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Ride The Sky by Ava Hunter
4.5
adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Thank you to the author for sending me an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Review: One last ride to Runaway Ranch…spoiler alert, you won’t want to dismount! 
 
“Ride the Sky” follows Fallon McGraw after she runs from her small hometown in search of a. Fresh start. When it all comes crashing down, it’s Wyatt Montgomery—the one person who gets under her skin—that is there to pick uptime pieces. Forced to live under one roof together, it gets harder and harder to deny the spark between them…and that there someone else who wants to put it out. 
 
Hunter has been laying the groundwork for Fallon and Wyatt since book one and let me tell you, the wait was definitely worth it! Their loathe-to-love relationship development is immensely satisfying, spanning years. Hunter does a great job filling readers in with flashbacks that provide context for Fallon’s hatred for Wyatt and their trademark push-pull dynamic. 
 
In the present, Fallon’s demons catch up to her. She doesn’t want to be a burden to anyone, keeping the pain surrounding her kidnapping locked up. When Wyatt brings her home following her riding accident, she tries to push him away by showing him her worst. Wyatt, the charming cowboy that he is, refuses to walk away and takes care of her without fencing her in. The way he fusses over her by cooking her meals, massaging her hip, and taking her to PT had me in a chokehold. Fallon takes care of him too, giving him a safe space to open up about his own trauma. Throughout the weeks they spend together as Fallon heals inside and out, they slowly but surely confront the past, let go of their stubbornness, and act on four years of pining! I seriously could not get enough of their chemistry and the way helped each other find happiness. As afraid as I was when Fallon’s stalker came out of the woodwork, I knew that nothing could tear her apart from Wyatt. When they have each other, there is no storm they can’t weather. I could not have asked for a better book to conclude the Runaway Ranch series!