Review: Bland and overly long..
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 2, 2014
"Surviving" was a pretty good read but not nearly as good as "Surrendering".  It seemed overly long with a lot of extra scenes that felt like they were inserted just to add to the page count.  There wasn't nearly as much drama and angst as the first book, which was a disappointment because I really enjoyed that aspect.  Raven kind of annoyed me because she was constantly crying about something, whether it was out of sadness or happiness.  Part of the book dealt with her and Finn in Paris.  He decides to stay when she leaves because he has a great job opportunity but she believes it's because of her.  She feels guilty and spends way too much time crying about it and beating herself up.  She turned into a bit of a martyr, which is my least favorite type of character.If I had to pick one word to describe this sequel I would choose "bland".  I will still read the next book by this author because I think she has a lot of potential and am hoping she taps into it!