Reckless Hearts by Sean Olin

My rating: 2 of 5 stars  


I hate to be too negative in a review, but I received an ARC from Edelweiss/Above the Treeline with the understanding I would give an honest review.

Reckless Hearts is a story of Jake and Elena who have known each other since they were in diapers. Jake is in love with Elena, but she is just a friend. Jake's mom marries a wealthy man who has a son named Nathaniel.

Nathaniel resents the "hippie chick" and her son who have come into his and his father's lives. He feels they are in it for all they can get. Of course, he actually is. He is a bad boy. He determines the best way to get to Jake is through Elena. He plots and carries out his evil plans. And, of course, Elena immediately falls for "Harlow" the character created by Nathaniel. After all, girls love bad boys and don't realize how wonderful the steady boy is that is beside her as her friend.

This is a trite story written with as many cliches and worn out lines as is possible to get into a book. The conversations are stilted, with lines you have heard in a dozen movies. Everything you expect to happen will happen. Nothing is unexpected or unusual. When Nathaniel asks Elena "how's tricks?" I had to recheck the age of the book to make sure it wasn't written in the 1940's.

There is another book coming in this series. I won't bother. The epilogue in this book tells you all you need to know about the next title.



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