Review: Fell Short of My Expectations
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 19, 2013
After the way Red Flags left me hanging, I knew I had to read Enlightened to find out what would happen with Jason and Cara.  I really didn't care for Jason in the first book; he was a complete jerk and I was angry with Cara for taking all his crap.  But after reading Enlightened, I was impressed how CC Brown made me like Jason, but unfortunately I didn't like Cara.  Yes, she had changed and seem to be trying to take more control over her personal life, but she was so immature dealing with her career.  She wasn't some teenager working at McDonalds, she was suppose to be a college graduate and a professional.  Instead, she was a doormat letting Damian and her boss walk all over her plus she was late getting to work (sorry a pet peeve of mine).  Another thing I didn't like about Enlightened was Jason really didn't enter the book until about the half way mark and when he did enter the picture there was never a "let's sit down and have the big talk" moment about what had went down in Texas.  I mean come on after everything that Cara was told in Texas I needed a moment where these two characters talked and sorted everything out.  I had questions like how long were Jason and Heather together?  Did he still love Heather?  Was he disappointed when he found out that he wasn't the father of Heather's child?  Why Stacy? Heather makes an appearance and fills in some information about Jason's past for Cara, but I really wanted Jason and Cara to talk it out.  Also, I was really disappointed how Cara dealt with Stacy.  Yes, Stacy was a bitch, but really Cara was just cruel and really should had not lowered herself to Stacy's level at the end.  I read a couple of reviews prior to reading Enlightened so I had high expectations, the book just didn't meet my expectations. Obviously by the reviews, others enjoyed this book more than I did, but it fell short of what I looking for.