~REVIEW~ Thrash by JC Emery

Loneliness suffocates the heart. Acceptance breaks down walls.

As a Lost Girl to the Forsaken Motorcycle Club, Nicole Whelan knows how to party. She’s not cut-out for relationships and her life is way too complicated for anything more than casual encounters. But one night when she falls into Duke’s bed at the clubhouse, he sees something in her that he can’t let go of—no matter how many times she tries to run.

Having been left to raise her teenage brother, Jeremy, she’s already got her hands full and isn’t looking for anymore complications. But Duke’s just watched his best friend fall for the only girl he couldn’t have, and then almost lose her so shortly after, shaking him to his core. Faced with his own loneliness, he’s more determined than ever to break down Nic’s walls and show her that he can be good for her; but he’s got a bad track record and she’s got a bad temper. Changing his ways isn’t easy when he’s not sure what he’s even changing for.

The violence and turmoil are at an all-time high, and Forsaken is in a vulnerable place when a twist of fate breathes new life into the club. It’s a much-needed beacon of hope for the embattled biker family, even if everyone’s not exactly on board. With Duke and Nic’s relationship already on shaky ground, and something even more important at stake, the Forsaken Motorcycle Club will fight like hell to keep their family together and whole.

Love is never more precious than when it’s new.

 

 

 

 

 Thrash is the second book in the Bayonet scars series, same time as Ride but written as Nic and Dukes POV. I’m glad we get their POV. Since the first book I thought Duke was hardcore but was hiding a sweet side, I never understood why he did what he did to Alex. Now we know, I don’t know about anyone else but I NEEDED to know. Nic has had a thing for Duke for some time now, and he for her. The thing is she doesn’t want to end up like her mother, pregnant with her and abandoned. Years later Nic, her little brother and his biological dad, who is now in prison, are abandoned by her mother. So it’s safe to say that she has trust and abandonment issues. Duke is hardcore, but he actually has a sweet side, especially when it comes to Nic. He’s got lots going on and all the rejection from Nic is driving him crazy. After coming so close to having something more with Nic he screws it up and it’s not a pretty scene. You watch their struggles and mistakes being made and want to slap some sense into them. You want it to work because they both want it, have for the longest time, but neither can seem to get in sync with the other. I thought it was neat to see the same story go down, but in the view of different people. I enjoyed reading this book as well as the first and can’t wait to see what comes next. I give Thrash 4 stars

 

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

As a child, JC was fascinated by things that went bump in the night. As they say, some things never change. Now, as an adult, she divides her time between the sexy law men, mythical creatures, bad-ass bikers, and kick-ass heroines that live inside her head and her Netflix addiction. JC is a San Francisco Bay Area native, but has also called both Texas and Louisiana home. These days she rocks her flip flops year-round in Northern California and can't imagine a climate more beautiful. Her dream is to own her own Harley and she feels compelled to tell you that she is Team Peeta all the way.

JC is the author of the Men with Badges series, The Birthright Series, and the Bayonet Scars series.

 

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