Review: This book had wonderful potential
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 8, 2014
I really enjoyed the majority of Awakening. I was prepared to rate it 4 stars. I liked the character development in the first half (especially Nora). I liked the steamy and kinky scenes for most of the book until 89 percent.Once I finished reading I was unsure how to rate it so I made a list of pros and cons. The two pros are listed above. Unfortunately, there were more cons than pros with this book.First of all, I am confused. Is there a sequel for this book because a few loose end were left incomplete? The storyline with the weird ex-boyfriend, Darren, was strange and the book ended without it being resolved.My major issue with Awakening happened at 89 percent. I was already having trouble relating with the main character and love interest, Ryan. At 89% there's an incident at an adult bookstore that was seedy, creepy, and just flat-out gross. After that, I completely lost interest in Ryan's character and was no longer attracted to him.This book had potential to be a very good read. However, in my opinion, it didn't quite get there because of the reasons I listed above.~Complimentary copy given through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.