Review: 2 broken souls find love
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 3, 2014
The book starts out telling of Jack and Amanda's lives apart about a year before they actually meet. This part is fine and gives you an understanding of the 2 main characters, but the story moved a little too slowly for my liking. Jack and Amanda didn't even meet for nearly half the book. The story has a great premise and plot, but based on the synopsis I expected a little faster pace with different types of details. Much of the first portion of the book could have been done through flashbacks to have the main characters together sooner. I really like my main characters to at least have met each other at least 10-15% into the book. I really enjoyed the banter they had going on at the break tables and wish that there had been more of that. Those scenes seemed to have spotlighted and showcased their personalities best. One of the biggest problem I had was the fact that they understood each other so well without actually talking about things. I get the soul mate part, but that level of understanding doesn't come about without a lot of face time and discussions - which the readers didn't see. I enjoy reading character's conversations as it helps the relatability factor tremendously. All in all, I think that it was a successful debut novel for Christopher and that future books will only get better.