Reviewer: Andrea
I received a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
The Summary:
Grace is the only one who remembers the truth—that comets are the source of extraordinary destinies. Since their last night together, all memory of their comets and their old powers has abandoned Skylar and Alina. All that is left is Alina’s enduring envy for everything Skylar touches, and Alina’s sudden ability to wake up inside of Skylar’s body, if only for a few minutes.
After Alina finally forces her will and switches bodies with Skylar, harsh realities surface. The holes in Skylar’s relationship with Darren are exposed, and Skylar herself becomes seduced by the idea of living two lives at once, and loving two men at once.
Grace might be able to save them, but everything Skylar and Alina know about love has to change. When their comets return, these three women must choose their fate once more.
The Review:
When I began this novel, I didn’t realize this was a sequel, and if you haven’t read the first novel, I cannot recommend trying the second. For the majority of the novel, I was completely confused. Seven POVs (alternating between first and third) didn’t help my understanding. By the end, even the comet gets a few cryptic chapters.
I felt as confused with all the body snatching as the men in the novel. I had to rely on the chapter headings to keep track of what was happening. With each leap, the characters lose and transfer memories, and by the end, I knew the feeling exactly. I was so confused by who had slept with whom and who was pretending to be whom that I began to question if I’d missed some chapters somewhere.
I struggled to the end, hoping for some closure; however, I found it unsatisfying. It really seemed like several novels jammed into one. The author definitely has some talent, but I think the romance aspect was much better executed than the sci-fi. I enjoyed Wells’s story, and I really wished the novel had explored that relationship more, but I found the other men confusing and contradictory. In fact, everyone’s emotions were convoluted. No one seems to know what he/she wants . . . not sexy enough, too sexy, not forceful, too forceful. The men were completely threatened by confident women but complained when they subjugated themselves.
The idea is interesting, but I’m afraid it wasn’t stellar.
