Review: better than book 1, but predictable
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 07 10, 2013
I didn't dislike Redemption, but I can't say I liked it either. It had double the content the first book had and picked up 10 years later.It's more over the top shenanigans - Nicholas is rich and all too powerful, has yet to find out about his kids, and again, has an admirer who's fixated on him.Sidenote: Wasn't his father's business in real estate? So why is he a mafia-like boss?Ellie also meets another conveniently rich man -in Nicholas' circle- and they get engaged.And (Spoiler) Tony is still lingering in the shadows.Ugh. I could have done without that entire side plot. It was more than enough to read about Ellie caught between two delicious men, and her secret babies with Nicholas, there was really no need for any of the information on Tony and his new found homosexual tendencies and prison rape episodes.All in all, it's predictable. They're back together after weekend sex that spans (no joke) 40 pages. FORTY PAGES. I'm all for steamy goodness, but back to back bedroom escapades in place of real story is just a cop out! Plain & Simple.The amount of errors found also bothered me. Inconsistent ages (Ellie is 28, then she's 27), misspellings, misuse of pronouns and names, etc. It was like the author tried to cram x amount of chapters in on a night she was really tired.I had a major issue with Ellie & Sophie's relationship. She had no business butting in to her mother's personal life. I know what book 3 is about and I don't think I'll be able to read about the spoiled, manipulative little brat without tearing my hair out!