Okay the book had a lot going for it. I loved Alex. A character that had tats and piercing so should have been all take no prisoners kind of guy, but was anything but. He was a strong toppy bad boy that I could not get enough of. Did I say he had piercings, very hot. Ridley was a nice boy in a way who I thought was going to be a victim that had to be saved by Alex. Well maybe not so much. The sex was hot. The angst did not take over the book. I liked this book.