Review: I still have questions, you will too...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 15, 2014
A cliffhanger might be good for book sales but it is risky for authors and readers.  If an author writes a good first book and ends it with a cliffhanger, readers have heightened expectations and perhaps less patience because you made us wait for months.  So if you (authors) are going to do this, you need to really bring IT in the second book.  Sadly, “Addicted” failed to do that.Here’s the good news readers, the romance between Ethan and Chloe is still decent reading.  It must be said, however, while you will probably still love Ethan, Chloe might start to wear on your nerves.  The author draws out Choloe’s indecision over how to deal with Ethan a few pages too many and it gets redundant.The really bad news is that a conclusion to a cliffhanger needs to resolve the loose ends from the first book and “Addicted” either failed to do that or did it in a totally unsatisfactory manner.  Most of the time in the book is spent on Chloe’s angst, not on resolving the conflicts raised in the series.  Indeed, you get the sense that while the author was writing “Addicted” she forgot to refer back to “Ruined” and catalogue the questions that need to be answered.  Truthfully, she didn’t even resolve some of the issues raised for the first time in “Addicted.”The book is well written and I would recommend that readers of “Ruined” purchase it and get as many answers as you can.  What I would not advise is that people wondering if they should read “Ruined” purchase it.  My advice for people considering the whole series would be the following warning: You will probably suffer some disappointment, proceed at your own risk.