The beginning of the book had too much repetitive drama (like high school drama except the main character is older and not in HS) and I almost stopped reading it. But all stories have merit, so I finished. It wasn't until the end that the pace picked up. I didn't like the voice, which seemed to try to work like other stories, like A Girl On A Train, except it didn't work. The plot was too cute for that type of internal dialogue. Not a bad story, just not a favorite of mine. ( )

Sometimes a book is so inexpensive that I think, "Well, sure it's only $1.99. It's got to be worth at least that much." And then I read it and realize that I'll never get back those couple of hours. Plus, why did I buy three books in the series?

Caged is clearly one of those books. Not godawful but not especially well written either. If I was 15 or 17 I think I'd have liked it more. The characters are one-dimensional and the story's predictable. Most of the descriptive language is flat and lacks detail. Doubt that I'll read books 2 or 3, despite the fact they're in my Kindle library. ( )

This is seriously awesome! I love all the sarcastic quipps and the characters. The explosion in the middle of the book was awesome. I didn't even see it coming. Go, Ruby! ( )

*Minor Spoilers may be revealed*

I jumped into Caged not knowing what it was really about and had no clue it was a werewolf story. The story starts off a bit slow with information, You get through about half the book before any hint of the paranormal is even mentioned then BAM your thrown right in to everything and things start to make more sense.

Ruby is frustratingly naive when it comes to most matters. She is quick to jump to the worst conclusion but also quick to double guess herself. She hides behind humor and is quick with her comebacks. I found her to be real and easy to connect with. Her entire story is heartbreaking and compelling. She makes the story more real with her emotions and it becomes impossible to put the book down once you get into it. The men of the story aren't always straightforward and its hard to see where they stand and if they are trying to help or hurt Ruby. Having said that I liked Sean from the moment his character was introduced and I could tell Eric was nothing but trouble.

The only thing that I did not care for in CAGED had to do with the play out from after Ruby was "caged". I was glad we didn't "witness" what happened to her, we got many hints but no solid confirmation until the end of the book. I would have thought she would have been a tad bit more traumatized but maybe the trauma from it wont show up until book 2 as a lot happened afterwords and she really didn't have much downtime.

Amber definitely knows how to write my brand of book crack.I really enjoyed CAGED and am really excited to find out what will happen next. ( )