Review: Addicting Characters! Pulls at your heartstrings!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 6, 2014
Oooh I loved Sam, Annie & Trip. I adored each of them for different reasons.This novel was emotionally engaging. It took me a bit to get the feel for each character and remember whose POV I was reading from. Once I really became invested in the story and started to get a feel for each of them, I was hooked. There's so many emotional ups and downs - Trip & Vi, the boys & their mom, Annie & her mom, Annie & Jayse, Vi & her douche fiance, the boys & their dad's so called friend... I mean, the list goes on!The plot moves well. I wasn't bored. I didn't skip chapters or paragraphs. I was constantly rooting for Annie, Sam & Trip to move forward with their lives - whatever path that may be. The first half of the novel seemed a little more spaced and smoother than the last half. I have to admit, I reached a point where the chapters were moving faster and everything seems summarized instead of mapped out completely. It wasn't really a negative thing. It was just different. Not really rushed but it felt like time didn't really matter anymore. It was discussing things in past tense. Then, eventually, it hit a point where we were back to the present and moving forward at more of set pace. Again, it wasn't a negative thing. Just felt completely different than the first and last halves of the books. Ha.So, the ending! Loved it. When I reached the end, I was sad to let the characters go but happy to see how their lives were mapping out. :)Definitely a full 4 stars for me!