Review: Nothing Amazing
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 17, 2014
-- SPOILER ALERT!!! --Once again it looks like I'm alone here when I say that I didn't enjoy the book as much as so many others did which is evident by all the four and five star ratings. If they loved it that's great, I'm happy for them. When I read the synopsis and some of the reviews, I was quite intrigued with it. However, half-way thru I found myself quickly skimming thru it just to end it sooner.So, what bothered me? I found the hero/heroine characters to be flat. The heroine, Brooke, I didn't hate her, but I didn't love her either. I just couldn't understand what it was about her that attracted our hero to her. Yes, she's beautiful, attractive, and smart, but what else? And then there's Gavin who is absolutely gorgeous, handsome, sexy, "stunning" and "Grecian-like god" with an English accent. Besides his looks and being so nice, and the fact that every single woman wanted to be thoroughly screwed by him, I didn't get a sense of what was so special about him.As for the supporting characters, I have to say I wasn't too impressed with them. I thought it was quite obvious to the reader who the "other woman" was. I would think her actions that went overboard would make it a little obvious. (I'll be nice and not mention the woman's name.)Now before anyone becomes irate and thinks I'm nuts or too critical and harsh, reading this novel for me was like watching a bad daytime soap opera, only instead of adults they're all teens. All they did from beginning to end was gossip, gossip, gossip wherever and whenever they got together, always about who was doing who, naturally. They were all so immature, like 14 year-old teens smiling and giggling about boys. Who doesn't love gossip? I do but filling the pages with texting and running back and forth from office-to-office to gossip about every little thing? Give me a break.While this novel is categorized as a paranormal-romance, I thought little was dedicated to the paranormal aspect. Yes, I understand who Gavin was and what his deep dark desires are and what made him that way, but more paranormal would've made for a more intriguing novel. It certainly makes an appearance towards the end, but still, to me it was just a novel of pure romance with lots and lots of sexcapades thrown in. Don't get me wrong, the sex is off-the-charts hot and I loved it. I just thought there was way too much of it going on and not enough story. After a while it becomes a little redundant, and for a novel that's 574 pages I thought there'd be a more substance to the actual story.The whole thing about Brooke not going to HR to file a sexual harassment complaint against Dan was ridiculous. He says it's his word against hers. Seriously? His numerous inappropriate texts to her is evidence, and stalking her and her friends on the weekends means nothing? Then hire a lawyer, kick him in the nuts. Who'd put up with that s*** every day at work?So, should you read "Bound to the Fallen,"  or skip it? I'm not going to tell you anything. I'll leave it up to you. As for book 2 of the "Prophecy,"  series - I'm going to take a pass.