I enjoyed Ripped, not as much as Blamed but still, it was enjoyable. However I really personally dislike it when the author opens the book with a chapter from further on in the book and then takes us so many hours or days back to the beginning which is what Ripped does and it really annoys me because it's like, hold up here's a massive spoiler but then actually you can now start at the beginning again. I'm not one of those people who skips to the end first to see how it ends instead of reading at the beginning so why do authors think it's ok to do this?
Ok aside from that mini-rant, I am greatly enjoying this series and can't wait to read the next one for sure. I'm also going to read more from this author because Edie Harris's writing is just amazing and really draws you in and makes you want to read more of her work.

After the insane roller coaster that was Blamed, I expected the same of Ripped. Boy was I wrong! Ripped was more in the vein of a character study and I very much enjoyed it that way. With two extremely grey characters and with some seriously intense situations, this one is an understated thriller.

I loved Tobias. I loved the character development, the backstory, the intensity, and the love. Now that Beth is home and safe after Blamed, Tobias intends to destroy the reason she was hurt in the first place and to do that, he's going to use one of the people responsible: Chandler. If she survives, she survives.

But Tobias is thorough and before he knows it, Chandler has wormed her way into his mind and she just won't leave. Now Tobias' calm and cool demeanor, his armour, and everything he holds tightly to him is disintegrating and he can't fix it. Watching him unravel for Chandler and then revel in it is beautiful.

And watching Chandler give her heart to someone other than her twin? Priceless. She's got so much baggage and so little to hold onto she is fracturing and has been for some time. But with Tobias there to give her structure and something to hold onto, she claws her way out of the abyss. So when it comes time to make the guy behind Beth's torture pay, it's a race to see who can sacrifice first.

There's not nearly as much of the ugly violence as there was in Blamed because this book is all about the psychology of loving and being loved in return. When there is violence, it's rarely the organized violence of Blamed. And, of course, the multiple bombshells at the end, just are icing on the cake.

I will say I hope the cousins - the Quinns - are candidates for a spin off series because I am loving them too!