Review: Not impressive
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 01 26, 2013
The author, Cannon, somewhat succeeded in creating solely two of her characters. Harper, the main character and her primary love interest, Jackson who both pushed me to prevail. However, their short-lived relationship was the only part of the novel that I had enjoyed, aside from the ending (since the book was finally over).Even with what I like about the two characters, they still had more than their fair share of flaws as I only favoured the two with a lack of a better option. Jackson incessantly refused to explain the situation to Harper, as also leaving me in the dark to what the actual conflict is. As for Harper, she was oblivious to her surroundings. This was especially frustrating as her "amnesia" caused her to forget the start of her relationship with Jackson, which was one of my highlights of the book. Not only did she develop "mysterious" amnesia, she immediately chose to conform to society as a cheerleader, something which she previously claimed had no appeal when it was out of her reach. The other supporting roles were also incapable of peaking my interest, such as Harper's closest friend, Agnes and her "shocking" secrets and sealed fate.Cannon only succeeded in writing a story centred upon a quintessential high school hierarchy and a self-absorbed sophomore who is incapable of staying conscious for more than a couple of days. Personally, this does not suit my taste, in spite of the regular action and romance that I often find appealing. Only if this sounds intriguing to other readers would I recommend this novel, because in the least, Cannon' s writing style was not as shocking as what plot points consisted in "Beautiful Demons".