Review: Wish going into Curse
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 02 19, 2014
The argument of the story is good; a guy who makes a wish that ended up becoming a curse, and it was fun to see him trying to get out of it. Though, I don't know how he did not see that coming, the outcome was pretty predictable and it was not difficult to foresee that wish going wrong. Nevertheless, I thought it was an entertaining read. It had plenty of action and some unexpected turns, plus of course, romance. I really enjoyed some chasing and getaway scenes. However, I did run into some plot holes or weird choices; particularly, I felt that the ending was a bit forced. The storyline was getting very interesting and it seemed that it finally was fate that wanted them together (not telling who), but the whole story took a weird turn and it lost its rhythm.The main problem about this book is that it is very hard to relate to its characters. They are hardly believable. All of the women are borderline psychotic for Clint, and I get that the whole premise of the book is that they are cursed, but it was challenging to see the person behind the curse. They were manipulative and obsessive, and pretty much very dangerous. The only one that remained a bit human was Sully, but all we could see about her was that she was fixated with not getting Clint near her heart because of her high school heartbreak. In sum, I felt that the characters were a bit bland; we only got to see a part of them, which became the center of their lives. For Clint was his desperation to reverse the curse, for the girls it was Clint.The book is a sequel in a series, but not having read the first one I can attest to the fact that it can be read as a standalone. I had no problem getting into the story or figuring out what was going on, it is not necessary to have read the first book in order to enjoy this one.  The book is fast paced and doesn't give you unnecessary information or irrelevant scenes.Finally, I always enjoy a book that has many points of view, and this book did it well. I like obsessive characters in general, but these were a bit too intense or simply awkward. It helped, though, to get on board with what was going, and it increased the pace of the story.Overall, it was a fast paced, action packed book with a lot of unexpected turns, but not everything in it made sense. In absolute honesty I struggled with this one. I don't think this book is for everyone. If you are looking for something truthful, this is not for you.*Note: I received a free copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review, but my opinion was not biased in any way by this fact.