Title:Brotherhood of Misfits: Roc
Author :Khai L. Bayne
Series:BoM #1
Release date:July 31st 2015
Rating : 4 Stars
Blurb :
What would you do with a second chance at life? Would you go back to the same things that you were doing before, or would you embrace that chance and take a new path? Being the byproduct of a single parent home growing up, I learned quickly that life wasnât easy and it damn sure wasnât fair. I was faced with a choice back then; continue to stand back and watch my mother struggle with working three jobs to pay bills, put food in our stomachs, and clothes on our backs or do something about it. I chose to do something about it and for three years everything was going well, until the day that my life changed forever. When I met Jethro-Elijah âEliâ Shepard, he told me that just because I wasnât given a choice in how my life was dealt to me, didnât mean that Iâm not given a chance. He showed me that no matter what people say about you and what life throws your way, that you always have the option to either accept it or defy the odds to become something greater. My name is Archibald âRocâ Rochester and when I was seventeen, I was given my second chance. How did it turn out? Well, youâll just have to read my story to find out.
Review :
When I came across the âBrotherhood of Misfitsâ series by Khai L. Bayne, I was originally only requested to read Book 2 âPaulâ â but I had somehow the feeling that would not be a good Idea so I requested to read also the first book âRocâ â which was the right decision.
My review here is equally valid for both books.
You might be able to read them as standalones but the story is very complex and the relationships between the characters are not easy to handle. So I felt that you will need the full knowledge on everything to keep up with this fast paced novel.
The leading characters are dark and gritty at their best times and mysterious bordering (looking for the right word) crazy? at their worst. But somehow this intense plotline works out.
Sometimes during reading you were wondering where the story is heading as there are several threads woven into a complex construct. And I must admit at times I lost focus on the main character of the book as the story equally enfolds for several characters.
And while one seems to be the lead for the book, the others still have a lot to contribute. You can already feel the next stories coming up with big question marks. Usually that happens on the sidelines of the original story but not so with this plot â here the sidelines happen in-between the story focus.
There were a lot of âfirstsâ for me within the storyline of these books and I would have to spoiler too much to explain my mixed up feelings. For example the fact alone, that it was a GUY that was in the position that Paul was in â was a first for me.
Parts of the story are not pretty or for the faint of heart. So be warned there are no unicorns or Hearts drawn around the Book Cover for a reason.
I am not sure if I could say this would be a favorite book of mine â The jury is still out on that vote as this complex story is not at its end. Roc and Paul may have told their parts so far but this is neither a HEA in the conventional way nor a cliffhanger by all means.
And I feel this is a series you need to read all the books of to come to a vote. But I can say for sure that it has been a long time since I read such an confusing and complex plot.
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