Review: Disappointment: Major Spoiler Alert
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 05 22, 2013
This book was a 4 star book [because of "flow" snags and some editing issues] until about 3/4 through, when the big breakup happened! I did not like Hunter, the H, at the beginning but he slowly grew on me, but he ruined it for me when screwed up after the break up. I liked Pippa, until the end, when she became a wimp and forgave the douche bag!Spoiler: Pippa has a tragic past, where her boyfriend, Danny, and their mutual best friend dies in an avalanche, and causes her to break her leg and quit competitive skiing. Fast forward a year later and she finally decides to try again. When she first meets Hunter, she thinks he is hot, but realizes he sleeps with anyone, included her arch nemesis, and acts like a jerk. Again, major turn off in the story and the H! However, Pippa finally decides to give him a chance and he does change, somewhat, hence he slowly grew on me. But, it is still extremely hard for Pippa to open up about the accident. Hunter explains he will not push her to fast about it or her feelings for him. LIAR! When Pippa finds out some astonishing news about Danny, she doesn't know how to process it much less tell Hunter, especially over the phone (at this point he was gone for 3 weeks). When Hunter returns, he finds out the news about Danny, losses his temper, and storms off. Pippa tries to tell him "I love you too" and begs him to come back but he states "I need space." Hunter is gone for days until he decides to return, without warning, drunk to make amends. However, Pippa soon learns he ran to his ex to discuss his feelings and stayed with her! He insists he didn't cheat, but Pippa tells him she is upset and hurt that he would go to his ex, her arch enemy, for comfort, and that now she needs space to think. His response "Are you breaking up with me? It sounds like it!" So, instead of fighting for Pippa or their relationship, he goes back to his ex, again, but starts living and sleeping with her!!! This is where I begin to loathe him again and lose respect for Pippa. Six weeks after the break up, Hunter decides that he doesn't like Pippa flirting with someone else, starts kissing her, and they have drunken sex. In the morning, he says, "What do I do with [the ex]? It's just sex with her..." WTF! Really? Now, Pippa does leave him after that comment but at this point I quit reading. I skipped through the story, so I  know that he is injured and she rushes to his side. Nevertheless, I didn't care enough to finish it to see if he survived or she took him back. In fact, I wish that we could have read the love story between Danny and Pippa instead!This is not the first time that an author has done this type of story. Bad boy meets good girl, they fall in love, drama happens so they break up, then one or both of them sleep with other people (Abbi Glines novels). How can you be in love with someone yet sleep with other people? Is this what my generation has come too? I can understand if they were high school or college sweethearts and something happened to force them apart, such as moving, the military, etc. so they both decide that breaking up is the solution. Then, years later, circumstances allow them to get back together, such as in The Notebook. Hunter even tells Pippa "when I was gone, I turned down several drunk girls because it would be cheating but also because I didn't want to sleep with anyone else but you." Yet, less than a day later he was back with the ex?Stories like these teach our generation that its ok to sleep around, cheat, and act like jerks! One misunderstanding and the guys start sleeping around! I will not read another story by this author, despite her writing style, because I do not like her message. In fact, I quit reading Abbi Glines after her book While It Lasts because Gage, the H, does the same thing to Eva in that story and she easily forgives him! In fact, I was wishing that Eva's deceased boyfriend Josh was the one still alive!Very disappointed to read another storyline like this one, therefore losing the potential for a new author, plus, I wasted my money.