Review: 2.5 because of the awkward dialogue
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 05 19, 2012
So, I'm only half way through the book but I thought I'd write a review now because I honestly don't know if I can finish the book. I know some people reading this review will think that it's not accurate, but I think it says a lot about the book when someone tells you that they struggled to finish it.Anyways, I think the concept of the story is cute and the characters themselves are interesting and likable, but I am really struggling with the dialogue between the characters. For some reason, it just seems awkward to me and I can't connect with the characters through what they say. Like, usually when I read books I can hear the character's voice as I read and I can hear the emotions but I can't hear that in this book. Also, some of the dialogue seems so odd to me and I just keep thinking 'do people actually talk like this?' and it makes it hard for me to keep reading because this book is dialogue heavy.Anyways, I will try to finish the book and I'll update the review when I do finish it.*EDIT*Okay, I went back and tried to read more of the book but I just can't do it any more. I'm at 55% and I can't finish.The dialogue is just killing me! The saddest thing is that I feel like this book could have been so much better if only the author broke things apart a bit but she didn't so the dialogue is just too long. There would be a whole page that is all just one person talking, with no breaks, nothing to indicate pauses, or descriptions of what the person is doing. It just makes me feel like I'm reading a weird monologue and it doesn't seem natural.It also makes it difficult, for me at least, to get a sense of what the emotions are and it makes the dialogue seem more like the characters are telling each other rather than conversing with each other. Maybe that hasn't been an issue for the other readers who reviewed but this really prevents me from getting connected with the book and the characters.So yeah, I'm very disappointed about how this reading experience turned out. The plot of the story sounded sweet and I really wanted to like it, but the dialogue prevents me from getting into the story.