Review: Gritty, Angsty and Raw
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 17, 2014
I loved Preach+Daisy’s story just as much as Kidd+Jenna’s, if not more! Just as raw and gritty but with a lot more angst.You instantly fall for Preach, because he starts off as this really sweet guy. Since we start the story off with his background, we get to know all about his past, thus allowing us to understand him better.Though it doesn’t excuse why he was so stupid for the better half of the book. I desperately wanted Preach to hang on and not fail Daisy, but sadly he couldn’t do it. He gives in to his lustful desires and ruins everything he has with her.Daisy is sweet and spicy. I loved her character so much. She’s like a mini Ice/Jenna, but with a lot more sweetness. Yes, she was innocent and naive at times, but that girl can hold her own! Well, except when it comes to Preach. For the most part she does okay, but love makes us stupid at times. *shrugs*It was so difficult to contain my anger for Preach. I wanted to punch him in the throat repeatedly at so many different points in the story. I just couldn’t comprehend why he did the things he did. Was it a biker thing? A man thing? Or just a plain douchebag thing? Whatever the reason was I let it slide.There is however one person I wanted punch more and that was Leah, Daisy’s supposed best friend. You’ll want to jump into the story and handle that tramp yourself. Trust me!Another thing that didn’t bother me too much was the violence, but it may be uncomfortable for some readers. It wasn’t as intense as it was in RL, but still pretty brutal. I don’t know if it’s because I watch Sons of Anarchy religiously, but I never batted an eye at the things that happened in the book. It is after all fiction and that biker lifestyle isn’t completely unusual.For fans of the first book, Renegade Lady, you’ll love seeing the other characters pop up in this story. They’re all one big dysfunctional family, but they’re always there for each other. We even get to know more about the Mary, Holt and Wayne love triangle.Unlike Lady, Reject has no life or death situations and very little violence compared to book 1. Instead, this book is more focused on betrayals and struggles between the characters and with themselves.I’m eager to get to Timber’s story next! Can’t wait to see him settle down as well.I recommend starting this series if you haven’t already and would advise you to start with Renegade Lady first.I do have to warn you though, you shouldn’t read it if cheating, profanity and violence is a hard limit for you. These books have lots of that stuff!