I wasn’t a big fan of the first book in the Extreme Risk series, so color me happy when I found myself enjoying Shattered. This one is much more emotional covering tragedies like cancer, loss of parents, and survivor’s guilt. Tansy and Ash, though have a fairly quick insta-lust, made a great couple. I do enjoy a book filled with feels they have me crying one minute then laughing the next. No disappointments here.

Stars: 3
I received this book from Netgalley. I was not compensated for the book other than the entertainment it provided. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

ARC provided by NetGalley for an Honest Review

I think if not for the woe is me hero I’d have really liked this book a lot more. He was really a buzzkill and I hated how selfish much of his behavior was. He let guilt rule his life so much that he never stopped to consider other people’s thoughts and feelings. He acted like he was the one in pain, suffering and unable to go on with life’s struggles. It was so sad to see him basically give up happiness altogether as some form of self torture all while those closest to him suffered. In his defense the hero is young at 21 and his world is altered forever when his parents are killed and he becomes the guardian of his younger brother who was paralyzed during the same accident that killed their parents. I get that his life was essentially stripped of the freedoms he once had but his ignorance and treatment of his brother was truly saddening at times. The heroine goes a long way in giving the hero a reality check but even when it came to her he thought he knew better and that she’d never really understand how hard his life is. Yet he never really tries to get to know her. He almost never learns how wrong he was and it was kinda painful watching him point fingers and not get that she too has suffered and just now is she able to live. After suffering from childhood cancer at 19 the heroine is finally cleared and in remission. She makes it her job to bring joy to a young boy through the Make a Wish Foundation. All this young boy wants is to meet his idol and the work it took to get Ash in agreement was maddening. I really wish if anything we got a better ending than the quick wrap up we got. I didn’t really get HEA vibes for these two and while I know the series goes on with other characters I would have appreciated more time of seeing them officially together.

I really had trouble getting into the book initially and getting caught up in the emotions of the characters. The storyline was good, but it just didn’t stand out in my mind amongst other books in the genre. The blurb was great, but overall the book just fell flat for me.

I had a hard time finishing this book. I gave up a while ago and haven't come back to it until now. I aologize for not giving a proper review, but this title didn't entice me to read a substantial part of the book so I feel as though a review would be premature, especially since this was so long ago.

Best of luck,

TKB