Review: Hard to connect with characters
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 7, 2013
I wanted so much to like this story because of its description.  But I found myself struggling with the characters.  The H was written to be an alpha male (normally I like this), but somehow he couldn't pull it off.  Perhaps it was because of his feelings of worthlessness (which just made his alpha statements seem mean).  A true alpha male is in charge but it works because he takes care of the h (he is not just sexually in charge, but takes care of the h physically and emotionally). Otherwise, he just seems like a jerk. He gave off such mixed messages to both the h and the "evil ex" that I can see why both women did not know what his intentions were.  He spoke hatefully to the ex, but then would turn around and comfort her or go to speak with her.  Even the h said several times that she could see why the ex acted the way she did (because the ex loved him still).  I despised the H's dad - he was rude and crude;  his character did not develop during the story.  The H's mom was written as a horrible mother, drug addict, who the H declared as unforgivable.  Suddenly at the end, she takes the ex shopping to get her out of town so the H can go see the h without interruption.  I suppose a shopping trip makes it all better.  I probably understood the h more than any other characters (I felt as though her emotions/comments/actions made more sense than the H).  All in all, I think the author had a good story intention, but it was just an okay read for me.