Review: Loved
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 28, 2013
Although I've read some really fantastic werewolf fiction and i wouldn't place this in those top ranks, there's a lot that can be said about this book that made me put it at four stars. I like that atypical of the books usually in this genre, the author didn't tell us right away that the supernatural beings in this boom were werewolves. A good portion of this book was spent speculating what was going on in this messed up school because obviously, something big was happening. And like adriana, we weren't privy to the behind the scenes stuff going on with alec and brandon. It was refreshing to be kept out of the loop for once. I liked the characters, and there was an attempt at depth with them, unfortunately i don't think it was quite there. There wasn't a lot of explanation or visuals for what was going on with the supernatural beings in this book, and on one hand i wish there had been. I didn't really feel the connection between alec and adriana like i wanted to. I was actually rooting for brandon - and that's bad. On the other hand it was sort of fitting up to a point. I was falling for brandon and mad at alec because that's what adriana was feeling... and that's good writing. I just don't think that in the end there was enough time or narrative given to switch that love/hate relationship in alec's favor. Another sore point was the lack of depth to Adriana's character. She was a bit too weak and gullible for my tastes. She was constantly being harassed by teachers, friends, classmates, and the guys in her life and very rarely, if ever, stuck up for herself or strived fo fix her problems. She was always feinting and freaking out and being shoved out of conversations. It got irritating to watch her be a doormat. I also wish more time had been spent on the situation with her twin and her ptsd. As an identical twin myself, this part of the story was intriguing to me, but other than a few mentions, adriana never really had to explain her issues with the past to anyone, or even face them. I think an incredible opportunity for conflict and situations related to her past were skipped over in favor of petty highschool drama that was rather irrelevant to the story. Still, i these issues aside, i really did enjoy this story. I'll definitely be reading torn and the next book in the series as soon as i can get my hands on them.