Review: Rhye was frustrating, but I still love him!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 23, 2013
So let me start by saying that this is definitely my least favorite of all of Nicole’s books, it was still a great read, but for me this one just didn’t get under my skin the same way her others did. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, from beginning to end, but Ruining You remains my favorite. I liked getting in Rhye’s head and getting his story, but there were a lot of moments where I wanted to physically hurt him. I did however, love getting to see some of my favorites characters from Ruining Me and Ruining You again, *coughKANEcough*, even if it was very brief.Rhye, I’m not going to lie, I struggled with him at times during this book. I really wanted to smack him with his own damn book at times! He made so many bad decisions and I wanted him to just pull it together and be the guy I knew he could be. It hurt my soul to see what had become of him since we last saw him in Ruining You. We were left with the impression that he went off to make his life better, but really his life spiraled out of control. I love him and my heart broke for him, but I found it very hard to forgive some of the things he did.Then we have Syn who is a good girl through and through. She has a serious case of insta-love when it comes to Rhye. She is immediately attracted to him and feels like she knows him. I don’t know why she pretty much fell in love with him immediately, but once I got on board with it, I came to love their relationship. She is exactly what Rhye needs. She pushes him without pushing him too far. She takes his crap but doesn’t let him walk all over her. She fights for him and that is what he needed.I really liked the whole music aspect to the story, because it was more than just “oh yeah Rhye is a rock god.” You really get to see how much both Rhye and Syn love music and that it is really a huge part of their life. It was interesting to see Rhye fall back in love with music and let it start to bring him back to himself; with some help from Syn of course.All in all, Wasted Heart was a good read, even if Rhye needed to be smacked upside the head a few times. Nicole Reed fans are sure to enjoy this one.