Review: Not a fan of this one...
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 10 24, 2013
It's kind of interesting that I tend to like the men in this series but not the women... Ella was annoying in the last book and Lila was extremely annoying in this one. If I could sum up this book with one phrase it would be "self blame". Lila and Ethan both seem to be doing quite a lot of this and to the point of frustration. I felt extremely disconnected to these characters and it was difficult not to skim my way through most of the book. I felt that their tragic events were just thrown in for shock value and an attempt to add something to this relationship that wasn't needed.  I would have preferred a less "damaged" couple and just simply a focus on the friends to lovers concept and the rich girl falling for the boy from the wrong side of the tracks.  I felt Lila's tragic story was a little too hard to swallow and far fetched.  And, I did not connect to Ethan's relationship with London...  she wasn't very likable and I just couldn't see what he saw.I "loved" book one... I "liked" book two... but, this one just really fell flat for me as a whole. It felt predictable, lacked emotional development and fits the exact same formula of all of her other books.I think most fans of this author knows that there will be disturbing content... but, just in case you didn't know... now you do! This book contains scenes of sexual abuse and heavy drug use. Just a caution in case you'd like to know this in advance.If you are looking for more of the same then you will probably like this one more than I did. I had just hoped for a different approach to Lila and Ethan's story.This can be read as a standalone... but, since book one is the best in the series (IMHO) then I obviously would encourage you to start with that one!