Review: mixed feelings
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 26, 2014
Blackout (Lewiston Blues 2) by F.X. ScullyReview from Jeannie Zelos book reviewsI've mixed feelings about this book, I loved the first one but HATED the ending....still, I needed to see what happened next. Sheila is staying with Ross, Luke is in prison and Shannon and Sheila’s parents are looking after the children. Everyone seems distraught, understandably, and trying hard to move forward. I love Ross, he's feeling really guilty because he thinks he failed Luke, and now he's failing Sheila. He's in love with her, but doesn't know how she feels, all he does know is she's there with him now and they have lots of hot and heavy sex...dare he push for more? And what about his responsibility to Luke and the children, he's their uncle and wants to have contact. Their grandparents however blame his family, and want nothing to do with him and won't allow it.Sheila: I didn't like her in book one, she's a selfish individual, and seems to think everything centres around her. This book is the same, she's still wailing that she's only nineteen, not ready for responsibility etc etc etc. the early part of this book actually bored me a bit, it was all Sheila and Ross rambling about the past, and what went wrong and in Sheila’s case, she said she missed her sister and yet when Shannon was alive she didn't do much to contact or help her. Thankfully once past that the book gains pace, and I enjoyed it, and the surprises it brought. Somehow though I couldn't see the person I thought Luke was, doing what he did, and Sheila seemed to bat backwards and forwards still, making everything about her again....she finally stepped up but it took a lot of help from Ross, Dave and her best friend before she did. Maya, she was good, I love that nasty person, the bitch :-) adds more to the story. I found her and Ross decision a bit odd though, couldn't see them doing that but she provided a good choice to bring in a bit of jealousy.The ending...an oddish end, felt incomplete. There's a feeling of progress with Ross and Sheila, and the problems they've both faced, but it seemed there's still much more to come. So when I searched online I found there is another book out later this year – and I look forward to finally getting some answers and hope we see more of Luke there too.Stars: tough one, I enjoyed much of it but also felt there was an overload of introspection, looking back, finding blame and that got old after a while. So it's better than just three but not a four. Three and a half.Arc provided by Book Enthusiast Promotions