Always Crew (Crew Series Book 3) Kindle Edition

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.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.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.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 beautifully 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:<b>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 ... 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.</b>

This is such a great series. In some ways this is just like the first two books, but in other ways it’s completely different. This one picks up where Crew Princess leaves off and sees Cross, Jordan and Zellman starting in college and Bren trying to find her way.So much happens in this book with the Crew, and we get a lot of time with Blaise and Zeke and Aspen and we get to see some great moments with Channing and Bren. I actually would love to see another Crew book.

I’m in love everyone. Bren and cross’s relationship was amazing. I wish I had more of them. All three books were amazing

I love this series os much that I hated putting the book down! Bren and her crew will forever liv in my heart as a series that should and will be read over and over again. The growth in their group was a beautiful thing to read.I love reading spin offs and this series was just the thing to quench my thirst for more of Fallen Crest. Bren and Cross so reminiscent of Mason and Samantha, bringing me back to a world that i so loved to read. Beloved characters and stressful situations that bring me back to a time where hanging out with the bad boys was the biggest rush of my life. The cliques, the status of being let in and the familial feeling once you were, Tijan brought it all back to me and I will for ever be thankful for being able to just pick up the series and relive it all again and again.

I... uh.. truly don’t know exactly what to say here.I LOVE this series. Like I’m fiercely attached to these characters and this series. Bren is a badass. Cross is at the top of my list of fictional characters that I’m painfully in love with. Zellman and Jordan are best friend goals & I’ll read anything involving Blaise 🤤😍.I LOVED that this turned into a story from both Bren and Cross’s POV. (With the addition of some Z and Jordan ☺️). Cross especially tho. His connection with Bren was already intense and perfectly written in a way that was reinforced even without first person dialogue from him... but actually getting his POV and feeling those feelings from him for Bren......Ho-ly-OMG-panty-dripping mypantsareonfire it was HOT.It was raw and real and powerful. God I’m so glad there was never any forced conflict into their relationship to engage a plot line.. it would have ruined everything for me. Their dedication to each is something that should never be messed with. That’s Crew.The downside, and the only reason I couldn’t give this book a full 5 stars is because there’s no way this can be the end of the Wolf Crew’s story. And I don’t mean getting to see them as secondary characters in other books that will inevitably be coming out... I mean the story solely focused on them.. there’s no way. With an ending like that?? Come on.I mean there was resolution. It was choppy, which made it feel rushed, but things were wrapped up. I’m obviously no writer, but I’m a full on reading addict and the last 20% of this book was basically just flash frames of Bren tying up lose ends. My humble opinion is that these stories deserved to be explained more. There was still so much happening. The guys going to school. Bren settling (as much as Bren is able to settle). The girls. Blaise and Cross... there was plenty to focus on that could have given us another book and given the “wrapping up” a bit more justice.And I mean hello... no spoilers, but you can’t just leave us with that ending of the second epilogue..... we deserve more!! And we especially deserve Cross’s POV. How protective he is of Bren and how much he loves her....?!?!!!! There’s MORE THAN ONE scene that should have been played out from his POV regarding that topic and WE DESERVE THOSE SCENES!!So idk.. while I absolutely adore this series... I can’t help but feel like I’m being cheated out of being a part of “My Crew’s” happiness...Guess we’ll see. But for now, I’m fully sulking while I recommend that y’all should, in fact, read this book. I mean... you made it this far... you can’t just not finish the series lol.

I can say just how much I love these characters. The author is so wonderful ❤️that you become one with them. I can actually visualize the bowling alley, if you get my drift…..of course this isn’t my first time reading, this book. And as you can imagine my fondness as tripled. I can only hope you enjoy half as much as I do and did, in re-reading this series. Now to finish again, Nate’s story❤️🤦‍♀️🥰🥰🥰🥳

OMG I am loving this series. Its slightly darker then Fallen Crest but its so damn good.This one is the conclusion to the Crew books and is filled with drama, angst and everything Crew has to offer. Family doesn't always mean blood related, it can be the one that you chose and that can be so much more.Once you start this one you will completely enthralled throughout waiting to see how it all plays out! Each book I read from Tijan honestly cements why she is one of my favourite 1-click, must read, unicorn author.This one is the perfect conclusion to Bren and Cross's tale in the Crew but I really want Zellerman and Jordan's stories, I want to see what their thoughts are throughout, especially when things change with Bren and Cross, but that's just me being greedy and wanting more, sad this story is over.I just Floved this book so much!!

I’m over this series. Have been now for a while.I get fed up of a woman character who is unable to control or get help for anger/violence issues, sometimes in this book which are triggered by minute things and then her ‘crews’ attempt to normalise them.Was hoping for a character arc where the characters FINALLY matured a bit, but no such luck.

Tijan you have done it again ,started the third book and as usual I couldn't put it down ,from start to finish I was on the edge of my seat the crew I love how they are so solid with each other and Bren do love her and cross . With Tijan books you know you are going to sit back and have a fantastic read from start to finish and then u don't want that book to end . Well this series was brilliant it showed you how tight they have come from the beginning and what they would do for each other ,love ,hate ,even die for each other, a must read and last nite Tijan can we a have a fourth book just to read what Bren and cross have and how the gang are .

Honestly, I was expecting the Crew Series to hook me like Fallen Crest or Rich Prick or some of Tijan's other books and it just fell flat. I didn't buy into the Cross and Bren relationship at all. I really don't think she developed these characters or their relationship not like Mason & Sam from Fallen Crest or Blaise & Aspen from Rich Prick. It took me ages to read these books and I'm usually a binge reader into the early hours! I also felt like the storylines were a little all over the place and too many going on at once.

I love pretty much everything Tijan writes so I may be biased but I loved the way this series was written and I felt it finished right.Bren, cross and the boys are back and now at uni, hoping for some form of normality but it's not as easy to get when your past is ready to catch up with you.Loved channing in this book he got to be the big brother and Blaise showed that he actually cares for his brother even though it kills him to show it!I feel there may be a wee spin off at grant West after this book and I would definitely welcome it!