Review: Loved this book as intensely as the story was
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 29, 2014
4.5 starsRuined is the first in a series of books by Tracy Wolff about Ethan and Chloe. It's intense, possessive, emotional and pulls at your heartstrings. Not one for spoilers, I will try to convey much about this book without giving anything away.What I liked about this book was the relationship between Chloe and Ethan. I really liked how it began, how Chloe kept her sassiness when Ethan was obviously taking over her senses, and how Ethan reacted to Chloe. Ethan is all alpha, consumed by his attraction and feelings for Chloe and he stops at nothing to woo her. I have to say I love his style of wooing. He could give some men some lessons in this department for sure. Ethan is pretty possessive but it goes both ways and their relationship grows quickly and intensely. Their sexual chemistry is all consuming, their passion for each other is unmistakable. Chloe has some dark, emotional secrets and the scene where she opens up to Ethan is heartbreaking, his reaction to it equally intense. How he loves Chloe after that is beautiful. Throughout, I thought the blend of emotion, sex and storyline was well balanced, and the characters personalities were well matched.Their story however, is not all roses and chocolates(or strawberries in this case). Ethan has some skeletons of his own and this book leaves us on a cliffhanger that has me wanting more. There is a particularly hard scene near the end where emotions run high, that leaves questions unanswered. I have suspicions about some things and can't wait for book 2 to answer them for me. For me, the cliffhanger was great, it fitted in perfectly. To end their story where it was would not have given justice to the characters story so I am glad for where it ended and for book 2 to be coming out soon.