Review: 3.5, closer to 4 stars
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 4, 2014
I liked the story. Kale and Lucy were good characters who were also good together. I liked that there was no big artificial break up right before getting back together. Some of the things I didn't like -- I think that the story could be a lot tighter. A lot of the beginning is a flashback to their relationship for the past year, but it doesn't really add to the story. Their relationship is already pretty clear just from the first couple of chapters so the backstory just adds a bunch of words without much meaning. The book also drags on a little. Both characters are obviously in love and very loving with each other so some of the chapters are just a continuous repetition of that. The book picks up a little once they visit her and his parents but lags again after that, adding in a few conflicts that don't really go anywhere. Kale was so all in with their relationship I think he probably would have told Lucy about Tara sooner but I guess that had to be the big blow up to clear the air. I just think if the book were a little shorter and things hadn't been drawn out so much the conflicts and the build up to the conflict would have been better.Overall, a good story and one I would recommend.