Review: Broken Apart. Perfect Together.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 8, 2014
Ridge is so dark and dangerous. I absolutely loved him!He's beyond damaged, and I wanted desperately for him and Mia to find peace and live happily ever after.The beginning of the story is so heartbreaking. The way he speaks about Mia and his feelings for her is beautiful, but he's saying these things as he's getting ready to say goodbye to her. For good.Mia is crucial to Ridge and vice versa. They bring out the light in each other and help one another heal their wounds.Problem is, Mia and Ridge can't be together, because Mia is Wild's (Ridge's brother) ex fiance.He needs to get away from Mia permanently if he wants to restore his relationship with his brother. Though things were never great between Wild and Ridge, getting with his fiancee didn't help the matter. That's the only reason he's letting her go.Ridge and Mia separate. With every day that passes, Ridge attempts to forget Mia and he tries to convince himself that he did the right thing. In reality he's only getting worse and suffering without her. He starts to drink and smoke like crazy, reverting back to his old ways. He begins to have temptations to do drugs like he used to.Wanting to relieve his appetite for sex, he goes out nightly looking for a hookup. Unfortunately, not everyone can take it how he wants and needs it. No one can do it like Mia can. Certainly not his new girl Amy.He tries so hard to make a nice life with Amy and put Mia in the past. It just doesn't work. He continuously hurts her and Mia never leaves his thoughts.Things get really messy and both Ridge and Mia begin to spiral out of control without the other.This book was painful to say the least. Ridge and Mia spend the better half of this book apart aching for one another.They're perfect for each other. The reader knows it. Ridge knows it. Mia knows it. Hell, even Wild knows it.It's difficult to see these two characters struggle, because despite their actions and all their flaws, they're so damn likable. All I wanted was to get them together and make them realize the only way to survive is to be with each other.Even though my heart broke and my emotions were all over the place, I loved the way this book was written. The end makes it all worth while... well, almost.Unfortunately, I didn't have a chance to read Wild beforehand but I would really recommend reading them in order. There's a background story in the first book that would be best to know prior to reading Ridge .You don't want to miss out on Ridge's book. He's a broken hero who is so easy to fall in love with. Even Mia will manage to steal your heart. It was dark and steamy and even had a bit of romance to it.I'll be waiting patiently for the next book in the series about Wild's best friend Slade!