Review: Good book that kept me entertained.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 30, 2012
OverallThis was a decent book with an excellent concept that has a few problems. I'll pick up the next one and see what happens to these characters. I did enjoy itThe GoodThere is plenty good about this book. I enjoyed the plot line with the various characters and their secrets. It did pull me in and I finished it in almost one sitting (I had to work for a few hours in the middle of the sitting). There were some twist and turns in the book that I didn't see coming and that was fabulous. Too many books these days are very predictable, and this didn't go where I thought it was headed.The characters were really great. I loved the relationship between Alex and Jason. You could see his protectiveness of her and the sibling bond. I enjoyed the conflict between Morgan and Devin and the rest of the characters.The OpportunitiesThere were a lot of proofreading errors. I saw in another review where the author was working on that. It did cause me to stumble over the book in areas.I also felt there was some repetitiveness in the book. There was one part of the story (that tells of what happened to Alex on the day her mother left) that was repeated almost verbatim in the book. I actually stopped reading to make sure I hadn't accidentally set my Kindle back several pages. I also noticed that descriptions of characters were repeated throughout the book several times.The arc of the book didn't seem fully formed. The main threat (or the climax) of the book didn't feel like it built through the story but was more forced out in the end. I also didn't feel the relationship building between the characters. That seemed told to us more than shown to me as the reader. The love was very quick and not explained. It just happened. I felt that the main story took a backseat to the love story. Conner and Sadie seemed like throw away characters. You learn a little about them, but they aren't essential. I'm wondering if the author does something with them in the next installment.