Review: My review from MustReadBooksOrDie
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 21, 2014
2.5 stars rounded to 3I reviewed this at MustReadBooksOrDie with my friend Shelley!Court: We read the first book by Diane, Running From Romeo, last year and generally had mixed feelings about it. And while I did like Waiting For Romeo better overall than the first book...I still am not in the place I was expecting once I was finished. Shel: Agreed, Courtney.Court: The parts that were better. Let's start there. I did like Logan a little bit better. Okay, maybe a teensy bit. I love that he quotes Shakespeare as much as the next person, but it was a teensy bit OTT...and OTT isn't always a good thing (aka, over-the-top). I did like that he grew up and fixed his shit with his loyalty to crazy man Sebastian and his crazier sister Seraphina. I liked Bryn better this time around as well...okay, I liked Bryn when she stopped being outrageously bitchy at about 20% in. That girl could try the patience of a saint, but her heart is in the right place...and that is clear, albeit eventually. Shel: I definitely liked Logan much better; he seemed sincere in his efforts to clean up his act and his persistence in wooing Emilia back was laudable. Bryn, on the other hand...gah. She was annoying as hell. And Sebastian and Seraphina can suck it. Period.Court: The main issue that hung me up with Waiting For Romeo is the pace. The pace is s-l-o-w. With a cast of college students who namely go to work, the bar, and do homework that was a challenge for me. I needed more action...and was pleased at the end when we do get some. At the end of the day I am happy to know how this story ends, but unfortunately it will not be high on my recommendation list because of the pace, and the questions about Sebastian's plot line that we are left with. Shel: I, too, had issues with pacing--the end happened so quickly and the beginning was a slow starter for me.Courtney: 2 1/2 starsShelley: 2 1/2 stars