Review: I liked Nathaniel's POV not Chloe's.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 08 12, 2012
I suppose that my problem with this book is that I never connected with Chloe as a character.  She's agoraphobic and completely anti-social, so much of the book happens inside her bookstore where she lives.  And frankly, she's boring and unlikable.  I really didn't enjoy any of her scenes.  On the flipside, I liked Nathaniel's narrative.  He was a flawed character, but had some very redeeming qualities.  There did seem to be too much emphasis on his amazing shirtless body when it was in Chloe's POV...annoying.  Nave was an amazing supporting character - she seemed more fleshed out than Chloe.The chemistry between Chloe and Nathaniel felt forced.  Nathaniel was a complete creeper in the book and with someone that's agoraphobic, it didn't make sense that he was the one thing that didn't freak out Chloe.I wish there was more world-building done, as it touched on very unique versions of Heaven and Hell...called Dis and some long name that I forgot.As for the plot and pacing, I really struggled to stay focused after the first few chapters.  I put the book down every time it switched back to Chloe's POV.  Just another scene in the bookstore with her being anxious and scared of going outside.  Boring.  The climax started great - and then it took a turn for the HEA ending and a lot of things fell into place for convenience sake and not because it really made sense with how I thought the story would turn out.Overall, I think the limitations on Chloe's personality disorder really limited the potential for this book to shine.  Also near the end, she completely switches up her personality so you wouldn't know it was her without the dialogue tags.  Didn't make sense.  Her character ruined this book for me.  Rest of it was pretty good.I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.