Review: See Through Me
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 9, 2014
I received a copy of this book from NetGalley and am providing an honest review.Let me start off by saying that while the description of the book said that this was not a standalone, it also said that there were two sides to every story and that this was Katie's side. That led me to believe that there would be a conclusion, but that we would just get a separate book for Ash telling the exact same story but from his perspective, as so many authors have been doing lately. Not the case. There is still a lot left unresolved. The author warned us, but I misunderstood. Not a big deal, though.Katie had to grow up fast because her mom walked out on her and her dad wasn't very good at being a parent. For this reason, Katie knew how to take care of herself which made her a pretty strong main character. She was pretty wishy-washy with Ash in the beginning about their relationship, but it wasn't because she didn't know what she wanted. She knew that she wanted him, but that there could be negative consequences to her actions, so she had to figure out if it was a risk worth taking. Indecisiveness about relationships usually bothers me, but I felt it was done really well here because there was a legitimate reason.Ash suffered at the hands of his parents and often turned to Katie for support. It was part of the reason they were so close. She was the only one that knew his secret, so she was the only one he was completely comfortable being himself around. He really wanted things to work out with Katie, so he often fought dirty. By that I mean, he made her jealous with other women. I couldn't decide if it was adorable that he worked so hard for her or childish that he played the 'make her jealous' card. But hey, he's only 19, so I guess it's appropriate for his age.I felt that there could have been a little more resolved in See Through Me. I understand that this is a series and some things have to wait but there was a lot left to wonder about. We found out how Katie got her scars towards the end but we had a pretty good idea of who gave them to her before that based on context clues. But I did spend the entirety of the book waiting for a meet-up between Katie and her father that I'm guessing will happen in book two, which is kind of a disappointment. I would have settled for him meeting her and dropping a bombshell. I don't mind a cliffhanger in a book meant to be a series (though I know most people do). If it's a good cliffhanger, it ensures that I'm anxious to read the next one. It also leaves me on a 'wow!' Even if we couldn't get the meet-up with the dad, I would have liked to have an appearance or direct message from Ash's mom.For this reason, this book is more of a 3.5 star read for me. I do believe the author did an excellent job writing, but I just wanted a little more.ETA: The author, in response to early reviews, added a little more to the ending and kindly shared it with me. While it didn't really answer much in the way of questions for me, it ended on a bang like I wanted. There's definitely a cliffhanger here and I'm anxious to see what's next!