★ FYI: Sarcasm is one of my many talents and this review has it in spades... You've been warned. ★
How this book pulled off so many fabulous reviews and ratings is beyond me. I’m shocked, if I’m being completely honest here. First of all, the heroine was obnoxiously annoying… Her boyfriend was the epitome of douchebag… And the hero was a sissy with stalker tendencies. I have no idea how to even begin writing this review, so I’ll just start it off by enlightening you on what this book entails:
Boy sees girl.
Boy falls instantly in love with girl literally a second after seeing her.
Girl has a douchebag boyfriend.
Girl doesn’t realize that said boyfriend is a douchebag and ignores all obvious douchebag tendencies.
Girl ignores boy because she loves said boyfriend.
Boy doesn’t care that girl ignores him or has a douchebag boyfriend.
Boy spends every waking second of every freaking day chasing girl.
That’s
just what every reader loves to find out after reaching that last page,
am I right? No. I’m not right. Cliffhangers suck… And to read through a
400 page book that you didn’t even like in the first place, only to
find out it doesn’t even have a happily-ever-after? Well… That just
makes you want to kill yourself.
Now mind you, I’m all for a drama-filled book. I live for books like that… Stories full of angst and emotion. Usually books that revolve around a love triangle have all that in spades, so that isn’t what made me dislike this book. When you’re reading a story revolving around this theme, you’re bound to run into a few things that annoy you- It’s completely understandable. Take the book Thoughtless for example: The entire book was based on that theme and the heroine tended to grate on my nerves at times. But when it’s done correctly, it shouldn’t really be enough to affect your rating or how you felt about the book as a whole. It’s why to this day, I still think about that book and why it’s still considered an absolute favorite of mine. However, this book is a prime example of how this theme can sometimes go horribly wrong.
For starters, Ihate despise the whole love at
first sight crap. The fact that someone can fall instantly in love with a
person in a matter of seconds is completely unrealistic to me. …And
don’t even get me started on how much I detest a hero who consistently
chases after the heroine. Of course this is exactly what the hero did
throughout the entire book- Every single freaking page was filled with either his insistent whining… Moping… Or stalking.
Not attractive.
The characters in this story in general weren’t the least bit likable. I’m all for a door-mat heroine who tends to be a bit too naive for her own good, but Emily was just an idiot. How every person… (And I literally mean every single person) thought she was the world’s most beautiful woman is beyond me. The only physical trait we knew that she had was what color her hair and eyes were. ...And for the love of God, I think that we all got that she was pretty after the fourteenth thousandth time of it being mentioned.
As for Emily's boyfriend Dillon... The guy was the epitome of douche-bag. Conjure up in your head the biggest douche on the face of this planet and then multiply that by a million… That would be Dillon. He had absolutely no redeemable qualities… None. He was disgusting in every sense of the word, and Emily just couldn’t get enough of him. I never once had that epiphany moment where I thought to myself: Oh wait… I guess I can see why she loves him so much. He would consistently cheat on her… Verbally abuse her… And then throw in an occasional man-handle when the need arose. Why bother with Gavin (The sweet, loving, and loyal hero) when she had such a good catch for a boyfriend, am I right?
By the time I reached the last page of this book, I still never really felt like the heroine loved the hero or was even worthy of him. He was always the one chasing her… Always the one apologizing to her… Always the one complimenting her… Always the one taking care of her… Yet, all she ever did was think about Dillon and his feelings.
"Her body might want Gavin, but in no way, shape, or form did her mind…" -Emily
*sigh* …How nice. That’s exactly the type of romance that I love to read about. ...I hate to have to say this, but the hero Gavin was just as pathetic and stupid. From the moment he lays eyes on Emily, he spends every waking moment letting her consume his thoughts. He didn’t care that she had a boyfriend… He didn’t care that she always chose her boyfriend over him… He didn’t care that she would run away from him… Despite the crappy way she treated him, he chased after her as much as she spent chasing after another man.
"Gavin had no doubt in his heart that she loved him; She’d spent the last twenty-four hours proving that. However, he couldn’t ignore that there was still a possibility she might change her mind about him once Dillon returned." -Gavin
So let’s get this straight: He has no doubt that she loves him… But once her boyfriend gets back in town she might run back to him? Riggght… Because that’s true love.
Now mind you, I’m all for a drama-filled book. I live for books like that… Stories full of angst and emotion. Usually books that revolve around a love triangle have all that in spades, so that isn’t what made me dislike this book. When you’re reading a story revolving around this theme, you’re bound to run into a few things that annoy you- It’s completely understandable. Take the book Thoughtless for example: The entire book was based on that theme and the heroine tended to grate on my nerves at times. But when it’s done correctly, it shouldn’t really be enough to affect your rating or how you felt about the book as a whole. It’s why to this day, I still think about that book and why it’s still considered an absolute favorite of mine. However, this book is a prime example of how this theme can sometimes go horribly wrong.
For starters, I
Not attractive.
The characters in this story in general weren’t the least bit likable. I’m all for a door-mat heroine who tends to be a bit too naive for her own good, but Emily was just an idiot. How every person… (And I literally mean every single person) thought she was the world’s most beautiful woman is beyond me. The only physical trait we knew that she had was what color her hair and eyes were. ...And for the love of God, I think that we all got that she was pretty after the fourteenth thousandth time of it being mentioned.
As for Emily's boyfriend Dillon... The guy was the epitome of douche-bag. Conjure up in your head the biggest douche on the face of this planet and then multiply that by a million… That would be Dillon. He had absolutely no redeemable qualities… None. He was disgusting in every sense of the word, and Emily just couldn’t get enough of him. I never once had that epiphany moment where I thought to myself: Oh wait… I guess I can see why she loves him so much. He would consistently cheat on her… Verbally abuse her… And then throw in an occasional man-handle when the need arose. Why bother with Gavin (The sweet, loving, and loyal hero) when she had such a good catch for a boyfriend, am I right?
By the time I reached the last page of this book, I still never really felt like the heroine loved the hero or was even worthy of him. He was always the one chasing her… Always the one apologizing to her… Always the one complimenting her… Always the one taking care of her… Yet, all she ever did was think about Dillon and his feelings.
"Her body might want Gavin, but in no way, shape, or form did her mind…" -Emily
*sigh* …How nice. That’s exactly the type of romance that I love to read about. ...I hate to have to say this, but the hero Gavin was just as pathetic and stupid. From the moment he lays eyes on Emily, he spends every waking moment letting her consume his thoughts. He didn’t care that she had a boyfriend… He didn’t care that she always chose her boyfriend over him… He didn’t care that she would run away from him… Despite the crappy way she treated him, he chased after her as much as she spent chasing after another man.
"Gavin had no doubt in his heart that she loved him; She’d spent the last twenty-four hours proving that. However, he couldn’t ignore that there was still a possibility she might change her mind about him once Dillon returned." -Gavin
So let’s get this straight: He has no doubt that she loves him… But once her boyfriend gets back in town she might run back to him? Riggght… Because that’s true love.
I could go on and on about the reasons why I hated this book, but if I were to do that we’d all be a hundred years old. I may be in the minority here, but I honest to God have absolutely no idea how anyone could like this book- It’s completely unfathomable to me. If you like to read a boring and repetitive story with absolutely no depth and character development, then by all means have a go at this book. ...And while you're doing that, I'll be getting my money back.
3 comments:
Ouch! Well, I won't be adding this to my list...there are plenty of complicated heroes out there - no need to read about a stalker who can't tell when the heroine loves him...lol. Thanks for the review.
Saw your "Collide" review on Goodreads and I'm looking forward to reading more. Hot blog...I'll definitely be following!
Marie- LOL!! You're very welcome for the review!! I'm glad I could warn you before you had the chance to add this one to your TBR List!! It isn't worth it... trust me. :))) A stalker hero who can't tell when a heroine loves him just isn't my cup of tea!!
Nevaeh- Thanks so much for the add on GR!! I'm so glad that you'll be following the blog too!! (This is actually my friend Taryn's amazing blog- I just have the pleasure of writing reviews for her!!) :)))
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