Review: Disappointed...  *MILD SPOILERS*
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 10 17, 2013
Ok... I'm sorry but, No.I was greatly disappointed with this book. This book was supposed to be about Alex. His unresolved issues with what his father did to his cousin Ryan, & his estranged relationship with the whole family. Those of you who have read book 1 "A Moment" know the back story pretty well concerning Alex, Ryan & Lili & how Alex was the rock for Ryan while he was dealing with his dark demons, until Ryan falls in love with Lili. Now we see Ryan happy. We see him healing & moving on. So this leaves Alex adrift. He now has no purpose. He now has no Ryan to look after & take care of. So this leaves him open to now deal with his  own demons about what his father did. And surprise, surprise, he doesn't want to.This was the perfect premise to bring you into Alex's world. His heart & mind. His fears & hopes. The cause & effect of his reactions to not only his father & his actions, but also the inactions of his mother & Ryan's parents', his Aunt & Uncle. Unfortunately, that is NOT what you get in this book.What you do get is plenty of set up & page time concerning Zoe, Alex's love interest. You get an in depth look at her issues & hang ups with her own parents. Her issues with an ex she works with & her worries of her best friend/roommate & her man. Which came off as pointless page filler, because it had no overall bearing on the story. Yes, we needed a decent set up for her. We needed to know & understand why Alex would be drawn to her, but that's where it should have stopped. Her life over shadowed Alex's. While we're reading about all the things going on in her life, & Alex trying to fit into her world, we're only getting sprinkles of Alex & his world.There was no intense push & pull shown when it came to Alex & his issues. We get sprinkles of him going to see his shrink. We get sprinkles of him refusing to see or talk to his mom or dad. But nothing deep, gripping, or consuming was present. 80% of this book was about Zoe,(And I gotta be honest, there is nothing really interesting about this girl) her life & the back & forth uncertainty between her & Alex. She's a sweet girl. She has a good heart, but this was not to be about her struggles etc.. It was to be about Alex's. There was no balance in this novel. And all the things that should have been present/executed were not.It's not until 90% of the novel, that Alex & his family issues are in the forefront. So the majority of the novel feels as though Alex's life is just an added side note.Zoe is suppose to be an anchor for Alex. A life line. Something that keeps him balanced & grounded but also forces him to face his fears of over coming what he needs to over come with his demons. She was supposed to be integrated into his world, not the other way around. So not only did this leave me disappointed with this novel, it also left me like this...*screams* "I'm bored! I'm so bored!"So I can't in good faith say that I would recommend this read.It just wasn't a good read for me. All that I had hoped to see with Alex, none of it was there. None of it was seen or felt.The coupling with he & Zoe also felt a bit forced to me. So there was nothing hot about this either. And if you're looking for at least a little bit of hot lovin to give their story something, you don't get it here.