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kaje_harper's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars. I was really glad to see this book was about Daniel, Jacob's brother from [b:Jacob's Ladder|7885847|Jacob's Ladder (St. Nacho's #3)|Z.A. Maxfield|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1275884033s/7885847.jpg|11100549]. He was such an interesting character, with such conflict and potential. This was another wonderful look at the man, and many of his complexities were laid clear. Again here was a MC with real flaws who none the less is very sympathetic and will capture your heart. Two things made me down-grade this book slightly from its prequel. One is that the romantic MC's are not together as much as I would have liked for much of the book, so I felt a little short-changed of emotional moments between them. But the bigger one is that there is a time-skip near the end of the book that covers what should have been the most intensely emotional time period for Daniel, the POV character, and for all the characters who cared about him. Only seeing it reflected in the aftermath was much less satisfying. So I liked this book a whole lot, but came away with a little regret for the bits that weren't there.
marie123's review against another edition
2.0
There is a lot I've liked about this series, but this one wasn't a hit. I was excited for Cam's story after the last book, but wow Dan made me angry. There weren't a lot of redeeming qualities there for him. Not a hit for me.
ramram's review against another edition
3.0
When you find yourself skimming through almost entire chapters involving just the main characters it’s time to take a break from the series.
orbisonblue's review against another edition
3.0
I read all four books in this series in quick succession and was surprised to find myself disappointed by them all, for similar reasons. The first, [b:St. Nacho's|6055836|St. Nacho's (St. Nacho's #1)|Z.A. Maxfield|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1306521778s/6055836.jpg|6231839], I never felt as though I knew Shawn well enough to feel the connection between him and Cooper. The second, third and fourth books all ended abruptly and I felt like I missed large chunks of the story. For example, in this one, when Dan leaves St Nacho's and has the real estate battle with his own company over the resort, everything happens off-page and I thought, if ZAM had gone into detail and explained about what was happening between Dan and Cam as a result of the battle, we'd understand their relationship better and it would enhance the connection between them.
I just felt like there was all this set-up and build up towards the end of all three books, and then they suddenly ended, neatly wrapped up, I must admit, but very unsatisfactorily so if you like to feel that emotions and characters are consistent, that everyone who made mistakes or hurt someone apologised to the affected party and that the MCs' relationship is solid and good. For goodness' sake, in [b:Jacob's Ladder|7885847|Jacob's Ladder (St. Nacho's #3)|Z.A. Maxfield|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1275884033s/7885847.jpg|11100549], JT never even tells Jake he loves him, even at the end!
I will say that, as always, ZAM wrote beautifully and her characters were depicted well. I'm a big fan of hers, which is why I was so surprised not to like these books as much as some people here.
I felt like I could have loved these books, if they hadn't ended so suddenly and with so much happening off-page.
I just felt like there was all this set-up and build up towards the end of all three books, and then they suddenly ended, neatly wrapped up, I must admit, but very unsatisfactorily so if you like to feel that emotions and characters are consistent, that everyone who made mistakes or hurt someone apologised to the affected party and that the MCs' relationship is solid and good. For goodness' sake, in [b:Jacob's Ladder|7885847|Jacob's Ladder (St. Nacho's #3)|Z.A. Maxfield|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1275884033s/7885847.jpg|11100549], JT never even tells Jake he loves him, even at the end!
I will say that, as always, ZAM wrote beautifully and her characters were depicted well. I'm a big fan of hers, which is why I was so surprised not to like these books as much as some people here.
I felt like I could have loved these books, if they hadn't ended so suddenly and with so much happening off-page.
nightcolors's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 stars. This one didn't really work for me. I liked Dan, but the other characters always seemed to expect the worst of him. Mostly, I was disappointed at the way the plot points would build up then sputter down without actually working through and resolving them. Especially the four month jump near the end. I'd've liked to see Dan's fight, his stand against his friends and business partners, rather than just seeing the aftermath.
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