Review: The Unofficial Addiction Book Fan Club Review: An enjoyable read
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 16, 2014
We are The Unofficial Addiction Book Fan Club, to know more about this book, go to the post in our website.RATE: 3.5 starsREVIEW:I couldn't wait to get my hands into more of Ms. Snyder's books, specially the Coldcreek novels, and I had my chance, not only to read Control You, but to be part of the blog tour. So thank you WordSmith Publicity and Jennifer Snyder for this opportunity.I like the Coldcreek novels because they always focus on some hard topics that make some times hard to please the readers. However, Jennifer wrote a wonderful story about and abusive boyfriend with a great writing and a enjoyable story.Once you start reading this new novel, you completely understand why the author named this book Control You.Paige's been dating Craig for several months. They both come from families with money and even thought she should behave like the others or so they think, she's far from a snob like they are. It's pretty clear from the very first page that they don't belong together; they don't share any common interest. With Cameron's arrival to Coldcreek, Craig becomes more jealous and abusive than normal, even bordering the annoying.The main character, Paige, has also a family background that doesn't help her case. She feels that her parents only take into account what image she can offer to others. And it's completely true: they are beyond shallow and snobs.The characters were well-created, each with its own personalities and problems. There's Craig, Paige's boyfriend, who has a problem with anger. Even from the start you know that he's one of those douchebags who like to keep a faade and who enjoys from making others suffer. At least, that was the impression he gave me. I hated him from the very first glimpse I had of him and it was kind of frustrating that the main character wouldn't cut things from the very first moment he offended her. So yes, Craig's one of those characters that would win all those bad adjectives a man can receive.Paige seemed like the type of person who knew what she wanted. It was kind of a miracle that she was not a snob since she grew up with a snob family and snob friends. And even when she didn't know what to do with her life in the future, she was not embarrassed to say so. I liked her, so I was not expecting her to be one of those girls who always makes excuses for the guy when he's being a completely jackass and is mistreating her.As for Cameron... He's not a golden boy. He does drugs and drinks and he's living his life careless. But there's a reason for that (don't want to make any spoilers). However, he's something different, too. He's not like Craig or his friends. He's more like Paige, a real and good guy with a bad-boyish appearance who always blurts out what he's thinking. I like his snarky attitude and that despite the appearances he ended up being the good and reasonable boy.It was also nice to see the gang again and to see how the main characters from Before You were doing, since it ended kind of abruptly to me. They are amazing and you simply have a lot of fun with them.The plot was great. The story was a difficult one to approach, but the author managed to do it perfectly and showed all the consequences of keeping a guy like Craig by your side. There were also some details that I would have liked to know like what really happened to Cameron's family, for example, or see a little bit more about his addiction. But overall I liked the story and kept reading until I knew what would happen between Paige and Cameron.Jennifer Snyder did once a again a great job with this new Coldcreek novel, with a good storyline and realistic characters that you would get fond of without even realizing it. I will definitely wait for more Coldcreek novels.