Review: Better than the first book
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 27, 2014
In the second book of the Extreme Risk series by Ms. Wolff, Ash is coming to grips with the tragic events that happened at the very end of the last book - namely the accident that left his younger brother, Logan, paralyzed and caused the death of his parents.  He has chosen to stop snowboarding and focus all of his energy towards taking care of Logan, ignoring his needs and desires.He spends his days working at a ski resort, banging snowbunnys and trying to pick up the pieces of his shattered life, when he meets Tansy.  Tansy, a cancer survivor who’s just gotten the news she’s in remission, is trying to find herself after spending years just waiting to die.  Tansy is working for the Make-A-Wish foundation and is trying to get Ash to spend a few days with a dying boy named Timmy, whose dream is to watch Ash snowboard again.  Ash refuses at first, torn between his duty to his brother, but finds himself drawn into her life and into this wish for Timmy and his life will never be the same again.The Really GoodI was concerned because while I thought the writing was good in the first book, I had real issues with the heroine and her actions. In this instance, I really liked Ash and Tansy alot. I completely understood their personal issues with intimacy and I was hooked by their chemistry.  When they finally get together, it’s pretty combustible.Beyond the core romance, there were fleshed out secondary characters that really gave the story balance.  Logan and Timmy were well written boys who’ve suffered alot in their short lives and that was conveyed in a very believable manner.  I really just wanted to pick them both up and hug them and wish everything better, even though I respected that Ms. Wolff didn’t give them “miracle” cures just to give the story some cheer.  It was real and I appreciated it.The Just OkEven if I liked Ash alot, I think his tendency towards martyrdom was a bit frustrating at times.  That’s it.The Bottom LineA well written NA romance with a unique setting and well drawn characters, I liked it even more than I did the first book and I look forward to the next one in the series.**ARC provided via netgalley in exchange for an honest review**