𝕵𝖊𝖙𝖙 𝖇𝖞 𝕯𝖊𝖇𝖗𝖆 𝕶𝖆𝖞𝖓

 Jett by Debra Kayn

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐½ / 5 stars 

Here's the synopsis of the book I am going to review!

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• #2 in Brikken Motorcycle Club Saga

• Standalone novel

• Companion novel series

• Age gap Romance (21 years)—“MY ALL TIME FAVORITE TROPE. An older man and a younger woman. There's something magically that cooks between the duo. ” 😩❤️

• Taboo/Forbidden AF *Shush*—“ It basically means 'I-know-we-shouldn't-be-together-but-I-can't-help-it' trope.”

• MC (Motorcycle Club)/ Outlaws/ 'people-who-resort-to-illegal-stuff ' Romance—“MC>Mafia for me! My guilty-pleasure...*giggles*.”

• Con-Artist/Runaway girl meets heir of the Club

• Story spans over several years— “For me, this can either be ultra shitty or unputdownable, so I think it's a 'make it' or 'break it' trope. It's the former for me. That should be fairly self-explanatory.”

• Short book—“Under 300 pages but not a short story, obviously.”

• Written in 3rd person—“Now, if you are an experienced reader... you are probably scrunching your nose right now, but trust me... It's totally WORTH IT! Miss. Kayn is FAB!”

P.S If you made it this far, I already love you! YES, YOU! Buckle in your seat belts for this crazy ride of a review from my perspective. Hopefully, it'll encourage you enough to pick up the book! Anyways, let's roll!

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“ Do you know of those times when you are 99% sure that an author is going to be your favorite of all times while reading your first book written by them? But then, you read another book from the same author just so that you make certain of that 1%. Debra Kayn has gotten me to 100% with this book.

She's officially my all-time favorite author.

I don't do companion novel series! I just don't. I try, but it doesn't happen because I am way too possessive of the main characters of the first book, and it is laborious to make space for another couple from the same world, in my heart. But this series is, clearly, an exception. The first exception in my world. Hopefully, more will come.

Jett by Debra Kayn is #2 in the Brikken Motorcycle Saga. As the title aptly suggests, this book follows Jett's journey of finding love amidst chaos. LITERALLY. Jett (37) is the eldest son of the MC President-Chief, whom the first book is based on- thus making him the heir to the throne. The title comes with a set of responsibilities and threats that Jett takes very seriously. Protecting his family and the club always comes first, especially after serving 18 months in prison, and has no place for a person who he cannot trust blindly. But when one night he finds this pretty young con artist -who he thinks is in her twenties- conning some members of a few grand, he decides to get rid of the trouble that she caused and bittersweet trouble she was! Who would have known that the night ending with murder would force them together, forever? 

Insert, Sydney, a 16-year-old. A con artist in the true sense. Escaped the clutches of abusive foster homes at fifteen, she only has one goal- to keep her younger sister, who is in the foster system as well, safe. When Jett enters her life, all she wants is to get rid of the much older man who doesn't let her out of his eyesight, because he doesn't trust her one bit. Jett isn't aware of Sydney's secrets and the stubborn duo's constant back and forth kept me thoroughly glued to the book. 

Despite the ' Black-and-White' world, they belong to, their story is anything but dull. The path Jett and Sydney's relationship took has flavors of insecurity, mistrust, secrecy, complications (obviously), angst, chemistry, intense love, pain, and sacrifice. Oh, so many sacrifices! I was so very apprehensive of reading this book because I could sense the sacrifice and pain coming from about 10 miles away. I had to put this book on a halt because I was not ready for the obstacles that were coming. I can't tell you what happens because that will be a spoiler and will definitely spoil your mood. 

I did not see certain events coming. I did not. The ones I did see coming were already so painful that this added unknown event made it even more somber. Their struggle to stay together was intense, I must say. The things Sydney underwent as a child, followed by the consequences of trying to keep her sister safe really put their relationship to the test. Add in that horrible sequence with Jett, ugh! I wanted to slap people left and right! As if that wasn't enough...Jett really does suffer a major blow to keep Sydney safe and that seriously made his life so much harder than it already was. 

Emotions were clogged in my throat for the most part of this book. It pinched my heart to watch their individual character and relationship development. They really did come a long way to make their HAPPILY-EVER-AFTER (HEA) possible. In a world of sweat and blood, endurance and trust are greater than love. To get a peek into Jett's otherwise caged heart left me awestruck. He never stopped loving her. He sought the comfort that she brought to his soul. Likewise with Sydney. She really loved the man with everything in her. Even after all the time they spent apart, she never stopped loving him with the vigor and shyness of a young adult. 

If you are freaking out looking at the age difference with the added taboos of an adult-child relationship, and probably looking at me with the "Moon-your-mind-is-fucked-up" face,  let me come in and calm you down. I freaked out too, okay! You are not the only one. It's not like I read the blurb and picked it up right away. It took me well over a month to finally pick up the book because I know that authors-no matter how fucked in the head they are- understand the fine line between unconventional and wrong. So to encourage you to read a book this taboo, I'll spoil one tiny detail for you: They don't get into a sexual relationship until Sydney's of age/legally an adult. Jett never takes advantage of her vulnerability, age, and what left innocence she had left. he protected her in every sense. His goodness fought a constant battle with lust and need for Sydney.

Nothing can change the fact that they did, indeed, fall for each other under undetectable circumstances but you cannot decide what's wrong or right by just looking at their ages. Their genuine feelings for each other I witnessed as a reader made me try my best not to judge them for their choices. One must also keep in mind that a Motorcycle  Club lifestyle is very different from that of ours- which most consider normal- so it's very obvious that what's easier for them may not be for us and vice versa. The taboo-ness of Jett and Sydney's love is what attracted me to this book. I am a 'mushy-gooey puddle' of a sucker when it comes to a taboo age gap and like his father Chief, Jett too ended up with a really taboo love story. So there was absolutely no way Jett's parents could "disapprove" of their taboo, but an honest relationship. (In case you are wondering who Jett's dad- Chief-is, I have written a review on his story, which is #1 in the series, as well. You can check it out on my feed!)

This book became a part of my heart when I saw how hard Jett was struggling in his already vulnerable position to push Sydney away from his heart, but kept her under direct watch because he knew that he couldn't live without her and believed that Sydney had betrayed him. He wanted to keep her under his watch because he believed it would be torturous for Sydney. He thought she wanted out of their so-called "relationship". Another thing that I absolutely loved about this book has been the lack of "villains". I like books where situations prove to be the challenge and not some stupid, twisted rival. though, I will admit that the pain these two endured was a few millimeters away from getting to them. Chief and Jo's story certainly had it easier than Jett and Syd.

Why I didn't give this book a straight 5: 

1) Chief and Johanna's story will always be closer to my heart than Jett and Sydney's. Basically the " I- don't-do-companion-novels" factor. So a 4.5 is A LOT for this extension into Chief's world.

2) I would have given this book a solid 4 had there not been Chief and Johanna's references and appearances. Their- Chief and Johanna's-kids were also shown in this book! OH, MY HEART.  I WAS SQUEALING AND AWW-ING!! *watery-eyes-emoji* So that made me increase the rating. 

3) Some major incidences were not as "logically" justified as I would want them to be. So it made it really hard for it to touch 5 stars. I don't just read books to pass time. I try to understand them as much as I can. So yea, I am a Lil strict ;)). 

P.S Please do not misunderstand my strict rating. Nothing against the author. Hell, I could never be half as good as her at writing. I only read books that I think are worthwhile and rate them accordingly. ”

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