Blog Tour & Review: Respect by Jay Crownover
SYNOPSIS:
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess who called a corrupt kingdom home sweet home.
Protected and sheltered from the worst the world had to offer, she fell in love with the crumbling city that burned and blazed around her. Every dirty corner, every scary shadow, found a place within her heart. So did a man who was violent and dangerous, just like the streets she claimed as her own.
He was all business and brutality, except when it came to her. With her, he was calm, caring, and heartbreakingly patient.
He warned her over and over that he wasn’t the man for her, but she refused to listen. She never expected either the streets or their enforcer to hurt her, since she’d given her heart so completely to both.
She should have known the streets in the Point were always going to be savage, and so was the man committed to keeping control of them in the hands of criminals and bloody kingpins.
Blindsided by a betrayal which cut so deeply she was sure the wounds would never heal, the princess fled the home she loved and the man who broke her heart. Throwing away her rusted, twisted crown was supposed to help her forget. All it did was make her long for everything she left behind. She told herself she would never go back, but in this tormented kingdom, family is everything. Eventually, she has no choice but to return.
While she was gone, the people who loved her worked hard to make the city safe, and the man who destroyed her sank deeper into the darkness. Going back shouldn’t feel like surrender… but it does. As this pretty princess hovers on the edge of the unknown, the past attacks with a vengeance. It’s a good reminder that puppy love eventually grows up and turns into something with sharp teeth and one hell of a bite.
She never asked for the keys to the kingdom. She’d much rather go out and build her own.
REVIEW:
*Book Received in Exchange for Honest Opinion/Review*
This book was a tantalizing ending to a bad-*ss series, seriously all the feels! Booker and Karsen’s book has been a long time coming, I feel like I have been watching them dance around each other for years…well at least fictional years. To finally see them come together, regardless of the circumstances stacked against them, was inspiring. Such a strong, determined, feisty couple, they balanced each other out and lifted each other up. I just have so much respect for these two characters and their relationship, they literally had to go through hell over the years to find their HEA.
Now this book is not a stand alone, in fact if you haven’t been to The Point, you won’t have a clue as to what is going on. But Jay brings literally everyone back, I was fangirling so hard as all of my favorites made appearances because it seems that everyone had a say in Booker and Karsen’s relationship…except Booker and Karsen. Finding out Booker’s past made me fall a little more in love with him. He isn’t your typical swoony man, but none of The Point men are, and women like Karsen still love them all the same.
In terms of plot, the betrayal is deep in this one! My mind was blown when it all played out, but at this point I should expect these kind of things from Jay. There was a moment around 69% when Nassir was being the voice of reason and you know its all going to go to sh*t when the devil himself is the logical one. I couldn’t keep the smile off my face. I loved watching Booker learn his own strength, the man really came into his own this book. The ending, was deliciously satisfying and knowing how Jay feels about these characters, it was truly the perfect ending.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Jay Crownover is the international and multiple New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Marked Men Series, The Saints of Denver Series, the Point Series, the Breaking Point Series, and the Getaway Series. Her books can be found translated in many different languages all around the world. She is a tattooed, crazy haired Colorado native who lives at the base of the Rockies with her awesome dogs. This is where she can frequently be found enjoying a cold beer and Taco Tuesdays. Jay is a self-declared music snob and outspoken book lover who is always looking for her next adventure, between the pages and on the road.
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