Over the Edge

This is the final book of the series. You have to read the entire series in order. This is the final piece in Caden and Greyson’s saga. This series is mind boggling. Super sexy and intricately plotted. Each book builds on the previous. The story is seamless and the ending is spectacular. You have to read it to believe this level of writing genius is possible.

Oohhhhhh emmmmm geeeeeee!

This book. These characters. THIS SERIES is one of the best I’ve read this year. It was one hell of a messy ride, but worth every single, crazy bump in the road! YES, YES, YES!

We begin Over the Edge where Broken Edge left off, with our jaws hanging open and wondering what in the hell was going to be in store for Greyson and Caden. CD Reiss delivers on so many levels words can’t do their story justice. They continue to be intense, honest and real in their relationship. Nothing has come easy for Greyson and Caden, so why should this final installment be any different, right?!?! IT’S NOT. I wouldn’t expect anything different given the journey CD Reiss has taken us on with this unconventional couple.

The love these two share bleeds, bleeds off the pages until the very end. They continue to show us how nothing, NOTHING else matters but their love for one another. The tables are turned and it’s Greyson that needs Caden in ways they never could have imagined. I can say that I truly had no idea what twists and turns CD Reiss would throw at us.

This story has it all; truth, lies, passion, desire. It’s intense and I loved every heart stopping, nerve wracking, nail biting moment. I’m sad this crazy ride is over!

This review is by far the most difficult I’ve had to write. This entire series is far above my reader scale, so I hope I don’t fall short in my attempt to analyse it.
The story is so large and so loaded, it has its own trajectory. Like a meteor hurtling towards the earth, the inevitable annihilation approaching, i could feel the crisis building up, climax almost writhin reach and yet I didn’t know how it would end, the continuous mystery kept the danger alive and pulsating. it’s heavily pregnant with fatigue and stress that the military personnel go through on a daily basis, the root cause of PTSD. This up, close and personal view is scary and dreadful and substantiates the immediate need to end the fruitless wars all over the world. The aftermath in losses and damages are just not worth it.
“If you took my arms and legs away, I’d know who I was.
Take my eyes, my ears, I’d still be me. But my sanity?”
“Who am I?”
Brain is merely 2% of total body weight,but the most complex and still uncharted and understudied organ of the human body. I can almost visualise christine with a magnifying glass, studying her subject matters’ brains with a forceps in hand, looking in folds and crevices, pulling out threads of thoughts from their minds. She certainly has the ability to analyze and scrutinise shreds of emotions lying hidden in the nooks and crannies of the personality which could easily be overlooked by a simpler author, yet Christine’s professional eyes catch them.
She was out of her mind. Free of sound judgment. Listening to voices that wanted her to act without thinking.
The difference between us was that for the moment, I was sane.
Are you? Are we? Are any of us?
Greyson has volunteered to be in clear and present danger at the end of book 3, the repercussions can be felt in this book. Threat is looming large like a sandstorm in this final chapter of the series. The sentiments are running amok, Greyson is edgy and shifty. Caden is feeling helpless and incapable. His lack of knowledge puts him on a back foot of competence, so confidence is his only tool to fight against this invisible enemy threatening to explode in Greyson’s body and ultimately destroying their marriage.
My ignorance without confidence would break me.
Confidence without knowledge of my ignorance would break her.
Caden’s love for her is unparalleled and indisputable. That’s a given, but that also brings more responsibility and onus on him to protect her, not let go of her hand as she could be lost forever in the military experimental paperwork. I loved Caden and his dogged loyalty and sum total love that had him following Grayson over the edge of sanity, metaphorically and physically.
“You’re the one indisputable thing in my life.”
“The only thing I live for. It’s you, baby. You’re gravity. You’re the sky. You’re the air. You’re the first breath in the morning and my dreams at night. I’m sure of you because you’re mine.”
Oh to be the object of such a devotion!! You could climb mountains, fall from the sky, cross deserts, fight the demons wearing the kevlar of such all encompassing love. Caden holds her hand all the way into the darkness to pull her back into the light. I wish I could be Greyson for this book, even at the cost of losing my mind
“Who is it then? Because this is the real me. The other one is a shadow of me. Maybe a subset of things I haven’t done. Or have done. Or the bits I don’t like… or traits I don’t use… the waste all bundled up and shoved into the light. But she’s not me.”
Which brings me to the real malady. What if we could identify, seperate and seclude all the bad characteristics of our personalities and since we can’t throw them out like garbage, we isolate them in a subdivision of our psyche. That part becomes an entity on it’s own and what we have now is another personality living inside the same body.
Respite. A reprieve. A suspended sentence. And the name of mental discomfort. The name of its opposite.
It’s one of the most toughest topic to even understand fully, Christine goes a step further and puts into a simpler context for us to decipher. I had to read hundreds of lines & passages twice, then pm her to feel & fully understand the intense impact of them
Her nuances are like pin pricks. They are physically just few mm in mass, but you can see the immense emotion and the sentiments hiding behind them. When Grayson talks about respite she says, “she’s lying, Damon was unreliable, she’s unreliable. she’s manipulating you.”
“she felt something, even if it was jealousy, it was something” /i>
Ahhhhhhh! That’s the first thread, which Caden grabs and starts pulling. I swear i was shitting bricks as I raced towards the end, I didn’t know how she will tie up the story, how does everyone get out of this fog !!!!. And then there’s the heartstopping BOMBSHELL !!
I. Stopped. Breathing !.
**GASP ** GASP**GASP**GASP **
she did not……oh yes SHE DID! I couldn’t believe what I was reading !!!
I’m dumbfounded! She makes me feel things that I didn’t know I could feel she makes me see things I didn’t know I could see and that’s the ability of a genius author. Having said that, she also is pretty cruel when she toys with us, and her characters.
But what a fitting finale, a masterpiece comes to a deserving ending.
Of the characters, Caden is typically Reiss Alpha. He’s take charge, strong, analytical, besotted man.
Greyson is strong, supportive, sacrificing and submitting. Her world is shielded by the blue sky, which resides in Caden’s eyes. I mean how blindingly romantic is that!
But I have to mention here the unsung hero of the story. Older brother Jake. He’s in the background but his sibling support and loyalty keeps him in the foreground always.
“I’ve been taking sniper courses. They make us think of them as targets. Not people. Like if we tell a part of ourselves that it’s really a person, it poisons the part that does the shooting. But I don’t know. I don’t know if I can do it. After this, I don’t know if I can lie to myself.”
Hats off, salute to him! He is a one man salvage and rescue team though things don’t go as planned for Grayson, but that’s a whole another story.
Everything was clear. And real. Clicking into place— Forgiveness matched with responsibility. Sorrow with hope.
Contentment with worry.
Death with love.
Acceptance with elation.
Caden with Greyson.
And for the record- you DIDN’T push the credulity too far in this or anything!
5 “Blue sky stars”

Sweet lord!!!!!!

This series has been absolutely mind blowing, not only do we have 2 characters with passion as hot as hell,
Greyson & Caden have had so many ups and downs twists and turns and boy they have had such a bloody time of it.

But only CD Reiss can pull off such a complicated storyline and make us think WTF the whole way through!!!!

Christine I love you

What a ride to hell and back! Trust me when I say “I’d do it again in a heartbeat”!!
This epic finale in one of the most mind blowing series I have ever read will have you on the edge of your seat, almost ready to pee your pants and swearing like a banshee until the very end. I mean at one stage I wanted to kill CD Reiss because I was sure she was going to do what I didn’t want her to do.
Over The Edge is nothing but outstanding. The superb writing will consume every fibre of your being and still have you reeling long after you’ve finished. How this authors mind works is fascinating, intriguing and downright genius.
This book brings Caden and Greyson’s story full circle and there is definitely no cure for the hangover you will have when your finished. Do yourself a favour, start at the beginning with Rough Edge and I promise you, you will not stop until the last word in this book.

I can honestly say the conclusion to The Edge series is such a relief. I can’t remember a story I’ve read recently where the MCs were more deserving of their HEA.

While I was reading this story, I have to confess there were times when I didn’t know if I was coming or going, however, I got the impression that is exactly how the author wanted us to feel, because I’m pretty sure the MCs, Greyson and Caden, didn’t know either.

I really don’t think there’s anything I can share without completely spoiling this for readers, but this series was so original, full of uncertainty and totally mesmerizing.

It’s a 4 star for me because, there were times, I was a little too confused and had to backtrack a bit and re-read, but the author has taken some amazing chances in the telling of this story. If you haven’t started this series yet, I highly recommend you add it to your list.

Author C.D. Reiss’ talent shines through in Over The Edge, the final installment of The Edge Series. Just like what you’ve imagined a descent into madness would be, The Edge Series started dark, became darker with despair and worry setting in, and then, in Over The Edge, the fog slowly lifts and there is eventual light and hope.

Greyson and Caden are an enviable couple. They are individually successful and highly regarded. They are madly and deeply in love and fully committed to each other. Through the series, PTSD and intrigue have shrouded their love, but that love has never wavered. I loved how each of these characters had their own battles, and how their “other half” was strong, supportive, and protective during those battles. Caden’s sacrifice in Over The Edge is nothing short of swoony-sigh worthy.

I was completely shocked at the story’s zenith. I was in disbelief that Ms. Reiss would take the route she did. With my mouth agape and my heart racing, I read on and found something else entirely.

All is revealed in this final installment, and C.D. Reiss has out down herself. As usual, her research and respectful treatment of topics is evident in this emotional, dark romance. Greyson and Caden’s love is epic and had me free falling for this enthralling series conclusion.

“We were a promise the Universe made before we were born.”

WOW! WHAT A SERIES ENDING! CD Reiss truly saved the best for last! Over The Edge was the explosive, mind altering ending you thought it would be. This book was seriously EVERYTHING. Yet at the same time so much more. I could not EVER recommend this book enough! I was glued to my phone from the very first page, to the very last page. I was utterly consumed with Greyson and Caden. My mind is still struggling to comprehend the thoughts I need to write this review. All I can keep thinking is WOW, WOW, WOOW! This book is going straight into my best reads of 2018. I was not not ready to see this series end. The Edge series will continue to haunt your mind long after the story ends. It is a mouth gaping, jaw dropping, mind blowing ride. With each page only taking you faster than the last page. Over The Edge takes mariage to another level. To the point that it just makes it’s own level altogether. Greyson and Caden are simply a twisted perfection. Their love utterly consumes you. Their chemistry burns HOTTER than any couple I have read before them. My mind is struggling with how I am supposed to move on from them.

“You’re the one indisputable thing in my life.” I wedged my hips between her legs. “The only thing I live for. It’s you, baby. You’re gravity. You’re the sky. You’re the air. You’re the first breath in the morning and my dreams at night. I’m sure of you because you’re mine.”

I LOVED that Over The Edge focused more on Greyson’s character. It only left you admiring her that much more. Th author made sure you saw every facet her character had to offer. She is absolutely one of the strongest, fiercest, and intelligent heroines I have ever read. Your heart will break for Greyson so many times over this book. Even at her weakest she was still at her strongest. Every obstacle Greyson faces, she takes it head on with sheer determination. No matter how dark Her passion always shines through. Her love for Caden truly has no bounds.

“The sunlight came diffuse through the blinds, hitting the blue in his eyes. The irises looked like blue glass bowls. They covered me and only me. A sky of my very own, watching me, protecting me, pinning me to the security of the earth.”

If Caden did not own your heart before, after Over The Edge he will have utterly consumed it. Caden will leave no part of you unscathed. He sets out to own you. Mind, body, and soul. Every word out of his mouth oozes dominance. He demands your attention with every move his character makes. You feel his devotion to Greyson in every page you turn. Detached Caden is gone. In it’s place is a husband determined to love his wife to the Edge.

“I’m not here to give you what you deserve. I’m here to give you what you like.”

*10 STARS*
Because lets be honest, 5 simply is NOT enough. Nor will it ever be enough for this series.

Wow. Just wow. I can’t believe this was it, the last book in the series. We’ve reached the end of the line in Caden and Greyson’s story. I’m sad about that but at the same time, I don’t think I could have handled much more of what these two go through in order to be together.

Just thinking back on what Caden and Greyson have done so far that shows their intense and immense love for each other, I was scared to read what more they would be going through. After what Greyson did at the end of Broken Edge, I was bracing for impact when we found out what effect that shot was going to have on her.

CD takes us on a supremely complex ride of trying to figure out what exactly makes someone’s mind do what it does to protect it’s owner from total insanity, from spiraling into an abyss you can’t return from. Caden and Greyson both have events in their past that need to be unearthed and addressed, and I haven’t figured out if the dealings with the Blackthorne group made things worse, or actually moved them in a direction towards resolution. I have to say I was shocked at the twist involving Ronin this go around. Did not see that coming at all.

Super, super happy with the outcome of this final book. I held my breath all the way to the final page. There were so many unpredictable things that happened all the way through that I didn’t want to get my hopes up too high before I actually closed the book. And when I did close it, I had a huge smile on my face.

My head is still spinning at everything CD wove throughout this series. This is the type of series that I will still be thinking about months and years later when something happens that reminds me of Caden and Greyson. I know I say this a lot, probably about every book CD writes, but I am just in awe at the depth and complexity of her stories. I don’t know how or where she comes up with her ideas, storylines, themes for her books, but I hope and pray she just keeps doing it. She’s an automatic go to author for me, and I feel happy and privileged that I’ve discovered her.

To say the plot thickens would be misleading. This book unravels you, twists your feelings, and chews your thoughts. Hold on to your theories, people. They are about to be blown up.

Caden and Greyson are unapologetic in the fierceness of their love and sacrifice. When you think nothing else could test the strength of their emotions, think again.