February 16, 2018

REVIEW: Rough Ride by Kristen Ashley




Rosalie Holloway put it all on the line for the Chaos Motorcycle Club.

Informing to Chaos on their rival club—her man’s club, Bounty—Rosalie knows the stakes. And she pays them when her man, who she was hoping to scare straight, finds out she’s betrayed him and he delivers her to his brothers to mete out their form of justice.

But really, Rosie has long been denying that, as she drifted away from her Bounty, she’s been falling in love with Everett “Snapper” Kavanagh, a Chaos brother. Snap is the biker-boy-next door with the snowy blue eyes, quiet confidence and sweet disposition who was supposed to keep her safe... and fell down on that job.

For Snapper, it’s always been Rosalie, from the first time he saw her at the Chaos Compound. He’s just been waiting for a clear shot. But he didn’t want to get it after his Rosie was left bleeding, beat down and broken by Bounty on a cement warehouse floor. 

With Rosalie a casualty of an ongoing war, Snapper has to guide her to trust him, take a shot with him, build a them...

And fold his woman firmly in the family that is Chaos.

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From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author 
Kristen Ashley comes a new story in her Chaos series...


EXCERPT

“We got it now. You’re good. Gonna take care of you.”
No they weren’t.
He wasn’t.
No one was going to take care of me.
But me.
Not anymore.
They were supposed to do that before.
And now I was on a cement floor, beat to hell.
But I was going to be.
Good that was.
Yes, I was going to be.
Finally.
And it was going to be me that made me that too.
I turned my face into Snap’s cut as an indication he shouldn’t stroke my hair anymore, as a way to tell him to get the heck away from me, to leave me to the ambulance, to leave me alone, to get out of my hair, out of there, out of my life.
But the fabric snagged my swollen nose and a whimper slid from me.
“Baby,” he whispered, feeling close, seemingly all around me, “just hang tight. Don’t move. Help will be here soon.”
Help would be there soon.
I’d be in an ambulance.
Then I’d be in a hospital.
While there, I’d talk to the police.
Eventually, I’d go home and live in fear of what my boyfriend’s motorcycle club would do to me after I pressed charges against them for beating the crap out of me.
What could be worse than this?
I didn’t know.

MY RATINGS
★★★★

I used to wonder what happened to Rosalie after reading Own the Wind. I used to tell myself it’s because I really wanted her to have her own story. 

I felt that she was such a good character and that she too deserves a happy ending. It was kind of sad to see that she was so hooked up on her feelings for Shy and that he didn't give her any second thought when he dumped her for Tab. It was hard for me to see her with someone else after that but when I got my hands on this book I literally do not know how I would feel. 

Let me just start by saying that Ms. Ashley delivered this book very well. I started enjoying the book and got quite intrigued from page 1. Even though it was a little bit shorter than most of Ms. Ashley’s books, I actually got a hang of this one. 

The book started with Rosalie brutally got beaten up and ended in the hospital with purple-black bruises, broken ribs, scrapes, cuts, and a broken heart. She put her life on the line and in return it back fired. After everything she had sacrificed it all went to nothing. So she decided then and there she was done. Done with men, done with Chaos, but then, Snapper, one of the brothers, is far from being done with her.


I find it understandable that Rosalie had some type of issues that she needs to resolve on her own specially on what happened to her. It was hard for her to find that certain someone to fill the gap of yearning from her father. She was looking for the right man who would make her feel loved. 

At first she found those in Shy, he showed her a window to that world she desperately wanted but knowing that didn't end well when Shy dropped her like a hot brick without a second glance.

Then along came Beck, she also went into deep with him, probably because they both belonged to a motorcycle club and that they look exactly alike. Unfortunately, that didn't end well with him too, with her beaten up and ended in the hospital.


 This then lead us to Snapper. Now, he is the kind of man who never backs down on a challenge. I was happy that Snapper didn’t give up on her and have proven himself even from the beginning that he's worthy of her love.

Their relationship is somewhat intriguing, having a mix of drama and a little bit of action. 

“If you care about someone, it’s not about going that extra mile. 
It’s about giving everything.” 



Here is a little teaser trailer of the book to indulge your mind.. 

You'll understand more when you read this book.

Also, there is a surprise sneak peak at the end of the book.
Don't miss it!
I can't wait for the new book release!
Keep it coming Ms. KA!


ARC provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review.

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