Review: felt very unfinished
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 4, 2013
The Virgin (Book 1). Revenge. J. DallasArc supplied by Netgalley.I like romance with an edge to it so thought I’d like this. Well, I did - and then I didn't... Its a curious book, well written but I felt I was detached from the story. There's so much unsaid, references to the background issues between Drake and Shannon, but no real detail. Clearly Shannon is out for revenge, but apart from his rejection of her for being a virgin there's more, but we don't get to see it in this book. I warmed to Shannon a bit as the book went on, she clearly wasn't the cold, solitary person she presented herself as, which we could see by her helping another interviewee, and by her closeness to Drake's assistant (Mia?) whose place she was taking when she left on maternity leave. Drake though – we only see parts of him, have no insights into what he's thinking and the man remains an enigma – he seems almost kind at times, trying to help Shannon to find accommodation, turning up to help her unpack and then at others he's a burke, turning up early on her first day etc. Its clear there's more to him that meets our eyes.And then... the book ends! Very abruptly and I was left wanting more. This book felt unfinished. It wasn't even the cliffhanger ending I so love to hate, – (my real big no no in novels is cliffhangers) as with those at least you feel you've learned something about characters and events through the course of the book, but here it just felt like the author had stopped writing/typing for the day and that was all. The book ended. Very disappointing, and the reason for my low star rating. I think it reads more like a serial, than a two or three part book, and I just don't get anything from those. If it had been a complete story I would definitely have gone four stars, maybe four and half even but as it is I just feel discontented, as if I’ve wasted my time on an unfinished book. I want to read the next part as there's so much potential here but as it is I'm unhappy :(Stars: two and a half.