Reviewed by Shannon Deatherage
DANG IT!! Well.... I had already drafted my awesome review in my head prior to even starting this book because I was sure that it would be a 5 star. I am sorry to say I can't do that now. I have been super pumped for this one to come out from day one of starting the FireNine series. I LOVE Montana... he has been my favorite of the FireNine guys, so I'm really sad that I have to say anything negative about this. Shanora..... please don't take offense because you, as an author, I absolutely love. I know that is stupid to say because this is your work and anything negative is offensive, but please hear me out and help me understand where I missed on this one. I love the series as a whole and I will read whatever Shanora write no question about it. All in all I will give this a 3 Star for the simple fact that is has a lot of Montana (Love HIM) and the rest of our FireNine guys, but I missed something in the chemistry between Montana and Lauren that stopped me from loving this.
My main hang up with this one was Lauren, nothing more and nothing less. The story was good and turning our play boy into a romantic softy was perfect. I didn't get the attraction between Montana and Lauren. I definitely did not get her AT ALL. There were times when I was thinking MONTANA RUN!!!! RUNN!!!!! RUNNNNN!!!!! Does she have borderline personality disorder? Is she bi-polar? In my head I had someone fierce, independent and commanding getting Montana to settle down or may be a female version of himself that finally made him want the "real" thing. Lauren was not what I envisioned for him. She is moody, immature and at times really annoying. The point in the story when Montana walked out of the conversation with his parents and she rushes out and demands he go hear them out. I was floored... I mean I literally said... I must have read that wrong, that had to be Eliza who said that. Nope it was his girlfriend of 5 minutes telling him he needs to go make up with his "less than present in his life" parents. Um What???? I was thinking, the nerve of this girl. I think by this point anything she did would have bothered me, but I would love someone to give me a different perspective. Share your thoughts with me because I really want to love this one, but I just couldn't get there.
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