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Jagged (Colorado Mountain, #5)

Kristen Ashley

Start date: April 24, 2021

Finish date: April 28, 2021

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Apr 23, 2013 Ivy Deluca rated it liked it

Shelves: ka-books

2020 Re-read: Probably the quickest re-read I've ever done of a KA book, I don't think I appreciated how much shorter this book was when it first came out. I also liked seeing the ties between the 'Burg and the earlier books in this series. KA's strength, even beyond the emotional scenes, are the found family throughlines she has in all her books, and this one I appreciated more on the re-read. I still think it's a bit too easy, I still hated the way Zara and Ham's relationship started on an end 2020 Re-read: Probably the quickest re-read I've ever done of a KA book, I don't think I appreciated how much shorter this book was when it first came out. I also liked seeing the ties between the 'Burg and the earlier books in this series. KA's strength, even beyond the emotional scenes, are the found family throughlines she has in all her books, and this one I appreciated more on the re-read. I still think it's a bit too easy, I still hated the way Zara and Ham's relationship started on an ending, and that final climactic moment was a little (lotta) bit redonk (I'm sorry HOW many guys, including two cops, were there watching that old guy choke Zara for how long?? Nuh-uh, I don't think so). BUT it wasn't all bad, actually. Just not a fave.

**original review**

The Premise
This is a continuation of the Colorado Mountain series, though it has a character, Graham Reece, who was introduced in For You, part of Ms. Ashley’s The ‘Burg series. If you haven’t read that series, this might be a bit spoilery - Graham, after having survived an attack by a madman, decides to return to the one woman he hasn’t been able to forget, Zara Cinders. Zara, has has a rough time of it, losing everything - her business, her house, her marriage. But through it all, she hasn’t been able to forget the one man who she loved and let go - Ham.

The Good
I like Graham and Zara’s love scenes, and I enjoyed their eventual HEA. I did enjoy the appearance of some familiar characters from the Colorado Mountain series and the world Ms. Ashley has given me many hours of pleasurable reading.

The Bad
Unfortunately, there is no new ground here - the story, the main characters in particular, the resolution, all of it feels familiar. I could predict at what percentage of the book certain things would happen, which is never a good sign. I was a bit disappointed, because I generally enjoy Ms. Ashley’s work and I had been looking forward to this release, but I found myself putting the book down because I couldn’t get into the story.

The Bottom Line (2.5 stars)
Not horrible, not great - Ms. Ashley’s formula is very evident here. Change the names, and it all begins to blend. If you haven’t read her books before this, you may enjoy it, but if you have, this will feel familiar - and have been better. Here’s hoping her next breaks some new ground. ...more

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Mar 23, 2014 Rachel rated it really liked it

4.5 Stars.
I love reading Kristen Ashley, it's comforting. Jagged was heart warming and funny and I know I read it mostly with a silly smile on my face!

I took a little while to warm to Ham; I thought he was a bit of an arse to start with, but he righted his wrong and won me round!

I enjoyed Jagged, a lot, but I have a but. I missed the warm fire in my belly which I often have when reading KA and I just didn't fall for Ham, as I have for the other 'Mountain Men'. I'm not sure why because he was a ...more

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Oct 31, 2013 Karen rated it liked it

Shelves: contemporary-romance, kindle

With Kristen Ashley novels there is an expectation that there will be an Alpha male. KA doesn't write beta heros so her Alpha males do not watch their language, are possessive, dominant and do not back down from a fight. Her Alphas also have a heart of gold. This is what I love. Graham Reese (Ham) was definitely a KA Alpha but I just didn't love him as much as the heros in her other books. The relationship between Ham and Zara was all there on paper, the only problem was I just didn't feel it li ...more

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Nov 15, 2013 Irenejosie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: best-proposals, hero-pursues-heroine, best-besties, ive-loved-u-for-yrs, quiet-heroines, friends-with-benefits, heroes-over-40

I would have to commend Kristen Ashley for being a master manipulator of situations. She really does know how to turn things into order so that when everybody else thinks one thing, she wrote another. Like how I've thought that Zara was it for Reece just because he can't have Feb. But, no, it was very nicely put in a way that was acceptable and believable that it has always been Zara for him. How does she do that? She did it with Hopper's case, too, in Fire Inside. How I've thought that Hop was ...more

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Nov 06, 2013 Wynne rated it really liked it

Loved Reece and Zara story! It was a change in the series since there wasn't a serial killer or corrupt police force but it was sweet. Was hoping to see some of the Carnal characters but over all I really enjoyed reading this book. ...more

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May 03, 2014 Stephanie rated it it was ok

Shelves: romance

This one was just flat. Zara and Ham are hands down my least favorite KA characters.

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Oct 11, 2014 Nefertiti rated it really liked it

Shelves: audiobooks

3.5 stars

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Oct 19, 2015 Kristiana rated it liked it

Shelves: re-read, romance-rc-2016, 2016, 2015

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First read : 7-8 Oct 2016

“Truth hurts. Then again, it also sets you free. [Jimmy Cotton]”

" All the time, people say one thing, but they do another. You feel somethin' for them, you wanna believe what they say, but you gotta learn to read what they do." ...more

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