Review: A Kinder, Gentler MC romance - the NA entry to the series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 7, 2014
The PremiseThe second book in the Marauders MC series by Ms. Andersson has a broader focus than the first book.  Here, Brian 'Bear' Warren, the Vice President of the Marauder Riders MC, shares the spotlight with his youngest daughter, Violet. Vi’s very shy teenager who has spent many years berated by her mother for not being more like her older sister.  Violet’s also dyslexic and has ADD, though she’s not hyper, she actually a very calm kind of girl who does as little as possible to draw attention to herself.  Except for her drawings - her talent is impressive and instead of keeping a diary, she documents her life through her sketchbook.  She's grown up in the Marauders and has known Mac Baxter, the President’s son and a prospect for the club, as long as she’s been alive.Mac knew Vi'd had a crush on him since her early teens, but he’s aware that she’s basically jailbait (he’s about six years older), and would never act on any attraction.  When he decides to get away from being known as the President’s son, he chooses to prospect at the Emporia, Kansas charter, leaving Greenville and Vi behind.  When he returns a few years later, realizes how much Vi has grown up since he’s been away.The GoodMs. Andersson has done it again - drawn me into the Marauders’ world and I enjoyed it thoroughly.  Vi and Mac make this entry more of a NA than the previous entry but it’s still very much a character-driven tale more than melodramatic action.  Bear shows a real sweet side to him in the way he cares for his daughter, but it doesn’t make him soft.  His story and eventual romance is the secondary storyline.There is some action involving a betrayal of the club by a member as well as a drug run gone wrong, but the focus of the story is about Vi and Mac navigating their relationship, which I thought was pretty sweet considering the setting.The Just AlrightIn that vein, if you haven’t read the previous book and are more into the action-packed, cracked-out biker soap, this isn’t for you.  Bear’s love for Vi notwithstanding, I wasn’t as into his relationship woes as I was into Vi and Mac.  There are occasional issues with editing, grammar which feel as if they have more to do with the fact that Ms. Andersson native language isn’t English, and really didn't bother me alot.  The detail to mundane things can drag down the narrative at times, and Vi’s mother seemed pretty one-note.The Bottom LineThis is a series that’s geared towards those interested in a gentler type of MC romance - and there's nothing wrong with that.  I liked it and I’d read more of this series.