Review: Ricochet (Fastball #1) by Cole Lepley

** Author's Note: This book contains content that may be sensitive for some readers. Themes such as cheating, emotional abuse, and assault are depicted. If any of these are triggering, I'd skip this one. You'll get a HEA, but you might hate me until you get there.**

Deliciously Angsty and Deeply Intense and Emotional ride ahead 😍

This one... I was so thrown away by how extremely Intense and nervous it made me feel. You know when there's something so wrong you hate it with everything you are and don't know how you can accept it BUT THE AUTHOR'S BRILLIANT WRITING MAKES YOU QUESTION EVERYTHING, Yeah this one was that kinda roller-coaster ride for me.

Starting off with Sidney moving to a new place, new house, new roommates and new friends. What she doesn't know yet is also a beginning for a new complications.

Her roommates Gabby and Taylor are cool and they all become insta friends. But they also have neighbors who are good friends with the girls. So Sidney suddenly has a gang of guys and girls to hang out with.

The guys are great, Garrett is friendly, Micah is good but Ryan, the minute Sidney encounters Ryan which is him yelling for the new person to move their car, new person being her, she feels he's gonna be trouble in caps.

She knows she has to make a life here and she doesn't want to ruin anything with anyone especially by getting involved with someone so rude.

Ryan is all that complications, bad attitude wrapped up in an attractive package. He is unapologetic, doesn't do relationships not even proper friendships except for his gang.

I initially outright didn't like Ryan at all and kinda questioned why Sidney would want to know a person who is so insensitive and cold towards people.

But slowly as she starts adjusting to her new life and getting more involved with her gang of friends, she doesn't realise when the initial promise of strictly friendship changes into something more with Ryan.

But Ryan is an extremely possessive and Intense guy. When a misunderstanding happens, Ryan does a huge mistake which will cost him everything and make real his assumptions of him never finding love.

WHEN THIS SOMETHING HAPPENED & RYAN BADLY MESSES UP EVERYTHING.. I WAS SO NERVOUS AND SCARED FOR SIDNEY.. LOOKING AT THAT TRAIN WRECK HAPPENING RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY EYES & KNOWING THE CONSEQUENCES.. OMG... I COULDN'T READ FAST ENOUGH WITH ALL THAT WAS HAPPENING.

AHHH. THE EMOTIONS AND ANGST WILL MAKE YOUR TUMMY TURN AND HURT SO GOOD, YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO STOP READING.

AHH.. Honestly I enjoyed this book because of the delicious pull this one made me feel between what should be right or wrong. Not everything is fairytale and yet when you want something how do you balance out between your feelings and getting past things.

I loved how conflicted this book made me feel. I didn't know what to do. But Ryan just does a 180 later in the book. Like when a guy like him falls for someone HE'S CHANGED VERSION IS SO MUCH INTENSE, DARK, DANGEROUS BUT DELICIOUS in a tickling way. The way he gets with Sidney the thin line between madness and sanity... OH my... I was definitely on a whirlwind of deep feels and emotions.

Such an amazing ride definitely no way straight but a zigzag path. AHH.. Loved loved this one. ❤️❤️❤️

MY RATING: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟/5