Michele
I don't think I can read anymore Abby Jimenez books. Every one of her main female characters ends up pregnant by the end of the book. That's not the end all be all of a woman's life.
I didn't love this one. The lack of communication was annoying - Briana can totally understand Jacob's anxiety but she can't understand that he's in love with her? Eh.
I also wasn't a fan of them being “harmless” to each other. It was weird.
I figured out the “twist” 60 pages into this book and I felt like it was pretty obvious. None of the characters were likable and it was boring for a thriller. Meh.
While the story was pretty good, I don't care, or know, that much about video games and that part of the book started to feel tedious to me pretty quickly. I also didn't like the main characters very much and was very frustrated by their lack of communication and sheer selfishness. I did like how the book dealt with real life issues and the nostalgia of the video games I played as a kid.
While I liked the overall story, especially Ruby's, I felt that this book was poorly written. There was so much fluffy, unnecessary language and a few times I thought to myself that no one would ever talk that way in real life. To me it seemed that the author was trying way too hard. I also felt like Cricket's character was all over the place and not really thought out.
While there was enough of a story to keep me reading, I didn't like it very much. It was an odd take on a fairytale retelling and not one I would recommend. Do not read if you like Peter Pan!
I thought the premise of the book was really interesting but I found it to be too long, boring (I would tune out if the audiobook often and still know what was going on), condescending and had flat, one dimensional characters. It was not for me.
I felt like the relationship was rushed and I didn't get any chemistry (aside from sexual) between the main characters. I'm not a fan of women being treated like fragile children that need protecting. Wasn't the right vibe for me.
I found this so hard to get into that I would read a page and realize I had no idea what happened because my brain wandered while I was reading. DNF at 70% because I can't do it anymore. I don't care about the characters or the story. The premise sounded interesting and the world building was intriguing but the book needed another 3 rounds of editing.
DNF at 40%. I was so bored and the characters were almost caricatures of themselves. There was very little plot and their sheer refusal to talk to each other was grating.