Review: 3.5 Good but lacking a heroine with any sense
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 17, 2013
Poor Ol' Ellen has never experienced love in her life from family or friends.  Her life has never been an easy one and she's due for a little good karma in her life.  That being said...Ellen got on my every loving nerves.  I have 2 brothers and if either one of them would have treated me the way her brother treated her, 1st...I would have given them a definite reason to hate me.  Like in the cafeteria when he joined in on the taunting and never once stood up for her...I would have walked over and dumped my food all over him.  I would make sure I had done something that truly warranted his horrendous hatred and treatment.  2...If my guy was like Neil...I'd say show no mercy.  Yeah maybe that makes me heartless but once you read the story you'll understand.The next thing that irritated me about her was the way she turned her back on the ONE AND ONLY person that gave a flying flip about her.  Unless a girl is a complete moron like Ellen apparently is they can smell a manipulation a mile away.  Derrick made no move to stop the bullying that was happening so why he came across desirable to her at all, I still haven't figured that out.  Any guy who knows your dark little secret and uses that weakness to get you to favor him HAS to be a tool.  Ellen was two steps back for women everywhere.Next...her mom.  Worthless.  That's the only word I can use that Amazon will allowed to be posted.  I don't care, if that woman was my mom I would have b-witched slapped her years ago.Now...all that being said, it actually was a good story most of the time.  I really like Neil's friend and I hope I get to read more about him and Maya in the future.  The ending though...ugh really....REALLY?  Let's just say I'm on team Neil (and again I may seem heartless) but I'm totally on board with what he did at the end...an every other time in the book when he was saving her and protecting her.If you can look past Ellen and her Bella-ish type ways then you'll like this book.  I'm hoping that there is going to be a number 2 sometime soon.