Review: A Sea of Meh
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 05 16, 2013
Originally posted on GoodreadsActual Rating: 1.5*Sigh* This book. To be honest, after about the first 1/3 I just began skimming to capture the major plot points and get to the end. I loathed Ashton, hated her, wanted to run her over with my car, back up and do it again. In fact, I can't remember the last time I hated a protag so much. It was unbearable. She was selfish, mean, arrogant and spiteful. There were no redeeming qualities and her "evolution" of character happened so quickly it was utterly unbelievable and I simply didn't care.Aside from my disgust with Ashton's POV there was little to no character development and the story had little meat on its bones. I saw where the author was trying to go with it, and it could have been a fantastic story if there was more substance, it was just never given the opportunity to flourish.Secondary characters were added as needed to propel the story, none of whom added any depth to the story as a whole, and the entire thing felt very contrived. The dialogue also had me scratch my head. Luca's constant reference to his mother as "momma" had me wondering what mental deficiency he had that made his voice revert to that of a five year old. Sorry, I've never heard a teenager refer to their mother as momma. It made me cringe. Ashton's dialogue was no better, in fact, her use of certain words made her sound more like a forty year old woman and other times like a five year old having a tantrum.If Ashton's voice was softened and allowed the appropriate time to evolve, it would have been so much better. In addition, I would have appreciated more development of the relationship between Ashton and Luca.