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mistysreads's review against another edition
3.0
Jagger was an ok story, it just wasn't my type of book. Jagger and his brothers had an abusive father so they're protective over women who have abuse in their lives. Tatiana was abused by her father, for whatever reason he deemed necessary, if dinner was late or if she went to help a tenant without his approval she was beaten. One night, Jagger heard the abuse and stopped it, only her father/his landlord, pressed charges. But from that day forward Jagger would leave Tatiana gifts, and she thought of him as the man that brought light into her life.
One night she decides she's had enough and leaves, only she can't find Jagger, but she does run into Jason, Jagger's nemesis. He helps her find Jagger, after trying to convince her to stay with him. Jason, sees the evidence of the recent beating and takes it upon himself to take care of her father, because like them he too suffered at the hands of an abusive father.
Jagger treats Tatiana like a treasure and she's not used to it. She acknowledges his touch with the phrase "good touch" throughout the entire book. I'm sure this story touched a lot of people, but I felt like there wasn't any character growth. The entire book it was like Tatiana was freaking out because Jagger fought, or she got pissed when he wouldn't help her train other girls who had been abused. Jagger was trying to get the studio upgraded and training for a fight, he didn't have time. Plus he wanted her to have the confidence to do it herself. What I really liked about the story was the Caldwell families acceptance and love towards Tatiana which helped her to begin accepting herself and her new life filled with happiness.
Received ARC in exchange for honest review from NetGalley
One night she decides she's had enough and leaves, only she can't find Jagger, but she does run into Jason, Jagger's nemesis. He helps her find Jagger, after trying to convince her to stay with him. Jason, sees the evidence of the recent beating and takes it upon himself to take care of her father, because like them he too suffered at the hands of an abusive father.
Jagger treats Tatiana like a treasure and she's not used to it. She acknowledges his touch with the phrase "good touch" throughout the entire book. I'm sure this story touched a lot of people, but I felt like there wasn't any character growth. The entire book it was like Tatiana was freaking out because Jagger fought, or she got pissed when he wouldn't help her train other girls who had been abused. Jagger was trying to get the studio upgraded and training for a fight, he didn't have time. Plus he wanted her to have the confidence to do it herself. What I really liked about the story was the Caldwell families acceptance and love towards Tatiana which helped her to begin accepting herself and her new life filled with happiness.
Received ARC in exchange for honest review from NetGalley
stumpfed's review against another edition
5.0
I received an ARC and it was like Christmas! I loved the first two Caldwell brothers and couldn't wait to see what angsty fighter Jagger was going to get up to. He fought the good fight (so many great puns from yet another Jared moment in this book, sorry!) and tried to stay away from the broken girl. Amazing all around. I'll miss these brothers. Maybe we can have Kid and Cobra next??
sbauer16's review
4.0
I was pleasantly surprised with this book. I didn't know what to expect since I've never read anything by either of these authors before. I really liked the characters in this. Tatiana was very brave with everything she had to go through. I loved seeing her overcome the bad to get a better life that she well deserved. Jagger was amazing with how he would take care of her and show her how much better her life could be. I'm definitely reading the previous books in this series.
carleneinspired's review
3.0
3.5 stars
ARC provided via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Jagger, the baby of the Caldwell brothers, is used to fighting, getting hauled into the police station, and banging all the girls he wants. When he has enough of listening to his neighbor beat on his girl, he intervenes, only to find its the man's daughter, 17 year old Tatiana. He does everything he can to forget her, to focus on his underground MMA fights, spend time with his brothers, but he wants to save her and he's willing to risk it all for her.
Jagger started out with a bang, making it impossible for me to put the book down; I wanted to know the final outcome so badly. There's a lot going on in Jagger, between seeing the older brother's relationships play out, the dynamics with the Caldwell father, MMA fighting, Jagger's continuous run in with the law, and his obsession with caring for little Tatiana. The authors manage to take everything that's going on and make it a cohesive story, it never felt like too much. The pacing was excellent and I really liked both of the main characters. While I've liked the previous brothers, and their respective novels, Jagger felt more relatable, his story more real for me. I liked the drive that Tatiana had to be independent, to finally find her way. I I did find myself enjoying reading more about Jagger's life away from Tatiana, especially his MMA fighting and his interactions with his brothers.
I struggled with my rating for one reason and one reason only, the relationship between Jagger and Tatiana, particularly with her age and situation, was really hard to read comfortably. Tatiana was very sexual, almost to the point of being worrisome, and Jagger, though he tried, seriously could not get enough of the girl he called "little one." I felt like the authors tried to show the push and pull between the two main characters, especially when Tatiana was 17, but it worked out so easily and their relationship moved far quicker than I expected. The age difference wasn't a problem for me, but more how Jagger did treat Tatiana as a little girl, as did others. I cringed, especially due to the use of "good touch" keeping me in the mindset of younger Tatiana. I would have liked the relationship to progress slower, but I still enjoyed them together.
Jagger was a successful final installment of the Caldwell brothers series and he's probably my favorite of the three. It was really nice to see all of the brother and how their stories worked out. While Jagger is a darker read of the three books, I enjoyed it and would recommend it.
ARC provided via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Jagger, the baby of the Caldwell brothers, is used to fighting, getting hauled into the police station, and banging all the girls he wants. When he has enough of listening to his neighbor beat on his girl, he intervenes, only to find its the man's daughter, 17 year old Tatiana. He does everything he can to forget her, to focus on his underground MMA fights, spend time with his brothers, but he wants to save her and he's willing to risk it all for her.
Jagger started out with a bang, making it impossible for me to put the book down; I wanted to know the final outcome so badly. There's a lot going on in Jagger, between seeing the older brother's relationships play out, the dynamics with the Caldwell father, MMA fighting, Jagger's continuous run in with the law, and his obsession with caring for little Tatiana. The authors manage to take everything that's going on and make it a cohesive story, it never felt like too much. The pacing was excellent and I really liked both of the main characters. While I've liked the previous brothers, and their respective novels, Jagger felt more relatable, his story more real for me. I liked the drive that Tatiana had to be independent, to finally find her way. I I did find myself enjoying reading more about Jagger's life away from Tatiana, especially his MMA fighting and his interactions with his brothers.
I struggled with my rating for one reason and one reason only, the relationship between Jagger and Tatiana, particularly with her age and situation, was really hard to read comfortably. Tatiana was very sexual, almost to the point of being worrisome, and Jagger, though he tried, seriously could not get enough of the girl he called "little one." I felt like the authors tried to show the push and pull between the two main characters, especially when Tatiana was 17, but it worked out so easily and their relationship moved far quicker than I expected. The age difference wasn't a problem for me, but more how Jagger did treat Tatiana as a little girl, as did others. I cringed, especially due to the use of "good touch" keeping me in the mindset of younger Tatiana. I would have liked the relationship to progress slower, but I still enjoyed them together.
Jagger was a successful final installment of the Caldwell brothers series and he's probably my favorite of the three. It was really nice to see all of the brother and how their stories worked out. While Jagger is a darker read of the three books, I enjoyed it and would recommend it.
readinggrrl's review
3.0
The Caldwell brothers are stunningly hot, very loyal and when they find their One they don't shy away. All the Caldwell boys are still reeling from the death of their Mama. They loved her dearly, hated the man who was their father and wished they could have protected her from his wrath.
I wasn't as enamored with this book as I was the first two in the series. Oh Hendrix and Morrison are still a major part of the book and hot as hell but Jagger is more rough around the edges.
Baby Caldwell as his brothers call him makes his living fighting. He has been fighting his whole life. When he was old enough he would fight his father to protect his mother, and he hates to see a woman in distress. He can't stand the noises coming from his landlords apartment and finally breaks in and stops him from beating his daughter to death. However that backfires and he winds up in jail. But even that doesn't prevent him from wanting to protect the girl he found beaten in that apartment.
Tatiana is only 17, she will be 18 in a few days but she feels much much older. She never leaves the house, doesn't have a life and gets beaten by her father on a regular basis until that one night when Jagger broke in and saved her. No one cared about her before that. One night after taking a beating so bad she realized she was in danger she runs to the only man she knows, the only one who has ever shown he cared.
My issue with this book is that while it doesn't belittle domestic violence even in the world of romance this jumped the shark for me a bit. I doubt a girl who has been through this much trauma would be so quick to jump into anything with a man. Trust is hard earned and she is way too trusting. Don't get me wrong its a sexy book but I just felt Tatianna was a bit more of a caricature than the other Caldwell women. I think the Marked Men series by Jay Crownover did a better take on a woman coming out of abuse than this one did.
I wasn't as enamored with this book as I was the first two in the series. Oh Hendrix and Morrison are still a major part of the book and hot as hell but Jagger is more rough around the edges.
Baby Caldwell as his brothers call him makes his living fighting. He has been fighting his whole life. When he was old enough he would fight his father to protect his mother, and he hates to see a woman in distress. He can't stand the noises coming from his landlords apartment and finally breaks in and stops him from beating his daughter to death. However that backfires and he winds up in jail. But even that doesn't prevent him from wanting to protect the girl he found beaten in that apartment.
Tatiana is only 17, she will be 18 in a few days but she feels much much older. She never leaves the house, doesn't have a life and gets beaten by her father on a regular basis until that one night when Jagger broke in and saved her. No one cared about her before that. One night after taking a beating so bad she realized she was in danger she runs to the only man she knows, the only one who has ever shown he cared.
My issue with this book is that while it doesn't belittle domestic violence even in the world of romance this jumped the shark for me a bit. I doubt a girl who has been through this much trauma would be so quick to jump into anything with a man. Trust is hard earned and she is way too trusting. Don't get me wrong its a sexy book but I just felt Tatianna was a bit more of a caricature than the other Caldwell women. I think the Marked Men series by Jay Crownover did a better take on a woman coming out of abuse than this one did.
powerlibrarian's review
3.0
Jagger is the third and final book in the Caldwell brothers series. Despite being the third, you can easily dive into this story without having read the first two (like I did!). The authors do a great job of introducing the couples from the first two books and teasing at what their storylines were, providing just enough to get me curious to check out their stories!
This is a surprisingly sweet read. It does deal with some difficult topics, but it doesn't feel over the top or angsty. There’s a few intriguing subplots that kept me turning the pages. I did think that despite the fact that Tatiana had to grow up very quickly, she comes across as immature in the book, which did cause me to lower my rating.
This is a surprisingly sweet read. It does deal with some difficult topics, but it doesn't feel over the top or angsty. There’s a few intriguing subplots that kept me turning the pages. I did think that despite the fact that Tatiana had to grow up very quickly, she comes across as immature in the book, which did cause me to lower my rating.