Review: It was OK
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 7, 2013
I have to say that if most people in life went around without explaining themselves succinctly or at all, this world would be in more of a mess than the H/h were in - all through lack of communication. I also have to say that if a man did to me what the H did to the h, he probably wouldn't have "gotten in there" - all through lack of communication. That said, I did like the book even though I've been struggling with Ashley's books since Own the Wind, my first KA disappointment.I agree with other reviewers - it was too short. We are used to KA's LONG stories and loving every minute of them. This book felt rushed, as if the author had to stay within shorter parameters rather than just letting her genius flow. The end epilogue felt crammed and didn't resolve anything. I don't know - this book felt... bland. The sad truth is that after my disappointment with Own the Wind, I haven't even read Fire Inside or RC Revolution out of fear that I will hate those stories. That's a first for me - I devoured KA's older books as soon as I could. I don't even know why I started this one when I haven't started the other two - two I'd been waiting forever for.I liked the two characters and yet the whole story was just not there.  The usual KA sizzle, pop, glow, and fire was missing for me.  Sometimes it felt like sex written as filler when there is nothing else to say.  For the first time I also skimmed through pages of bland descriptions and repetitive thoughts. I couldn't visualize this world at all, which is also unusual.  Or maybe because it was so bland there was nothing to visualize. I thought I knew Gnaw Bone from the other books but this one didn't even take me there. And you spend half the book wondering what the heck the characters are talking about concerning Zara's past - to the point you think you must have missed something in the previous books that explained Zara.  Nope - just be patient, you'll eventually get the explanation.It's a good story but if you're expecting what I feel is KA's brilliance that shined in older books, I don't think it's here.  Obviously just my opinion but it won't stop me from hoping and continuing to buy KA's books.