Always Crew by #Tijan [Release/Review] – Spellbound Stories Book Blog

Everything was going well… Until it wasn’t. Again.

Always Crew, the beautiful and epic conclusion of the Crew series by New York Times bestselling author Tijan is available now!

For the longest time, I was Bren Monroe. I lived in Roussou, California. I had no parents, no brother, but I had a crew.

Then things started to change. I never planned for any of it. I didn’t think I’d fall in love. I didn’t think I’d have a relationship with my brother again. I didn’t think that he’d come back.

Now I’m in Cain. My crew is in college. They’re growing, going through their own things. And here I am, figuring out my life.

There’s always hurdles and obstacles to overcome. That was never my hardship. That was my regular. But living? Being content? Being happy? Those were my challenges now.

Everything was going well… Until it wasn’t. Again.

A/N: Always Crew is the conclusion of the Crew Series, and a 106k novel.

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Excerpt

“Please, Bren,” Jordan whispered. I sagged, hearing his plea. If I didn’t stop, he’d start. I had to stop. I had to stop for him. “We have to go. It’s done.” That was Cross, but he was the leader speaking now. “Get her in the truck.” Jordan carried me over. Zellman hopped up and Jordan lifted me to him. I could’ve climbed up myself, but there was something about my crew doing this for me. Handling me. They needed to do this, and a part of me needed to let them. I glanced back as Jordan was climbing up, coming behind us. Cross was bent over the guy. He was talking to him. A second later, he pulled his phone out, punching some numbers. Then the phone was back in his pocket, and he was coming for the truck. His eyes held mine for a brief moment before he got behind the wheel. Cross drove us back as Zellman and Jordan huddled on both sides of me. My hands were still bleeding, but no one moved to cover them. That felt fitting, for some reason. Just let me bleed.

About Tijan Tijan is a New York Times Bestselling author that writes suspenseful and unpredictable novels. Her characters are strong, intense, and gut-wrenchingly real with a little bit of sass on the side. Tijan began writing later in life and once she started, she was hooked. She’s written multi-bestsellers including the Carter Reed Series, the Fallen Crest Series, and the Broken and Screwed Series among others. She is currently writing a new YA series along with so many more from north Minnesota where she lives with a man she couldn’t be without and an English Cocker she adores.

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My Review…

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Somehow in my rush to review 15 books last month that released within a week of each other, I missed my favorite of them all! Always Crew is the third and final book in the Crew trilogy but none other then my favorite authors, Tijan. And what a phenomenal conclusion this was to the series that I’ve now read multiple times.

From the very beginning, Bren Monroe and Cross Shaw exhibit an almost tangible chemistry Bren and Cross are best friends and their romance demonstrates this. But the chemistry that’s grown between them as the story has progressed is exquisite. You’ll find that while their romance was a bit of a slow burn romance initially (in Crew) over the course of Crew Princess and Always Crew, that relationship advanced to become unmistakably sexy with a new connection that develops as their relationship blossomed from friends to more. It truly was rewarding, and Bren and Cross are brilliantly written. They have expertly crafted depths and a fabulous story arc that truly allows readers to see a character that grow and progresses in a very real manner. This, IMO is often missing in modern storytelling. And while many readers now find slow burn romances unfulfilling, the time and patience that Cross put into his developing his relationship with was exactly what I look for in my favorite book boyfriends. I found it richly rewarding, very realistic, and indicative of the types of relationships that last the test of time.

Like other many authors, I find that Tijan is known for several hallmarks in her writing. She writes angsty, sexy, and exceptional stories that stick with me long after I’ve turned the final pages. She writes well-developed characters and intricately woven into a story that exhibits all. the. feels! And the Crew trilogy is everything I expect when I pick up a Tijan book. This series is one of my favorites so far and Always Crew was perfect a conclusion to a trilogy as it gets. This coming of age, best friends to lovers, contemporary romance trilogy is told predominately from Bren Monroe’s POV with a few chapters written in Cross, Jordan and Zellman’s voice as well.

Always Crew aligns perfectly with the other books in the Crew Series and all my expectations when I sit down to read a book written by Tijan were met. The storyline is well crafted and beautifully illustrates the characters coming full circle. The secondary characters are every bit as loveable as the primary and while I hoped for more books about the Crew crew…I’m deliriously happy with the epilogue and can’t wait for Tijan to deliver Nate. It was complete unpredictability and epic entertainment with a consistence pacing. While it was angsty, it also had contrasting moments of levity and sexy to illuminate a well-rounded book that’s impossible to put down… even if it’s a whopping 100k + novel. As an avid reader, I often find myself falling down the same rabbit holes again and again, but Always Crew (and the book before it in this trilogy) feel fresh and unique. And finally, we got a story that didn’t end with a cliffhanger! If you’re in the mood for an epic story with a badass but broken heroine, a sexy bad boy best friend turned lover, and all the angst of a coming of age drama, you’ve found it. You’ve also definitely found your next five star read!!! But make sure you read the Crew Books in their proper reading order—Crew, Crew Princess and Always Crew.

Quotes:

I’m young. I’m new to this world, and this town, and I was still just starting out on the exploratory trek of finding what the hell I wanted to do in the world, but the usual roles that I should be portraying, the ones that spoke of my background and upbringing, I wasn’t. I wasn’t new, or innocent, or eager. I wasn’t ambitious. I wasn’t hopeful.
I was jaded.
I was tired.
Give me a fight to break up and I’d wade in without a second thought; that was the world I was comfortable in.

I was a fighter. That’s what I did in life. It’s who I became. It’s who I was. It’s just how I was. I fought and I survived.

Watching Jordan, how he was handling life at college, watching Zellman, even watching Cross— they were happy. And I wasn’t saying that I was unhappy, but I was lost. We were crew, and because of that, they’d been in the darkness with me. We formed out of necessity, and then that bond strengthened into a vow of family.

We moved at the right time for her, and that was my place. I always went by her timetable, about what she was ready for or what she wasn’t. I knew when to push, when to hold back, when to launch forward, when to pick at her, when to piss her off, when to tickle her, when to love her, and when to make her melt. I knew Bren more than I knew myself…

She might’ve been floundering a little, but she didn’t know how much she was my anchor. She was my North Star. I needed her or I’d be lost. I’d go off the rails. Bren wanted justice in the world, and I knew that’s where we were going. Me, I just wanted her.

I was going to marry this girl.
My girl.
Mine.

This boy. This guy. This man. I was going to marry him. I was going to have his babies. I would fight him, with him, and for him forever. He was mine, all mine, and I was going to savor that he came into my life.