Yvonne L. reviewed on + 929 more book reviews
It was okay. I have to admit I'm being harsh here because I have read five of the books in this series. If I read this one earlier on, I probably would have given it a higher rating.
It was just the cookie cutter relationship plot line Adrian was using can be tiring. I would have liked to see some variety (It's always about how they don't want a relationship but can't keep their hands off each other. Would be nice if one of them was into a relationship and the other not or some other combination). After reading a few of her books it seemed like too much of the same thing.
The main plot moves slowly so if you are the type of reader that would like things to tie up nicerly at the end and would like a stand alone book, you wouldn't like this. I also agree with the review that all of Adrian's female protagonists are interchangeable which was disappointing.
A big part of what was missing was the reason why Dylan was into Rio. The book definitely did a better job of seeing things from Rio's point of view and Dylan seemed like she was more like a side character along for the ride when it came to her emotions about him. Their relationship progressed to love rather abruptly. I didn't mind that it took a week but Adrian didn't do a good job showing how it got there. It was seriously one minute they got on each other nerves and the next they were sprouting how much they loved each other.
Things I did like about the book was how they included Eva the betrayer. It was a nice way to bring her back and to show her as a real person with different sides. In the other books, she was just a betrayer. I also liked the fact that Adrian took time to explore the problems with the relationship between Rio and Eva and that both of them were at fault, not just Eva.
And of course I love seeing the other characters we got to know in the other books. In fact, I really wished there were more scenes of everyone together.
Overall, it's a good series if there is nothing else you are reading but I wouldn't go out of my way to obtain it.
It was just the cookie cutter relationship plot line Adrian was using can be tiring. I would have liked to see some variety (It's always about how they don't want a relationship but can't keep their hands off each other. Would be nice if one of them was into a relationship and the other not or some other combination). After reading a few of her books it seemed like too much of the same thing.
The main plot moves slowly so if you are the type of reader that would like things to tie up nicerly at the end and would like a stand alone book, you wouldn't like this. I also agree with the review that all of Adrian's female protagonists are interchangeable which was disappointing.
A big part of what was missing was the reason why Dylan was into Rio. The book definitely did a better job of seeing things from Rio's point of view and Dylan seemed like she was more like a side character along for the ride when it came to her emotions about him. Their relationship progressed to love rather abruptly. I didn't mind that it took a week but Adrian didn't do a good job showing how it got there. It was seriously one minute they got on each other nerves and the next they were sprouting how much they loved each other.
Things I did like about the book was how they included Eva the betrayer. It was a nice way to bring her back and to show her as a real person with different sides. In the other books, she was just a betrayer. I also liked the fact that Adrian took time to explore the problems with the relationship between Rio and Eva and that both of them were at fault, not just Eva.
And of course I love seeing the other characters we got to know in the other books. In fact, I really wished there were more scenes of everyone together.
Overall, it's a good series if there is nothing else you are reading but I wouldn't go out of my way to obtain it.
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