Review: Quinn and Ella's story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 2, 2014
3 1/2 stars...and it pains me to rate  it this. This is one of the books I was most looking forward to reading to this year.  'All of You' was on my list of favorites for 2013 so I suppose had very high expectations for this book too.I had difficulty relating to the characters.  I so wanted to love this book, and the story line is such a great one that I thought I would. But something didn't work for me. The writing was felt choppy and disconnected.  It seemed to stay on a surface level and never dig deeper. Even when sweet moments were occurring, I didn't feel them.  Perhaps it was because of the instant attraction or Quinn's constant inner dialogue of guilt.  He was running in circles with it. It came off as whiny. I just wanted to tell him to shut up and get over it.  Which is horrible because he was truly grieving over a serious situation.  But I just never connected with him.However I did enjoy and appreciate the hotline calls. I was riveted to them. They were intense, honest and heartbreaking. This is the writing I remember. I found myself turning the page seeking to find the next one.