Review: read it and loved it. dark, romantic and heart breaking.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 6, 2014
I was given an ARC of this book by the author in exchange for an honest review.  I read Wild, book one in this series and was blown away with its sexiness.  I was convinced that the author's follow up effort could never match up. WRONG! I loved Ridge. This book was an intense, emotional, painful, sometimes dirty read that ripped my heart out and handed it back to me in a million pieces.  Ridge is a story of never being able to completely run and escape your past, it is a story of making mistakes and trying to redeem yourself. Ridge is a story of having that one thing that makes you whole and prevents your demons from overtaking you and then having to give that one things up.  Oh my god, this book  was just amazeballs good.  Ridge is torn in so many different directions and so badly craves the one woman that he feels that he can't have.  He tries so hard to be noble but his addictions are always right there ready to overtake him.  He pushed Mia away, in order to try and repair his relationship with his brother, but at the same time, he needs Mia in his life to repair his own self.  Intense.  Poor Mia, my heart broke for her.  She is in a downward spiral ever since Ridge made her leave.  She has her own coping mechanisms but they don't really work for her either.  These are two damaged people who need each other to survive.  This book just gutted me but I loved every minute of it.  It is the second in the Wild series but you can read it as a standalone.  Adriane Leigh has created an amazing story full of intriguing, damaged characters.  I was truly surprised at how much I liked Ridge.  He starts out as a total a-hole but throughout the book, you get to see a different part of the man that leaves you wanting more.  Ridge is a bit of a darker romantic read that will capture your heart.5 out of 5 big old stars