Review: Ready for the next one!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 19, 2012
3.5 starsThe beauty (and the curse) of the Kindle is that you can pick up a book (or twenty like I do!) and they get shuffled to the back of the pile until you rediscover them...and have no recollection what they were about, you just know they were interesting enough to want them. I didn't know what to expect with this one for that very reason. When I first cracked it open, I immediately liked the style, short choppy sentences, told from the characters' perspective. I don't like to harp on style too much, because it was clear that this book holds a strong English tone. My only real problem was how it switched back and forth between past and present tense. It didn't stop me from reading, however. The story is interesting enough to carry it past such minor bumps.Strong characters made this really relateable. From Jessica's perspective, I was able to reflect back on my own first date experiences and, God, agonizing! When told from Darren's viewpoint, even better. I was able to get into the mind of the boy and see that he felt much the same way. Funny how, as a girl, you tend to forget that boys are human too :)When Jessica discovers she is pregnant, she isn't thrilled and is undecided what to do about it. Darren is sure, he wants to keep the baby, form a family and pretty much fashions an idyllic future in his mind. When Jessica reveals to him and her parents that she has chosen not to have the baby, he is devastated and vows to stop her from ruining his dream. So, when Jessica wakes up chained to the bed, there really is no question as to who is her kidnapper, right?I really, really liked how the story flipped from Jessica in captivity to the events leading up to it. It was an interesting way to tell the story, and it took a little getting used to, but once I was in, I wan IN. The story leaves you hanging, but with a horrifying discovery, a truth that you kind of might have suspected could be possible, but could never really be sure, and now I have to know more!