Review: 3.5 stars some parts were good and some left me scratching my head...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 30, 2014
There are parts of the book that I really liked and parts I found puzzling. I loved the relationship and particularly the speech Sadies mother gave her soon after Jake died. I empathised and understood Sadies anger towards all of mankind after her loss. I liked Zander and how they came together but what I found puzzling was her first descriptions in her head about Zander when she first meets him... she immediately describes him as hot and God like and I know from experience that when you are so wrapped up in something it skews how you see the world. I find it hard to believe that if she was in a two year all consuming depression that she would have taken any notice of what some random guy looked like. The monologue in her head reads like some trashy romance novel and it just didn't jibe with the background the author had been setting up about a woman so withdrawn from life. The other thing I find puzzling is the timing of when she decided to finally let Jake go... I find that hard to fathom. It seemed too neat and tidy to be real life... and humans once we have a glimmer of hope after such a dark period I find it almost impossible to believe that it would be so easily given up to even the chance of it diminishing with time and distance. All and all, I liked most of the book and I liked the chemistry between Sadie and Zander.