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A review by ezichinny
I See You by Molly McAdams
3.0
The blurb and cover alluded to a more intriguing read than the actual story ended up delivering. It was okay but I have read a very similar new adult plot so I knew the ending at the very beginning.
It started off with a wild night between two strangers and then had them officially meet after a year. Unfortunately, Aurora Wilde was living with Declan, the brother of her one night stand, Jentry Michaels.
I feel like the author had already positioned and continually maneuvered the reader towards the brother Aurora ended up with. First of all, it's hard to root for a man who lets his mother treat his girlfriend the way Declan's mom treated Aurora. The fact that the whole family, father and sisters, stood quietly by observing such vile behavior already poisoned them in my mind.
Also, there wasn't enough interaction between Aurora and with Declan to really show the chemistry and intensity to rival the passion she shared with Jentry. I am convinced that Declan knew from that first day he introduced Aurora to Jentry that there was something going on. It just became a matter of time and what would be the casualties when Jentry and Aurora claimed each other.
This story would be stronger if the author developed the characters much more. The The writing was okay but I didn't like the time jump, 13 months ago, present time, That night, 2 months ago etc. The flow of the story felt disrupted with the back and forth with the characters. I was expecting more of a love triangle than it ended up being.
The last scene with Declan's mother and Aurora was such BS. No way would that be sufficient. I don't see why Aurora never stood up for herself then or at the end. I would have respected Aurora if she told her to get out.
Overall, this book was underwhelming. The characters and overall story was too undercooked to truly move me.
*Special Thanks to LibraryThing for the book given in exchange for a review.
It started off with a wild night between two strangers and then had them officially meet after a year. Unfortunately, Aurora Wilde was living with Declan, the brother of her one night stand, Jentry Michaels.
I feel like the author had already positioned and continually maneuvered the reader towards the brother Aurora ended up with. First of all, it's hard to root for a man who lets his mother treat his girlfriend the way Declan's mom treated Aurora. The fact that the whole family, father and sisters, stood quietly by observing such vile behavior already poisoned them in my mind.
Also, there wasn't enough interaction between Aurora and with Declan to really show the chemistry and intensity to rival the passion she shared with Jentry. I am convinced that Declan knew from that first day he introduced Aurora to Jentry that there was something going on. It just became a matter of time and what would be the casualties when Jentry and Aurora claimed each other.
This story would be stronger if the author developed the characters much more. The The writing was okay but I didn't like the time jump, 13 months ago, present time, That night, 2 months ago etc. The flow of the story felt disrupted with the back and forth with the characters. I was expecting more of a love triangle than it ended up being.
The last scene with Declan's mother and Aurora was such BS. No way would that be sufficient. I don't see why Aurora never stood up for herself then or at the end. I would have respected Aurora if she told her to get out.
Overall, this book was underwhelming. The characters and overall story was too undercooked to truly move me.
*Special Thanks to LibraryThing for the book given in exchange for a review.