Review: 4 (REALLY REALLY REALLY, YOU-GOT-TO-BE-KIDDING-ME) STARS!!!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 30, 2014
4 (REALLY REALLY REALLY, YOU-GOT-TO-BE-KIDDING-ME) STARS!!!First off, let me get this off my chest! I thought this was a STAND ALONE! Of course Jessica Sorensen is known for her cliffys, but like I said, I THOUGHT THIS WAS A STAND ALONE!!!!!Okay, I’m done ranting.So… this is what you get with a Jessica Sorensen read.HERO with issues + Heroine with issues + A LOT OF ANGST + CLIFFY ENDING = Jessica Sorensen read.If you pick up a Sorensen book you can bet the following:The Hero will have one or more of the following issue- Anger issues, he likes to smash things, gets into fights or likes to be beat up.- Alcohol or substance abuse- Likes to use women and treat them like crap- Be an orphan, lose one parent or have abusive parentsThe Heroine will have one or more of the following issue- Eating disorder or some form of anxiety disorder- Is a slut and likes sex for the attention- Been sexually or physically abused- Be an orphan, lose one parent or have abusive parentsSo what do you get with The Destiny of Violet and Luke?Luke - > has an abusive mother and a father who isn’t in the picture. He likes to get into fights, drink and hit things to cope. He also has sex a lot and with random girls to feel good.Violet - > Is an orphan and is traumatized by her parents death. She copes by doing near death experiences to get a high. She’s also a virgin.BOTH have no place to go during summer break on college. Both keep on running into each other, so they both decide to move in together.ReviewEven though Sorensen reads are starting to mesh together, there’s something about her writing that just draws me in. It’s the angst and I hate angst. I think it’s because during the whole read, I am just rooting for the Hero and Heroine to get together or make amends.Violet and Luke’s relationship is very dysfunctional and not typical. Violet is like a feral cat. Anytime Luke tries to help her, she just says a snarky remark to push him away, which is fine for the first few encounters, but after a while, I get kind of tired of it and wonder why Luke puts up with it. I get Violet’s issues. Violet was dealt with a rough hand of cards, but sometimes I just want to say, it’s not a big deal to accept help for a night or two, just until you can get back on your feet.Luke isn’t a perfect guy either. Luke is very selfish, well at least his internal dialogue is. Sometimes I wanted to scream some common sense in the book, but it would be “angsty” if there was common sense.So, there’s a lot of fighting, banter, pushing people away, creepy druggies and abusive people. A typical Sorensen read with a nice rounded cliffy ending.