Review: Hmmmmm....... Not what I was expecting.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 26, 2013
I loved the first book a lot. It had a lot of suspense, drama, cheating bastards, back stabbing friend, and sex. If I had to compare the first one to this book I would say book one was a book of young adults that were still out wanting to party and have a good time. Not really being mature. Whereas this book Anika matures and grows into a beautiful woman. She learns to accept what has happened to her and Cole helps her deal with her emotions in a more adult way. I really love Cole, he showed us his strengths and weakness in this book. We also learned ore about his relationship with his dad. Gus and Aimes, well are just two of the bestfriends Anika could ask for. Very supportive as well as Patricia.Here is what I did not like about the book, I felt like all the action happened up front with Papa Joe and Anika. I was actually left confused and was not sure what had just happened. I had to re-read that scene twice to understand. The other part I didn't care for was how John and his family just walked in her life and became dad. She was very accepting of him the first visit. I guess I wouldn't really know how to react to having a parent abandon me and then show up years later. The other part I didn't care for was the ending with Papa Joe and Serena. What happened with that? I know Nico explained his version of events but I am still a little lost with that? For instance, where have they been? Is Serena the one Olaf mentioned earlier? The way Olaf spoke to her and called her Cici. Is that some sort of endearment?Anyways, even after reading this book and knowing what I do know now, I would have still purchased it and read it. I am one of those that needs to continue the story. I will say I hope to read more about Nico and the girl in cottage three. I think it is cottage three. I haven't checked J. B. Hartnett's site to know if there is more to this or not.