Neverland

So yea...that just happened. I don't even know what to say about this book, or how to rate it. I am all kinds of pissed off at it right now. Like, seriously? I want to one star it in anger (lol). This book was depressing, on top of depressing, with an extra heaping scoop of misery piled on for good measure. But I at least thought we were FINALLY going to get some happiness near the end, but that got sh!t on as well...sigh. I don't know...I just wasn't expecting what this book turned out to be I guess...





Now, having taken the time to express my anger, even though “I” did not enjoy the tone of this book, or the ending it was still a fantastically well-written book that had me hooked from beginning to end. I adored Romeo. Lucy was pretty much everyone's punching bag for the entire book. Damian was suitably evil. I am straight up going to say that this isn't a romance. I know the author lists it as a romantic thriller, but I'm afraid I have to disagree with that, hence the warning. Was there a TINY bit of lightness and love, yes, but it was sadly a miniscule amount that wasn't enough to lighten the overall sadness of the book. I am also going to add this book is brutal on the abuse front. I know people have triggers in that regard, so I felt I should give a heads up.

I really don't know what else to say. I don't want to give too much away. I didn't enjoy this one. I loathed the ending. On the other hand, I thought the whole “Romeo & Juliet” feel was well done. The writing was fantastic. This author writes darkness really well. So for those reasons I am going to go with a 3-Star rating. Maybe I just went into this one with certain expectations. shrug In any case, I will definitely be at the front of the line to grab whatever this author has up her sleeve next. A bit of a bipolar review, but it is what it is...