Lani Diane Rich

I am okay with putting a book down and returning to it later, but very rarely do I put a book aside and know I will not be picking it back up. Unfortunately, this is one of those books. First off, I felt like I was coming into the middle of the story, so instead of developing the characters I was stuck trying to figure it all out myself. Secondly, the romance was just bad. There was no build up, we are just left having to rely on what the characters are saying as opposed to any real tension and actions. Lastly, I really disliked Liv. For someone who is suppose to be almost 30 years old, her actions and thoughts were more of a immature teenage. I've read YA novels where the protagonist more maturity than her.

Liv just constantly kept doing the wrong things, then didn't learn from her mistakes. I hated all side characters, and was just annoyed with everything in general. As much as I wanted to power through it to see if any of the characters were redeemable, life's too short to read a book you don't want to read.… (more)

I am okay with putting a book down and returning to it later, but very rarely do I put a book aside and know I will not be picking it back up. Unfortunately, this is one of those books. First off, I felt like I was coming into the middle of the story, so instead of developing the characters I was stuck trying to figure it all out myself. Secondly, the romance was just bad. There was no build up, we are just left having to rely on what the characters are saying as opposed to any real tension and actions. Lastly, I really disliked Liv. For someone who is suppose to be almost 30 years old, her actions and thoughts were more of a immature teenage. I've read YA novels where the protagonist more maturity than her.

Liv just constantly kept doing the wrong things, then didn't learn from her mistakes. I hated all side characters, and was just annoyed with everything in general. As much as I wanted to power through it to see if any of the characters were redeemable, life's too short to read a book you don't want to read.… (more)