Reviews

Talon by Carian Cole

nanoreadsxo's review against another edition

5.0

Reread and it was still so good. My fav from the series yet

math_chan's review against another edition

4.0

Talon c’est le petit frère séducteur d'Asher et Storm, les femmes ne restent pas longtemps avec lui, juste le temps de passer dans son lit. Lorsque sa mère, une célèbre romancière, lui parle d’une étude qui vise à vous trouver le conjoint parfait, il tente le coup pour ne pas finir seul. De son côté, Asia cumule les malchances et cultive son désert sentimental. Sa meilleure amie lui propose d’entrer dans le programme que gère sa patronne. Rien de plus facile, répondre à plein de questions et accepter de rester marié avec un parfait inconnu 6 mois… Que pourrait-il se passer de mal ?

J’ai beaucoup aimé ma lecture car elle pousse à ne pas juger un livre par sa couverture. Clairement Talon et Asia ne s’attendaient pas l’un à l’autre. Leurs caractères sont diamétralement opposés mais leurs attentes, comme ils vont le découvrir au fil des pages, sont les mêmes. J’ai aimé voir certaines réalités vis-à-vis du “couple”, oui c’est du “boulot” d’être avec quelqu’un, il faut communiquer, faire des compromis, écouter… Asia est un amour, elle est gentille, naturelle mais avec du caractère, elle ne se laisse pas marcher sur les pieds et refuse de passer pour une œuvre de charité. Talon est exubérant, drôle, persuadé d’être un don pour les femmes, il est maladroit quand il s’exprime et cela va provoquer de nombreux quiproquos. Pourtant ni l’un, ni l’autre ne va renoncer et chacun va faire des efforts pour avancer ensemble, vers leur but commun : ne plus être seul et compter pour quelqu'un. Pour la première fois dans cette série, on rencontre Kenzi et Toren, je m’étais posée la question quant à la temporalité car j’ai déjà lu les écorchés, j’ai eu ma réponse ici. On a plus de passages avec Asher, dont le tome est le suivant et qu’il me tarde de découvrir. L’auteure m’a achevée avec son mot de la fin pour les réels Talon et Asia. En bref, j’aime toujours autant cet univers, les personnages, j’aime voir comment tout s’imbrique. Si vous aimez les rock star, les romances avec un mariage arrangé entre des personnes que tout oppose… foncez !

sgolanoski's review

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

kizsia's review

4.0

4.5 stars! Talon and Asia were so cute

booklovershangout's review

4.0

This book is my absolutely favorite of the series so far! It is beautiful and emotional. It is sexy and captivating. It is heartbreaking and heartfelt. It is so much in one book. I absolutely adored these characters and I am loving this series and this author. I can't wait to read more.

shebear's review against another edition

emotional

3.5

Nicely done marriage for convenience story. The beginning section when the two are getting to know each other was very well done. Definitely a story where the HEA is well deserved and works for. 

lindseydomokur's review

4.0

Ugh. So many feelings. I almost didn’t finish this book. I’ll admit it. But then I sucked it up, got on my big girl panties and contacted my friend Korrie who told me to push through. I’m glad I did. In the end I really liked it. It would have been a 5 star for me if there wasn’t a few issues. The issues might not be issues for you so, you will probably love this book.

The plot of this book drew me in. It reminded me of one of my favorite guilty pleasures, Married at First Sight and also reminded me of my favorite couple on there. The girl basically ran away crying after she married her husband, but the whole 6 months i rooted for their love on the show. They are still together and i still follow them on social media because of their story. Talon and Asia reminded me so much of them and I rooted for them the whole time.

The beginning was rough for me to stomach. Not with the way that Talon treated Asia, but that was hard to get past even if I see his side is the story, but because manwhore. The book opened with him banging a groupie. Like the opening sentence was mid thrust. But I digress. I didn’t love the way that Talon treated Asia in regards to her looks, but I realize Asia also wasn’t openly warm about his. As the book went on though, the reasons they were put together became super apparent. Watching them grow together and fall in love gave me all of the feels. I liked the twist of the book, but I also didn’t love the amount of time they were apart at the end. While I understand there was a miscommunication, the end felt completely rushed when they did finally work things out. I would have loved an epilogue. I will most likely read more of this series because I am interested in the other family members in the book. This was a first for my by this author!

cozywbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

555quin's review against another edition

emotional medium-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? Yes

4.75

talip22's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0