Review: Unbearable Characters
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 03 2, 2013
In a book like this, you usually expect to find a man that's a little high-handed and a little arrogant. An alpha male, so to speak. The point is that the girl is supposed to bring him down a notch or two and teach him about being a better man. In return, he does something of the same. Well, this book delivers on an arrogant, high-handed man. Unfortunately, the man takes it to a whole new level. I looked over the book and, aside from the first conversation they have together, where he practically ignores her, the only conversation the two of them have is where he snaps her head off, she fumes for two seconds and then they fall into each others arms.It's not realistic and she's such a milquetoast character, she brings no life to the book. How is she to stand up to the man, teach him that what he says and does is wrong, when she can't keep her hands off of him? And why does she love him when all he's ever done is ignore her until he sees her as a sexual being and then all he does is yell at her because he can't stop desiring her? He never does anything to show that he loves her except for what seems to be a half-hearted declaration of love all the way at the end. So he realizes that his parents had a great marriage based on love and that taught him that he loved Angie. But we don't see this revelation from his side of things and we never see his thought patterns and him ever admit that he did anything wrong?How is this a love story? Their relationship is almost... abusive, and she's so weak, I couldn't stand it. It actually made me angry. That's not what I want to get out of my light romance book. I shouldn't have to think this much! Beware, this is a story you need to avoid. I would have given it just one star, but I liked what the premise was and every once in awhile, I could see the promise it might have had. Of course, this glimmer always died within ten seconds. I'd stay away and heed the reviews.