Review: Romance fell flat
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 29, 2014
I love this fantastical world, and I had such high hopes for this series, but I've found that Toby, Casey, and Jared have kind of ruined it for me.Here's why--1. Toby. He's boring. I don't know what it is about him in this series but I just don't feel that magnetic pull toward him that I felt toward Levi in The Crescent Chronicles. I actually liked Toby better at the end of the Crescent Chronicles than I do in this series. The relationship between Casey and him just doesn't pack as much chemistry as I'd like. I honestly thought that Jared had more chemistry with her.2. Jared. Seriously? What a man w****. I always liked Jared because I believed there was a goodness inside of him. I wish the writer would have played up his goodness, had him turn around for Casey, because his chemistry with the heroine was far more evident. I didn't like how he started to get feelings for Casey's sister, it felt forced and awkward.3. Casey. I don't know. It's not like I disliked her... I just didn't find myself rooting for her. She started to get on my nerves quite honestly. I loved Allie's character and totally understood why people were attracted to her-- I don't quite get Casey. She doesn't seem to have a defined personality. She seemed so passive.I'm not sure why I couldn't get into this story as much as I did the first one, and I hope the next one brings more passion to the table. I will admit that my favorite parts were ALL of the glimpses of Levi and Allison-- I loved those characters and their chemistry was off the charts. The romance, aside from them, just fell flat for me this time around.I don't feel that the connections were fleshed out enough, or deep enough. They felt so one dimensional, boring.I did however really like how the different castes of shifters were beginning to fight back, it was a great plot line. I believe it truly is an injustice for Pterons to live 'above' the other shifters and supernatural beings on earth.