Review: This was a Great Read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 22, 2014
This book grabs your attention right from the get-go. For me, just reading the synopsis made me super excited to see where this book would go in terms of character development and as the secrets unfold throughout the book.This book is a young adult romantic suspense and it holds true for all of the book. There are two sides to this story as the reader follows present-day through Zach’s eyes and the past through Lucy’s. At first, the book seems to have an almost funny kind of plot where the main characters are kind of immature and the synopsis was more serious then the book. Wrong. The book takes a left turn as the suspense grows and the characters become more serious.Soon lives are on the line as Zach tries his hardest to figure out Lucy’s secrets and then realizing that he was hoping that she wasn’t hiding anything. And Lucy, well she tries her hardest to make sure that her new group of friends knows nothing about her past and what she does for a living.As I mentioned, half of the book is from Lucy’s point of view but is set in the past and builds up to the future. It goes through her life story and I think that this was a brilliant move on the author’s part. Seeing the trouble that Lucy goes through (and gets into), creates a connection between the reader and Lucy. Without these chapters from Lucy’s perspective, the only time the reader would be able to connect with Lucy would be through Zach’s eyes. And Zach doesn’t always see Lucy how she needs to be seen.With Zach, I kind of had to grow into his character. Starting off the book, he seemed really immature and I didn’t like the way he and his friends talked about his previous problems of latching onto girls who have major issues. It lead me to think that his fascination with Lucy was just a way of him trying to catch another messed up girl who needed a hero. Then, the way he acted when she was mentioned and how he didn’t try too hard to figure out all her secretes reassured me that he wasn’t in this “relationship” just to solve another girl mystery.Overall, I like Zach’s character and his protective instincts. I can tell that he actually does care for Lucy and he isn’t just trying to be the hero. I also liked how he developed as a character and could go from this joking dork to a strong male lead in a blink of an eye.One thing that really struck me as a “good thing”, was the fact that Zach’s friends weren’t willing to go through the whole “I got to save the mysterious girl” routine. They challenged Zach and the way he acted and I think this is what helped him mature and realize that his feelings aren’t the normal brand that a guy has for just any girl.I loved the way this book played out because it kept me guessing to the very end. I was never sure what was going to be thrown at the characters next and I can’t wait to read more by this author if this is how she writes her books.