
Fortunate Son
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Narrated by:
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Kasha Kensington
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Aaron Shedlock
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By:
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Jay Crownover
Ry Archer and Bowe Keller are as different as night and day. That doesn't mean they don't share similar struggles. At the moment, both are realizing the reality of getting closer to reaching their dreams is not living up to all the hype. The childhood cohorts always seem to connect when one of them needs help. They might constantly rub each other the wrong way (except for when they rubbed each other really, really right), but there is no denying they've always made one hell of a team.
For Ry, he thought he had the perfect girl. He was going to marry young and have the same kind of legendary, lifelong romance his parents did...or so he believed. His girl was going to stand by his side as he chased his dream of being a professional football player in the NFL. He was wrong.
Bowe's about to figure out that maybe she wasn't meant to be in a rock and roll band and that it is entirely possible she let her father's dream and road to success cloud her own idea of what making music should be. Bowe needs to find her own way to fame, and there's a good chance she wouldn't be brave enough or bold enough to start over if Ry Archer hadn't pushed his way back into her life when she least expected it.
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Highly entertaining!
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Pleasing.
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I was so invested in Rule and Shaw’s story that I have listened to their book numerous times and am so excited Jay decided to write the next generation and how the rough Rule and Jett have raised their kids. I look forward to listening to more next generation of the Marked Men/ Saints of Denver.💯
Love!!!
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Young love rediscovered
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missing something
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Bowe Keller was his nemesis. He rejected her at age 16 since felt like he wasn’t good enough and felt she would always leave him. Bowe was a live in the moment person making music and writing lyrics. Didn’t chase guys only cared about music. Being the child of Jet and Ayden she too felt the pressure to make her parents proud.
Ry and Bowe are each other’s first intimate partners and full of their young insecurities they pushed each other away. It’s finally their time and the support they give each other is beautiful. I do wish there were more steamy scenes as book is slow burn. While their love story is cute it felt boring at times and I wasn’t really invested in their story. There were a couple of scenes I wish I had like Bowe telling Ry she’s never been with anyone else or Ry telling his parents about dream with Uncle Remy.
Had I read this as a standalone it would have received 3 stars. But being a 2nd gen after finishing the Marked Men series it definitely elevated it as I enjoyed the parent cameos and relationships. Also being introduced to all the kids and how interconnected they are.
This had Dual narration with Aaron Shedlock & Kasha Kensington. They did a great job with their characters and made for a good listen.
Bring on the 2nd generation!
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Ry and Bowe had an evolution from friends (although ones who totally pushed each other’s buttons) to more, to a period of estrangement, before coming back together and recognizing their connection for what is was: two people who were almost polar opposites but brought out the best in one another. They both struggled with forging their own paths and following their own dreams. This was very much a new adult story with a focus of these characters coming into their own and straddling that line between needing some parental guidance and also breaking away from those expectations and crossing into adulthood.
I have to mention (without any spoilers) a scene toward the end that harkened back to the original Marked Men series (Rome, book #3). It was a tie-in that I never saw coming and completely hit me in the feels. The scene from Rome, in the original series, is one that never fails to make me cry (yes, every single time I listened to it) and has stayed with me over the years. The same held true here in Fortunate Son. As soon as I understood the connection… cue the tears, because they were surely flowing. Kudos to Crownover for that tie-in that was so emotional and so meaningful.
My only quibble with Fortunate Son would be that the ending felt rushed and, for me, wasn’t fully satisfying. I listened to this one on audio, so I didn’t always have a good idea of where I was in the story. And when it ended I thought, “Wait, that was it? That was the end?” While I imagine there will be more of Ry and Bowe in the next book, I was hoping for something a little more from the ending here.
I so enjoyed being back in the Marked Men world and learning that these beloved characters were all still very much in each other’s lives. I will admit that, especially in the beginning, my eyes were crossing trying to keep all the second-gen kids straight – who their parents were, who was related, what their relationships were. All I can say is thank goodness for the family tree Crownover has on her website! I loved Ry and Bowe – and the whole cast of characters – and can’t wait to continue the series.
Marked Men - 2nd Generation
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Cringy utopia
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Not great
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Just okay …
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