TITLE: A Whole New Crowd
AUTHOR: Tijan
Taryn grew up in a different world. Her boyfriend was a criminal. His older brother was part of a gang. They weren’t great people, but they were her family. Then everything changes when she’s adopted by a family in the neighboring town. New family. New friends. A new world. She’s elated. This is her chance for a new beginning, but secrets start being revealed and Taryn learns her new life has ties to her old one, ties that she’s not happy about. Her new family might not have been the lucky break she thought she had. Now she's not only fighting to live that new future, but she's fighting to survive as well.
Taryn doesn't care what anyone thinks of her. She is what she is. She does what she does and if anyone doesn't like it. Does she care? Nope. Not. One. Bit!
She has been in and out of foster homes all her life. But the only 'family' she has ever known or had was her ex-boyfriend, Brian, and his big brother, Jace. When Taryn finally gets adopted, just shy of her 18th birthday, that is when her life changes and everything she thought she knew, about her 'family' is suddenly being brought into question.
Taryn's new family live in a nearby town. They are rich, their children are the 'popular kids' and life as Taryn knows it is changed forever. She finds herself being brought into the inner circle of the popular kids, by her sister, Mandy. This is when she meets 'Tray Motherf*cking Evans'. He is the "rich and blessed" version of her ex, Brian. Everything in her screams stay away, but Taryn doesn't seem able to do so. They have chemistry, but most of all they have an equal understanding of each other.
The relationship between Taryn and Tray is not the main focus of this story though. It sits neatly behind that story. In the beginning, Taryn struggles with fitting in to her new life. Her sister is trying to get her to make friends with her crowd. But they aren't who Taryn is.
Jace asked Taryn to move on in her new life, to forget about him and Brian, and to never look back. However, Taryn's old life soon catches up with her and with it brings more and more unsettling revelations. This is the main focus of the story. Her actions and questions have many far-reaching and heartbreaking repercussions as she gradually unravels the long held secrets, that tether her old and new life.
The suspense and blossoming relationships between Taryn and Tray and Taryn and Mandy kept me hooked. How does a girl from the 'wrong side of the tracks' suddenly find herself on the 'right side'? Why does a foster child suddenly find herself adopted by a 'rich, happy family' a few months before she becomes 18? These are only my questions from the prologue! Tijan was already firmly established as one of my favourite authors. A Whole New Crowd has only solidified that status. Her writing keeps me hooked everytime.
She has been in and out of foster homes all her life. But the only 'family' she has ever known or had was her ex-boyfriend, Brian, and his big brother, Jace. When Taryn finally gets adopted, just shy of her 18th birthday, that is when her life changes and everything she thought she knew, about her 'family' is suddenly being brought into question.
Taryn's new family live in a nearby town. They are rich, their children are the 'popular kids' and life as Taryn knows it is changed forever. She finds herself being brought into the inner circle of the popular kids, by her sister, Mandy. This is when she meets 'Tray Motherf*cking Evans'. He is the "rich and blessed" version of her ex, Brian. Everything in her screams stay away, but Taryn doesn't seem able to do so. They have chemistry, but most of all they have an equal understanding of each other.
The relationship between Taryn and Tray is not the main focus of this story though. It sits neatly behind that story. In the beginning, Taryn struggles with fitting in to her new life. Her sister is trying to get her to make friends with her crowd. But they aren't who Taryn is.
Jace asked Taryn to move on in her new life, to forget about him and Brian, and to never look back. However, Taryn's old life soon catches up with her and with it brings more and more unsettling revelations. This is the main focus of the story. Her actions and questions have many far-reaching and heartbreaking repercussions as she gradually unravels the long held secrets, that tether her old and new life.
The suspense and blossoming relationships between Taryn and Tray and Taryn and Mandy kept me hooked. How does a girl from the 'wrong side of the tracks' suddenly find herself on the 'right side'? Why does a foster child suddenly find herself adopted by a 'rich, happy family' a few months before she becomes 18? These are only my questions from the prologue! Tijan was already firmly established as one of my favourite authors. A Whole New Crowd has only solidified that status. Her writing keeps me hooked everytime.
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