Review: Underwhelming and Confusing
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 31, 2014
So this is one of those books, to me, that didn't work. It could have been so much more. I think the writing was phenomenal, but it was lacking the glue to hold the story together. It started out strong, but the flashbacks had me all sorts of pissed off. I couldn't understand what the hangups were. Who cares what you choose to do behind closed doors. But then the constant struggle to accept or even feel the the need to overcome something kept not only slapping the heroin in the face, but me the reader, too.I really think that Denver had the ability to be very strong. However since she was stuck in the mentality that she was worthless, she ended up being a whiny weak heroin. And honestly, I wanted her to pull through and show me that she was able to be learn from all past experiences or even get over her self-deprecation. She had the voice, she had the fight to show others that she was strong, but to she couldn't see it. It killed me that she was like this. I seriously wanted to take her by the shoulders and shake the stupid out.Then you have Greer. And let me tell you, he won me over. Like I couldn't believe how much I loved this hero, until I didn't. Something changed not only in his story, but the way he tried proved himself to Denver and I think everyone else. It was like he lost his true self, along the way. So that made me question a few things.Ransom, well he held us ransom for more than we bargain for. He has this swagger, this appeal, that drives the ladies, and probably everyone else crazy too. He knows what he is working with, and definitely knows how to flaunt it. But that wasn't that only intriguing aspect to him. He was so much more. He was like an onion, once you slowly peeled away that first layer, you were able to see a new person. He was surprising. Because he is a little broody bugger. But I loved him. He slowly came to life in this story.Love Triangle? Ummm, no. Crazy triangle? Probably, best way to describe it. Was their heartbreak? Yes, lots. Was there deception? Sure was. And this is what appeals to me in books. Crazy, heartbreaking scenarios. BUT! I stress the but, the book slowly, very slowly, took a detour for the worse. It was all over the darn place. I would get so annoyed with it, that I had a battle with myself to continue reading.....But I had to know what would happen since I was so invested in the story and characters. And nothing pieced together perfectly, and do I expect that from every story, well no. But I expect to know what is always going on, and not to be annoyed with how confusing the story became.This is the first book that I have read from this author, and will def read more from her. There are two more books in this series, so before you go in thinking this a standalone, know it isn't. So, will I read the other two books in this series? Yeh, more than likely. Because I need to know what direction things will go in. This book was sort of a cliffy, not the usual one, but an odd one. So that is why I said I will read the other two books. I am going to stress to you, that while the writing was top notch, and the characters were so-so, the story for me just lacked a lot. With that being said, this book deserves 3 stars.