Review: First part may turn you off but keep reading!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 30, 2014
I read Ryder as part of the Born to Ride - Clubhouse Collection.I'm glad I stuck it out and read the whole novella. The first 30% or so I was either rolling my eyes or cringing. I almost gave up.First of all, Jade was not likeable at all. From page one she's whiny. She's so conceited, she's aware of how hot and smart she is. Not in a "I have a healthy self-esteem" kind of way but in a "I'm so much better than you" kind of way. She doesn't have much luck with men but she's determined to catch a good man. Good meaning handsome and wealthy and approved by daddy.Ryder is a member of the Scorpio Stinger MC. He meets Jade when he tries to rent her father's house. She's rude and judgmental. The one thing I liked was that instead of thinking she was cute and feisty he thought she was an uppity b****. Well, at first at least. That was refreshing. But the next few chapters made a turn towards the uncomfortable. Let's just say Ryder's first sexual experience was voyeuristic and way too detailed for me.  Eww.  And it remained uncomfortable reading about Ryder's stint in juvie. I'll spare you the details. But this is where he meets his Scorpio Stinger brothers.I thought the misunderstanding involving Mia was amusing. Jade grew on me when she pulled that stick out of her a**. And when she and Ryder finally got it on, on the back of his bike no less, it was scorching hot.In this prequel we didn't get a lot of info on the rest of the MC but as long as we don't have to revisit Ryder's childhood again I'll consider reading Two Worlds Colliding.