Review: A great start to a series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 29, 2014
3.75I really liked the premise of this story and was looking forward to how it would all play out. Thankfully, Stacy Lynn did not disappoint in that regards. The world she created and the conflict that ensued were both intriguing and captivating.I loved to see the different characters interact and learning their history and how they were all intertwined in some form or another. It laid a great foundation for further books in the series.I admit that Olivia did not make the greatest impression on me in the beginning. I didn't appreciated her using people to tamp down her loneliness, nor did I understand why she felt the need to run away in the first place. Yes, she went through a traumatic event but she wasn't they only one affected that night. Plus, she was raised on that world and she should've known how the club and its members worked by then.In any case, she did start to earn my trust as the story progressed. By the time she relented and accepted that she belonged with her father and Daemon, I had no problem with her.I do have one complaint and it's a huge one--lack of connection. I understand that Daemon and Olivia shared a connection when they were just teenagers and that was nice to know, but I would have loved to see how that connection had grown since the day they started interacting again. Sadly, I couldn't see it. Other that the one event that changed their life, I couldn't perceive their connection growing or deepening as the story presented itself. They had history, but their bond did not come across clearly to the page--at least not to me.I do think that this was a great first book in a series. It introduced the key members of the club, which I'm sure they'll play a bigger part in the stories to come and it laid out a dark and gritty MC world that has me intrigued. I will definitely be on the look out for future installments--especially Ryker's story and Finn's too.All in all, a great start to a series.