Review: Not What I Expected
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 1, 2013
SPOILER ALERT!!! Don't read if you don't want to know some of the things that happen in the book.I enjoyed the series overall, but I did NOT like the book's ending and this is my least favorite in the trilogy; hence, the three-star review.My issues with the book are:1. The ending2. The three brothers shooting each other and dying -- WTF??? I like to be surprised by unexpected outcomes, but c'mon now -- really???3. Hated Donnie and Kendra as a couple. It seemed as if the author just threw Kendra in the book to couple her up with Donnie and the next thing you know the man is turning over a new leaf. The author's note claims this isn't a romance, but that is a standard textbook romance plot device.4. The only flawless man in the entire book is a white dude who literally and figuratively is a 'White Knight'. Why couldn't that character have been a brotha? -- I'm just sayin'5. The book never really explained Zoya and her motivations, it only hinted at her deception6. The book never really explained Zoya's appeal. I, like many of the characters in the book, didn't understand her appeal and why men seemed to do things out of their nature to have herWhat I would have liked to see is the total redemption of Leila's character. Who in their right mind would screw his/her kidnapper? Why would she stay if her kidnapper allowed her free reign over where she was being held 'captive'? I know Leila had issues, but that one smacked of incredulity.I would have also liked it if Donnie and Leila could have repaired their relationship and made it as a couple. That would have been a great example of redemption and triumph. But, alas, I'm not the author.