Michel’s Review

*** Warning***

This book has graphic violence, graphic language, substance abuse, rape, and explicit sexual situations.  This book can be.. but should not be… read as a stand alone novel.  It should be read in series order.  This book is recommended for a mature audience of 18 or older.

Tank by Carmen Jenner is the second book in the Savage Saints MC series.  Although it can be read as a stand alone novel, I highly recommend reading this book in series order because of the subject matter and content.  Tank coincides with Kick. Many of the scenes and passages take place at the same time as the scenes in Kick but from a different perspective or coinciding with the club business dealt with in Kick.

Readers were introduced to Tank, the assassin for the Savage Saints in the first book.  He joined the Savage Saints with his best friend Kick when they left their former MC.  He’s earned his status as a killer.  He’s heartless except where Ivy is concerned.  She is his woman and he has made his claim.

Readers also met Ivy in the first book.  Ivy is one of the club whores and fixated on Kick.  She’s a junkie and will do anything to get her next hit.  When she caused all kinds of trouble for Kick, she was almost banned from the Savage Saints.  Tank stepped in and claimed her.  He took her home.  He forced her to detox.  He’s forcing her to stay off the drugs and away from the club.  He is forcing her to stay away from Kick, the twisted man she thinks she loves.  She hates Tank.  She hates that he is forcing her to become clean.  She hates that he can see through her facade.  She hates that he knows what drives her addictions.  He doesn’t know everything though.  Her past is beyond the worst nightmare.  Her past could get the entire club killed.

Ivy may hate what Tank is forcing her to do but she also appreciates it.  He’s the first person to show her compassion.  He’s the first person that cared enough to help her.  He’s the first person to truly love her.  She hopes his love is not for nothing.  She hopes that he won’t end up dead because of her.

I am not going to say too much more about this story because it’s something a reader must experience for themselves.  What I will say is that Carmen Jenner did not pull any punches and did not sugar coat this book at all.  She gave a realistic accounting of what it’s like to have addictions.  She gave a vivid view of the abuse that Ivy went through.  I can thoroughly sympathize with Ivy and understand her addiction.  Carmen Jenner took something that was horrifically ugly and turned it into something beautiful without making it perfect.  She let Tank and Ivy’s imperfections fuel their relationship and make them stronger.

Tank was well written and I commend Carmen for having the guts to portray this story with an honest delivery.  It’s not a pretty story.  It’s a story of second chances and personal redemption.

Tank is a solid 5 Star Book.

“So, the usual?” Louis asks.“Yeah.” Tank intervenes by knocking Louis’ arm away when he tries to hand me a menu.

I glare at the obnoxious arse. “I don’t get to decide what I want?”

“Nope.” He smirks, and it’s quite possibly the millionth one I’ve seen today. “I know exactly what you want. You just need to trust me.”

“Okay then,” Louis says. “Coffee?”

“Yes,” I practically shout. “The strongest you have.”

Tank shakes his head. “Get her a latté.”

I swear if looks could kill, Tank would be burnt to a char right about now. No one takes my coffee from me and lives to tell about it.

“Your system doesn’t need any more stimulation.”

“It’s caffeine, Tank, not cocaine,” I argue. “I’m pretty sure I’ll be okay.”

He shrugs, and Louis glances nervously between us again. He looks as though he wants to flee. Tank has that effect on a lot of people. Then again, it could be the fact that I just admitted to being a junkie and at any second he’s expecting me to break out my stash and start snorting lines off of his fancy table. Louis says, “Okay, so latté it is then.”

“No, I want—”

“I’m sorry, sweetheart, but your man is too scary to say no to.” He backs away from the table, shouting, “But don’t you worry, it’ll be the best latté you’ve ever tasted. You just sit tight.”

“He’s not my fucking man,” I shout back, drawing the attention of every patron in the room, which is really only two other people, not including Louis and Kerri. I look around sheepishly and then wrap my arms around myself, turning my attention back to Tank. “Stop fucking smirking, you arsehole, or I’m walking.”

“Try it and see how far you get, Warrior Princess.”

“I’m betting I’d at least get halfway down the street before you caught up to me.”

“You wanna test that theory?” He challenges with a grin, though his gaze warms me head to toe with its intensity. “My money says you’ll make it to the door before I drag you back to the table, put you over my fuckin’ knee and spank your arse ’til it’s red raw.”

I let out a deep, shaking breath and lick my lips. Jesus Christ do I want that. I want it so fucking bad. My nipples turn rock hard and Tank’s gaze drops to my black singlet. I’m suddenly hot, wet, and hyper aware of his lingering gaze. This man is going to be the death of me.

Carmen Jenner is a thirty-something, USA TODAY and international bestselling author of the Sugartown, Savage Saints, and Taint series.Her dark romance, KICK (Savage Saints MC #1), won Best Dark Romance Read in the Reader’s Choice Awards at RWDU 2015.

A tattoo enthusiast, hardcore MAC addict and zombie fangirl, Carmen lives on the sunny north coast of New South Wales, Australia, where she spends her time indoors wrangling her two wildling children, a dog named Pikelet, and her very own man-child.

A romantic at heart, Carmen strives to give her characters the HEA they deserve, but not before ruining their lives completely first … because what’s a happily ever after without a little torture?

http://www.carmenjenner.com

Published titles to date:

Welcome to Sugartown (Sugartown Series #1)

Enjoy Your Stay (Sugartown Series #2)

Greetings from Sugartown (Sugartown Series #3)

Now Leaving Sugartown (Sugartown Series #4)

REVELRY (Taint #1)

KICK (Savage Saints MC #1)

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