Review: Had Potential...but
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 06 10, 2014
this story fell flat for me. By page 2 you are already dealing with grammar issues that continue throughout the book. This story needs an editor, badly. That alone took this book from a 5star to a 3.  I was initially intrigued by the story line, because it is not the norm. A very popular author tackled this subject matter in another book and it was executed so well, that I was excited for this. My excitement ended around chapter 3.***SPOILERS AHEAD***First, I understand that Bobby Jack grew up in the life, but his continued disrespect of black people even while out with Whit was just too much for me to take. I don't know any self respecting black woman who would date a man that still refers to blacks as 'n*ggers' and such. It was understandable and even expected in the beginning, but once the relationship progressed, you would have thought his views would have changed. They didn't. The only black person he respected and didn't call names was Whit. The fact that Whit's neighbors encouraged the relationship was even more troubling.Second, there was no chemistry whatsoever between these two characters. I'm still trying to figure out why they are together besides the fact that he thought she was cute. Their dialogue was stilted and I felt no connection between them. Even the love scenes were mediocre.Third, being from Mobile, AL, I expected to read more about the place they lived in and the culture that would breed these two people. I didn't get any of that. The author says that she did research on hate groups, but I couldn't tell. If you're going to write a story about a white supremacist, then I need to believe it.Fourth, there didn't seem to be any conclusion to this story. I'm not sure if you were leaving the door open for a sequel or what, but the end felt completely rushed and incomplete. So does she keep the kid? Do they get married? Are they moving? Is Jessi dead from OD in prison? Does Whit do ANYTHING with her life? There were way too many questions.The saving grace of this story were the drag queens and even they were underused. This story had so much potential, but after reading it felt like a waste of time. Maybe my standards are high, but frankly for someone who has been in the game this long, there should be a little more attention to detail and character development.