Review: there were moments of brilliant dialogue and clever plotting
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 18, 2013
No one likes a spoiled rock star, and Jake's horribly bratty behavior and "do you know who I am" attitude was wearing through the entire story.  I appreciated his desire to protect his sister, and he did show a more human and vulnerable side as the story progressed, even with his pulling the rock star card.Beth was different, divorced and truly no longer in love with her ex (who happens to be Jake's sister's fiancé) is more than a bit nave. I understand the closeness and the ability to be friends with an ex, but the whole premise of her being the wedding planner and everyone skipping down the rainbow road was just a bit much.Add that bit of complication into Jake's plan of removing Beth's ex-husband and his sister's fiancé from her life: the story just gets too tangled and further delves into improbable land. It was hard to drum up a great deal of empathy for the characters with all of the silliness surrounding their story, and their complete say one thing do another behaviors that went from confusing to annoying. Both plots took a while to both develop and find some sort of common ground where the flow was more cohesive, the jumping about in the early part of the book made it difficult to get a grasp of where the story would ultimately go, and those missing threads left holes in the story that suspended belief in the story and characters for far too long.There was a serious lack of backbone from Beth for most of the story: a little conflict and push back from her was desperately needed to give even the smallest spark to the chemistry.  There was great thought and energy expended to tell us there was an attraction, and there were moments of brilliant dialogue and clever plotting, but it all fell short for me.I received an ARC copy from Entangled for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.