Review: Too long and lousy cliffhanger
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 22, 2014
I give the book 3 stars, I really wanted to give it more... At first I was going to go with 4, but by the end I wasn't happy so gave it a 3 for being to long... There are number of grammatical errors... He instead of she etc. and it just seemed to go on forever not actually getting anywhere.I had no idea what to expect from the book other than yet again it's one of a series, having read the full title should give most readers the heads up to it not being a stand alone story.The first pages really had me hooked in, it is full of emotion and it starts off in the 1920s  with two people who look like they are falling in love, then it cut to the present.. And I thought OK... And started to get to know Olivia, Ethan and the other main characters in the present day plot line.  But I was like what happened to that great story I just read? I was disappointed that more wasn't given throughout the book, It was mentioned a few times via the crazy physic and in dreams and maybe more will be hinted in the future installments.The chemistry between the characters is there, in both the prologue 1920s story and the present day and I liked that the whole soul mate plot idea, it's just been drawn out far too long. This storyline should have been concluded in the amount of pages this book has (est 535)We meet Olivia who has deep emotional scars from her past relationship and she is afraid of letting anyone in her heart again and doesn't think she's worthy of loving or being loved by someone, and I got that, and really felt for her at first, but the author has just gone too far, or the book was far too long? making you frustrated with her and I eventually just cringed wanting to shout at her. IF this is what the author intended then CONGRATS you succeeded in making me hate your lead character.Then there is Ethan, the gorgeous Irish man, strong, arrogant Alpha male who has a romantic side but also has a temper when things don't go his way, and boy he's got some personal issues that are running in the background ready to make him to explode!He sees Olivia and BAM he's hooked, but of course Olivia tries to put barriers between them which leads to Ethan having to fight hard to bring those barriers down... Boy he tried hard, although he too annoyed me at his contradictory ways... Olivia must not look at other men but he's perfectly ok to flirt with the office floozy every day!  The author has made out that the characters have tendencies to be a submissive and a Dom, But this is not really about BDSM, although it always ends up with Ethan taking control. Well except for one brief monument!The author gives us detail in the outline of all the characters, and what's going on in the story at the moment. I am one of those readers that likes a well rounded character and description of surroundings and scenes, but in saying that, this story ended up dragging on too long and  by the 20th chapter I'm thinking more sex... Please just get on with the story.. And the ending??? What ending!Now to be honest this is not the first book I have read that just ended abruptly! I wish authors would stop this trend of cliff hangers and concentrate on completing the storyline in one book then continuing with say the other couple, such as Nalini Singh does in her Guild Hunter and Psy-Changling series.  But this story just ends unresolved leaving you frustrated at Olivia's idiocy, and Ethan's mental lapse in judgement, which to be honest the character I was beginning to form in my imagination would never have come to the conclusion to go ahead with the stupid idea that was suggested by Rachel (best friend of Olivia)Overall, I really wanted to enjoy this book, and I did parts, but I doubt I will want to spend any more time reading the yet to be confirmed sequel or heaven forbid trilogy, to find out the ending.