Review: Triple Let Down
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 04 28, 2013
2 Stars and here's why...I thought I had something here...that this story was gonna be decent with the potential to be REALLY good. Truly though, it was a mess. Maybe if I had some clue (in the synopsis) the type of characters I would be dealing with I'd been prepared to not really worry about investing time into them. This was a bit disappointing.Why was it a MESSThe Plot- Uh! What was it again. A group of young adult get together and form a band. Only they've not been too successful in making progress in the industry until some new band-mates join in. The entire story was full of hot and steamy sex every other page. (I'm NOT mad about it, again because it was hot), but I began feeling like nothing else matter, everything else fell to the side. While there's plenty of climaxes throughout the story, there's no real build-up or climax for this book. I kept waiting... and waiting... and waiting for something more to happen other than sex with cute guys. After a while I felt like the story was on repeat.*This is the plot, however I feel like it takes second seat to the sexual relationships that happen in the story*The Characters- Where to begin?? shallow, selfish, weak, one dimensional. I could go on but won't.Crystal, one of the main characters and the only girl in the story, is promiscuous in innocent clothing. At first I thought (oh, she's in love with someone else but struggling to realize her feelings for her best friend whose in love with her). As the story progress she just seemed like a sex fanatic flirting and sexing any cute guy that fit the bill since she couldn't get the 'one' she really wanted. Whatever cheerleaders I had on her team vanished as she showed me her true colors. She says she doesn't love Chad  'like that' but my question remains, if he's your best friend and you care about him at all then why put him through all the BS that takes place in the story. If you look up the meaning of self in the dictionary you'll see her name.I totally lost all respect after her games and the fallout with Chad, Giovanni, and Noah. Make up your mind. I honestly think she doesn't know what love is, but rather uses physical connections/lust to dictate major decisions. Maybe she was written like this on purpose, either way she was the beginning of what ruined the story for me.Chad- It seemed odd to me that he's been her best friend for more than half of their lives yet he too seemed to only be interested in sex with her.(ie. Can I see you, can I touch you, can we just kiss, can I... can I... can I.) I will admit he was more believable than Crystal, however just because you scream 'I love you, BABY' 1,000 throughout the book doesn't make it real. I really only question his character because of the things he asked of Crystal, especially as their relationship progressed into something more.Giovanni- the only sane one around it seems.  He quickly picks up that there's something more between Chad and Crystal. He knows that he wants more with her, but doesn't wanna jump in the middle to cause problems. I commend him for holding out for so long. I also like how he was protective of Crystal (not in a totally she's-all-mine-keep-away kind of deal). He seemed genuinely concerned and considerate for Crystal for the most part.The ProseWhen I first started reading the first few chapters something was off, like the cadence didn't flow. The further I got into it I realized one problem was the fact that these characters-who are in their earlier twenties-still spoke as though they were teenagers (ie. boobs, put 'it' in,) I felt like I was back in high school and these were kids trying things for the first time.Again overall a huge let down.