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dimanche 28 septembre 2025

Un troisième tome tout aussi bon que les premiers (lecture VO)

dimanche 28 septembre 2025

J'ai beaucoup aimé la duologie "Monsters duet" de Jay Crownover (ils sont chroniqués ici bien sûr) et ai été ravie d'apprendre qu'elle écrivait enfin l'histoire entre la nièce des héros principaux des deux premiers tomes "Winnie Halliday" et le garçon qui l'attirait "Kyser Kent", un jeune homme avec une famille et une histoire compliquée mais à côté des Halliday, ce n'était qu'un petit joueur : ce dernier l'a sauvée d'une situation compliquée mais...  il a été accusée à tort d'avoir participé à cette situation (je n'en dis pas plus) et il a dû quitter la ville.

Jay Crownover explore donc ici l'alchimie qu'on a perçue lorsqu'elle était adolescente mais elle attend que les années passent afin que leur histoire soit crédible et recevable. Les années ont passé mais la jeune Winnie n'a pas oublié celui qui faisait battre son coeur et quand un soir, ce dernier qui vient de voir son rêve d'être footballer professionnel se briser, il la retrouve sur son chemin et alors qu'il a bu plus que de raison, ils passent la nuit ensemble et... rien. Or, des années après, Winnie qui doit prendre la place de son oncle à la tête du conglomérat Halliday, sort de sa "cachette" et ramène avec elle, un jeune fils, âgé de presque 6 ans et qui est le portrait de Ky. Ce dernier qui a vécu une vie assez sombre et violente depuis pourra-t-il accepter d'être le père dont il a besoin? Quid de leurs malentendus et non-réponses? Comment pourraient-ils construire une vie alors que tout les sépare? Winnie s'apprête à être une femme d'affaires très recherchée mais contestée en raison de son jeune âge et Ky vit de combats ou sert de sparring partner à de futurs combattants dans un club à la réputation pas toujours nette. Mais si les années ont passé, ces deux-là sont toujours attirés l'un par l'autre mais il leur faudra affronter de nombreux obstacles pour trouver le bonheur qu'ils sont en droit de mériter malgré leurs histoires familiales compliquée.

"The tempo of truth" est sorti le 18 septembre et je remercie Wordsmith Pr pour leur envoi en service presse ou ARC.

Présentation : 

Winnie

Halliday is life's greatest winner…


She has money, power, influence, and a family that loves and supports her no matter how impulsive or improper her choices. Winnie has longed to step out of the shadow cast by the Halliday name, but even gilded cages are hard to break. After several years chasing the one who got away, her childhood crush turned infamous footballer, Kyser Kent, Winnie's about to return home. It's time for her to take on the role she was born to play: the first female CEO of her family's multi-billion-dollar business. It's a massive challenge, but nowhere near as difficult as explaining to Ky and the relentless press that the reason she wasn't alone upon her return could be traced back to a heated one-night stand in Portugal—an encounter her now downtrodden fling can hardly recall.


Kyser Kent is the world's biggest loser…


He has no money, no friends, and a reputation tarnished beyond repair. His dream career of playing professional football overseas was sidelined by bad luck and some seriously questionable decisions. From the moment he returned home, the familiar cage of poverty and disgrace trapped him behind familiar rust-covered bars he longed to escape. The thought of starting over makes him want to give up before he even begins digging himself out of suffocating debt and overwhelming disappointment.


Winnie saved Ky from himself when he hit rock bottom once before. Little did he know that night would tie him to the heiress for a lifetime and give him an undeniable reason to fight for himself—and for the family he never thought he'd have.

Mon avis : Jay Crownover a le don de créer des personnages "gris" : ce ne sont ni des gentils, ni des méchants et finalement, c'est ce qui les rend attachants : Ky est un jeune homme qui pensait enfin avoir un avenir après des années de galère et une fausse accusation et ce dernier s'est effondré. Depuis, il vit dans les zones sombres de la ville, comme s'il se punissait pour quelqu'un chose qu'il n'a pas fait. 
Sa vie rebascule quand il retrouve Winnie et découvre qu'il a un fils. Lui qui n'a jamais eu de père pourra-t-il trouver sa place près de ce futur héritier d'un empire immensément riche et où les requins sont peut-être pires que dans son monde à lui. Quant à Winny, lui qui n'a rien ou presque rien, comment pourrait-il vivre avec cette femme qu'il l'a toujours attiré mais qui lui a valu aussi des problèmes mais l'alchimie est là. En revanche gare à celui ou ceux qui s'en prendrait à elle ou son fils. J'ai aimé sa relation avec son mentor russe qui n'hésite pas à le secouer quand il le faut.

Winnie n'est plus la jeune adolescente perturbée qu'on a croisée dans les deux premiers tomes : il faut dire qu'elle a eu une histoire lourde (je ne vous en dis pas plus au cas où un jour, ces romans géniaux seraient traduits) mais si elle a survécu à l'éducation (partielle) de sa grand-mère qui est un monstre fini, rien ne peut lui faire peur et pourtant, elle a un fils qu'elle a caché et maintenant, il va falloir assumer et bien évidemment la presse à scandale ne l'aidera pas Mais c'est une Halliday et gare à ceux qui oseraient s'en prendre à elle : elle a le soutien de ses deux oncles, elle va devoir renouer avec son amour de toujours, est soutenue par une équipe de protection de choc et gare, elle aussi, à ceux qui s'en prendraient aux siens. Elle est surprenante à la fois par sa fragilité et sa dureté. C'est une bonne mère pour son fils, ce qui donne, tout comme avec Ky, de jolis moments.

J'ai bien aimé ce troisième tome, on ne s'ennuie pas un seul instant et l'on ne peut qu'espérer qu'il y ait une suite (j'ai beaucoup aimé le chef de sécurité, moi ^^ ) Cette série est du très bon Jay Crownover : on retrouve ses personnages ni bons, ni mauvais avec cette fragilité qui est souvent une force au final. Vous pouvez le lire même si vous n'avez pas lu les deux premiers mais vous manquerez des choses, toutefois.

À découvrir, si vous lisez en anglais.  

jeudi 18 septembre 2025

Release Blitz... sortie du jour en anglais

jeudi 18 septembre 2025

 C'est le jour J pour le nouveau roman de Jay Crownover "The tempo of truth" qui est ma nouvelle lecture.
🐦𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 🐦


𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒓𝒖𝒕𝒉 (𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑫𝒖𝒆𝒕 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 3) by NYT and USA Today bestselling author Jay Crownover is now available on all platforms!


➡️𝑵𝑶𝑾 𝑳𝑰𝑽𝑬! #𝑶𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒕𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚!

🔗 Links in bio @jaycrownover 


Full Trilogy on sale! All 3 books for only $7.99 from the author’s direct store!  


BLURB:

Winnie Halliday is life's greatest winner…


She has money, power, influence, and a family that loves and supports her no matter how impulsive or improper her choices. Winnie has longed to step out of the shadow cast by the Halliday name, but even gilded cages are hard to break. After several years chasing the one who got away, her childhood crush turned infamous footballer, Kyser Kent, Winnie's about to return home. It's time for her to take on the role she was born to play: the first female CEO of her family's multi-billion-dollar business. It's a massive challenge, but nowhere near as difficult as explaining to Ky and the relentless press that the reason she wasn't alone upon her return could be traced back to a heated one-night stand in Portugal—an encounter her now downtrodden fling can hardly recall.


Kyser Kent is the world's biggest loser…


He has no money, no friends, and a reputation tarnished beyond repair. His dream career of playing professional football overseas was sidelined by bad luck and some seriously questionable decisions. From the moment he returned home, the familiar cage of poverty and disgrace trapped him behind familiar rust-covered bars he longed to escape. The thought of starting over makes him want to give up before he even begins digging himself out of suffocating debt and overwhelming disappointment.


Winnie saved Ky from himself when he hit rock bottom once before. Little did he know that night would tie him to the heiress for a lifetime and give him an undeniable reason to fight for himself—and for the family he never thought he'd have.


This is a spinoff of The Monsters Duet. Mental health and mental heath disorders, suicide, domestic violence and loss of a child. 


#Thetempooftruth #Readitnow #newrelease #Jaycrownover #Wordsmithpublicity


mardi 16 septembre 2025

Extrait... Teaser Reveal

mardi 16 septembre 2025

 🐦𝙏𝙀𝘼𝙎𝙀𝙍 𝙍𝙀𝙑𝙀𝘼𝙇 🐦


𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒓𝒖𝒕𝒉 (𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑫𝒖𝒆𝒕 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 3) by NYT and USA Today bestselling author Jay Crownover available in her store! The book will be released on all retailers on September 18th. Check out this teaser! 



➡️𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒊𝒕 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚! Buy direct from the author!    https://is.gd/EarlyPresale


➡️Full Trilogy on sale! All 3 books for only $7.99! 

https://is.gd/FullTrilogySale


➡️PRE-ORDER ON ALL RETAILERS! 

Amazon: https://is.gd/Amazonpreorder

All other Retailers: https://is.gd/OtherOutlets


Tropes:

🐦 Secret baby

🐦 Unrequited love/first love

🐦 Stalker tendencies 

🐦 Opposites attract

🐦 Curvy FMC

🐦 She fell first/he fell harder

🐦 Princess vs Pauper 

🐦 I will make the world burn for you



BLURB:

Winnie Halliday is life's greatest winner…


She has money, power, influence, and a family that loves and supports her no matter how impulsive or improper her choices. Winnie has longed to step out of the shadow cast by the Halliday name, but even gilded cages are hard to break. After several years chasing the one who got away, her childhood crush turned infamous footballer, Kyser Kent, Winnie's about to return home. It's time for her to take on the role she was born to play: the first female CEO of her family's multi-billion-dollar business. It's a massive challenge, but nowhere near as difficult as explaining to Ky and the relentless press that the reason she wasn't alone upon her return could be traced back to a heated one-night stand in Portugal—an encounter her now downtrodden fling can hardly recall.


Kyser Kent is the world's biggest loser…


He has no money, no friends, and a reputation tarnished beyond repair. His dream career of playing professional football overseas was sidelined by bad luck and some seriously questionable decisions. From the moment he returned home, the familiar cage of poverty and disgrace trapped him behind familiar rust-covered bars he longed to escape. The thought of starting over makes him want to give up before he even begins digging himself out of suffocating debt and overwhelming disappointment.


Winnie saved Ky from himself when he hit rock bottom once before. Little did he know that night would tie him to the heiress for a lifetime and give him an undeniable reason to fight for himself—and for the family he never thought he'd have.



This is a spinoff of The Monsters Duet. Mental health and mental heath disorders, suicide, domestic violence and loss of a child. 


Find more books by Jay Crownover here: https://www.jaycrownover.com


mercredi 10 septembre 2025

Extrait... lecture VO

mercredi 10 septembre 2025

 

🐦𝔼𝕏ℂ𝔼ℝℙ𝕋 ℝ𝔼𝕍𝔼𝔸𝕃 🐦


𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒓𝒖𝒕𝒉 (𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑫𝒖𝒆𝒕 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 3) by NYT and USA Today bestselling author Jay Crownover available in her store! The book will be released on all retailers on September 18th. Check out this sneak peek! 



➡️𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒊𝒕 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚! Buy direct from the author!    https://is.gd/EarlyPresale


➡️Full Trilogy on sale! All 3 books for only $7.99! 

https://is.gd/FullTrilogySale


➡️PRE-ORDER ON ALL RETAILERS! 

Amazon: https://is.gd/Amazonpreorder

All other Retailers: https://is.gd/OtherOutlets



Tropes:

🐦 Secret baby

🐦 Unrequited love/first love

🐦 Stalker tendencies 

🐦 Opposites attract

🐦 Curvy FMC

🐦 She fell first/he fell harder

🐦 Princess vs Pauper 

🐦 I will make the world burn for you



Excerpt: 

“Do you really want to call a truce?” I nudged her with my leg. It would be nice if things could go back to the way they were before everything got so complicated. We might never recapture our youthful infatuation, but it would be nice to return to a place where she didn’t doubt me, and I didn’t hate her for her suspicion. In that scenario, I still had too little and she had too much, but the gap between the two of us didn’t feel as insurmountable as it always seemed to be.

She nodded and watched me with sincere eyes behind the lenses of her glasses. “I do.”

I lifted the sling slightly and asked, “Do you want to kiss it and make it better?”

I was playing around, trying my best to reset the clock. Something flashed in Winnie’s eyes that suggested she didn’t get that I was joking.

Before I could get my footing and tell her I was teasing, her hands shot out and clasped my cheeks between her palms. I felt her thumb brush over the abrasions left behind from the earlier fight. Her touch was warm. The heat and softness radiated throughout my body. I’d never been handled with such care before. It was like our roles switched, and she now saw me as the breakable one.

There was plenty of time to pull away or dodge her as she leaned closer to me. My eyes locked onto where the old jersey started to ride up along her pale, creamy thighs. I stayed as still as possible as her lips hovered over mine. All it would take for a kiss was one of us moving the last few centimeters. We both stayed frozen in place as our breaths started to mingle.

I meant to pull away before things shifted in a direction I wasn’t prepared to deal with.

Winnie didn’t give me a chance to retreat. She closed the distance between us, her lips settling over mine with the lightest pressure possible. I was immediately thrown back to the single night we spent together. It might’ve been a big blur, but there was no forgetting how quickly things ignited and how quickly she was capable of making my insides burn.


BLURB:

Winnie Halliday is life's greatest winner…


She has money, power, influence, and a family that loves and supports her no matter how impulsive or improper her choices. Winnie has longed to step out of the shadow cast by the Halliday name, but even gilded cages are hard to break. After several years chasing the one who got away, her childhood crush turned infamous footballer, Kyser Kent, Winnie's about to return home. It's time for her to take on the role she was born to play: the first female CEO of her family's multi-billion-dollar business. It's a massive challenge, but nowhere near as difficult as explaining to Ky and the relentless press that the reason she wasn't alone upon her return could be traced back to a heated one-night stand in Portugal—an encounter her now downtrodden fling can hardly recall.


Kyser Kent is the world's biggest loser…


He has no money, no friends, and a reputation tarnished beyond repair. His dream career of playing professional football overseas was sidelined by bad luck and some seriously questionable decisions. From the moment he returned home, the familiar cage of poverty and disgrace trapped him behind familiar rust-covered bars he longed to escape. The thought of starting over makes him want to give up before he even begins digging himself out of suffocating debt and overwhelming disappointment.


Winnie saved Ky from himself when he hit rock bottom once before. Little did he know that night would tie him to the heiress for a lifetime and give him an undeniable reason to fight for himself—and for the family he never thought he'd have.



This is a spinoff of The Monsters Duet. Mental health and mental heath disorders, suicide, domestic violence and loss of a child. 


Find more books by Jay Crownover here: https://www.jaycrownover.com



lundi 8 septembre 2025

Cover Reveal... lecture VO

lundi 8 septembre 2025

 


🐦𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐀𝐋 + 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 🐦


Check out the cover for 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒓𝒖𝒕𝒉 (𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑫𝒖𝒆𝒕 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 3) by NYT and USA Today bestselling author Jay Crownover! Now available in her store!


➡️𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒊𝒕 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚! Buy direct from the author!    https://is.gd/EarlyPresale


➡️Full Trilogy on sale! All 3 books for only $7.99! 

https://is.gd/FullTrilogySale


➡️PRE-ORDER ON ALL RETAILERS! 

Amazon: https://is.gd/Amazonpreorder

All other Retailers: https://is.gd/OtherOutlets


Cover Designer: Beautiful Book Covers by Ivy 


Tropes:

🐦 Secret baby

🐦 Unrequited love/first love

🐦 Stalker tendencies 

🐦 Opposites attract

🐦 Curvy FMC

🐦 She fell first/he fell harder

🐦 Princess vs Pauper 

🐦 I will make the world burn for you



BLURB:

Winnie Halliday is life's greatest winner…


She has money, power, influence, and a family that loves and supports her no matter how impulsive or improper her choices. Winnie has longed to step out of the shadow cast by the Halliday name, but even gilded cages are hard to break. After several years chasing the one who got away, her childhood crush turned infamous footballer, Kyser Kent, Winnie's about to return home. It's time for her to take on the role she was born to play: the first female CEO of her family's multi-billion-dollar business. It's a massive challenge, but nowhere near as difficult as explaining to Ky and the relentless press that the reason she wasn't alone upon her return could be traced back to a heated one-night stand in Portugal—an encounter her now downtrodden fling can hardly recall.


Kyser Kent is the world's biggest loser…


He has no money, no friends, and a reputation tarnished beyond repair. His dream career of playing professional football overseas was sidelined by bad luck and some seriously questionable decisions. From the moment he returned home, the familiar cage of poverty and disgrace trapped him behind familiar rust-covered bars he longed to escape. The thought of starting over makes him want to give up before he even begins digging himself out of suffocating debt and overwhelming disappointment.


Winnie saved Ky from himself when he hit rock bottom once before. Little did he know that night would tie him to the heiress for a lifetime and give him an undeniable reason to fight for himself—and for the family he never thought he'd have.



This is a spinoff of The Monsters Duet. Mental health and mental heath disorders, suicide, domestic violence and loss of a child. 


Find more books by Jay Crownover here: https://www.jaycrownover.com


vendredi 5 septembre 2025

Dans ma pal... service presse VO

vendredi 5 septembre 2025

 le prochain roman de Jay Crownover "Tempo of truth" : il sortira le 8 septembre sur son site et le 18 sur tous les sites. C'est un spin-off de série "The Monsters Duet" (chroniquée ici) Merci à Wordsmith pour leur envoi

Présentation : 

ropes

🐦 Secret baby

🐦 Unrequited love/first love

🐦 Stalker tendencies 

🐦 Opposites attract

🐦 Curvy FMC

🐦 She fell first/he fell harder

🐦 Princess vs Pauper 

🐦 I will make the world burn for you


Pour le précommander, c'est ici (lien à venir) 

mardi 2 septembre 2025

Petit rappel...

mardi 2 septembre 2025

 🐦𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 🐦


𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒓𝒖𝒕𝒉 (𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑫𝒖𝒆𝒕 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 3) by NYT and USA Today bestselling author Jay Crownover is now available on all platforms!


➡️𝑵𝑶𝑾 𝑳𝑰𝑽𝑬! #𝑶𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒕𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚!

🔗 Links in bio @jaycrownover 


Full Trilogy on sale! All 3 books for only $7.99 from the author’s direct store!  


BLURB:

Winnie Halliday is life's greatest winner…


She has money, power, influence, and a family that loves and supports her no matter how impulsive or improper her choices. Winnie has longed to step out of the shadow cast by the Halliday name, but even gilded cages are hard to break. After several years chasing the one who got away, her childhood crush turned infamous footballer, Kyser Kent, Winnie's about to return home. It's time for her to take on the role she was born to play: the first female CEO of her family's multi-billion-dollar business. It's a massive challenge, but nowhere near as difficult as explaining to Ky and the relentless press that the reason she wasn't alone upon her return could be traced back to a heated one-night stand in Portugal—an encounter her now downtrodden fling can hardly recall.


Kyser Kent is the world's biggest loser…


He has no money, no friends, and a reputation tarnished beyond repair. His dream career of playing professional football overseas was sidelined by bad luck and some seriously questionable decisions. From the moment he returned home, the familiar cage of poverty and disgrace trapped him behind familiar rust-covered bars he longed to escape. The thought of starting over makes him want to give up before he even begins digging himself out of suffocating debt and overwhelming disappointment.


Winnie saved Ky from himself when he hit rock bottom once before. Little did he know that night would tie him to the heiress for a lifetime and give him an undeniable reason to fight for himself—and for the family he never thought he'd have.


This is a spinoff of The Monsters Duet. Mental health and mental heath disorders, suicide, domestic violence and loss of a child. 


#Thetempooftruth #Readitnow #newrelease #Jaycrownover #Wordsmithpublicity


lundi 24 mars 2025

Un roman dans l'univers typique de Jay Crownover (lecture VO)

lundi 24 mars 2025

 Il n'y a pas à dire, Jay Crownover ne fait jamais comme tout le monde : elle aime alterner les genres mais revenir aussi à son univers de prédilection : les séries Marked Men et Bad qu'elle aime particulièrement et c'est dans cette lignée que s'inscrit son nouveau roman "Ms Fortune" qui met en scène une jeune femme qui essaie de sauver le lodge que lui ont laissé ses grands-parents dans la montagne (elle s'appelle Lucky Fortune) mais qui va être victime de sabotages, voire pire : fort heureusement, elle a embauché un homme à tout faire pour l'aider, qu'elle a trouvé alors qu'elle rentrait chez elle et qui cherchait un emploi : vous l'avez compris, il s'agit de notre héros "Ricky" mais qui est-il? est-il lié ou non à ces attaques contre le projet qui l'anime? ou est-ce quelqu'un d'autre? La jeune femme qui pense ne jamais avoir eu de chance dans sa vie (malgré son nom "Lucky "chanceuse" et le nom Fortune renvoie au destin) pourrait-elle voir enfin sa vie changer ou contraire confirmer ce qu'elle pense depuis toujours? eh bien, vous le saurez en lisant ce roman déstabilisant par moment et qui vous entraînera dans différentes pistes et vous surprendra car vous y retrouverez des personnages croisés dans d'autres romans de l'auteure. Vous l'avez compris, il s'agit d'un romantic suspense mais en terrain connu et inconnu. 

Ms Fortune est sorti le 17 mars en anglais et je remercie Wordsmith Publicity 

💙 Buy direct from the author! https://jaycrownover.net/products/ms-fortune-ebook-only
💙 One-click today! https://books2read.com/u/mVqp62

Présentation :

Like a woman named Lucky Fortune who has lived her whole life plagued by one mishap and misfortune after another. The catastrophes that regularly derail her life would crush a normal person, but Lucky is stubbornly resilient.
The single constant in her life is the rustic and rundown ski lodge her grandparents built in a small, picturesque Colorado town. And now it belongs to her.
Lucky refuses to let her unending run of bad luck ruin the opportunity to build on her grandparents’ dream and carve out one of her own.

But forces greater than chance are out to sabotage her new life. They’re after the lodge, the land, and they want Lucky out of the way by any means necessary. Danger lurks closer than Lucky knows.

Fortunately, she’s found herself lucky in love for the first time ever, thanks to the secretive drifter she picked up and brought home on a whim. By day, he plays the role of the worst handyman in existence. But when the stakes are raised, and Lucky’s life is on the line, he’ll move mountains to keep her and her legacy out of the wrong hands.

Tropes:
💙Black cat gf/Golden retriever BF (but he bites)
💛Small Town
💙Secret crush
💛Hidden identity
💙Equal parts kissing and murder!
💛Very cool cameos
Sometimes the universe has jokes.

Mon avis : je l'avoue, cette fois, j'ai eu plus de mal à rentrer dans l'histoire car l'ambiance est volontairement mystérieuse et on cherche à savoir qui est cet homme Risky qui est apparu soudainement, tous comme ses ennuis. Pourtant, il semble loyal et n'hésite pas à prendre sa défense, risquer sa vie pour elle et s'opposer au shérif de la ville qui semble lui avoir collé une étiquette qui date de quand elle était une adolescente rebelle. De plus, le fait qu'elle ne soit pas revenue après le décès de ses grands-parents (pour une raison précise) semble lui avoir accentué sa mauvaise réputation et comme elle ne fait rien pour la combattre, étant persuadée elle-même qu'elle attire le mauvais sort. Il faut dire aussi que son histoire personnelle ne l'aide pas à avoir confiance en elle et pourtant, quelle battante! Malgré toutes les épreuves qu'elle subit, elle relève la tête et se bat : d'autres auraient abandonné pour moins que cela.

Quand les ennuis commencent à arriver, elle se demande qui peut lui en vouloir autant et on va donc mener avec elle cette enquête et découvrir progressivement qui elle est et qui Risky est. Alors soyons clairs, ce n'est pas le plus ouvert des hommes, il est plutôt secret, voire avare en paroles et il va falloir une bonne partie du roman pour l'apprécier : il a plus du chevalier noir que du chevalier blanc mais lorsque vous allez découvrir qui il est et avec qui il est en relation ou était en relation, vous ne pourrez que comprendre pourquoi il agit ainsi. 

J'ai adoré revoir certains personnages de romans précédents et voir ce qu'ils sont devenus (projetez-vous dans le futur) et je l'avoue, certains m'ont surpris et pas forcément dans le bon sens, même si on n'est pas surpris au final vu le monde dans lequel ils ont grandi et évolué. Notamment un des couples qui fait partie de mes personnages préférés avec celui de Rule et Shaw (donc, non, ce n'est pas eux ^^ ) 

Le côté suspense et l'intrigue sont bien construits car on ne voit pas venir certains aspects (c'est pour cela que je ne vous parle pas des personnages secondaires) et au final, même si ce couple est atypique car s'ils ont à la fois des points communs mais aussi de nombreuses différences, on finit par s'attacher à eux et même si Risky est plus mystérieux, sombre et taiseux que beaucoup des héros habituels de Jay, on finit par casser son mur et apprendre à l'apprécier, ne serait-ce que par ce qu'il est prêt à faire pour Lucky. 

Bref, comme toujours, j'ai beaucoup aimé ce nouveau roman de Jay Crownover, même si cette fois, il m'a fallu un peu plus de temps pour rentrer dans l'histoire.