Review: 3.5 to 4 Stars!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 24, 2012
This book is going to be hard for me to review, mainly because I loved so much about it and because there as so much I didn't like about it.Sounds contradictory right? And it is, sort of but it isn't as bad as it sounds.What I loved about this book? The characters. They were real and flawed and broken and then found strength and solace in each other.I loved their loyalty and their strength. Their love for each other.I loved the secondary characters almost as much as I loved the main.What I didn't like about this book? What Sean did. The brotherhood. I really hated the choices that he made and while I don't agree with them, I understand why he did them.I didn't like the way he viewed woman or what he did (selling drugs, shooting, lying, what have you) but, again, I understood why he thought that way even though I wanted to smack him a few times with the disrespectful things he thought, said and did towards woman. And the things he did in the city that he supposedly loved.And I certainly didn't like Connie, but again, who would? That was kind of the point of his character.So you see, I have a love hate with this book, with these characters.But of course the storyline was amazing and it kept me interested, it kept me wanting to read more.And the ending was just cruel. I wanted some things resolved that weren't and I can't wait to read 13 Rounds to find out if they will be. To find out if everyone gets there HEA.This is definitely not a book for younger teens. There is a lot of swearing, crud talk, mention of sex (no explicit scenes or anything!) and drugs.Overall I give this one 3.5 to 4 Stars!