The Pros & Cons

I enjoyed this book for the most part, and again — it’s one of those I really wish I could have rated higher. Clearly I’m in the minority because it’s by a bestselling author, and most of the reviews are stellar. There’s a lot to love in it, but as I’m a writer, I am an even more picky reader! I want more. I demand more. And this one had so much potential to blow my mind, but just fell short.

The dialogue is engaging and the writing is really good, easily flowing between the past and present and allowing you to get involved with the characters. I love the interaction between the two main characters, but there were parts of it that just felt choppy.

The tragic event at the beginning was a shock — and a well-written one that had me riveted to the screen. But then, it was quickly followed by a lot of bad behaviour on all parts. An engagement fizzles into nothingness, with little remorse it seems, and everyone seemed far too okay with it. I forgave that, as I did love the main pair, who clearly had a lot more history and love between them.

But then there was a great build-up that crescendoed into… well, not much. He couldn’t stay; she couldn’t leave. But then she did. And that apparently fixed the entire conflict. The ending just happened way, way, way too fast. They jumped ahead two years. What????? No. I waited through this entire rollercoaster for more than this! I wanted more. I needed more.

Conclusion

It continues into Dean’s story, and I would be happy to read on in the series. The preview of his story is just stunning. So I just hope that there’s redemption somewhere down the line because I felt like I didn’t get the time, energy and effort I invested into this book.

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