The Ravishing

The prologue of this book elicited enough emotion that it had me choked up ... so sad what the 14 yr old Cassius, the H, went through. It's no wonder he became the man he did and not the one he should have been. After the prologue, the story picks up 14 yrs later at Anya's, the h's, 18th birthday party. She is the daughter of Cassius's arch enemy, the man who was responsible for everything Cassius lost and suffered as a youth.Anya is a part of his master plan for revenge. Cassius has waited 14 years to get his revenge, but when he finally puts it into motion, he finds himself hesitant to follow through with his original plan and he's not happy about it. Anya is not what he expected and her life was not how he had envisioned it. As they discover truths about each other and their pasts, desires and plans change. She sees through to his heart, the man beneath the one he portrays and she's determined to find him and bring him into the light. But she's keeping a secret she discovered right before she was taken and there is more to it than even she knows as well as forces working against them!This book is pretty action-packed ... kidnapping, misguided betrayals, attempted murders, lots of danger. It will hold your interest from page 1. Characters are well developed and storyline is good. My only 2 complaint are: 1. I would have like to read about the meeting with the "others" and know what became of them as well. I won't say more as I don't want to give anything away; and 2. The level of emotion elicited in the prologue and in the first part of the book, did not seem to hold through the entire story, particularly in the conclusion. Still none of this took anything away from the story. Solid 4.5 stars!

The Ravishing was a lot lighter than what I was anticipating. I had expected a much darker story where there was more action where the revenge would be more detailed than what we got here. This was more of a love story than anything else.After Cassius’s family is destroyed, he vows to get revenged on the man behind it all. He plans his actions for years before taking any kind of action. Anya on the other hand is the oldest of two children who wants nothing else but to escape the cage her parents have around her and her brother.For me it seemed a little flat unlike all the other books I’ve read by this duet of authors, who deliver such steamy dark stories. Cassius just didn’t seem too fearsome and smart but made some rather irrational decisions right from the start. I mean Anya gave away clues left and right and he never picked up on them! Anya on the other hand was just too flighty for my liking, thus making it hard for me to feel connected to her. I had a hard time feeling their chemistry because I felt as though there just wasn’t enough of a character buildup between them.If you love enemies to lover’s romance that is not too dark, this is for you. Other than that, it is a good book to read and just enjoy as the overall writing is beautiful. Not to mention that danger, deceit, betrayal, revenge, intrigue, and suspense consume the pages of this dark mafia romance.

I started out loving this story. The cadence and stylistic choices were sublime. It was almost lyrical in how it was written. However, the storyline, or crux, fell short for me. The big secret just felt like it was there to tie it together. It, in lack of other words, was just weird. That disappointed me because the potential was there to take this story to a whole new level.Still, even dispute my not liking the weird implausible secret, and also the weird way it left off the other part of the secret before the epilogue, it was still a riveting story that showcased the amazing talents that these authors have with writing. I do wish that there had been more of a resolution in regards to the other two that were caught in this secret. That troubled me.

Could not put this down.I truly hated the Glassman, what he did to Cassius and his family, what he did to Anya and Archie and what he did to his real kids, made me soo angry I literally wanted to strangle him and don't get me started on the mother, she made my blood boil. I love when a story can make you feel things and this book has all the feels. I love how it ended and so happy that Cassius let Anya have time to live her life and let her come to him after being locked up for so long. At moments Anya being so naive that her parents would come look for her and safe her or that she didn't belive that her parents were monsters made me so mad, especially after how they treated her and how they left her there to get kidnap but I love how she stood up to Cassius and how sweet she was and not bitter towards life.Awesome book.

I absolutely enjoyed Cassius and Anya’s captivating and passionate story. I was hooked from the very first chapter. These characters are enthralling and riveting. Brilliantly written Ava. A definite must read.

Wow there was lots of twists and turns in this book, sexy bad boy going after someone who will help him change his life

It was so boring that I skimmed through it but, even then, it's ninety minutes of my life I'll never get back.