Review: Love me some Ryder!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 19, 2014
After I finished Ryder, I was really excited to get my hands on Two Worlds Colliding. Both Jade and Ryder fascinated me and I felt like I needed more of these characters. Thankfully, Jani Kay definitely did not disappoint. Disclaimer – the book picks up right where Ryder left off, so you definitely HAVE to read that before reading this one.Oh Ryder! He’s so rugged and alpha and masculine! I never thought that I’d appreciate a man calling a woman a female dog (to keep the language clean), but somehow it really works for him. The language and structure that Kay utilizes just makes it come across as an endearing term, oddly enough. Jade was also a wonderful character. I loved the inner turmoil she faced with her own desires versus doing what her parents and brother expected of her. I’ll admit that I was initially annoyed by her in Ryder because of how judgmental she was, but there was a complete 180 in this one. I definitely appreciated her more!One of my favorite things about this book is that you could really see the transformation of both Jade and Ryder. Jade was struggling to grow and become her own independent woman, and Ryder was a part of the reason for that. On the same coin, Ryder was also transforming and changing because of the feelings he had for Jade. By the end of the book, neither character was the same as in the beginning.  The dual viewpoint really helped to serve this purpose. By seeing inside each character’s heads and knowing their thoughts, the reader was able to see the progression of their feelings. I was able to see just how much their priorities were changing.Overall, I really enjoyed this book. It was a modern day Romeo and Juliet – which I had thought to myself before it was mentioned in the book! I think the only thing I would have liked was to have more of the MC environment since it is a biker book. However, I understand that it’s a balance between what is necessary to the storyline and what isn’t. It didn’t end on a cliffhanger but there are definitely a lot more questions I want answers to! Now I am really looking forward to the release of Unchain My Heart in July!