Review: I have pretty much had it..
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 06 9, 2013
With all of the poorly written faux books that are being released and gushed over.  The reception for Stay is one of these instances.  The plot is all over the place, there is no true delineation from time, setting...it's all mashed together.  Editing- yep, you guessed it -MISSING!  Homophones and proper grammar are apparently too difficult for published authors to grasp.But the grammar doesn't delegate this book to the DNF pile- the blasé approach to domestic violence is what makes this piece a pile of.... Alexandra was abused by her mother for years.  She gets out, falls in love in college, he leaves, with no warning, just gone.  They meet up again and he says that he hopes she is happy.  Fast forward four years.  She is now married to Zac, and they are living a life of mutual domestic abuse.  She thrives on setting him off and claiming how he doesn't own her, she hits back, she claws, etc.  Unfortunately, the heroine's voice comes across as so danged flippant that this is unreal!  But, the real kick to the pants, after Zac beats her at a wedding, her one true love comes back and tries to save her.  She makes a comment that completely blew me away and has ticked me off beyond belief.  She asserts to Jason, her "twue luv" that HE harmed her more than Zac ever could.  What.the.heck?!  Tis has romanticized domestic violence into a "no big deal" realm because "twue luv" abandoned her.Characters are immature, a serious topic is a punch line, rape is completely ignored, and I'm willing to bet, this is another half baked book which will have a second, possibly third tale to draw out the angst (and, line the pockets of the author).  Save yourself the grief of reading this wreck.  Before I get any comments about how this is fiction (even poor fiction, at that), let me remind you of this- there is responsibility in writing.  Writing that it is okay to abuse or be abused in any way shape, form, or fashion is WRONG.  It is irresponsible of the author to have such a cavalier attitude towards domestic violence.Ok, sheer stubbornness had me skimming the last chapter.  Not only is the book completely unrealistic, the ending was a Deus ex machina, which "neatly" undermines the rest of the book.  Never fear that there is no ending, this isn't a cliff hanger, but we do get the second book, which is the first book, told from Jason's point of view.  Sadly, this practice has also become du jour within the publishing realm.