should've paid heed to the negative reviews and not bought this book. What a waste of my time and money. I am a huge fan of the Undead series by MJD and want to devour everything she writes. So even after I've read the negative reviews, I thought to myself: it can't be that bad.
Oh it can and it was.
Fred is a carbon copy of Betsy. Whereas Betsy was likable, Fred was downright obnoxious and insufferable. No, seriously, there wasn't a single thing I liked about her. She's always griping and/or snapping at someone. She talks down to practically everyone and yet two men were head over heels in love with her. How and more importantly why? I'm a romantic gal, but you can't pluck two characters into a scene and make them hopelessly smitten with someone who has all the charm of a pitbull on steroids. Everyone was fawning over her, which left a big question mark hovering over my head.
The opening chapter *no spoilers* starts with Fred hurling her dad off of her mom mid-intercourse because she thought he was hurting her. WTF? At the ripe old age of 29, one would assume that the moans and grunts accompanied by such an intimate act would give Fred a clue.
The characters were two-dimensional and honestly Jonas ( Fred's buddy) was a carbon copy of Mark from the Undead series. For a while, I had a hard time thinking he was straight, given how much he resembled Mark. Which brings me to another issue: Thomas Pearson (the marine specialist) was identical to Jonas in his mannerism and speech. MaryJanice Davidson took the characters from her Undead series and plucked them into this book but this time around, she made mermaid "Betsy" without any likable qualities whatsoever. Fred gripes about a new bubbly intern. Honestly, I'd take bubbliness over Fred's sour disposition any day.
The plot was weak and unexciting.The humor and charm that was in the Undead (early) series, was missing in this book. I forced myself to read until page 150 and then chucked it aside.
Trust the negative reviews and don't buy this book.
Oh it can and it was.
Fred is a carbon copy of Betsy. Whereas Betsy was likable, Fred was downright obnoxious and insufferable. No, seriously, there wasn't a single thing I liked about her. She's always griping and/or snapping at someone. She talks down to practically everyone and yet two men were head over heels in love with her. How and more importantly why? I'm a romantic gal, but you can't pluck two characters into a scene and make them hopelessly smitten with someone who has all the charm of a pitbull on steroids. Everyone was fawning over her, which left a big question mark hovering over my head.
The opening chapter *no spoilers* starts with Fred hurling her dad off of her mom mid-intercourse because she thought he was hurting her. WTF? At the ripe old age of 29, one would assume that the moans and grunts accompanied by such an intimate act would give Fred a clue.
The characters were two-dimensional and honestly Jonas ( Fred's buddy) was a carbon copy of Mark from the Undead series. For a while, I had a hard time thinking he was straight, given how much he resembled Mark. Which brings me to another issue: Thomas Pearson (the marine specialist) was identical to Jonas in his mannerism and speech. MaryJanice Davidson took the characters from her Undead series and plucked them into this book but this time around, she made mermaid "Betsy" without any likable qualities whatsoever. Fred gripes about a new bubbly intern. Honestly, I'd take bubbliness over Fred's sour disposition any day.
The plot was weak and unexciting.The humor and charm that was in the Undead (early) series, was missing in this book. I forced myself to read until page 150 and then chucked it aside.
Trust the negative reviews and don't buy this book.
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