Review: Ehh
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 06 29, 2014
2.5 starsThis was a quick read with a really interesting plot line. The story had a lot of potential but I found it extremely frustrating.Byron was promiscuous, to say the least. Even after deciding that he liked London, he constantly had females in his bedroom. But he didn't think it was okay for London to have any guys around. He was such a hypocritical tool! And he was always saying to London, "You didn't just say that," after she would say something that he deemed guy-like. Yes, she did! I think it was so frustrating because what she was saying wasn't that uncommon for women to say. I hear girls talk like that all the time.London bugged me for a whole other set of reasons. A) She didn't want to be "that girl" so she didn't say anything about Byron hooking up with other girls even after there were very strong indications of mutual interest between her and Byron, if you know what I mean. She should prefer being "that girl" to the one that lets some guy disrespect her. B) She constantly assumed she knew what Byron was thinking, so she kept making idiotic decisions. C) Every time she hooked up with a guy, it was to make Byron jealous. Grow up! (I know, she's only 19, but that's just so petty and unsatisfying. What's the point of hooking up if you're not even enjoying yourself?!)I felt London's weight was addressed too much. Even when she was relaxing with her best friend, she was described as crossing her chubby arms over her chest. Usually when weight is addressed this much in a book, it's eventually discussed in a positive light later on, but that didn't happen here (at least that I can remember).I would have also liked to get the rest of the story behind the Ryan situation. London discussed in it a very vague way that left me wondering what exactly he did to her.I think this book could benefit from an editor. Spelling and grammar weren't horrible here, but there were several times where words were obviously misused (not misspelled). It was very distracting for me. I would literally stop and debate with myself about whether or not things were spelled wrong or whether the author deliberately used that word (e.g., bare feet paddled across the floor instead of padded). I know a lot of people can ignore that sort of thing but I got caught up on it.Like I said, I liked the story line and I'm not opposed to reading more of Stephanie Witter's work. I'll just probably stick to things with a little less tension because I wanted to shake these characters sometimes..