Review: Violet was insecure and immature - Zane deserved way better
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 03 10, 2014
Summary of plot in two sentences:Violet is a 17 year old high school senior that meets her new 20 year old, soon-to-be step brother, Zane who turns out to be a super hottie. They fall for each other and get their HEA (no cliffhanger) regardless of her insecurities and a minor secret that he's hiding (hence the "Ghost" in the book title).The book has an incredibly sexy, kind, funny, understanding, smart and talented guy - Zane. He is drool, swooth and mother worthy. Meaning that ANY mother would want him for their daughter. For goodness sakes, this guy dances with senior citizens! And drives a Aston Martin! He hits all the requirements of perfect romance guy.Violet on the other hand is sexy, talented, and a good daughter to her ailing mother. But her insecurities (She used to be very fat) and her jealous tantrums are annoying, immature and make her incredibly unattractive. What does Zane see in this girl? I think the initial jealous attacks and insecurities were okay, but when they continued THROUGHOUT the book - I just stopped liking Violet completely.She does the "I don't trust you anymore!" bit and runs away. Stops answering her phone, ignores Zane, etc. I abhor characters that run away. You can say, "I need a few days to think this over..." but when a guy has been almost too perfect, then why not give him the benefit of the doubt? I think it's because she is 17. How can a girl understand relationships and communication? Not this one.I wish the author made her more mature. She has a job, took care of her mother during a major illness - how is it that she can be so immature. She is called naive a few times. That is okay. But she is naive, immature, jumps to conclusions, leans toward hysteria sometimes and is plain annoying.Her BFF, Lauren is 100% more interesting and mature. There are other characters, the little sister of her ex-boyfriend that act more mature than her. I finished this book only because I hate no finishing books. But when I did I felt a bit cheated. Why would an author think that a reader would want a female character like this for their leading lady? Sorry, not me.Also, I wasn't sure where the attraction to Violet came from. What did Zane see in her. There are a few moments of deep dialogue, but nothing earth shattering. Would have loved to had more interactions between them - witnessed it through lots of dialogue.On the plus side- the writing can be funny at times. Love humor in books. Sometimes it was trying too hard (how many times can penis be funny - not that many). But overall, I think I would have loved this book if there was more depth to their romance, and to their individual characters. And if Violet was more mature. A LOT more mature. She was more 14 than 17.I would have given this book 1 star, but Zane and the other characters were great.