Review: Disappointed, to say the least
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 20, 2014
First of all, I had this on my waiting list over a month, hoping for the price to go down to match the number of pages, but when it didn't I bought it anyway because the Amazon description sounded so intriguing I figured it would be well worth it. Nope. Where do I begin?1. I was thoroughly annoyed, as I always am, at the fact that the reader has to put 2 and 2 together to realize that more than just a day or so has passed from one page to the next. Example, one minute Nevena is being invited to dinner with his family, then next Dominic is at her house washing dishes as she reminisces on their very first dinner. Wait, whoa, huh?2. Why did everything that was a brand name or franchise have a trademark symbol behind it? Everything! It was annoying!3. What's the purpose of having the characters say things in their native language and then follow it with the English term in parentheses? Might as well just go with the English.4. There were too many names, foreign ones at that, being thrown around all willy-nilly to be kept straight just like talking. I'm thinking that this book is in a series (which is not mentioned in the description), but if you read this as a stand alone you won't know that, as hardly anyone is described in any depth other than Dominic and Nevena.5. What the h*** happened to Gervasius????6. (slight SPOILER) How was Nevena able to commit assault and battery, and attempted kidnapping, and no one so much as thought about calling the police? Especially since Gervasius wanted her to suffer so much?7. Why, exactly, did Gervasius want Nevena to suffer so much? It was never really explained, except that she was a woman. She never did anything to him, including trying to make him a responsible father.8. An epilogue would have been nice. Heck, an ENDING would have been nice.9. Did anyone else notice that Kalei went from being 5 yrs old to 4 yrs old in a matter of a few pages?10. The sex was dull. And I felt no real emotion from Nevena. Or maybe it was because by the end I was getting bored.The only reason I gave this 3 stars was because I liked Dominic, and because I did get a few laughs out of the beginning chapter or two. Definitely not worth $4.99, and not worth going to look for more books by these authors.