Review: Too many extremes
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 05 21, 2014
I just finished reading two trilogies back to back. This got me to wonder why one worked and the other didn't. Torn just kept pushing the credibility factor. I can allow for some fantasy but not just for the sake of moving the plot along.The first point which comes immediately is Emma hopelessly in love with Carter. How is this possible with a man who never takes you out, talks to you and only has sex with you when you hook up?Emma gets the lead in a major motion picture with a premier director after reading a few lines at a dinner party with Bass?This woman who can't even decide her major in college or her direction in life can all of a sudden act?After an idilic three months on a Greek island where Emma and Bass are hopelessly in love, Bass decides to leave her because he discovers she has kept a "secret" from him. No discussion. Just good bye.Emma has no sexual fidelity. Depending on whether she is with Carter or Bass, all either of them have to do is look, grab, kiss and she loses control. Talk about relationship roulette!The plot could have worked if the characters had more background that made their actions make sense. I like to believe in my characters even when they have flaws and make poor choices. Instead this group bordered on selfish, stupid and hedonistic.