I have to say this book had a lot of promise. I read the description and thought it sounded interesting. Sadly I wish it were as interesting as it portrayed itself. The character development was lacking and the relationship aspect of the story wasn't tense and or have a great deal of a background to it. I will say the author wrote a few tidbits of the character's relationship from their past, but it didn't add any angst to the story for me.
Also let me preface this review by saying the very first few pages, when all the characters are introduced, Leone the love interest to Amy (they had a past); Leone was completely annoying to me and there was nothing really redeeming about her character and or the interaction between Amy and Leone. Leone reminded me of a bothersome 15-year-old brother who won't go away and was awkward. I couldn't relate to these characters in the smallest way. Their banter back and forth didn't add any romance and tension between the characters so that I, as a reader wanted them to get together it was the opposite.
Amy did not whatsoever have any fight in her to resist her ex either, like she narrated, it seemed all too simple for Leone to come back into her life. And realistically, when you've been in love with someone and they broke you heart by devastatingly- 8 years later, after no communication you're not just ready to jump back into things with them after not seeming them. It was just unrealistic - completely. Where was the angst, the tension? This story could have been great, but it wasn't.
In chapter 12 I think it was, they just defused what little tension there was between them, by getting to the sex scene; so soon. There was no grand moment or build up it was just like, "oh hey we're here on this couch, lets get to it." Also the fact that Leone was attempting to use "magic" on her ex girlfriend, and Amy the main character knew about it, but wasn't upset over it, just made me more upset! If I were in Amy's shoes and I see that my ex is going around and trying to seduce me by using magic-love potions and other such nonsense it would piss me off since love is something natural from freewill not to be conjured up and or manipulated. But no Amy found her ex to be more endearing? Gah...! I know I've said a great deal of bad things. I'm just a person for build up, tension, angst - if the characters have a romantic past make me, the reader, feel it. I felt nothing. I say skip it. I won't be reading the other two books.
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