Review: One Emotional Rollercoaster
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 12, 2013
I was really hot and cold on this book when I first started to read. I loved the banter and I loved Jake's one-liners. In this genre, I think, if you've got the humor down pat, then you're probably doing okay. AND! I will say, that even though I did not take an immediate liking to Claire. The way she reacted at the picnic/BBQ for FAMILY was just really over the top to me. She came across as way vindictive and dramatic and brash and she reacted badly in a serious situation where adults are meant to have some care. But I think that has more to do with my own stylistic character preferences and personal pet peeves.The point where I started to love and adore Claire was when she had lunch with her mom. And all I could think was, "GOOD FOR YOU, CLAIRE. GOOD. FOR. YOU! ATT'A GIRL!"But that's one thing that must be said: This book had REALLY STRONG characterization. All of them were well-rounded. Holly was one of my favorites and considering how little she appears in this book, that's not an easy thing to accomplish - making the reader love a secondary character.The pacing felt a little out of sorts to me, since it started so strong and fast and then slows considerably. There were a lot of the same internal arguments going throughout most of the book and nothing - to a certain point - had changed with Claire.All in all, I respect this book because it does what not many other sequels can. It works perfectly well as a standalone. I read this book before I knew it was part of a series. Now I'll definitely have to go back and read book 1!