Review: a bit of a hot mess
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 11 18, 2013
Pamela Ann is an engaging author. I always enjoy her books and think if them as a 4.5 star read in general.  I had also enjoyed this series for what it is...but book 5 is a disappointment. If this was my first time reading her work, I would not read from her again.Fixated on You was over the top with Bass and Emma's melodrama, indecision, and treating eachother so poorly. Seriously poorly. Emma is not completely true/committed to Bass from the get go of this book (the body shot incident & keeping it secret made you feel right away like she didn't really love Bass). The pregnancy with Nikki and how attentive Bass was to her also made the relationship feel so unhealthy for both Emma and him. And WTF was up with Bass keeping all his kink videos, Emma being cool with it, and wanting to watch with him?! Umm...what woman (clearly as insecure and jealous as Emma is) wouldn't want to witness them being deleted? And finally, when Bass neglected Emma at a key time and left her alone as he socialized with who he saw his "next in line" and she insta forgave him (and he showed no remorse w/exception of limited dialogue)?! <gah!> I was just left aghast with how unlikable these characters became.There were also many issues with the flow of this story and what felt like missing chapters. It is heavy on melodrama, light on detail, and void or believable resolution. There is also a lack of beleivablility they even had careers or were attending school. Emma's movie in Chicago just disappeared out of the story line (or how she was getting out of it). And out of the blue Bass is just going to end up taking a movie he passed on and is going to Arizona. There is no prep or script reviews - nothing - woven into the story to feel they were actors. For how much their bodies are described, they strike me as a few of the most sedentary folks who never work out but "party" a lot. And Carter plays soccer, right? Ever have training, practice or a game? Or is he always just waiting around for Emma? Not sure when Emma studied (or what she was studying) and the mention that "I have school" is the only evidence you know she was taking classes.Regarding the character's believabity and dialogue ... the way Bass was written also doesn't feel quite right either. Not "guy enough." It can be because I have recently read Shay Savage's work...but he never seemed believable in this book.Finally...there is so much back and forth ending in an insta resolution in the few final pages...there is no pay off for putting up with all the upheaval.