Review: Was Missing A Dramatic Climax - Left Me Skeptical
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 11, 2013
I'm always good for an alternating POV story as I like knowing for sure what each character is thinking; especially the guy, but this one was just missing something.  It is the story of Lucas McNamara and Juliet Stowe who knew each other for three years when they were 11-14, but were not from the same class.  Juliet's mother was Lucas's families maid who was fired when Juliet was 14 and separated her from her best friend and first love, Lucas.  Seven years later, they ended up going to the same college where Lucas is a manwhore and Juliet is trying to overcome an abusive and damaging ex-relationship.  When they meet in Bio class and are partnered for a project, they discover that the past was not what they thought and that, their being separated from each other, was one of the reasons behind Juliet's mom getting fired.Honestly, Juliet's character was angry and rude which made her hard to like.  She was hurt by her past boyfriend who was also a manwhore, but we didn't get to witness that, so her hateful attitude is a little hard to take.  Lucas overlooks her rudeness and wants ONLY HER after having been a manwhore this whole time.  There is a lot of emotion that is a residue from both of their pasts that doesn't carry on very well to the reader and makes it hard to connect with the characters.  I guess my biggest emotion while reading this book was SKEPTICAL.There was a couple editing issues and some  time/place confusion that a good proof-reader could catch.  There was also some missed storylines, which unless there is a sequel, didn't really make much sense.  One particular one was Candi, Lucas's flavor of the month who threatens to look into and expose all of Juliet's secrets, but then is never heard from again.  She is supposed to be this psycho girl who takes up revenge on the girls that replace her, but nothing happens.  Also, the clear indication that Lucas is exactly repeating his father's life: loving a poor girl (Julier), blissfully happy, with the clear possibility of cheating on her.  He seems pretty nonchalant about faithfulness: "People are cheated on every day." - Lucas.  This story was missing the DRAMATIC CLIMAX that solidified that the characters were going to make it.This is a quick read and I really think the young 17-26 year old reader will like it.  It is full of angst and romantic drama of "should I or shouldn't I" go for the same type of guy that hurt me before - can I trust again?  I would give it 3.5 stars if I could.Profanity: f-word , sh**t,  one not very descriptive sex scene, some kissing