Review: So Much Angst
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 9, 2014
I was really excited to read Luke's story.  I couldn't wait for The Destiny of Violet and Luke.  But I was in no way prepared for all the angst.  Man if there's one thing Jessica Sorensen can do it's write deep dark angst ridden stories.  I'm not saying this isn't a good book because it is.  It's just so heavy.  There are not smiley happy moments.  Well not really.Luke as we all know is Kayden's best friend.  He attends that same college and they are roommates.  We never really got to know Luke in the previous two books.  I mean he was always there but we just didn't get a good feel for for him.  But you definitely will in this book.  I'm not sure if you'll like him though.  He's broken and depressed and on a path of self destruction.  He has no escape except school and he even that doesn't fix him.  He drowns himself in women and booze but mostly booze.  Oh and self inflicted pain.  Pain by way of fights with animate and inanimate objects.  He's close to no one really except maybe Kayden.  But even Kayden doesn't know everything.Then we have Violet.  Boy what a messed up person she is.  Another product of her environment she's learned to adapt to her surroundings.  Her parents murder has left her literally a shell of a person.  She cares for no one.  She trusts no one.  She depends on no one.  She does what she has to do to survive and expects nothing in return.  She is depressed.  She makes bad decisions and has no fear of the repercussions.  She doesn't even really want to live or at least doesn't care if she does or doesn't.  She's an adrenaline junkie and will put herself in harms way over and over again just because.Together theses two seem to work.  They fight it too like no other characters I've ever read.  They fight anything that may make them even remotely happy.  It was hard to read.  I wanted to reach into my kindle and hug them both.  I also wanted to shake them and maybe even smack them upside their heads.  It was torture.  But not one that would make me stop reading.  I needed to know how this would play out.  I waited and waited for these two to get their acts together.  I waited for them to lean on each other.  Maybe even help each other.  When they finally do though it's still not rainbows and unicorns.  But then Jessica Sorensen books never really are.  She makes us work just as hard as her characters to get that happy ending.What an ending it is!  Definitely a bit of a cliff hanger.  I figured it out about 65% in but I'm not sure you will.  I'm not saying you aren't smart enough.  I'm just saying something just hit me deep in my brain and I just knew where it was headed.  I was also shocked by how things ended for these two.  It hurt knowing there were no more pages to read.  I'm just that desperate to know what happens next.Honestly, I'm not sure how things will ultimately play out for these two.  I'm not even sure how I want them to play out.This series continues to kick my emotional butt though and I'm a glutton for punishment as I keep coming back for more of what Jessica can dish out!  Love her writing and equally love her characters.  Especially Luke.*A copy of this book was kindly provided by the author in exchange for an honest review*