Review: Not as bad without context
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 14, 2013
I can't blame others who read this book first, because without the context of the other books, I may have felt the same way they did. However, I did read the other books first and saw this one after the fact. I loved the other books (for the most part) so was ok with how this one was written. Unlike the others, Kai and Amber did have a past...yeah, you don't really get much history into that past like how they met and fell in love, how and why he taught her to shoot, or exactly what happened when they both went to meet the other and Kai was killed. The book could have probably been longer with all of that, but since he is just a Reaper and not one of the brothers, I can see why the author made it short and sweet. Having a past just meant they needed to clear up the misunderstanding that stood between them. They both made assumptions (although I have to admit, hers was a bit weak given he would never have sent her Roses and she should have known that) which is what led them to where they are at. However, unless he died, she would have outlived him either way so I guess it was a good thing that he did die (just sucked that they lost 50 years). The ending definitely could have contained some more details too, but that didn't mean I didn't like this book.I would suggest you read the other books first. Maybe I am just in the mood to be generous, but there are times when I do like short and sweet stories. I did rate this 4 stars because of the entire story, the ending was shorter than I would have wanted.