4.5 stars 
 Silver Bastard exists in the Reaper's world, but in a new location. There are new characters, new challenges, and a new club and community to get to know. 
 The Silver Bastards MC protect and live in Callup, Idaho. A tiny community where gossip runs rampant and everyone knows everything about anyone who's ever lived there. A town dependant on mining for it's economic well being, and the Silver Bastards for it's protection. While not all books in this series will focus on the MC, it certainly plays a major role in this one. 
 No one has ever said MC reads are easy, and this one is no exception. From the get-go this felt like a gut punch. As the night Puck and Becca meet wore on into the next morning, things turned ugly fast, and I was left with a sick feeling in my stomach. This was far beyond what I had expected when I picked up the book, but fit the MC theme to a T. 
 Thankfully, that sick feeling didn't stick around long (unless I returned to thinking about the events that played out in California) and I quickly grew to love both Becca and Puck. 
 Becca worked hard to not turn into her mother. Most of her decisions were based upon doing the opposite of what she felt her mom would do. She was one of those characters who was trying so hard to not become what she feared that she missed things along the way that would have made her decision making process easier. She also had a hard time letting people in, so her circle in Idaho was a small, though protective, one. 
 Puck was a little harder to love, simply because he wasn't the most open of characters and frankly spent much of the time acting like a big ol' jerk. But as he opens up to Becca his internal conflict becomes clear and it's easier to overlook his hugely alpha ways. 
 There was a lot going on in the background of Puck and Becca's relationship. Her family drama took up a lot of her time and effort. Because of her past, she had a deep-seated distrust of MC practices -- a hurdle that lasted even after it was Puck and an MC responsible for pulling her out of a horrific situation. He often had club business that took him away and that he couldn't discuss. 
 Though several of the Reaper's MC members and characters from previous books play a large role in this book, it absolutely stands alone and would be a great introduction of this author's works to new readers. It is gritty, holds nothing back, and pulls every heartstring by the time it's all finished. 
 I look forward to continuing this series. Politics in Callup have been established and the background tension that built over the course of Silver Bastard makes me itch to get my hands on the next book to see who the focus will be on and how things will continue to play out with the various groups around town. 
 I was gifted a copy in exchange for an honest review.