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Book Crush Monthly Giveaway Presents: “Jagged” by Kristen Ashley

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“Jagged” by Kristen Ashley*Jen received a free copy of Jagged by Kristen Ashley from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. The opinions expressed are her own and were not influenced by the method in which she received the book.

Imperfect Women and Forever Yours are proud to bring you November’s installment of Book Crush Monthly! Every month we will bring you a new book review with chances to win eBooks and/or Paperbacks! 25 winners will be chosen each month. This month our selection is “Jagged” by Kristen Ashley!

When I picked up Jagged, I knew nothing about Kristen Ashley or this series. I saw a bunch of my fellow book enthusiasts freaking out over this being released so I figured, what the heck! I’m glad I did! Jagged is the 5th book in the Colorado Mountain series but lucky for me, this is the type of series where you don’t have to read them in order and it won’t spoil the rest of the books. I’ve lived in Colorado for the past 14+ years and I love our mountain towns. I thought Kristen Ashley did a great job of creating a little town called Gnaw Bone, Colorado, with some very entertaining characters filling it. The secondary characters had me cracking up with their slang! Since I haven’t read anything from Kristen Ashley before, I went into this book not knowing the author’s writing style. After having read Jagged, I’m sure I could recognize a K.A. book without seeing the title or author page. She has a very distinct way of writing dialogue, a lot of it in clipped sentences. I’ll be honest, this took me some getting used to, but once I was able to sink myself into the story, it was just part of the characters traits and seemed natural for them to talk like that.

Jagged follows the story of Zara (LOVE this name!) and Ham (short for Graham – this name threw me for a loop! Ham? I don’t quite know what to make of it.) who start off as friends with benefits and years later, come back together again. Throughout their long and complicated relationship, whether living in the same town or not, Ham and Zara have maintained a friendship and always have been there for each other. When Zara decides that it’s time to move on.. be an adult… marriage and children… she has to cut Ham loose. You can feel how much this torments her as she’s doing it but where I really saw the denial and hurt, was in Ham. You could tell he didn’t want to let go. His words said it all, even though his actions may have allowed her to walk away.

Ham (despite his crazy nickname which made me picture Hamm from Toy Story) came across as this rough and tough mountain man. He’s the kind of guy that women throw their panties at and would give their left arm to get a piece of. He looks big and mean on the outside but once we get to see what his heart is made of, well, he won me over.

Fast forward 3 years and a whole lot of stuff has happened to Zara. Life didn’t turn out the way she thought it would when she let Ham go. Now she has to start over, try to pick up her pieces, and make a new life for herself. And you know who… ahem, Ham, comes back to town at just the right time. The guy is smart about trying to get his Zara back. Even though some of his tactics seemed a bit farfetched, he does whatever he has to try and make sure Zara is safe, and with him.

I almost felt like Jagged was two stories meshed together. We have the falling out of Ham and Zara and their reconnection, which felt emotional and passionate. I was hooked in the first part of the story – the fighting, the emotions, and their passion kept me enthralled. At one point, I thought the book was over, only to discover I was only halfway through. Then we segue into a whole new set of problems for Zara and Ham which were equally compelling. Even though the characters were all still present in the second half of the book I still felt like I was reading an extension. I’m not sure why the transition felt this way for me but it did. It didn’t stop me from reading it, because there’s a whole storyline with Zara’s family that’s pretty jacked up and made me want to punch some jerks, namely her father. I felt like the ending was a bit too perfectly wrapped up but after everything Zara had been through, she definitely deserved a happily ever after!

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Jen MJen loves to read. She can’t stop herself. It’s become an obsession. She is in love with her husband, kids, iced coffee and books. Jen lives in beautiful Colorado but is originally from the West Coast.

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 25 eBook copies (WW) of “Jagged” by Kristen Ashley  sponsored by Forever Romance.

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Comments

  2. Robyn says

    I have read all of Kristen Ashley’s books and most of them are amazing. This one was…..maybe a 7. Still good, but it could have been better. I found a book that I love even better called, “A Thousand Years of Johnny Von” by author Edith M. Cortese. http://www.trumpetboypress.com/ The historical love stories are weaved with Estella’s present day experiences ( Keyser Soze like )

  12. Winter says

    I’ve been on the prowl for a good read and this looks like something I would like. I like books that follow a character for more than a few days.

  13. Ronnie says

    Interesting concept & plot. Kind of makes me think about myself and my ex-bf and his desire to reconnect with me. I may want to pick this one up for a read!

  27. Casey says

    This book sounds awesome! As a huge reader, I can totally empathize with your desire to check it out when you found other book enthusiasts recommending it. Some of the best books I have discovered have been because of the recommendations of other readers! 🙂

  29. Tough Cookie Mommy says

    This book sounds like it is right up my alley. I love romance books with strong characters. It is great how the author gives the reader the chance to see both characters evolving simultaneously.

  32. Jennifer W says

    I have not come across too many nicknames so no crazy ones here (at least not that people realized that they had). I want to read this book, it sounds so similar to mine and my husbands relationship.

  34. Chrishelle says

    I haven’t read for pure enjoyment in quite a long time. Jagged sounds like it would be a good vacation book. Will have to pick it up for our mountain trip. Or maybe I could win it.

  36. Lily@IW says

    You make it all sound enticing. Good story line and liking the Colorado setting.

    My book list keeps getting longer and longer. 🙂

  38. Katherine W says

    I don’t know many people with nicknames, but my email nickname is often drkittkatt. My grandma couldn’t say my name properly, so it was always “Kitty-ya! Kitty-ya!” hence the kitty katt part of my nickname!

  39. Lily@IW says

    The craziest nickname? Hmmmm, the first thing that comes to mind is my uncle. I never knew what his real name was until I was teen. Everyone called him “TooLittle”. He was given that nickname as a preemie and it stuck all of his life.

  41. Nat says

    The craziest nickname? Most people I know don’t have nicknames but my when my brother was a kid there were three boys with the same first name in his class. They started using their initials and it stuck. Twelve years later my brother’s friends still use his initials. I’m usually called Nathalie but sometimes pepople use Nattis or Nat.

  46. Ann M. says

    Looks like a fun giveaway. I’ve loved other books by Kristen.

    Not sure about crazy nicknames but love when depending on when you met a person, have different nicknames. Friend from college was Larry to us but his family called him Rusty.

  47. Karen Harvey says

    Been a fan of Kristen Ashely for a few years now…can’t get enough. Now I have to hold off on her new releases so I don’t go into withdrawal when I finish one and don’t have another to go to…altho’ I’m going to start re-reading! Glad you liked Jagged…now get onto her other great reads! 🙂

  50. Sue G. says

    People used to call me Bubbles in jr. high because I am a bubbly person but I told them to stop because it sounded like a stripper name!

  52. Karen G. says

    Thanks for the post, I enjoyed reading your thoughts on this book. I really like second chance romances and am excited to read Jagged! I do not have a nickname but I met a man one time that had the nickname ‘Fish Head’ Don’t remember why or even why he would let that be used…. ever! :p haha

  53. Thelma Bryant says

    I love Kristen Ashley! All of her books are amazing.
    She is my ‘go to’ author when I feel I’m in a book slump.

  54. Thelma Bryant says

    The weirdest nickname I’ve heard…
    My friends husband was nicknamed ‘Schlong’.
    Everyone called him that. I found that quite funny.

  59. Emilia says

    KA is the best writer ever, I love all her books.

    Nicknames.. Personally I don’t have one but we call my brother “Thin” when he is anything but 😛

  61. lakisha b says

    They craziest nickname I’ve ever heard is baby hair. Really a grown 30 something male introduced himself as babay hair. My nickname is just Kisha.

  63. Brenda Crider says

    I think the craziest nickname is my own. My grandfather gave it to me when I was born. He called me “Hokey”. He passed when I was 26 and in all those years I NEVER heard him call me by my real name except once when he introduced me to someone at his father’s funeral.

  64. manni says

    Cool. K.A is one of my favourite authors.
    Nicknames can be tricky. The resultaat can be a temporary one becoming permanent.
    In the end you miss hearing your real name.

  65. manni says

    Oh wait . The craziest? There is none. I know people with crazy adopted names though.
    Moonshadow… Blue…

  66. Brenda Starling says

    Absolutely love Jagged. OMG, Ham was so hot and totally sweet. Can’t wait for the next Kristen book. Doesn’t matter which series, just anything Kristen Ashley writes. You can’t go wrong!

    My dad use to called my Lamb Chops. Don’t as me why as I have no idea, lol.

  69. Deidra says

    KRISTEN ASHLEY is my freakin Hero!! Seriously… I’m totally in the KA cult… I’m a lifer. Xx♥

  70. Michelle M says

    I LOVE Colorado Mountain series. I haven’t read Jagged, yet. I would definitely recommend checking out more of her books. I have heard that Jagged wasn’t AS good (but still good) as the rest of the series.

  71. Jill B says

    My honey calls his little brother “Maggot” but he says it with such love and affection, it actually sounds sweet!

  75. karen j says

    When I was in grade school there was this boy named Jeremy. However, everyone called him germy. lol

  76. Carolyn Walker Rhodes says

    What a great gift! I would love this since I’ve never read anything by this author….

  80. Gina Hester says

    My nickname in high school was Blue, because I accidentally wore a pair of bright blue underwear under a pair of white pants! Remember I said high school, none of us were very fashion savvy back then!!

  81. alesha o l says

    I make up nicknames for my kids, dh, cats all of the time, just based on the moment, how they are acting, their personalities, etc. My nickname is Ale, uh-lee, but it looks like ale, as in ginger ale, which is so funny, as it is just the first part of my name, o_O

  82. Niki T says

    I only discovered Kristen Ashley’s books a couple of weeks ago and I’m already hooked. I’m now on my third book in two weeks by her. She’s an amazing storyteller. Thanks for the chance to win! Kristen Ashley comes up with great nicknames for her biker characters. In real life my mother-in-law has come up with a great nickname for my daughter Cassie. She is known as Casseroli Pussicatty. No idea how she came up with it, but it’s creative and cute.

  84. Pam@IW says

    Congratulations to the winners:

    Entry #936Krysten M.
    Entry #274Toni T.
    Entry #2358Denise L.
    Entry #1445Kisha B.
    Entry #1967Ruff R.
    Entry #1049TeriLyn S.
    Entry #585Teresa M.
    Entry #1256Karen G.
    Entry #329Sheri
    Entry #913Bethany N.
    Entry #1166Linda G.
    Entry #2438Niki T.
    Entry #1567Jan M.
    Entry #1269Thelma J.
    Entry #2317Gina H.
    Entry #2Kim D.
    Entry #1668Denice B.
    Entry #1863Michelle M.
    Entry #2111Carolyn W.
    Entry #1390CP S.
    Entry #1330Sandy W.
    Entry #2172kim p.
    Entry #498Casie B.
    Entry #135Jackie L.
    Entry #1399Michelle L.