Review: A Good Story
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 9, 2013
I really wish I would have started this one at a different time, not right behind a book that I had just devoured and absolutely loved because then maybe I could say I loved this read but the fact is, as much as I wanted to absolutely love this read. To love Nate and all his bad boy self, I just didn't. I didn't love it but I did like it. And I did enjoy it.I guess most of all, I was a little disappointed that I never felt a connection to any of the characters. Nate was great, he was everything a bad boy should be. He had the playboy personality, he was cocky and sarcastic, he had a smart mouth, a million tattoos but yet, I never felt the depth from him that I wanted to. I never knew why he was a bad boy and what exactly, beside the obvious, made him one and that made me a little sad. I guess I wanted more from him. I really wanted to know the impact of his Dad's death. Was that why he was the way he was now? Was he always this way?Claire too was a nice character but again, I never found myself falling in love with her. With really caring about her like I wanted to, in fact, at times, I kind of didn't like her. Was she  really that blind at times about Nate and her own feelings?I will say this though. I did love the friendship that developed between Nate and Claire. I am a sucker for best friends falling in love even if it can be predictable, the hopeless romantic in me still loves it. And like I said, even though this lacked that connection and depth I was really craving and hoping for, I still liked the writing and enjoyed the storyline.I don't think this is a bad story at all and I do think many will really enjoy it and should read it, especially if they, like me, love the whole friends falling in love thing.I think the author has potential and I would pick up another of her books in the future because I think, with time, her writing will only get better.