Review: Good Concept/Weak Characters
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 12, 2012
Good concept but I just couldn't get into the story. The writing wasn't the problem though. It was actually good, maybe a little too descriptive for my liking but still good. There was so much backstory told in the beginning that it made for a very slow build up to the action. It really just felt like something was missing.Part of my problem with this book was the main character, Olivia. I didn't like her. I don't know why but I just didn't like her. I couldn't connect to her or care about her feelings which made it hard to like the story as it is told from her point of view only. Max was also a very unlikeable character. I'm also a little confused as to why Olivia accepted him in the end and forgave him. It didn't make sense. His reasons didn't explain why he tormented her or maybe I just missed it. Justin was a better character than the rest but still could have been better. Jamie and Helen were both okay. Not great but good enough in their roles in the story. And that I think is my problem with this story - the characters. I didn't like any of them. And if you don't like the characters then it really is impossible to enjoy the story.The romance didn't work for me either. It wasn't the main focus of the story and didn't actually come in until the end. I liked that the author focused more on the story instead of the romance but I didn't understand why they were together. They didn't really talk or have much to do with each other. It was just another case of insta-love which I do not like. I mean it can start that way but you still have to have more behind it.Overall it was a decent story. Unfortunately, it just wasn't strong enough for me to follow the series.