Michelle Mankin

I am beyond excited for this anthology and can't wait to read more!! I read LA Cotton's story Reckless Nights and this is my review of Reckless Games:

Bryan and Carrie-Anne have this relationship where he loves to rile her up and all she wants to do is be left alone but not really. Carrie-Anne is a loner but not of her own making she’s just always been the second choice, the one tossed to the side “too uncool for the cool kids, but not geeky enough for the geeks.” My heart hurt for her because she wanted to be included, wanted friends, wanted to experience things but she was always on the side watching in. Bryan had it all the friends, the nice house, popularity, but it was all just substance because he couldn’t have the girl he wanted nor the family to stand by his side. Total opposites one trying to fit in the other trying to find more. These two have so much they are fighting for feelings, friends, sense of belonging but can they find each other in the end? I feel like there is so much more to hear from these two that I can’t wait to not only see the next book in this series but to hear more about them as a couple.
… (mais)

Ok, after long consideration, I have decided to rewrite my review.

I am still frustrated with this book, however, after some discussions with other book club members I have discovered that what bothers me about the book is the delivery.

If Michelle had simple changed words like "was" to "is", it would have changed the whole dynamic of the book, made it less confusing.

The store reads as if the narrator is telling a story of something that happened to them in the past tense.
Not a story that is currently happening in the characters lives.

So, I was, and am (as I have decided to continue reading with my idea from above) frustrated with this story.

I want to be clear. I LIKE the idea behind the story but, I am having trouble following it.

I hope this review is calmer.… (mais)