Review: Zero stars should be an option
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 04 27, 2014
This is one of the worst books I've read. I feel stupider for having finished it. I wonder if the author is 15 years old. The writing is horrible. The conversations are choppy and formal, and the lack of contractions stands out as especially annoying to me. The book is written from the perspective of the two main characters, and sometimes a quite is repeated when switching characters; this is only an issue when the quotes don't match. I mean, really? You couldn't flip back three lines to copy and paste the exact quote?? Also, I'm not sure if it is improper or just annoying, but the phrase "I craved to..." Just insert an action, and it is repeated numerous times. I craved to kiss her. I craved to kiss him. I craved to smell him. I craved to knit a sweater. Whatever. Craved to. Ugh. Or "I craved for him" is just as bad. It sort of feels like the author didn't want to use the word "yearn" so she just used the synonym function from her computer to get "crave" instead. It is off-putting. The characters are uninteresting. Emma is a waste of words, childish and clueless and spineless. And stupid. She doesn't know what lasagna is? Seriously? Gavin is bland and boring, with nothing that makes me want to know anything about him. The book description tells you he is a billionaire, but otherwise you just have to guess as to why he spends so much money on her. There are also minor editing issues, including word omissions, but I can overlook those because the book as a whole is truly awful. I got it free, and I still think I overpaid.