** spoiler alert ** 
 2.5 stars because WHO DOES THIS 
 (This was a four star immediately after reading-then dropped to 3.5 and after careful consideration and downright dislike for this authors methods- dropped finally to 2.5) 
 The first cliffhanger was shady, but I overlooked it and the second book sucked me in just like they knew it would... 
 But another ffkfkjfjdd clifdhanger?? 
 WHO. DOES. THIS!? 
 Makes me really honestly dislike the author(s). 
 As for the book itself- WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD (and intense rant/review) 
 Ugh. Okay. Firstly I enjoyed it more than the first book and did like where Travis' character development ended up. He was a complete asshole, actually-kind-of gross man whore in the first book (and I really questioned Violas sanity for touching him) BUT he redeemed himself by completely 180ing his personality and his feelings and becoming a total romantic sap. Um? Did anyone feel less than connected with this story after that? Maybe it was just me. Don't get me wrong, I liked where he ended up but it just felt weird to me. 
 Also, this had my number one most hated ending of all TIME - I literally cringe when the female character suddenly gets pregnant and BAM happy family everything's perfect and everyone gets their shit together. UGH!!!!!! IT'S 2017. I feel like this is THE BIGGEST cop out and so irritatingly overdone. But also, as a woman in a serious long term relationship- I plan on contributing to this environment in much more positive ways instead of furthering the harm made by humans and depleting our environments resources. I think we can come up with something a little more productive than popping out babies for our happily ever afters. Plus who wants kids anyway when you can have DOGS!!!! 
 Sorry if this review is insane I've just read way WAY too many of these endings and I can't stand it anymore! 
 How about ** couple lives happily ever after and spends days researching sustainable agricultural practices to improve humanities carbon footprint 
 OR 
 ** couple lives happy ever after on a big ranch with lots of rescue animals and loves each other passionately for the rest of their lives 
 lol what can I say - I'm much more happy to read about a relationship that feels authentic as opposed to materialistic. Another thing I didn't like about this book- Viola just about died when Travis bought her diamond jewelry and even though it had past meaning it just seemed materialistic to me. I don't think gifts are a requirement of relationships and honestly are healthier and more simple without the addition of requiring superficial forms of affection. 
 ALL OF THAT SAID- 
 This book is actually quite addictive and trashy and can be read fast and easily if you're looking for something shallow. It's not all lighthearted though, I even sometimes thought they were kind of harsh with each other but all in all it was trashy new adult romance that fits in with the other books in the genre.