The road thus far has not been easy for Rylee and Colton and Crashed isn’t without its roadblocks either. We’ve read about baggage, the miscommunications and misunderstandings, the nicknames, vindictive woman, love, friendships, and so much more. Now in Crashed it’s time to find out if Rylee and Colton will get that happily ever after and if Colton will find his way into being the man he deserves to be for himself and for Rylee.
It’s Rylee’s turn to reassure Colton and help him see that he is good enough for her and that he is everything she wants and needs. She has to help him see that love is not hateful and evil and that she is there to show him what pure unconditional love is, that he can accept from her and expect it. Rylee’s heart of gold vs. Colton’s damaged inner walls. My money is on Rylee’s heart.
Crashed is an emotional journey. We are invested, now in book 3 and are really routing for this couple and we are routing for Rylee’s boys. These boys have warmed our hearts over the past two books and the unconventional family is extremely heart warming, especially the more and more Colton interacts with them. He holds his own when Rylee has several young men looking out for her. Even when the man coming into the picture is basically these boys hero, they would do anything for her. We have also had a little side story within the story surrounding Zander and all I will say as to not give details away is I am pleased with where his story leads, even if the path there also is a rocky one.
I mentioned this is my review of Fueled but the supporting characters in the entire series are phenomenal. Colton’s family is amazing, especially his dad. He is that man you look to for guidance and is loving and patient. Haddie is fun and an amazing best friend. I won’t hide my girl crush for her. The relationship between Becks and Colton is hilarious, especially considering how guarded Colton is. And let’s us not forget Rylee’s boys whom I already mentioned. Each has their own unique personality and brings laughter, smiles, and tears to the reading experience.
Crashed picks up where Fueled left off and if your reading this hopefully you are up to date on the story from books 1-2 because I am about to drop a spoiler if your not this far in the series and all I could say is that I am so happy I was late to reading this series and each of Colton and Rylee’s story was already out so I didn’t have to wait and see what happens. At the end of Fueled Colton is in a severe race accident that leaves him fighting for his life in Crashed. I once lived in a happy fictional dream world where I believed no main character in these romance genres would die. When I found the genre it just didn’t seem like this would ever happen here. Yah, well I was wrong and certain authors showed me that and broke my heart. I used to read the hospital scenes like…”yah, okay like so and so is really going to die! “ Well since my first book where the main character does in fact die I am on pins and needles and already cursing the author worried they are going to break my heart. So for about the first 8 chapters I worried myself while reading, bit my nails and couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. Sorry Bromberg if you can feels us chanting curses while reading the hospitals scenes. Love you! Everything Rylee goes through in the hospital is intense and you just hope that Colton wakes up and that with his survival he has a romantic epiphany of where he wants his life with Rylee to go.
“Remember, life isn’t about how you survive the storm, but rather how you dance in the rain.”
I love this quote and I really have thought about tattooing it on myself. If you see me at a book event, one day it may really be there.
In crashed we finally see what is inside all the baggage Colton has been carrying around since he was a little boy. As a reader and an avid plot guesser I had a good idea about the skeletons in Colton’s closet. Hearing him talk about them, find comfort in Rylee and find a way to blow up that damn plane full of his bad memories was emotional. Your heart breaks for Colton as a boy but your so very proud of the man in the moment. It’s less often we see the type of demons Colton carries on his back in the male lead in the romance genre and this is another example of how Bromberg is anything but typical.
Towards the end of Crashed, Colton puts together a grand gesture for Rylee. It is one of the most thoughtful and handcrafted gestures I have read in the genre and I am so in love with the idea that Colton does this for two reasons. 1. Because, swoon! It’s so damn swoon worthy and romantic and damn Colton, it’s about time! And 2. Despite how in Love I am with Colton, he is very frustrating throughout the series. The issues he’s dealing with make him very “me, me, me.” And sometimes I just felt like he expected Rylee to deal with his crap because he had a 747 in tow. So it was beyond needed that when he finally gets his s*** together that he did something that is completely for Rylee and to show her how grateful he is that she put up with his s***. In my opinion it isn’t as common that we really fall in love with the female character. I hear so much chatter about how readers didn’t enjoy the female lead and only love or read the series for the male lead. Which if you think about it is pretty strange since the genre is mostly dominated by female authors and female readers but Rylee is that strong female lead that readers gravitate towards and she deserved for Colton to do something really special for her and he delivers, let me tell you!
The last thing I am going to talk about is the ending. Colton and Rylee’s story is wrapped up so well. It is emotional and ties in so many factors and it was really just perfect. I could not have asked for a better ending than what Bromberg delivers.
This series has kept me up at night and crashed into my mind throughout the day when I am away from kindle and into my heart with each turn of the page while reading. It is definitely something I believe you should read and I hope that you will. I know that I am beyond happy with the fictional ride I just took with the Driven Series.
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I would give all the stars if I could
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Crashed is a fabulous conclusion for a fantastic series.
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