Review: Even with a cliffhanger, I remain interested
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 5, 2014
My attention was first brought to this book via various blogger’s recommendations.  It took time and experience (and many disappointing reads) before I came to a solid conclusion to not trust many of these “biased” recommendations and so I try to allow some time to pass before I look into reading a new release.  When there’s an extraordinary amount of high ratings for a newly released book, I question the credibility of the reviews – as should everyone.Like many others have pointed out, this was pretty cookie cutter story: Self-made mogul, yet down to earth man, meets young, struggling, tortured beauty and they fall in love – dare I say, instantly.  I’ve read plenty of these but I can say I still enjoyed this story, as well as the author’s writing voice and style.I had bought this e-book a while back and didn’t realize it ended with a cliffhanger –though I think it’s best to assume that most of these romances will (seems to be a trend that I am not always fond of).  Cliffhangers only work when the following book adds more depth to the original storyline and keeps the reader wanting more.  I hope that will be the case with this series.  I just wish I had known prior to reading Ruined that it wasn’t a completed and available series.  I would’ve waited.  Now I have to worry with tracking the new release and wait for the price drop – yes, I am . . . ahem . . . frugal AND can’t justify buying more books when I have a very sizable library of books waiting to be read.  I can, however, justify these purchases when I see a steep drop in price – hence my sizable library ;)A deep read this is NOT, but it is nicely written and if you still enjoy insta-love, cookie-cutter romance I recommend reading this one.  I will do my best to keep track of the sequel, as I intend to finish this series.