Review: Underwhelmed
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 14, 2014
To me, Cyrus just seemed a little disjointed. It was a little difficult for me to follow at times. It seemed like a good story, but one that wasn't completely developed. The beginning narrative of Cyrus's life didn't seem to connect to the part about Jase's wedding that came next. It was also a little fuzzy about how Cyrus came to know Tara or why he cared what happened to her.I did like how Tara handled her situation. She wanted to do things for herself and not have to depend on others after what she went through. However, it seemed a little odd to me that right after she was abused, she and Cyrus would have sex. It was the exact same night, only hours later. It just felt a little weird to me that that would be the way to handle her abuse. I admired Cyrus for wanting to help Tara but some things just seemed too over the top. For instance, can she really not put her own underwear on? And I think that he should have done a better job not putting his sexual needs first. To me, it appeared that every time he tried to insist that they were just friends, they ended up having sex.The characters were just flat in my opinion. There wasn't anything about them that made me want to get to know them. I feel that they could have been developed more, as could the story itself. There could have been more transitions between events and the conversations a little more clear.I wasn't really thrilled with this novel. I think it was a little difficult to follow and could have used more development in some areas. This is why I am giving Cyrus 3 stars.