Review: 2.5 to 3 stars. I was expecting something better, but I will read the next one.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 27, 2014
I received this book from Netgalley for an honest review.While it’s undeniable how talented the author is and how this main character doesn’t fall into the usual cliché in the genre, I’m not that head over heel with this novel.As soon as I started reading this book I saw that there was a real voice quite potent even, so much so that some dialogues were too much for my taste. I had a feeling if being trapped in some kind of movie at first and it was quite disturbing.Also, sometimes I think the descriptions and internal monologue of the main character were too long and in turn were more telling than showing what happened. A few times, it lost my interest which is a problem when the book is that short.Then, even if I love reading romances that are quite unhealthy, here it leaves me with a taste of ‘too much’. In fact, I think it’s because throughout the novel I couldn’t relate much to the main character. Not to this extent. Even the conclusion to the book seems… I don’t even know how to put it into words. But it sure isn’t a sweet romance! Not even a love story as it is common called.But some aspects of the plot were truly enjoyable which explains why I read this book in two days. I hope we will see more of what Luke, Cam, Theo and Brandon are really into because it’s kept too much in the dark, unfortunately.In fact, I’m sad that the whole plot aside from the thing going on between Bri and Luke was too much in the background and underdeveloped. It could have been even more thrilling and it would have put some more perspective to the relationship between Bri and Luke.So, if I should tell you one thing about how I feel about this book is ‘too much’. But what saved everything is the writing style. It’s perfect! The analogies, the comparisons the puns are well written, perfectly balanced and made it difficult for me to put the book down.In the end, it’s really difficult for me to rate this book even if I’m quite eager to read the sequel.