Set in my beloved Seattle, half of it during a time period that meant a great deal to me, I really wanted to fall head over heels in love with this book. The writing style is easy and I felt this insane sense of nostalgia between the music and the city.
But, I never managed to connect to the main character.
In fact, I hated her. I hated Kailey for being such an idiot.
Why did she rush right into calling other people - the wrong people - to "help" her with something she didn't even understand yet? Ugh. Her actions and reactions were ridiculous. At one point, I just wanted to scream "just tell your damn fiancé already because it's not building tension, it's f'ing dumb and unrealistic." I swear, I have no tolerance for people with no common sense so I'm not going to go ga-ga over a character with less than that.
I'm sure some people will love it. I'm sure all those sweet romance lovers are tripping over themselves to read it and I say, good on you, you'll love it! But, for cynical little me, it only inspired my gag reflex.
Maybe some of her other stuff is better, I don't know. I like her writing style, is easy and clean, but when you just can't connect with the main character.....well, you get the drift. If you're interested, here are links to some of her other books. As always, these are affiliate links to Amazon, you won't be charged extra but should you purchase through these links, I get a little money back and it all goes back into my blogging.
Next up: Indelible by Adelia Saunders
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