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bluebirdie202's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
3.25
Scrap was super lovable. FMC was a bit hard to wrap my head around. I was frustrated by the lack of resolution after the final drama - I was unclear about whether the final murder would allow the FMC to finally heal or not, which seems like would impact the HEA.
geekxgirl's review
2.0
2 Stars
This one was tricky for me. I absolutely loved Scrap and his loyalty and love for Crista. He was wonderful. Crista, welllll tbh I hated being in her head. I wasn't really interested in all the dark, crazy and twisted shit she was feeling. Just not in the mood. I pushed through and skimmed most of her chapters when Scrap wasn't involved.
I guess I just didn't feel too much with her story. Was it awful what she went through? God yes. It was terrible and tragic. I didn't agree with most of her handling of it or her thoughts though. It's all subjective really and in the end I just didn't like her much.
Another thing is how the club treated Crista and her PTSD/depression/victim role. They didn't try to make her better. Atleast IMO. They let her just wander and remain fucked up and let her wallow in the hole she dug for herself and it was depressing. Add in how they treated her freak outs like a "oh again?" Sort of attitude felt insensitive. Felt like they normalized it. And the hero worship of Scrap and what he did for her and their expectations of how she was "supposed" to welcome him back was bull. They knew nothing about the two of them and what should be expected but yet Crista never felt like correcting shit either so everyone screwed that up.
I feel like this story had huge potential to be sooo good but the execution just fell flat for me. Even with the references to their past and the building of their relationship in the now it all felt weird. Off. No chemistry. Just Scrap loving a woman with everything he had.
Scrap saved the story for me though. What a sweetheart. So for Scrap I give this 2 Stars.
This one was tricky for me. I absolutely loved Scrap and his loyalty and love for Crista. He was wonderful. Crista, welllll tbh I hated being in her head. I wasn't really interested in all the dark, crazy and twisted shit she was feeling. Just not in the mood. I pushed through and skimmed most of her chapters when Scrap wasn't involved.
I guess I just didn't feel too much with her story. Was it awful what she went through? God yes. It was terrible and tragic. I didn't agree with most of her handling of it or her thoughts though. It's all subjective really and in the end I just didn't like her much.
Another thing is how the club treated Crista and her PTSD/depression/victim role. They didn't try to make her better. Atleast IMO. They let her just wander and remain fucked up and let her wallow in the hole she dug for herself and it was depressing. Add in how they treated her freak outs like a "oh again?" Sort of attitude felt insensitive. Felt like they normalized it. And the hero worship of Scrap and what he did for her and their expectations of how she was "supposed" to welcome him back was bull. They knew nothing about the two of them and what should be expected but yet Crista never felt like correcting shit either so everyone screwed that up.
I feel like this story had huge potential to be sooo good but the execution just fell flat for me. Even with the references to their past and the building of their relationship in the now it all felt weird. Off. No chemistry. Just Scrap loving a woman with everything he had.
Scrap saved the story for me though. What a sweetheart. So for Scrap I give this 2 Stars.
rihoward's review
4.0
4.3 stars
This story had a lot of heartbreak in it. It also showed the power of love. My heart hurt for Crista and I loved watching her journey towards being healthy with the help of Scrap.
The character that keeps standing out to me is Harper though. I realize she is often not portrayed in the best light but there is something about her that stands out. I think there is more to her character and actions that haven't seen the light as of yet. I look forward to hopefully getting her story.
This story had a lot of heartbreak in it. It also showed the power of love. My heart hurt for Crista and I loved watching her journey towards being healthy with the help of Scrap.
The character that keeps standing out to me is Harper though. I realize she is often not portrayed in the best light but there is something about her that stands out. I think there is more to her character and actions that haven't seen the light as of yet. I look forward to hopefully getting her story.
shontellereads's review
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Cate C Wells does the damaged-heroine / persistent-hero trope over and over and I'm a big ole sucker for it everytime. Scrap was also much nicer in his monologue than previous books.
smgossett77's review
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
jsinta's review against another edition
dark
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Pretty awful. There were times I literally cringed. It is pretty gross that the main male lover interest was interested in a 16-year-old as a 21-year-old and spent 10 years fantasizing about a teenager. Scrap doesn't even know Krista yet he loves her? No time was spent developing either character's personality. The sex scenes were awful. I don't think this author has ever met a man or seen a motorcycle. Gross. Very skippable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, Gore, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Alcohol
lifeinthebooklane's review
3.0
I was supposed to be excited to read about Scrap and the heroine whose name I have forgotten since finishing the book yesterday. They were repeatedly mentioned in previous books, I’m presuming to build the hype, but we were only ever told of them and I never felt that connection. Sadly that connection was also lacking in this book too.
I still couldn’t tell you who Scrap and Christa are, other than a biker who went to prison for 10 years and a woman who has been unable to move on from an horrific attack a decade ago. That seemed to be their entire personality and it became boring at times. We spent far too long in their heads and saw far too little of them (re)building a relationship. I would go as far as to say that it was completely instalove and there was no attempt to develop the connection between Christa and Scrap. We were meant to believe these were re-emerging feelings from a decade before when they were 16 and 21. If that was Scraps age because we were told his Dad died soon after he finished high school and not long before the attack on Christa.
Scrap claimed he had been in love with her since she was a Freshman at school. I’m not sure if I was meant to find that romantic but it was a bit eww given Scrap would have been 19 and made any feelings he had for Christa back then feel more like a crush.
The story was good enough that I finished the book but I just didn’t feel the emotions or connect with the characters.
I still couldn’t tell you who Scrap and Christa are, other than a biker who went to prison for 10 years and a woman who has been unable to move on from an horrific attack a decade ago. That seemed to be their entire personality and it became boring at times. We spent far too long in their heads and saw far too little of them (re)building a relationship. I would go as far as to say that it was completely instalove and there was no attempt to develop the connection between Christa and Scrap. We were meant to believe these were re-emerging feelings from a decade before when they were 16 and 21. If that was Scraps age because we were told his Dad died soon after he finished high school and not long before the attack on Christa.
Scrap claimed he had been in love with her since she was a Freshman at school. I’m not sure if I was meant to find that romantic but it was a bit eww given Scrap would have been 19 and made any feelings he had for Christa back then feel more like a crush.
The story was good enough that I finished the book but I just didn’t feel the emotions or connect with the characters.
billireads's review
adventurous
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
4.0