Review: The Autumn Review for It's Not Over
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 29, 2014
First impression:I was anxious to see how Rick and Madison's story would develop. I also like the cover. Sexy.The story:Rick and Madison met during a time where Rick thought he wanted his ex back. Madison helped "coach" Rick on the art of convincing his ex that he was a changed man. What happened though, was that Rick and Madison started to have trouble defining them lines between friendship and their attraction for each other. What Rick realizes is that Madison is really the one he wants to be with and he's willing to go the distance, literally, to win her over.This book is about the journey they take towards developing a relationship. I did feel like the book was mostly geared towards Madison, who I liked in the first book, but I was hoping do have more focus on Rick.The characters:As I said above, I was expecting this book to favor Rick, but it was more about his quest to win her over and for her to let go of her past and trust Rick. And I really did like Madison in the first book. I liked thats he had Rick figured out and wouldn't stand for his games. But, in this book I struggled to warm to her. I think it's because I felt like she was pushing too hard to keep him at a distance. Her bitchiness grated on my nerves a bit too much.When I first met Rick, I felt like he was the kind of guy you love to hate. I feel like I saw glimpses of that guy in this book, but in some ways I felt like he was a totally different cahracter. Not the guy that I had fallen for. He became sappy and I hate to say, a bit cheesy. I was looking forward to his cocky, sexy ways, and like I said...I saw some of that, but I was left feeling a bit detached.I have to mention Chris. I liked him from the frist book and he appears again in this book. I'm interested in getting a book for him and possibly Daniela's friend, Macy. I think they would have a good story.What didn't work for me:I really struggled connecting with Rick and Madison in this one. I felt like their chemostry was forced at times. Likely because Madison didn't even seem to like Rick. I know that was part of her defense, but it was a slight turn off for me.I can't believe I have to say this, but I did some skimming through the sex scenes. Rick was such a cheese and some of the dialogue was a bit cliche. I had high hopes that the sex between them would make up for my lack of connection, but it didn't.Overall:It probably doesn't seem that I liked the book all that much, but there were things I did like. I did like the last quarter of the book. I felt like the story was finally moving into a direction that was becoming interesting to me. I'm intrigued to see how their story is going to finish out in the next book. I was a bit surpised that they would have another book, honestly, but know I understand why. While this one wasn't exactly what I thought it would be, I enjoyed learning more about these characters.