Review: Good not Great
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 16, 2012
I had to gather my thoughts before writing this review. I would have given this story a 4 or 5 if it wasn't because of the many devasting issues that the main character had to go through. The concept that less is more, should have applied here. I mean, basically, it felt that the only two things that this poor girl does not go through is going to Iraq and coming back with post-traumatic syndrome and being a Hurricane Katrina victim; because other than that, just about everything happened to her. By the third major incident, it stopped being believable. In my humble opinion, one or two incidents explored in depth would have sufficed.Also, the interaction between Carter and Penny was so sporadic that I kept wishing for more. I feel that we didn't really get to know Carter very well. The happiness to drama ratio was not balanced for my liking.Do I regret reading this book? No. It is still a good read, just not epic.