Review: An Okay Read...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 12, 2014
Honestly I was hoping for a little bit... more. The premise for Kissing Eden is definitely promising, but I was constantly annoyed with Eden's character. She's kind of a whiny, naive little girl. I do feel bad for her when she gets dumped and the scene I liked her in the most was when she punches her ex. That was epic and he totally deserved it, so kudos to you, Eden. However, things kind of went a bit downhill from there. I'm not going to say I totally hated the book, but I thought things happened too fast and not believable enough.Eden and Grey meet pretty early in the story and there's definitely a hot sexual chemistry between the two... or so Eden says. But you know, you gotta keep things interesting--and Eden did just break up with her boyfriend--so things get a little hot and cold for a while. Still, there's an undercurrent. Skip a few chapters and BAMM! Eden and Grey totally get it on. I have to admit it was hot, and up until right after they get together I was following just fine with the story.... And then the next morning Grey blows her off and Eden later finds him at a bar with his ex. That's when I wanted to slap Eden in the face. You've just met this guy, for heavens sake! And she thinks she has some sort of claim on him? She sees Grey and his ex, she stomps over there, demands answers and when he doesn't giver her the answers she wants to hear--never mind that she doesn't really let him explain--she throws her drink in his face. I have no time for petty jealousy or petty characters and that's what Eden came off as. Grey and Eden talk it out and it's all sunshine and rainbows... until Grey gets a look at Eden and her ex. And the nonsense begins again.I liked Grey a little bit more than I did Eden. I thought what he was doing with the Palm Palace was pretty noble and respectful. I just couldn't get behind their "whirl-wind romance." There's really not much behind their romance and I like my characters to be interested in each other for reasons other than their physical appearance. Nevertheless, I got through the novel and in the end everything was wrapped together with a neat little bow.Kissing Eden starts off fun and flirty but gets a little childish and annoying soon enough. You may love it. You may hate it. You may be totally indifferent. Still, these characters entertain you for a bit.Visit my blog for more reviews![...]