Book Review

Driven by K. Bromberg

 

Rylee Thomas is used to being in control. But she’s about to meet the one man that just might make her enjoy losing it…

I am the exception to the rule.

In a world full of willing women, I’m a challenge to the roguish and achingly handsome Colton Donavan. A man used to getting exactly what he wants in all aspects of life. He’s the reckless bad boy constantly skating that razor thin edge toward out of control, on and off of the track.

Colton crashes into my life like a tornado: sapping my control, testing my vulnerabilities beyond their limits, and unintentionally penetrating the protective wall around my healing heart. Tearing apart the world I rebuilt so carefully with structure, predictability, and discipline.

I can’t give him what he wants and he can’t give me what I need. But after a glimpse beneath his refined exterior into the dark secrets of his damaged soul, can I bring myself to walk away?

Our sexual chemistry is undeniable. Our individual need for complete control is irrefutable. But when our worlds collide, is the chemistry enough to bring us together or will our untold secrets and battle of wills force us apart?

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I always wondered if opposites attract really works with relationships, and in the case of Cotlon and Rylee it does. Colton and Rylee are polar opposites but who are repeatedly drawn together. I liked both Colton and Rylee and Bromberg did a great job developing the characters as the plot progressed. Right away Colton seems like an arrogant, cocky manwhore, while Rylee is a feisty, unintimidated, kind hearted woman. Rylee meant more to Cotlon more than anyone had before and Rylee brought out a new side of him. What I loved about Colton was that he wanted to change and he wanted to be better. He may have made mistakes and his actions may not have always lead the reader to believe he wanted to change but Rylee made him want to act differently. 

Rylee was a good person over all but she also started an organization whose goal was to help orphaned children. I found this really cool and I'm glad Bromberg added this; it was interesting how The House and the boys helped Cotlon change his behavior. He connected to the boys and as he helped them the boys showed him the away to letting go of his past and looking to the future. 

What I liked about this story was it was never slow moving; there were no dull spots to the plot. Every situation contributes to overall situation. Colton's and Rylee's story moves along at break-neck speed only to come crashing to a stop with a cliff-hanger ending. The plot ends with loose ends and unanswered questions which allows the reader to move straight on to book two in the Trilogy Fueled. Fans of Fifty Shades of Grey, and The Crossfire Series will enjoy this book. Although there are similarities in the plots there are great differences to the overall tones and characters of the stories.

A.B.