Review: great read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 14, 2014
Shredded. An Extreme Risk Novel: Flirt New Adult Romance. Tracy WolffReview from Jeannie Zelos Book reviews.I enjoy well written NA fiction from time to time,  and this book was an excellent example of the genre. I was a little tentative as I know Nothing about snowboarding – here in rural North Norfolk, UK its a not a sport we can do much......and I’d thought maybe the terms may be difficult – I was wrong, they add to the sense of drama, and I found as I continued I got a sense from the dialogue about just how unusual and difficult some of the acrobatics were.The characters – well, who couldn't help loving Z ( Zed, not Zee to me. I'm British, we say Ay to Zed!)  He's one of those characters who appear harsh; shallow, lightweight, callous even at times, but in fact is intensely loyal and caring, and has a soft centre. His childhood friends and not work/play colleagues were great. They understood and supported him, recognised his phenomenal talent without jealousy, and they made a close knit, supportive team. Its clear something awful happened in past to make Z this way, but we only get snippets and hints til almost the end. Then there's the other main character Ophelia, she's recovering from a terrible accident that's left her with both physical and mental scars and is trying to pick up her life. A bad boy, man-whore, thrill seeker like Z is last thing she needs and yet they both feel the pull of attraction that sizzles between them.There's an on/off push/pull tension for quite some time before things really heat up with them... and when it does its an inferno! Its a book full of drama and intensity, problems from their pasts that affect the present, and where they both have to learn to trust each other if they are to make it as a couple. Great dramatic finale, and then a cliffhanger ending, not about them but intro to next book on Ash. Its priced at  1.49 for 279 pages and it's a bargain.Stars: four and a halfARC supplied by Netgalley