NO SAINT
By
Jo Raven
Genres: Ā #DarkRomance #Romance #Bullying #YARomance *This book may have some triggers if you are sensitive to Child abuse (Talked about in past)
My Rating: Ā 4 to 4.5
Cover: Ā 5 Ā *This cover is a very good depiction of Ross.
Publication: Ā November 26th 2019
Read: Ā November 17th 2019 Ā *Review copy provided by author
POV: Ā First-person dual perspectives
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Synopsis:
Meet the infamous Ross, black sheep of the family and bully extraordinaire.
I drink too much, smoke too much, screw around. Iāve hurt people, been in and out of prison. Iām a bastard, a beast.
Iām a goddamn bundle of joy.
I mean, my own dad tried to kill me, what does that tell you?
Then again, my dad did kill my mom, so maybe it isnāt just me. Who the hell knows.
The world sucks and Iām giving it the finger in every damn way, exceptā¦
Except thereās a girl. Pretty. Hot. Clever. She didnāt get the memo ā that she should hate me, shun me, kick me when Iām down. That the world screwed us all over. She believes in the future ā and sometimes she seems to even believe in me.
Big mistake. Iām bad news. I made her suffer in the past, and nothing has changed. Iām not an angel, not a saint. No good.
But for some reason I donāt get, I canāt let her go down with me. I find myself trying to be better for her, pretending to be someone Iām not.
And if that doesnāt ring some damn big alarm bells regarding my sanity, well⦠then Iām done already.
* This is the story of Ross, half-brother to Octavia, Gigi and Merc, set in the Wild Men series *
šMy Reviewš:
Between 4 & 4.5 Stars.
I have been a huge fan of this author for a very long time. It needs to be said because I might be a little biased. She hasn’t written a book that I didn’t love. Her heroes are so damaged and broken. Their pasts are some of the most horrific Iāve ever read. Jo Raven is not afraid to cross boundaries. Her books are not for you if you’re looking for a sugary read. I guarantee your heart will break and you will be so angry. So, so angry for what her heroes have suffered. And in No Saint, that applies in excess. You have to wonder how these young men survive the lot life has dealt them. They survive because they are strong heroes with strong heroines who will support and love them unconditionally.
In No Saint,Ross Jones is just surviving his days and nights. This isn’t easy to do when he is constantly tormented. The bully is being bullied. We met Ross early on in the Wild Men series when we were first introduced to Octavia. This book can be read as a standalone, however, I highly recommend you read the previous books. Ross has been an important and complex part of each and knowing about who he was will help you understand him. Maybe forgive him too.
Without giving you details, I found a few circumstances in this book to be unrealistic which is why I’m between 4 & 4.5 stars. But this is just my opinion so please take this lightly and decide for yourself. In addition, I wanted to see the antagonists in this book get what they deserved on the pages and not just an afterthought at the end.
Can bullies be forgiven? Can I forgive Ross for all the suffering he has caused? I wasn’t sure that I could. Fortunately, the author painted the pictures of Ross’s past which put me front and center at his own suffering. God, I wanted to hold him and hug him to me tightly. Fortunately, Ross had Luna and after she dealt with her own anger in regards to Ross’s bullying, she helped him to heal. She became his support. Support which he desperately needed. One of the aspects I appreciated was how the author grew and developed Ross and Luna’s characters. There was a lot of pain, a lot of history between them. It took a while before Luna could forgive Ross but not before she understood him.
This book is dark and intense. Very passionate, very sad and sometimes violent. But I promise, you will sigh with great relief and happiness in the end.
This is my honest and unbiased review. Thank you for taking the time to read it. š
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