Review: Not enough to hook me....
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 13, 2014
A copy of this novella was provided to me through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.Maybe 2.5 stars.... OK, full disclosure, a certain chunk of my "meh" feelings towards this novella is entirely my fault -- from the time I requested this book to when I started reading it, it apparently completely slipped my mind that this was a book one in a new serial series. So when it started getting close to the end and nothing much had happened, I was initially startled. But at the same time, I felt like there wasn't *quite* enough in this first book to hook me in. I kind of want to know what happens next, but with this first one it felt like I was watching a soap opera, where by the end of it there wasn't much advancement...well, at least for my personal taste. So I just didn't feel invested in the characters.The other chunk of my "meh" feelings are harder to define. I liked the basic plot of this book, and the characters were interesting (LOVED Lulu). Basically it had good bones, but something didn't work for me in the finished product. Sometimes the interactions were hard to believe -- weren't they supposed to be pretty close good friends? Ethan and Alex were supposably *best* friends, but it really didn't feel like it. Maybe it's because the plot jumps in at a later date, that I didn't have enough for me to establish the group dynamic? I don't know. It just didn't work for me. It felt a bit jumpy around too. *sigh* I wish I could describe it better. Then maybe it could help others decide if they have the same hangups as me, or if these "things" might not bother them.So basically, I was entertained, but I'm not feeling the pull to continue on with the series despite being curious about the cliffhanger.