Review: Crazy Ride!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 12, 2013
I mean wow, crazy, funny, hot, sickening, shocked, sad, hopeful and just plain ol' WTF?This is going to be a funky review as I just do not know how to express my feelings over what I read. I am going to use a few Disney gifs to assist in my review, but know that there really is nothing 'Disney' about this book... I think?First off, the book is good- it will probably not be for everyone, but I love a book that can challenge my comfort zone and one that is not a cookie cutter of so many books I read.I feel the author of this book is extremely gifted and certainly passionate regarding the subject matter of the storyline. I thought her character development was incredible; I connected with and absolutely adored Lilith from her very first line "What the f*** am I doing here?" to her last `Yeah.' I kissed him as best I could, around the bloody plastic tubes covering my face. `This'll do.'"Control. The one thing that shaped my life, and the one thing I felt that I was about to lose."-LilithFinn is going to be a character that I will never forget. The author had me feeling his pain, hopelessness, addiction and resignation as well as his kindness, love, humor and happiness. I could not stomach what this man at the age of 24 had endured over the past 10 years. But even with all the wretchedness in Finn's life, Lili made him want to truly live, which was a good as well as a bad thing. The good thing was that Finn started to live again `Ah. A chuisle. Gaelic. `My darling'. I prefer the proper translation, mind you.' `Which is?' He gave a bashful smile. `My pulse.'And the bad was that `living' was exactly what Blaine wanted from Lilith, for Finn.Blaine's character was like a sadistic Cruella deville, using rentboys instead of Dalmatian puppies. She just became more evil with every page. Absolutely despicableI loved the humor in the author's writing and it certainly did help quell some of the awfulness that was happening while I was on this book ride; my Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.Which certainly helps me describe the last 15% of this story.... too fast, too crazy, and ended abruptly. However, I have word that the author is writing a sequel... yay!*Big shout out to a favorite rock-star book boyfriend, Gabriel James. He had a small role in this story, but made a big impact. Gabriel is `Almost an Angel' and certainly not a bad companion on an airplane!