Review: I liked it, but did not love it
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 25, 2014
I have read all three books in this series and this was my least favorite of the three. This book seemed rushed and it felt like the author did not take enough time to develop the storyline fully. She had some action packed twist and turns, but because it was so rushed I had a hard time enjoying it.As for the characters,  they were all over the place and hard to follow. I lost respect for every main character because they were going off of pure emotion, which meant they continued to make stupid choices. The one thing that kept me hooked on this series in the past was the strength that each characters exhibited and how the stuck together. With the drastic changes in this book, I am not looking forward to the next one. I may purchase it because I hate not knowing how a story ends, but it will not be a must purchase on my list of future reads.****My thoughts about urban series- I am a avid reader of several different genres of writing and the one thing I noticed with urban novels is that the authors tend to drag series out too long which usually makes the storyline confusing. Not sure if this is done for sells, ratings, or to help with the overall direction of the plot, but I believe that it takes away from the quality of the work. I felt like this when reading this book, which caused me to lose interest in the book. I enjoy a good read, but the one thing that will make me a loyal customer is the quality of the work the author produces. I believe that this author has potential to be a writer that I can follow, but this book is giving me second thoughts. I hope that in the future authors get back to developing strong characters, plots, and conclusions and drop the need for shock value.