Review: An intriguing book about finding strength and first love.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 13, 2013
Marissa is a young shy girl who is outcast in her community. She's had a crush on her friend Jacob, since they where children but is warned by her mother to stay away from him.Upon reading the blurb I got really excited about reading this story. I love when friends fall in love and love seeing how it plays out in the plot. Also it sounded really ominous which intrigued me. Sadly, I feel like I was promised one story but instead got another. The main problem I had with this book was the pacing and the characters.I really liked Jacob. He was sweet and endearing. Seeing how much of a crush he had on Marissa was cute but I didn't feel any chemistry there. It made it hard to believe they where in love. They hardly interacted and when they did their scenes felt a little flat for me.I would have liked it if the author took some time to develop the relationship not only with Jacob and Marissa but Marissa and Mark as well. I also felt confused as to why Marissa is an outcast. Yes, she's quite and introverted but why was she considered an outcast?Overall I liked the story but felt it would have been better with a little character development.