Review: Sweet Story...Could Have Been Better
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 25, 2010
I must admit, I have mixed feelings about this book.  I enjoy Mary Hughes books immensely.  Sure they are definitely on the light reading category, but sometimes you just need to read something that will not leave you an emotional wreck at the end.  Ms. Hughes books are entertaining and fun for the most part.  Her characters are usually developed well and her stories move at a brisk pace.  This books was different.  The premise is very good and the characters are interesting.  The problem is that they were just not developed enough, especially Logan.  The book is told entirely from Liese's point of view, and I think it suffers for it.  Logan falls for her almost from the very start, and his feelings seem unreal even to the reader who expects them.  If the author would have included his reactions and point of view in the narrative I believe the story would have been much better and the readers would have been able to identify with and accept the relationship between the two main characters easier.  As it is, you feel like something is missing, and the story feels rushed.  The relationship seems severely underdeveloped, and characters who had the ability to shine end up being somewhat lackluster.  I am not sorry I read this book.  It was sweet and decent light reading.  I also enjoyed immersing myself in Hughes vampire world, since I find it interesting.  However, the book could have been much better and I was dissapointed by the fact that so much potential was wasted.