Review: I'm not as enthused as I thought I would be
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 8, 2014
I must say that I suspected this book to be about tough issues, but I didn’t think it’d tackle so many at once.The first thing that I should point out it that I really like how the author used these awful issues in her story and it truly got to me, but I think she used too many at once to the point that it left me feeling like things should have been more treated, as if some stuffs find a too fast resolution when it should have taken longer to better feel for Cassidy.Don’t get me wrong, I truly love Cassidy’s character and her strength is undeniable, but I couldn’t feel completely everything because of all the things happening in the second half of the book. The first half was quite slow even if it really helps me to figure out the dynamic of Cassidy’s life, but then the second half was so intense that it’s almost as if I had to take a step back to read the book or else it would have been overwhelming and not in a good way.So yes, the whole thing with Cassidy’s family or even with Seth is, in my opinion, not explored at its fullest and it’s really sad because it could have been a master piece in the genre.Also, what I like is that it’s not a common love story. It’s more than that, which explains why I’m also so demanding. There’s something to be said about stories that tackle such subjects. You always expect a lot. When it’s just a simple love story or comedy romance, you don’t have the same expectations because you’re not waiting to have your emotions all over the place to the point that you can’t think about anything else but the characters and the plot. Here, it didn’t happen to me.But the writing style flows well as it is not a surprise when it comes to this author. The dialogues are quite well built and blend well with the descriptive parts. Maybe, sometimes, I’d have loved it if the writing would have been more harsh, scorching in the difficult parts, but I’m being picky. It’s really a matter of personal taste, so don’t mind me.All in all, it’s a good book with interesting characters and with a great message conveyed by a strong main character. I just expected more than I’m left feeling now that I closed my kindle app.