Review: Make Up Your Mind, Already
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 01 22, 2012
This book made me feel as if I had whiplash.  Main character Caylee apparently has no idea what she wants.  When gorgeous Haden makes it clear that he wants her, she is at first consumed with desire, then screaming at him to get away from her.  She's been brutalized, so he's been trying to move slowly with her. But Caylee's a mess, and it's going to take a long time to win her trust.The main problem I had with the story is it's repetition. Scene after scene with exactly the same dialog and actions.  Haden loves Caylee with all of his heart and soul.  They kiss.  She moans.  She pushes him away.  And then there are the fight scenes involving vampires, ghouls, and whatever else.  Haden has the ability to move through time and space, taking Caylee from one place to another, but he apparently loses this ability when they are about to be attacked.  Why not grab her and flash away from the danger?  No, he'll stay and fight whatever is sneaking up on them.And then there are the bizarre reactions and conversations that take place in the midst of blood and guts.  Caylee stumbles upon the horrific corpse of a vampire victim.  She is sickened and terrified.  Yet when Haden arrives to save her, they have a perfectly normal conversation - as if they are in a coffee shop rather than at a crime scene.  In an alley where Caylee is under attack by Paul the vampire, Haden stops fighting to comment on the fact that she's wearing a wet t-shirt.  He has the chance to kill the vampire that is determined to drain Caylee, and he lets the guy get away.  Then, about a third of the way through the story, with no warning, we learn that Caylee is engaged to be married to someone other than Haden!  Where did that come from?  Since Haden can read her mind, wouldn't that little tidbit seem to be important?Maybe this story would have made more sense if we had been given a chance to learn a bit about the characters before being thrown into the action.  As it is, there is no empathy for Caylee or Haden.  Why does Haden love her?  Is it only because she wears tight jeans and the occasional wet t-shirt?  It's not for her mind, because Caylee isn't the brightest crayon in the box - as evidenced by her insistence on going jogging in the woods when several women have already been found murdered in those woods.A good editor could have made this a much more enjoyable read by steering the author away from the "cut and paste" feel of the dialog and providing guidance on character interaction.  As it stands, the story never lived up to its potential.