{"id":7752,"date":"2016-04-27T09:45:43","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T13:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=7752"},"modified":"2016-12-13T16:29:33","modified_gmt":"2016-12-13T21:29:33","slug":"review-jet-marked-men-2-by-jay-crownover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=7752","title":{"rendered":"Review: Jet (Marked Men, #2) by Jay Crownover"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Review<\/strong><\/h4>\n

3.5 stars<\/b><\/p>\n

This is the second book the Marked Men<\/i><\/a> series, and is the story of bad boy rocker with a huge heart, Jet.<\/p>\n

Jet is best buddies with Rule and the boys who work at The Marked tattoo studio, but unlike them his life is music. He is the lead singer in a heavy metal band, and also works as a producer for small bands in the area. He is passionate about his music, and more than lives up to his rocker persona \u2013 he is tatted, pierced and a total manwhore.<\/p>\n

Shaw’s good friend Ayden is running from her shady past, trying desperately to put her mistakes behind her and create a stable, secure future for herself, but from the moment she laid eyes on Jet, she wanted him. She made a move only to be shot because Jet didn\u2019t want to hurt her and they moved on from that incident, becoming close friends and even roommates. So now, she is subjected to watching women come out of his room every morning and (not so) secretly obsessing over him while she dates a \u2018good guy\u2019, somebody mainstream and stable with concrete plans for the future, but sadly, who does nothing for her.<\/p>\n

Jet and Ayden\u2019s friends can all see the sexual tension simmering between them, and they both know they\u2019re attracted to each other, but they feel like there is too much standing in their way. Ayden doesn\u2019t want a sexy bad boy rocker and Jet knows that, and he knows that their different ideas about relationships will be hard for them going forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know that either of us is really ready to handle the other. What I do know is I want you more than I want to keep breathing.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But their attraction to each other grows and grows, and no matter how hard they fight it, it all becomes too much for them. They can\u2019t deny their chemistry, and figure the best way forward is a \u2018friends with benefits\u2019 situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanna have sex, Ayd. Lots and lots of sex\u2026with you and only you. Does it have to be more than that right now?\u201d
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\n\u201cI\u2019m not saying it couldn\u2019t eventually lead to more, but right now I feel pretty broken and I\u2019m not really sure there are enough pieces lying around to put me back together.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I enjoyed these two getting together. Despite everything that they\u2019re holding back from each other, it\u2019s an easy and natural progression, and I loved watching the way they changed towards each other without consciously doing so.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is going to change everything\u201d\u2026
\n\u201cSometimes, things need to change, because there just isn\u2019t any way for them to stay the same.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To nobody\u2019s surprise, they fall and fall hard for each other. Ayden\u2019s feelings for Jet terrify her because she wants something different for her future. Jet knows this, but all he wants is Ayden. And OMG, the man is totally swoony! I loved him!<\/p>\n

I couldn\u2019t see a place in my life or in my bed for anyone but her now, and that she made me feel that every love song I had ever written or sung made no sense until she came into the picture.
\n\u2026 I was going to hold on to her for as long as I could, until the fire got too hot and burned me alive from the inside out, and she would have no choice but to watch it smolder.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Adding to the drama, they are both dealing with major family issues. But while Jet is trying to work through his, Ayden is hiding hers away as a secret, and when her past threatens everything she is trying to build, she makes decisions which are going to impact on everything!<\/p>\n

Oh my God, I need to take a moment to rant about Ayden and her stupid.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Spoiler<\/div>
Firstly, she\u2019s completely blind to who Jet really is. Even with all the time they’ve known each other, and the fact that she’s lived with the man FOR A YEAR, she objectifies him as a sexy rocker and never even bothers to look deeper to see the real man underneath. And she never opens up to him about her life, being super-secretive about it all. And THEN, she absolutely destroys his heart. Doing it under the guise of \u2018I\u2019m doing this to protect you\u2026 but I\u2019m not going to tell you that\u2019, while he has no clue what\u2019s going on. Her unilateral decision making without telling Jet what\u2019s going on or even giving him an opportunity to be there for her made me so freaking mad! She shattered him, and it was heartbreaking! And of course she picked the WORST possible moment to do it, too. Ugh, I wanted to smack her so hard!<\/p>\n

Of course it was resolved, but I was still really annoyed, and I was even more annoyed that Jet was the one that made the first move towards resolution. And his friends pushed him to do it. Why? Why was it up to him? Ayden was the idiot! Grrrrr. Though I was happy to see her eventually pull her head out of her ass and fix things between them when she was presented with the opportunity to do so.<\/div><\/div>\n

Jet and Ayden have a bumpy ride while they figure everything out \u2013 both personally and as a couple – and I really liked that there was a lot of detail about Jet and Ayden\u2019s individual stories. Ayden\u2019s family issues are sad, but the way she continuously ruminated over it all and how she handled the situation, I\u2019m sad to say I didn\u2019t really feel for her, but obviously we\u2019re going to see more of her family drama with her older brother getting a book later in the series. What I really enjoyed was Jet\u2019s journey. The drama with his family was intense, but I really liked the way it was handled, and I thought his growth as a character as he figured out what he wanted from his life and then worked to make that happen was fantastic!<\/p>\n

I liked catching up with the rest of the characters, and really liked the scenes with the whole gang together, and even the one on one between the boys. They may look like a bunch of bad boys, but they all care deeply about each other, and I like that we got to see them unquestionably taking Jet\u2019s back when he needed them.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s all about the romance, and after Ayden sorts her shit, the love story is gorgeous, and a total swoonfest!<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you love me, Jet? Despite it all, do you love me?\u201d
\n\u201cAyden, I\u2019m here. Of course I love you. I loved you before, I love you after, and Ill love you for everything in-between.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It all ends really well with a great epilogue which finishes the story off nicely, and provides a bit of a clue where things are going to go next.<\/p>\n

3.5 stars \u2013 I liked it, but I didn\u2019t love it.<\/p>\n

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The Marked Men series<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Rule\"\u00a0\u00a0\"Jet\"\u00a0\u00a0\"Rome\"\u00a0\u00a0\"Nash\"\u00a0\u00a0\"Rowdy\"\u00a0\u00a0\"Asa\"<\/p>\n

Rule (#1)
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Jet (#2)<\/strong>
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Rome (#3)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
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Nash (#4)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
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Rowdy (#5)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
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Asa (#6)<\/strong>
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