Review: Where did it all go wrong?
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 01 26, 2014
I gave The Ex Games 2, 2.5 Stars.Before we begin, let us acknowledge that Brandon is a douche bag of the highest order. Like seriously, there is no sexy Alpha going on here. He's a manipulator and he has most likely being lying to Katie for the same amount of time she has to him.Also *newsflash* Katie dear, you are no longer 18 so let's not act like it. I'm sure my brain would also short circuit if my hunky first love reappeared and the sizzling chemistry was still there. Sure I can give her that and even a relapse or two, we have all been there, but when that man clearly uses and humiliates you repeatedly, it is time to use that Ivy League brain of yours and kick his ass to the curb. However, our dear Katie did not, instead she decided to put Kleenex out of business and cry a river for the guy.The flashbacks were still present in this novella and I didn't mind that, it continued to build their previous relationship in order for us to understand why Katie was still hung up on Brandon. I felt the flashbacks needed defining within the passages as it would suddenly flip from present to past and back again, causing me to re-read to understand where the story stood now.The plot was ok and for this I would give it 3 stars, Brandon was playing with Katie and his secrets were being slowly revealed. The writing was also a 3 for me. It wasn't great and some descriptions I questioned, I think greater attention to detailed is needed. What were the colleagues doing as Brandon was trying to get Katie off under the table while they simultaneously shouted at each other? That would have made for one interesting meeting.The characters would get 2 stars from me. I didn't see any character growth from Katie, she didn't seem to age in the last 7 years. She needs to take a stand to Brandon. And I have previously mentioned how I feel about Brandon. Like the first novella, I wouldn't class this as erotic. Sure, Brandon has his hand in Katie's panties at every opportunity but the act itself and descriptions aren't what I would class as erotica, but that's just my opinion.The end is another cliffy so of course I need to read the last story to discover what Brandon has been up to, can he redeem himself? Who knows? And I kinda hate my nosey brain for wanting to find out. ;) ~Ava