Review: Had Me At 60%...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 31, 2014
**I received this as an ARC, in return for an honest review.**I would say this would be 3.5 stars, but I'm giving it 4, since I did enjoy the last quarter of the book immensely.To be completely honest... I just couldn't get into this book. I like the story. I like the interaction with the characters. I liked the dialogue.What I didn't like, was the overly descriptive sentences. The "his smile was like...", "the wind blew like...", "his breath smelled as...", "the air felt like..." (those are just examples, Rachel wrote them much better than that). A few would have been fine, but to me it felt like it was every other sentence and it was just SUPER hard for me to get into the book because of that. I found myself always glancing down at the bottom of my screen hoping I was almost done with the book (but I was never even close).That being said - that was the ONLY part I disliked about this book (and I'm sure it's just personal taste on my end that I didn't enjoy it).I LOVE Ryder and Ivy's relationship. I loved how it blossomed throughout the book and how they finally accepted it and what happens to Ivy when she is in weird situations and remembers his love. It's like he's her other half and they belong together, do doubt.Getting to know the other characters better (Nix and Ava) was a huge plus... and a creepy plus. Because let's face it, Nix is creepy and evil... and I want to punch him in the throat so hard.From 60% onward this story sucked me in. I couldn't read it fast enough. And that's when I fell in love with it (which made me SO freaking happy!).I don't want to spoil anything for you - so let's just say:Nix is EVIL... throat punching evil... Like, you could kill him now, Rachel, and I wouldn't mind at all.Ryder is amazing.Ivy is the strongest, bravest girl ever.Ava is.... a surprise.Smith is caring... and another surprise.And yes - the second to last chapter, is heartache written at it's best. But the last chapter... it's peace. It's perfect. It's comfort.I'm excited for The Heart and for the conclusion of this story. I just want Ivy to be completely free.