Review: Frustrating, really!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 29, 2014
I found the book to be okay. There were some moments that made me chuckle and I always enjoy visiting other countries and cultures when reading, but there is something I didn't understand.  Why was Talia blamed for everyone's perception of what she would think if the decisions they made?I got really tired of everyone blaming her for what they did or did not do. For instsnce, the only time she was judgmental was when she and Simone were finally airing out their differences and Simone told her if Sam's predilection. She responded to his twins treatment of Sam with indignation, but in my opinion was defending Sam (although I myself don't agree with the lifestyle).Another instance would be her thoughts of Alex's acting out and from the background the author provided about that situation, what she thought should happen had a bit of truth to it. To me, those were the only two times she was judgmental and even so, she has a right to her own opinion just like everyone else. No one told the other characters to conduct themselves by the standards that they perceived that Talia held them to. As far as I can see, Talia was fumbling her way through life just like the rest if them.Oh, and I'm glad she gave Mickey as good as she got! That whole situation was her cowardly friend, Simone's fault, for not standing up for what she wanted. And there is no way that "just a slap" would have sufficed for a guy who wished my sibling dead. Her brother, Matt, should have kicked his butt!!!So tell me this, when Mickey gets angry with Simone is he going to say abusive things like wishing her dead to her? He sounds like a psychopath; someone who tortures small animals. He's a really scary character to me.And as far as her reaction to Haley, she was on point there as well. She reacted to the way Haley reacted to her and the gang. I would have reacted that what too! Not only did the (h) have a lot to learn but the other characters did as well. They all should have taken Jack's advice to figure out what they wanted then to go for it and stop blaming Talia or anyone else, for that matter, for what they did or did not do!!!