Review: Nothing special
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 02 9, 2014
Got this for free in exchange for an honest review.I was intrigued by this novel because of the high ratings and praises it received, but obviously given my 2-star rating, I didn't like it.First, Sophie made a promise to her mother to take care of her father and younger brother Jack. It's really unfair for a mother, even though she's dying, to put the burden on her eldest child's shoulders. Sophie was barely an adult cause she just turned 18. The only good thing she did was lived a little when she spent the night with Jean-Luc.Second, she's resistant to Jean-Luc because she felt he'll take her away from her family. She complained that the reason she left him 4 years past was because he never asked her what she thought or what she felt. Did she ask him how he felt? No, she just assumed she'll be discarded like the others. She didn't ask him what he thought for the same reason.Third, Jean-Luc has his own story and I liked it better than Sophie. So what if she's looked down upon? The best she could do is hold her head up high. I hated the way she felt sorry for herself. She didn't even keep her promise to him when she said she won't leave.Last, I didn't find any romance in this. I didn't like the story and characters.