I don't know what I feel about the book. The idea was not bad, but probably it wasn't my type of book.

Riley's family was amazing. They were protective over each other, and they had that bound, which was so amazing to read. I loved Brann and Drew (I love Riley as well).

The story... I don't even know what I think about the story. I hated this piece-of-shit-Steven and I know from the beginning of the book that Lily is not so innocent.

Ellie - probably this is one of the few heroines I don't like. She was way too insecure, way too naive and the most frustrating thing to read was when She understood what Riley has done, and even when he was genuine about his feelings, he made him suffer.

Riley - I loved him. Amazing character. He had a bad past, but he changed for Ellie and wanted to become a better version of himself. I like that. I loved that he chose Ellie over vengeance, and he stayed to her side even when they weren't together, even when she didn't trust him and (she) thought he was playing games. He was so loyal to her and to his family and that really melted my heart.

The End was good. It had HEA, but it unveils the story in the next book.

Heroine - 3.5/6
Hero - 5.5/6
Plot Twist - 4.5/6
Ending - 5.5/6
Storyline - 5/6 ( )

So, it's official. Lexi Blake is now one of my favorite authors ever. This was overwhelming, fast-paced, suspenseful, and had all the damn feels. I loved Ellie and Riley. In fact, I liked all the characters. An amazing read at the end of the day ( )

So, it's official. Lexi Blake is now one of my favorite authors ever. This was overwhelming, fast-paced, suspenseful, and had all the damn feels. I loved Ellie and Riley. In fact, I liked all the characters. An amazing read at the end of the day ( )

I tried several times; DNF ( )

*I gave this audiobook a B- for both the story and narration at AudioGals*

Narration by Alexandra Shawnee

I had high hopes for Ruthless. The blurb had me enraptured. Being a big fan of twisty, romantic suspense titles, this revenge-based plot turned into love held much appeal for me. Unfortunately, while I enjoyed the underlying story of corporate espionage, the “ruthless” tactics for both taking over and taking back a company, and the suspense around a mysterious fourth person involved in the murder plot, I just didn’t feel the romance. In particular, I felt like it held too much of an insta-love feel for me. How a man, and later his brothers, who had lived their whole lives to seek their revenge for their parents’ death (and the takeover of their business), could do a 180 so quickly, and actually become the champions and protectors of their parents’ killers’ daughter, just didn’t convince me. Additionally, while the narration was decent, it also didn’t particularly make me feel the emotion of the story. All that said, I recognize that this story has been a hit for many others, so it just may be a case of the wrong time for me to have listened to this story as it came on the heels of another audiobook that was absolutely splendid in its slow reveal and development of the romantic relationship between the hero and heroine, and where I really could feel the connection laid between the hero and heroine before the pronouncements of undying love.

Riley, Drew, Brandon, and Mia Lawless (yes, that’s actually their last name!) have been waiting for twenty years to exact their revenge on the people who ordered their parents’ deaths in order to steal their ownership of a company that was built on a software program that their father developed. Following their parents’ deaths, they were forced to live in foster homes and orphanages (some better than others), and their lives completely changed. But the siblings persevered and today Riley (our hero) is a corporate lawyer and Drew, the oldest brother, is a well-known business titan. The Lawless siblings plan to use their hard-earned success primarily for one goal: to avenge their parents’ deaths and regain control of the company that is rightfully theirs.

See the full review at AudioGals. ( )