Oh my good grief I have been gone for so long. I am so sorry! Life just got away from me and between work and other commitments I don't know how it is 4 days into September already!
Right I am a week late with this, Tijan - one of my utmost favourites released her new novel for a new series on Monday 27th August - CREW is book 1 in a series of 3 and you can find it on Amazon UK here.
I absolutely love this book cover and I can categorically tell you I LOVED this book!
If you can't read the back the book blurb is as follows:
To survive where I live, you have two options.
You can be a Normal--a cheerleader, jock, member of the debate team, or on the yearbook committee. You pretend everything is normal.
Or you can be crew.
You insult us? We hurt you.
You hurt us? We really hurt you.
And if you screw with us, we will end you.
My name is Bren.
I'm the only female in the Wolf Crew--the best, fiercest, and most dangerous crew there is--and we have a rule: There's no falling in love.
Well... too late.
My Review:
So this book isn't about wannabe gangsters or gangs, it's about four friends who are termed a 'crew'. The story focuses on Bren the only girl in the crew and her relationship with the others.
Bren is a great character, she is tough but also very vulnerable, the story is told from her perspective. Tijan writes so very well, I love her writing style and she doesn't disappoint in this book either.
The three boys in the Crew are developed well, they have good characterisation and I dare you not to love Cross.
As the book blurb suggests, Bren has a romantic interest in one of her fellow Crew and the romance aspect of the book is written well - trust me you are going to be rooting for this relationship.
As with all Tijans books she doesn't do light and fluffy, CREW has the dark grittiness we need and expect from Tijan and it has it in spades.
I didn't expect to see characters in this book that we know from another well loved series of Tijan's and I liked how this rounded off the story even more and added more context to the storyline.
I would highly recommend this book - I'm just distressed that I have to wait for Spring 2019 for the next instalment.
Fab book - go get and become lost for a few hours in this book, because you WILL want to read it in one sitting. Trust me ;)
Til next time!
hugs
Eve x
