Synopsis:
****Mature Audiences only**** (language, explicit sex, some
drug use)
In every life there is always that...one.
Twenty-one year old Laura Sedgwick is a rebel without a cause. Her only plans
for life are to make no plans She revels in her fascination of the unexpected
as she navigates her way through mid -1990’s Dallas nightlife. One very bad
night brings her face to face with the one man likely to change her mind
about…well...everything.
Twenty-three year old Seth Whitaker has every intention of seeing through with
his well mapped out life. He is a hard working over-achiever that has no
intentions of slowing his pace for anyone. With a fierce determination to not
let life pass him by without taking a huge bite, he finds himself inexplicably
drawn to the one distraction that could keep him from his best laid plans.
Little did he know his determination to keep his life on track would be the
very thing to trigger the events that change the course of both their lives.
In this life she had only done one thing right...
…and she was his only chance at salvation.
Review:
I have conflicted feelings for book.
I like it because there is no confusing, I’m-not-good-for-you-but-I-can’t-stay-away-crap
characters, and the female lead is badass. Two main things I look for in a
book. But then the plot gets a little off for me.
I love the cover, and the title
is cool. I find the meaning behind it sweet. I wish it was mentioned more or
some other special things were said about it, though.
I like Laura Sedgwick a lot. She’s
blunt, a bitch within reason, and very straightforward. She appears to be a
very strong female lead to me. She doesn’t beat around the bush. She’s
practically my ideal heroine. This book is more about her than their love
story.
Seth Whitaker, on the other hand,
is a little unclear to me. At times he is sweet and romantic but then his
character gets vague and I can’t decide what to make of him. He doesn’t appear
as the bad boy type to me but he doesn’t seem to be the quiet type, either. I
saw his funny side but it was quick and I didn’t see it again, or maybe I just
didn’t notice. He gave me the flutters, though, on the times he was being
romantic. I liked that.
The plot is not bad, but I think
it could be more. It lacks certain things like more details and for more than
half the book, I had a hard time catching up because there are so many
dialogues but there are no accompanying details to give me light as to where
they are and how they got there. Many times a sudden argument in the beginning
of a chapter threw me off track.
I enjoyed the first part of the
book so much. It was funny at times, like how they met. I was entertained as I
read how Laura tried to get her life together after she broke up with Chris,
especially that time at the bar when she planted one on Callie. I enjoyed
reading how the feelings developed between her and Seth, but as I’ve mentioned
some parts are off because of the lacking details.
The ‘later’ part of the book wasn’t
really that enjoyable anymore (for me). I didn’t see a character development.
It seemed like Laura and Seth and their relationship got worse, or maybe it was
just because the lack of supporting details. Anyhow, the story went downhill as I read further. The heavy emotions portrayed in the book
didn’t quite get to me, but I think it’s because the words used didn’t trigger
my emotion bomb.
I’m sure this book has touched
and will touch a lot of readers’ soft spots, but I guess it’s just not for me.
~ Zee
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