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elvenavari's review
3.0
I really enjoyed the story, the characters were extremely likeable or hateable. I was very pleased with the way things turned out and even the little twist I wasn't expecting that got them there. The only thing I didn't like was the sex dialogue... it was so cheesy, I felt like I was watching a bad porno.
verloren1983's review
1.0
The first thing that really annoyed me was the mention of Skype in what was supposed to be 1995. Skype wasn’t even close to existing in 1995. Maybe I’m being nitpicky here, but if the author can’t be bothered to make sure that something actually EXISTED in the time frame that they’re writing in, especially when there was an easy substitution (AOL Chat), what else would be wrong with it? The answer to this, as it turns out, is a lot. The point of view flips between four characters- without warning, which is confusing enough- but adding to the confusion is the fact that three of the four characters don’t have a unique voice. Three of the four characters sound EXACTLY the same. I kept having to double check names to figure out who was supposed to be speaking because most of the time I couldn’t TELL. This is a huge problem. Especially with the two “main” characters that this story revolves around, they’re just entirely too similar. Not just in the voice, but everything else. They’ve both been in a relationship for eight years, which has been going sour in the last two, both because of their partners getting promotions and beginning to care more about money than their relationship. Neither feels appreciated or respected. They both use each other as a perfect fantasy boyfriend that no one else could possibly live up to. Variety is the spice of life, and this book is definitely lacking. The characters fell flat because there was no effort put into making them unique, no effort into making them real. There was nothing that made me love them. Sex scenes had me cringing half the time, as did the physical descriptions of the characters (which basically consisted of one of the other characters describing in detail how incredibly perfect the other one was), and it’s a perfect example of what NOT to do when explaining “Show, don’t tell.” This is a train wreck.
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