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A review by loveisnotatriangle
Lost in You by Heidi McLaughlin
1.0
I should not have read this book. Actually, I want to erase it from my mind. The beginning was completely unbelievable. I can understand instant attraction, but these two declared their devotion to each other so quickly that it was uncomfortable. On top of that, the inequality in their life differences made everything very awkward. I think I could have gotten into their relationship more if I had believed strongly in their connection. But when Ryan asks Hadley to tell him why she likes she likes him, everything she says is either a physical attribute or about the way he makes her feel. Neither of those reasons are anything deep or lasting.
The second half was much more believable but I did NOT enjoy any of it. The stressful parts dragged on too long. I personally do not like endless angst. In fact I skimmed pretty much the last 30%..
This book just covered too much time, and I felt like I was stressed or on edge for too much of it. I wish this had been split into two books, One featuring the characters as they were the first half of the story, and the second with them as they were at the end, cutting down on most of the material in the second half. I wanted to get to know the characters at the end of the book better, instead of seeing a tiny glimpse and being told about how they'd changed. I had barely warmed up to them again, and was still struggling to get back into their relationship after so much angst, when the book ended.
I would not call this story a true triangle, but these characters spend a lot of time at odds and acted as if it was one. At one point I truly wished that the end was about them getting over each other and moving on with their lives with other people. It was honestly too much for me personally to enjoy this book. I wish I'd DNF'd this early on and saved myself the agony.
However, I think this is an interesting concept, and if you can forgive the very fast insta-love beginning, and believe that they had a strong and lasting connection, you may really enjoy the second half if you don't have the same quirky issues with relationships that I do.
The second half was much more believable but I did NOT enjoy any of it. The stressful parts dragged on too long. I personally do not like endless angst. In fact I skimmed pretty much the last 30%.
Spoiler
From the point that Ryan gets together with Dylan. I get it. But it made me supremely uncomfortable. I never saw much chemistry between them, and I didn't need to watch them in any detailed way. It made me cringe. I know this is my own personal issue, but I cannot deal with detailed scenes featuring two different people. Even if they are appropriately spaced apart, and even when it's clear who the characters are actually in love with.This book just covered too much time, and I felt like I was stressed or on edge for too much of it. I wish this had been split into two books, One featuring the characters as they were the first half of the story, and the second with them as they were at the end, cutting down on most of the material in the second half. I wanted to get to know the characters at the end of the book better, instead of seeing a tiny glimpse and being told about how they'd changed. I had barely warmed up to them again, and was still struggling to get back into their relationship after so much angst, when the book ended.
I would not call this story a true triangle, but these characters spend a lot of time at odds and acted as if it was one. At one point I truly wished that the end was about them getting over each other and moving on with their lives with other people. It was honestly too much for me personally to enjoy this book. I wish I'd DNF'd this early on and saved myself the agony.
However, I think this is an interesting concept, and if you can forgive the very fast insta-love beginning, and believe that they had a strong and lasting connection, you may really enjoy the second half if you don't have the same quirky issues with relationships that I do.