Review: A great story that could be even better
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 29, 2013
I love the premise of this book! The characters are interesting and easy to relate to. Jasmine and Kootch when together are really funny, especially in the last major scene in the book. I like Rae and Malcom and their interaction. This book ends with a very nice set up for vol 2, which I hope comes out soon.There are a couple things I wish were different. The POV changes from Rae to Malcom with every new chapter, which is cool. However, the beginning of each chapter usually repeats whatever happened at the end of the previous chapter but from the other character's POV. It gets repetitious and the story stalls. I think it would be more effective to pick up the story at the beginning of each chapter from where it ended in the previous chapter. Let the reader fill in the blanks and imagine what the other character is thinking or doing rather than have it spelled out for them. I found myself skimming these areas so I could get back to the story.Also, there were a few times when Rae or Malcom said or did something that didn't ring true, and even if their thought process was explained in the next chapter it was still a distraction that brought me out of the story. A good example of this is after they've escaped the party when Malcom suddenly says something really harsh to Rae that seemed totally out of the blue. Even when we hear the thoughts leading up to his remark in the following chapter it still doesn't feel right.Except for these couple of things, it was a fun read and I hope there is more to come in this series.