Review: Wanted to like it, but didn't
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 04 19, 2014
I won this book through a goodreads first reads giveaway. What made me enter to win this book in the first place was not only that it sounded interesting and something I would normally like but because of the location it is set.Being from Australia and having 3 little ones I don't have very many opportunities to travel. So saying I have been anywhere is exciting and the fact that I not so long ago travelled to Mendocino really drew me to this book because I could visualize exactly where the book was set and its picturesque scenery, however in spite of all that and the excitement of winning the story was a bit of a let down.When I first started reading this book and the continual reference to soul mates I wondered if this was the sequel or something because it is never explained. Everyone goes around using the term as though it is normal and is never explained about how you know who your soul mate is or what it means to be a soul mate etc. It is just said that you have a soul mate and its magical etc. I would have liked a little more information on that front because I was under the impression it was a regular NA story, but nobody in real life ever talks like that. After researching I found that this is also is supposed to be a paranormal novel. So it explained the soul mate thing but the entire time I was waiting for werewolves and vampires but nope didn't happen. So perhaps a little world building would have helped alleviate those issues I had.The term soul mate to me means someone who is so in love with another person that they would do anything for them. It also to me means complete and utter fidelity and even the thought of straying from said soul mate wouldn't even come into you head. So my question is why did Cadan cheat? if they truly were soul mates than how could he physically go and betray and cheat on Lucy?I have just googled the definition of soul mate and found this:Soul MateA person with whom you have an immediate connection the moment you meet -- a connection so strong that you are drawn to them in a way you have never experienced before. As this connection develops over time, you experience a love so deep, strong and complex, that you begin to doubt that you have ever truly loved anyone prior. Your soulmate understands and connects with you in every way and on every level, which brings a sense of peace, calmness and happiness when you are around them. And when you are not around them, you are all that much more aware of the harshness of life.^^ That to me spells out Lucy and Seth relationship. The immediate connection, finding love after both there supposed soul mates are no longer around... Again if the whole soul mate thing was explained we may have a better knowledge otherwise who isn't to say that Seth and Lucy aren't infact truly soul mates?I think that some issues between Lucy and Jax need to be resolved because it seems that unbeknown to Lucy, Jax has some jealousy issues. This is only book one so perhaps those issues will be brought up and dealt with in the following books but I can only comment on things I saw in this book.