Review: Characters are great, but I have some questions....
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 18, 2011
This story is full of action and adventure, never a dull moment to leave you languishing in the story.  Jack is sexy, strong, intelligent, and mysterious - everything an alpha male should be. Bella is no wilting flower - a passionate, outspoken, stubborn and beautiful match for Jack. Their chemistry and sexual tension is well-written, but I was disappointed by their first "love scene", as another reviewer has said. I am not a fan of explicit sex scenes, despite the current trend for TMI, but I would have appreciated a more detailed POV description from each of the characters as their fantasies became reality.Also, some of the characters introduced in the book were given too much weight and came in too early, then left to dangle in the imagination for the latter part of the book. Why the build-up and detailed descriptions if the characters are not central  to the story beyond the first part? Others were not introduced early enough, given their importance to the story, and felt like they were deus ex machina devices.  Another issue I have is the lack of explanation for character actions. Why did Max really not like Jack?  Why did Bee and Clara really show up?  And where was Ian during all that time?  And why did Sam wait so long to take the action that he did?  And how come Jack didn't figure a couple of things out sooner? - I certainly did.  All of these questions, and a quite a few more, left me with a furrowed brow and pursed lip - I couldn't completely suspend my disbelief.Of course, Jack's hotness made up for a lot of that.... :-).  I recommend, but be prepared with your grain of salt.