Take a photo of a barcode or cover
A review by nagako
Before We Came by Sloane St. James
3.0
Writing this review on the heels of having read the whole series, I can say that if you enjoyed this book: read the rest as this was by far the weakest book in a series that just kept getting better (and hotter).
This is St. James' first book and I think it shows a little especially in the pacing. Some of the issues I had:
-Birdie's kidnapping/finding her family story line was great but could have had a lot more punch - I know it is supposed to be romance and don't get me wrong, I enjoyed that aspect, but I feel like it lost things a little toward the middle where it was just kind of used as more of an excuse for her behavior rather than seeing her work through things.
-The diary entries were a great touch but seemed a little jarring, I feel like there was a better way to incorporate them into the story as a whole.
Also just a heads up that this is definitely a book about a hockey-playing main character versus than a hockey romance. Overall I thought it was a good start to the series; I'm glad I read this first because I think if I'd found/read one of the later books and read this one, I would have been disappointed but as it was I was happily sliding into the second book as soon as the first one was done.
This is St. James' first book and I think it shows a little especially in the pacing. Some of the issues I had:
-Birdie's kidnapping/finding her family story line was great but could have had a lot more punch - I know it is supposed to be romance and don't get me wrong, I enjoyed that aspect, but I feel like it lost things a little toward the middle where it was just kind of used as more of an excuse for her behavior rather than seeing her work through things.
-The diary entries were a great touch but seemed a little jarring, I feel like there was a better way to incorporate them into the story as a whole.
Also just a heads up that this is definitely a book about a hockey-playing main character versus than a hockey romance. Overall I thought it was a good start to the series; I'm glad I read this first because I think if I'd found/read one of the later books and read this one, I would have been disappointed but as it was I was happily sliding into the second book as soon as the first one was done.