Better When He’s Bad audiobook

5 Bad stars!!! ‘some boys… they are just better when they’re bad.’ After reading Rule, I’ve been a huge fan of Jay Crownover and her Marked Men. They are all good guys, maybe tattooed up and a little rough around the edges, but they’re good. Shane Baxter is not a good guy. He’s a bad guy. The blurb says it best: There’s a difference between a bad boy and a boy who’s bad.I love my antiheroes, my bad boys, so you know I loved Bax! With the exception of Rule (which is still my absolute favorite Jay story) I think this was her best book to date! Welcome to the Point.Shane Baxter is a 23 year old guy who just got out of prison. He went down to protect his best friend Race- not that Bax was innocent, but he went down for them both. He lives in a world of crime and violence. That’s how he grew up, it’s what he knows. He’s made a name for him on these streets and even being locked up for five years doesn’t lessen that. He’s a criminal, a man who takes what he wants without repercussion. He’s hard because he’s lived a hard life. Bax seeks out his best friend Race when he gets out only to discover that he’s missing. And he has a half sister Bax never knew about. Dovie Pryce. Dovie came from the same side of town as Bax, unlike Race who grew up in a privileged world. Dovie isn’t as hard as Bax, she’s not a bad girl. Despite her surroundings, she’s managed to stay good and clean. Dovie has red hair and freckles, she’s feisty, but also loving and caring. She’s concerned about her brother and she’s not letting Bax track him down alone. She wants to be right along with him. Even though she shouldn’t, she knows she can trust Bax. If Race trusted him, she can. He was her brothers best friend so she’s got no other choice. Bax is the only person who can get her brother back to her. The last thing Bax needs is a good girl hanging around while he’s trying to find answers about Race. Especially one who’s bringing out feelings in him he has no business having. I shouldn’t be interested in anything about her; instead, I was interested in everything about her, and I didn’t like it one bit. 
And the last thing Dovie wants or needs in her life is a bad boy like Bax. The more she knows him, the more she discovers that there is so much more to Bax than she originally thought. Bax was nothing but bad news, but Shane… well, Shane could be sweet, thoughtful, and there was more going on with him than met the eye. Bax and Dovie go on a journey together. They are both looking for answers, but the more they look, the more things just don’t add up. The answers to their questions only bring out more questions. It’s pretty apparent that Race was hiding a lot from them both. So they continue their mission. To find the only person who can clear things up and give them the answers they desperately need. Race. While on the hunt, Bax and Dovie spend a lot of time together. They say that opposites attract, and in this case, it couldn’t be more true. Bax and Dovie have no business being together, but for some reason, their chemistry is undeniable. They have a connection thats so strong, they can’t resist. Bax makes Dovie stronger. Dovie makes Bax better. She was like some kind of redemption I never even realized I needed until we collided into each other’s lives. Dovie was one of those heroines you wanted to be best friends with. She had strength and determination. I loved how she saw Bax. Really saw all his sides and accepted him as he was. She didn’t love him in spite of the bad, she loved him because of it. “I’m never going to ask you to be a good guy, Bax, because I feel in love with you just the way you are. Bad. I loved both sides of Shane Baxter. Yes, he wasn’t a good guy, but he did have some good in there. Some sweetness and tenderness that only came out with Dovie. I’m not gonna lie though… I loved the bad boy part of him more! Better When He’s Bad is story full of suspense, mystery, drama, and even some romance. It had it’s fair share of steam, and I loved that it was written in dual pov. It’s about imperfect people doing what they have to do to survive, and just maybe finding love along the way. The story was a page turner. Once I started, I had to keep reading to find out what happened next. I loved how the characters were all woven together. There were a few twists that shocked me. The writing had great flow. I really enjoyed this book and I’m very much looking forward to Race’s book! “I don’t know how love works, Dovie. I don’t know how to be anything other than this, but I know the only thing that gives me hope is the idea of you and me. I know I’m not the ideal, not the dream guy, but no one will ever fight for you the way I will...

4 bad boy stars “You survived in his world by being the best of the worst." Jay Crownover has done it again! Love this lady's books! Short review this time:Bax has just been released from prison after 5 years of being locked up. He wants to find his best friend Race to get some answers to questions about the night he was arrested, only Race is nowhere to be found. While looking for Race, Bax runs into Dovie, Race's younger half sister. Together the two of them team up to find Race, and they end up finding an attraction with each other. I thought this was a great engaging read and it had me hooked until the very end. What I loved most about it, is that both main characters weren't perfect, but they did the best to survive in the world they lived in, good choices and bad.The chemistry between Bax and Dovie was off the charts, and I wish I had a "bad" guy like this one in my life. My only complaint would be that while technically Bax was a bad guy, I sort of expected him to be worse from the book summary. He was actually a pretty cool dude most of the time, when he wasn't being a dick. And Titus better get his own damn book! Or I'm posting an angry gif about it! “I don't know how love works, Dovie. I don't know how to be anything other than this, but I know the only thing that gives me hope is the idea of you and me. I know I'm not the ideal, not the dream guy, but no one will ever fight for you the way I will. I promise you that you will always have the best parts of me I have to give.”

”You don’t need anyone to show you how to be good, you’re so much better when you’re bad.”YES! Truer words have never been written! Shane Baxter....There absolutely no doubt he is bad, and when I say bad I mean in attitude, in appearance, in activity. You name it and he embodies it! He walks out of the pokey after 5 years and instead of looking at a "new lease on life," he is looking for answers and he will get them no matter what actions he has to take.Looking for answers puts him on the front door step of a young looking, "copper-top" enigma that both annoys him and yet appeals to him like never before....Dovie...She is all balls and brass. She may be young, but she too has lived a life of drugs, neglect and harsh reality. On a quest to find her brother, who is Bax's missing answers, She goes ball to the wall with Shane Baxter! It was only a matter of time before Shane Baxter works his bad boy charm on Dovie...No words of romance, no flowers, no sweet butterfly kisses...just a man conflicted about life finding comfort in the touch of a girl who "gets him"...a girl who makes him want more!In a fabulously written tale, Jay Crownover has given us a story about second chances...although not sunshine and roses...a chance to be better than before. This story was suspenseful, heartfelt, sexy as hell, and yet it kept its rough edges. There is nothing pretty about carjacking, strip clubs, underground fighting, murder for hire and drugs...yet it is all acceptable lifestyles in the Point. Jay Crownover delivered on her Bad Boy series. She proved that you don't have to leave your origins to find new opportunities, you just have to be smarter than your past...braver...and more open! I give huge kudos to Jay Crownover because she completely rocked this man and never let him "go good."

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4-4.5 StarsI really, really liked this one. Bax was a badass with confidence, tattoos, and a touch of crazy - color me happy. Also, I really liked the plot and (shockingly enough), I liked Dovie (despite her awful name)....TANGENT - I don't know what is up with Jay Crownover and her names. Rule. Jet. Nash. Rowdy. Rome. Ayden. Now Dovie. And Reeve. And Race. I know, Madonna. There, there. I get that she's being all edgy and what not, and I totally dig unique names and all that jazz...I just have a hard time believing ALL of these people have unique names. And they ALL hang out TOGETHER. Somewhere in there there's got to be a John. Or an Ashley. Or a Matt. At least she threw in something a little more plausible with "Shane."Anywho, random peeve, end TANGENT. Back to the deplorably named Dovie. I kept picturing Ygritte the Wildling from Game of Thrones.Copper top? Check.Piney green eyes? Check.Crappy, too-big clothing? Check. Lack of makeup and primping in general? Check. But without all the fur. And the bow and arrow. All in all, I really enjoyed everything about the story; however, the ending kind of fell flat for me. Not the climax of all the action (that was pretty awesome) but what followed that, including the epilogue. It felt haphazard. Anyway, looking forward to how this series continues, although I'm not all that excited for Race and Reeve. I didn't really cotton on to either of them in this story, not gonna lie.

Sin duda este libro es como un puñetazo en el estómago; uno de esos que te saca el aire de golpe. Eso sí, un puñetazo suave, sensual y oscuro. Me a encantado la historia. No puedo decir otra cosa. Me a conquistado La Punta y la gente que vive en ella, la manera en que la escritora forja el barrio y lo que pasa en él. Y desde luego me han gustado mucho sus personajes, la fuerza de Dovie y el lado oscuro y la ternura de Bax. Y, aunque sé que el próximo libro tratará sobre Race, estoy esperando poder leer la historia de Titus...

Actualización de reviewBax y Dovie siguen siendo mis favoritos. Buena trama. Buenos personajes. Excelente novela. Review anteriorF.A.N.T.A.S.T.I.C.O *-*El libro me encanto. ¡¡¡TODO!!! Fue perfecto. No hubo nada que no me gustara. La trama fue maravillosa y Shane "Bax" y Dovie fueron una pareja WOW *-* fenomenal. Los personajes secundarios también estuvieron bien y ese final...fue hermoso. Definitivamente lo leere un montón de veces.

Some boys are just better when they're bad, and while Jay Crownover wrote a bunch of bad boys in her Marked Men and Saints of Denver series, none of them was as bad and as unapologetic about it as Shane Baxter. Still, even Bax managed to steal my heart: a jerk with just the right amount of good and love in him to make it impossible not to fall in love with him! I liked the way that we got more and more glimpses at different parts of his personality as the story progressed, and we saw him let go, learn, mature, love. Dovie, she's just an amazing, innocent, but strong-as-hell girl whose life put her through so much, but she managed not to be touched by all that darkness and all the bad. But ultimately her strength, underrated by most, is what makes her perfect for Bax: he can protect her from all the bad at the Point, but not everybody can save that boy from himself and the self-destructive streak that runs through him. I loved this story and the criminal background story that's painted through the Point and its residents. I'm sure I'll enjoy all the other books in the series. Recommended – if you're a fan of Jay Crownover's words, note that this book's just a little darker, with some suspense and mystery; but it's also a beautiful love story with so much heat – because we all know that bad boys are the hottest of all!