Review: Eh
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 05 24, 2014
I received this book from NetGalley and am providing an honest review.Let me start with what the author did well. First, I will say that the portrayal of the verbally and emotionally abusive relationship was quite realistic. Lex's relationship with Brad was toxic and the author did an amazing job of writing about the effects it had on Lex's confidence and her relationships with close others.I also appreciated that Jaron came off as a real person. Despite his being in love with Lex, he cut her out of his life when she wouldn't leave Brad. There's only so long you can watch someone be hurt by others or hurt themselves before you crack and Jaron cracked, throwing away a life-long friendship. While it might not be considered the best reaction, it was completely understandable and probably something I would do.Beyond that, the book was quite boring. I often found my mind wandering while reading, which is never a good sign. There was nothing happening and a lot of thinking. There were some chapters that seemed like they were made up entirely of thoughts. Thoughts about the past; thoughts about whether or not they should do something; thoughts about whether or not Lex would ever be ready for a relationship with Jaron. I needed some action or interaction or drama or something!I also felt that the romance was lacking until the last 15% of the book or so. The first 85% was just Jaron helping Lex to let go of the past, which was fine, but there could have been some wooing in there as well.Unfortunately, this one just didn't work out for me.