A review by angelsmomreads
Ride by Harper Dallas

adventurous emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

When a popular narrator is used for just reading an epilogue he shouldn't be given top billing because it is misleading to the reader and two it takes away from the credit that Maxine Mitchell should have been given.  This book should be raved about the snowboarding scenes were so realistic, the action ..you were feeling that adrenaline, feeling the cold and Maxine brought an experience that even someone who had never even been in snow could appreciate every minute. Chase Austin was Brooke Larsen's crush growing up, and no one in the world rode a board on snow like him, no one looked like he was invincible like him or rode a mountain like in Flight. Brooke wanted to catch the best still shot to win the Illumination awards the pinnacle of extreme sports photography and she tried to convince herself getting close to him was just for the photos. A tragic avalanche injures Brooke and gives Chase a horrible flashback of losing his sister when he had to clear snow from her mouth and get her to resume breathing.  Also his brand teammate had a horrible back injury and Chase disappeared as soon as they were brought in the hospital. 
Chase's meltdown splits our couple in a third act breakup, but because this was written in away that allowed character development for Chase , this is forgiven although I really wished authors stopped using it . 
Maxine did an exceptional job with both roles , heartbreaking at moments, and a roller-coaster of feelings of a book I won't forget. It is a shame this author hasn't written anything new I would be running to read.