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Built (Saints of Denver, #1)

Jay Crownover

Start date: January 1, 2020

Finish date: January 31, 2020

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Discussion leader: ☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎

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Jul 23, 2017 Danielle (Danniegurl) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 4-stars, tattoos, adult-romance-read, pov-dual

I did enjoy this book, I enjoy a lot of Jay's books. Still though it seems like Jay has started doing a bit more telling than showing and lots of internalizing. Zeb and Sayer really do like either other but neither seems to have the gumption to go after what they want, each other. Sayer is cold, she's been hurt by her father and his need for her to be perfect. I was a little disappointed that even though Sayer would tell us about some of the things her father said and did we never really got tha I did enjoy this book, I enjoy a lot of Jay's books. Still though it seems like Jay has started doing a bit more telling than showing and lots of internalizing. Zeb and Sayer really do like either other but neither seems to have the gumption to go after what they want, each other. Sayer is cold, she's been hurt by her father and his need for her to be perfect. I was a little disappointed that even though Sayer would tell us about some of the things her father said and did we never really got that emotional connection. It was off handed like "due to my father's need to have control I shut down and I tried to please him. I got engaged to Nate because he was exactly who my father would approve of." See we didn't get the internal, the struggle, the real moments of these events and why they impacted her so much.

Zeb has been to prison due to beating up his sister's ex boyfriend after he beat her. Zeb did this in front of his niece and instead of going to trial and all that he decided to take the plea and serve his consequence for his actions and take anger management. Still though I don't think that was right for Zeb to have to go through, and I think if he had taken the time to sit with a lawyer instead of just accepting the bargain he might not have gone to jail and her attacker might not have walked away. He also got charged with some sort of something in front of a child charge.

Later Zeb gets some life altering news. (view spoiler) Zeb enlists Sayer's help, and because of that they spend more time together and start developing more feelings. Until Sayer completely shuts down on him.

I liked the book and I liked the crew, but this one lacked some of the luster we had in the Marked Men series. While we do get to still see some of the antics in the group, we don't get as immersive as we did with the Marked Men series. I was a little disappointed by that.

Overall I still liked the book. I do want to continue the series but I'm hoping there will be more show, less tell and more emotional impact than none. ...more

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Jan 17, 2016 Susan rated it liked it

Shelves: z2016

I was at a loss because author began book discussing events/people in other series which I had not read. It wasn't intrical to these characters but that just got on my nerves. I wish there would have been more drama other than h's 1 reason she couldn't commit. Too much repetive internal dialogue saying the same reasons why she couldn't commit. Got bored with it. ...more

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Jan 18, 2020 ☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ rated it liked it

Shelves: child, romance, romance-contemporary-romance, contemporary

Rating 3.5 stars

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Jul 24, 2016 Alison rated it it was amazing

I couldn't get my hands on this spin off fast enough.

I knew Zeb & Sayer's story was going to be good.

It was awesome!! Zeb was beautiful !! ...more

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