Review: soo sorry
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 04 3, 2014
I hate writing bad reviews but..I really need to be honest here!! So here goes: I love k.a Robinson!!!! So I'm disappointed because I really was looking forward to this book!! Let me start off with the writing itself! It was simple and really easy to get through! It made me feel like I was part of the story, the easy banter and conversations were realistic and don't sound bumpy or made up. I loved the plot of the story...it was interesting and different which made it better; I never thought I'd enjoy reading about farm work!;-)Here was the biggest problem for me. The characters  were young and therefore immature!:-(  I wanted to like Alexandria but she was too immature and self absorbed. Everything was about how 'tough' how 'bad ass' and how full of anger she was suddenly. It didn't feel real. It lacked an intensity that I usually feel in regards to the main character and Alexandria didn't have it. She was fake and half te time I didn't know when her feelings were real. She swore she loved Joel...and gosh..I love him too..but in a matter of a week she completely moved on got drunk and kissed another boy! That was ...wrong....ad when the big climax occurs she's harsh and unforgiving which wasn't something I could look past! I can't say more without giving it away but I felt her relationship. With Joel, the fallout, and the way thins progressed was a cruel plot twist to force us into falling in love with Landon!! And that to me was wrong..I couldn't get past Alexandria's callousness when she left the farm!Landon wasn't a good book boyfriend. I never felt the connection or draw they both talked about. He felt more like a random rebound and that sucked. There was nothing wow about him other than his hot body! I actually felt more in love with Joel, who was clearly not a good influence on Alexandria! I felt like his feelings for her, regardless of his mistakes, shined through an through! So I was completely devastated when the book took another crazy twist! I can't recommend this book to a friend because it's not the best I've seen from Robinson! But I'm still glad I read it and I'm looking forward to reading more of her. This wasn't my favorite of her books but I love this author!!!!:-)