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Hawke by Jescie Hall

9 reviews

questionablereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

An absolute banger of a book that is being shelved as "I wish I would have read sooner." I love this innocent (but not so innocent) FMC/bad boy spicy as heck story. Yes, there is a cheating trope ... it's not dubious cheating, it is CHEATING cheating. Period.

With that clearly stated, the morally gray, did time, tattooed, muscular, dark haired, lip pierced man Hawke is absolutely sinfully dark and delicious, and moving forward, if it ain't that Hawke kind of love, it ain't it.

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kermione15's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Honestly, I might have enjoyed this if the JA controversy hadn't happened in the middle. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I should have tread the CWs, as I LOATHE cheating tropes. But since I paid for this book, I wanted to finish it.

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rossi29's review against another edition

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emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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crispycritter's review

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4.0

Hawke’s lip ring was mentioned upwards of 50 times while his sweatpants were mentioned about 30.

The cheaters are the heroes of this book. Some people are so offended by this and use it to justify a one-star rating but it’s the central plot, friends. Don’t suffer through this if it is going to upset you.

An actual sentence is this book: “He smells like fresh soapy heaven splashed with some sort of cologne that gets my woman parts activated.” Listen, I’m not expecting Shakespeare here - as I’m pretty sure this started on Wattpad before moving to KU. It was entertaining as heck.

Minus 1 star for Hall’s tenuous grasp of the American criminal justice system.

A note on the content warning with a mild spoiler

there is a pretty graphic attempted rape towards the end of the book but StoryGraph’s triggers are limited

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enchantingreads_rosyreviews's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

“The last thing [my father] told me was to never let anyone define what they don’t understand, and that no one can characterize who you are but you... He was the strongest man I’ve ever met. I decided I’d embrace the name for my father and hunt through life like a hawk. Always went by it.”
🖤
THANK YOU Jescie for a FANTASTIC book with AMAZING character development. I definitely fit the Cole mold and I’m just waiting to find my Cam 🥹. This book is beautifully written with suspense, discovering oneself, recognizing toxic relationships, managing trauma, and learning to look underneath societal labels to find someone’s ACTUAL value.

We all deserve to love and be loved. While this book broke my heart at times, it also made me laugh throughout and it felt like a warm hug at others because it reminded me of Hawke-like and Kid-like figures in my own life.

Also, since I listened to the audio as well, I want to shout out Avery Caris for her stellar performance. She had an emotional journey to go through for this book, narrating all of it from her character’s perspective, and I was with her the entire way. She had me hooked from the first few pages! And Joe Arden, I see why people love him and will listen to anything he does. The emotional depth he brought to Hawke, the playful flirtation he brought to Kid, and the pure douche-baggery (is that even a word? Eh, I’m gonna make it a word.) for Patrick was flawless! This was my second Blue Nose & Joe production and I am such a fan! They are doing great things and bringing rich and complex stories to life in the best way.

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hereiskyra's review

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dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

MILD SPOILERS AHEAD...

🖤

Slow f*cking clap for this one 👏🏼

I’m not sure if we’re really meant to like Hawke in the beginning but he probably grew on me more than any fictional character ever has. The way he went from a bad boy that seemed manipulative to a tender, loving man was one of the best character developments I’ve seen.

The character development for Cole was also fantastic. She started out as a meek, submissive girl and ended up being such a strong character that does what’s right and speaks up even if it’s not easy. I loved that change in her.

From the beginning I hated Patrick with a fiery passion.

*Proceeds to sing “cause your boyfriends a b*tch, he can suck on my….”

This book may also include one of my new favorite spicy scenes... definitely should've brought the popcorn for that one.

The chemistry between these two combined with the tension and the forbidden aspect was the perfect combination. Whew… 🥵

Somehow this book was all things… Spicy, deep, emotional, triggering, frustrating… and sometimes it even had me giddy and kicking my feet.

Even side characters were well developed. John? Adorable. Great boss and friend. Kid? Had me giggling.

And you know what else?

NO. THIRD. ACT. BREAKUP.

Hallelujah! 🙌🏼

Favorite quotes:

“I’m staring at the only thing that’s got me feeling things after years of feeling numb. The only eyes that have ever made me question myself and who I am in their reflection. You’re right here in front of me, yet we’re just out of reach.”

“Wreck me, shatter me, destroy me, be the ruin of me. I don’t care, just make me feel again.”

Tropes/Themes:

Forced-Proximity

Taboo

Roommates-to-Lovers

Infidelity (IT’S FINE)

Spice:

3.5 🌶️

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theromancebookaddict's review

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emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

✨ Hawke - Jescie Hall✨

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶️🌶️🌶️

When Nicole discovers she now has a sexy convict for room mate it completely implodes her world and current relationship. A forbidden romance between two unlikely matches at the wrong time.

This book… It really did surprise me how much I loved it. It consumed me. I struggled to put it down early hours in the morning the proceeded to dream about it and count hours the next day until I could finish it.

I love forbidden taboo romance. This one doesn’t disappoint. Hawke is the definition of book boyfriend. He’s dark, mysterious, slightly unhinged but but deep down a cinnamon roll. The connection between Hawke and Cole is electric and sexy.

You know what they are doing is wrong but you want them to be together all the same. The spicy scenes where devious and delicious, making the mc’s connect fiery and emotional at times! You just wanted more of them together.

The author also has a great skill of making you fall in love with her characters.

So much that I cried in a few parts! Such a great romance! I also loved how the characters developed over time, their personal struggles and over coming them. This book will stick with me for a while I think!

There actually wasn’t much I did not like about this book. Except the use of my I’m words during spicy scenes, “his member” “her sex” 🤢

Also maybe towards the end some the last few scenes I got a little impatient with but it’s because I knew there was an extra chapter in the back I was dying to read! 😏

firequeen_ash23's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

OH MHY GAWD!!! THIS BOOK IS AMAZING!!!

This will be the second book by Jescie Hall that I've read recently and it was perfection. I love how dark this authors dark romances are and how she doesn't shy away from the dark and painful.

I love how much I can relate to this story and the characters. Each character has their own issues and growth they're struggling with and once they are forced together, secrets from the past soon catch up causing old wounds to be reopened before any healing can start.

Nicole is a young woman who thinks she has it all, the perfect little life with her perfect boyfriend, Patrick, who she shares a home with and who loves her. She's living a normal, happy life before Hawke moves in as their new roommate. Nicole automatically thinks she knows what type of person Hawke is, but there's more to the situation that she could possibly imagine. Her life is about to change for better or worse, will she be able to handle it?

This book is so realistic, dark and raw. Thid book is filled with so many different aspects; murder, mystery, pain, love, revenge and hope. Nothings as it seems. I loved the plot and storyline of Hawke. This authors writing just crawls beneath your skin and embeds itself in the readers heart. I literally finished this book in less than a day because I was so enthralled with finding out what was really going on with Hawke's painful past. He's definitely the sexy, tattooed, broken man that you can't help but fall in love with as the book progresses and you learn how much he's been through. I know without a doubt he's the character that women will be attracted to and want to fix.

This story touches on some serious topics that could be triggering for some readers but if you don't have any triggers this story is worth reading. I couldn't put it down. The spice and sexual tension is 🤌. I also loved how even though Hawke was suppose to be this scary tough guy, you get to see other sides of him and actually connect to his character beneath his facade. Nicole "Cole" definitely can be a little annoying at times but she's just inexperienced and doesn't know what's going on, but I love that once she found out the truth, she didn't cower or let it change how she felt. She embraced the darkness and stood up for what she thought was right and was willing to so whatever it took for the truth to come to light. She's a fighter and in the end I couldn't help but be impressed by her actions and her convictions. She definitely is a closet bad girl and seeing her grow as a woman and as a person made the the book even better.

I highly recommend this book!!! Definitely one of my favorite romance novels.

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our_bookish_reads's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

PLEASE CHECK ALL TW/CW BEFORE READING!

Hawke is the debut novel by Jescie Hall & holy hell, did she blow this one out of the water! I started this at 9pm & finished it at 11pm. At first, I couldn't get into the book. This is one of those times where there phrase "It's not you, it's me" it true. Reading has been a struggle lately, but I'm happy I continued because this book is great! Suffice to say, this is not my final read by Jescie!

What you'll find inside:
🪶 Forced proximity
🪶 Enemies to lovers
🪶 Forbidden Romance
🪶 Roommates
🪶 Secrets

I couldn't stand Patrick, he was such a prick & I don't think what happened to him could have happened to a better guy. Though in the book for such a short time, I could not stop thinking of Pat's father looking like Charles Dance.
I love that both Hawke & Cole helped heal each other. They were both in need of love, although honestly Hawke was legit struggling to hang on.

All-in-all this was a good book, I'm rating:
🖤🖤🖤🖤/5

This was more on the tamer & intimate side, so I'm giving the spice:
🔥🔥🔥/5

I want to take a moment to thank the author, Jescie Hall, whom I received a complimentary copy of this book from, & am voluntarily leaving a review.

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