize the devastation. Race has a plan, but can he prevent total annihilation without destroying himself? Brysen Carter has always seen the real Race-a guy too pretty, too smooth, and way too dangerous. Basking in his golden glow is very tempting, but Brysen knows she'll eventually get burned. She has enough problems without the risky danger and mayhem that comes with a guy like Race. Too bad Brysen faces a threat close to home that might be more dangerous than anything The Point has ever produced. And the only person interested in keeping her safe is the one man she can't allow herself to have.
Sometimes being bold is the only way to stay alive. But can she let Race save her life ...if it means losing herself to him?
Better When He's Bold showsoff Jay Crownover's amazing storytelling skills. Everyone fell in love with her Marked Men series including myself and her Welcome to the Point series doesn't disappoint in this second installment. What makes this series better than the Marked Men series is the world building that Jay Crownover has accomplished in the first two installments. The Point jumps off the pages at the reader....you can almost feel its seedy underbelly touching you. It reminds me a great deal of the cities we often see in comics or storylines with superheroes. What makes Better When He's Bold even better than those stories are the characters. Jay isn't afraid to dive into the darker, dirtier characters in this series.
Better When He's Bold is the story of the “anti-hero” character of Race Hartman and a girl who is barely holding her family together, Brysen Carter. Race is attempting to "clean up" the bad dealings leftover from Novak. The problem for him is how far is he willing to go and will he lose what light he has left in the process. Byrsen left college and her carefree life to move back home and care for her sister. Her family life has deteriorated and she can't save them and is afraid she may drown herself.
The chemistry between Race and Brysen was apparent in the first book and is only hotter in this installment. Their paths keep crossing and as Brysen seems to be in danger, Race comes to the rescue over and over again. What is amazing about these two is watching them come to understand what they both want and need from each other.
While watching their story unfold, you are getting more and more details on the dealings of the Point. You meet more and more characters that are not only intriguing but make you crave the next book. Are we saying goodbye to Race and Brysen? No, that is the best part of this series. It is impossible since they are such an intricate part of the Point and the storyline. What is going to happen to Bax, Dovie, Race and Brysen, and the Point and the rest of the citizens? I am dying to know. Unfortunately, it isn't a tv show that you can tune into each week....we have to patiently wait for the next installment. Write faster, Jay Crownover. We need more of the Point.
Reviewed by Candace for Cocktails and Books
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