Review: Triangulating
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 4, 2013
Katy Atlas is a smart woman.  She has built a love triangle with two pretty irresistible men.  Blake we have known for two books.  He's over-sensitive, moody and a musical genius.  He's smart.  He's wealthy by his own efforts, and has a lovely wealthy family based in L.A.  He writes songs and plays guitar.  He cannot sing.  And he cannot balance what he needs to do -- get back into his band, write the next album of songs, stay in college -- with what he wants to do -- be together with Casey.  He's not a great communicator and he holds things close to the vest.  He sends mixed signals.  Casey rarely knows where she stands with him.  When she reminds Blake that "you dumped me.  Twice."  I thought, is that what happened?  He did not say the words "we're done".  I thought, and Casey thought, maybe they were on a long, punishing break.Tanner, on the other hand, is easy.  He calls Casey "Snow" (her last name) and patiently campaigns to win her at a steady pace, keeping things light and funny.  He calls a lot, he texts, he drops by.  He makes it clear that he's interested.  He knows she loves Blake, and he knows Blake is shutting her out.  He's so much fun to be around, and he's handsome.  Almost as handsome as Blake.  In the end, the reader wonders: why Blake?  Does love have to be so hard?  So tortured and painful?  Here's Tanner and he's smart, handsome, easy to talk to and high-testosterone.  What's not to like?I will be interested to see if this series continues.  These are great characters -- I adore Casey -- and I would love to spend more time with them.  But maybe this book has set the characters on their course, and we can move to new characters and situations with Katy Atlas.  Either way, the readers win.