Patty ~ Wrapped Up In Reading Book Blog's Reviews > Elastic Hearts

*****3.5 STARS*****
{ARC Generously Provided by Author}


I have loved this series since the first book, and ever since that one I was always intrigued by Victor. If you have read Kaleidoscope Hearts & Paper Hearts, you know just how incredible Oliver and Jensen were. Those guys made my heart just melt. So I was expecting to fall madly in love with Victor too. I mean I really liked him in the previous two books! But regretfully in his book, he came off as being more douchey than swoony.


The story seemed to move extremely slow. Things didn't start to get interesting for me until I got to the 85% mark. I never really connected to Victor and Nicole, nor did I fall in love with their story. I spent FOUR NIGHTS trying to read this book but instead kept dozing off to sleep. I swear I would start to read and then ten minutes later, I was out like a light, and then I would wake up an hour later, and repeat the process. Even tonight, I only had 9% left to read and I can't even tell you how many times I fell completely out on my couch.


I did know that this was going to be completely different from the first two books. Claire Contreras made a statement a while back that the couple in this book wasn't going to have the same history and drama that the previous two couples did. Maybe that's why it didn't work for me. There wasn't a lot of drama and angst.


I really do love Claire Contreras' writing style and think she's an amazing author. I will definitely read anything she writes in the future, I just didn't end up loving this one. It happens all the time - you're bound to have issues with at least one book a favorite author of yours writes. I will say that the last 15% was better for me and that the few schmexy scenes were SCORCHING HOT.


Don't let my take on this book deter you from giving it a try. There are tons of readers who loved it. I'm just in the minority on this one.



I leave you with my sleeping bunny.
Those of you who know me well knew the Bunny would be making an appearance. :)