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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
** 3.5 STARS **
To be honest, I didn't like book as much as I loved 'Slammed' but I didn't hate it. It was a nice and easy read and there was some strong points but there was just some lines that made me cringe and I honestly don't know why.
To be honest, I didn't like book as much as I loved 'Slammed' but I didn't hate it. It was a nice and easy read and there was some strong points but there was just some lines that made me cringe and I honestly don't know why.
A nice follow-up to Slammed. I found the main character Will to really be insufferably immature in more than one situation, but given he was a 20-year-old boy, the immaturity was very much in character and not something I'd fault the author for.
actually rating: 3.5
I don't know. I did like the story, especially hearing it from Will. Don't get me wrong. I was just...
disappointed? A little?
I don't know.
This entire extension of the story was exactly that: an extension .
It felt a little unnecessary to be continuing the story when it was already resolved in the first.
Was that just me?
ANYWAY - I did enjoy it. I really did. And I look forward to reading the last novel in this 'series' (even though it really isn't).
I don't know. I did like the story, especially hearing it from Will. Don't get me wrong. I was just...
disappointed? A little?
I don't know.
This entire extension of the story was exactly that: an extension .
It felt a little unnecessary to be continuing the story when it was already resolved in the first.
Was that just me?
ANYWAY - I did enjoy it. I really did. And I look forward to reading the last novel in this 'series' (even though it really isn't).
This book was so much fun. A great sequel. Congratulations, Colleen!
Somewhat less thrilled with this book. I didn’t love the switch to Will being narrator, as well as his not so subtle attempts at manipulating Lake (his words). He went from an independent, professional man to a whiny boy.
Loved the characters. Kiersten is wonderful! It's funny that she says all of the things that the adults really think. I love the things that Julia did as well, like the vase with the stars. Such a great idea! I just really loved the story, but again, I was left wanting more. It was wayyy too short!!!
I can see where some people might complain that the characters behavior and personalities have changed a little bit from Slammed, but I didn't look at it as a negative. Yes, Will was straight-laced and uber responsible in Slammed and he tones it down in Point of Retreat. I don't look at this as a bad thing. They are both dealing with the life that was dealt to them, and while it means they are forced to be adults and be grown ups, you have to remember that they are still young people who are entitled to be young people from time to time.
Do I agree with some of their parenting decisions? No, but I also understand why the author chose the direction she did. While they are parents to these two young boys, they are also their siblings and they're pride in them sticking up for their friend seems warranted. However, I don't condone their amusement over the letter they wrote. I won't quibble about it though, since it's only a book and not real life.
Was there unnecessary drama thrown in to move the plot along? Yes, but isn't that what most books do? I am not reading novels like this with expectations for it to become the next great literature of our generation. I'm reading it because I want to be taken away into another person's life and live vicariously through their story. I doesn't have to be a masterpiece, it just has to entertain.
That's what Point of Retreat did. I'm not going to put too much pressure on this novel to be something it wasn't meant to be. You shouldn't either, but that's your point of view and how you choose to read stories. I enjoyed the book, and if you don't take it too seriously, I think you would too.
Do I agree with some of their parenting decisions? No, but I also understand why the author chose the direction she did. While they are parents to these two young boys, they are also their siblings and they're pride in them sticking up for their friend seems warranted. However, I don't condone their amusement over the letter they wrote. I won't quibble about it though, since it's only a book and not real life.
Was there unnecessary drama thrown in to move the plot along? Yes, but isn't that what most books do? I am not reading novels like this with expectations for it to become the next great literature of our generation. I'm reading it because I want to be taken away into another person's life and live vicariously through their story. I doesn't have to be a masterpiece, it just has to entertain.
That's what Point of Retreat did. I'm not going to put too much pressure on this novel to be something it wasn't meant to be. You shouldn't either, but that's your point of view and how you choose to read stories. I enjoyed the book, and if you don't take it too seriously, I think you would too.
I liked it, but not as good as the first one in the series, “Slammed”. This one felt odd being from the man’s perspective, though I am not really sure why. I also felt like the storyline was a bit slow.
I enjoyed this book, but not quite as much as the first book in the series. The secondary characters were quite possibly my favorite part of this book, and I’m absolutely obsessed with the little family they’ve all created for themselves.