Review: Not disappointing
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 15, 2013
When this book came out, I had to re-read Documentary because I had read it so long ago I forgot it had ended somewhat in a cliffhanger. I did remember how much I loved Dylan and Kai's story. I have to start off by saying that I don't think Remake is better than Documentary or even as good, however that may just be because I'm usually more partial to the original storyline than sequels. BUT...I absolutely fell for Bryson! His absolute adoration for Erica before, then his complete brokenness after she left and finally his vulnerability when they finally see each other again...was wow. I mean the author made sure you felt the emotional ride Bryson went on during this whole thing maybe even more so than Erica's...or maybe I was just getting so exasperated with Erica taking forever in explaining things to him. ***Spoiler**********so I was going a little crazy with how long it was taking for Erica to do this whole big "reveal" with Bryson then when she FINALLy does....it just seemed to, I guess fall flat, anticlimactic...would be the word. There was all this build up and then? I mean I never doubted Bryson's reaction or love for her, plus he pretty much figured most of it out. Also, during this scene shes of course balling her eyes out then finally she's like ok lets go out there to the party and face whatever. But i mean wouldn't she be a hot mess after that emotional reveal? its a little detail of having her try to fix her face or whatever, get herself together, deep breathe and all that....but it would've added more to the fact there was this huge emotional scene, this confession we had been waiting for. Maybe that's what bothered me, was the huge build up to this scene, I expected more, more in his reaction, more with hers, etc. It also was a little irritating how some of the transitions were kind of like "jumps" in the story, maybe for suspense or whatever but some of them were annoying and with some I would've really liked to have either seen/read the other persons POV or even finished out the scene/conversation. For example, when Erica gives Bryson his "out" it suddenly jumps to a week later where you're made to assume his response because she hasn't heard from him for a week and then finally at the party he explains why. But I would've liked to have read his reaction at that moment. I am also curious about what will happen with Jeremy. I mean I understand the main focus was on her emotional healing and relationship with her friends and Bryson and that's what she needed to overcome the most. I'm also interested in knowing more about this thing with Abe and Jamie and finally if Dylan and Kai finally get married...in other words I would definitely be eager to read a book 3!