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Insipid (2000)

by Christine Brae(Favorite Author)

3.93 of 5 Votes: 5

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review 1: The first half of the book was good. I was intrigued to find out Jade's history. By the half way point, the writing and story started to falter. There were discrepancies in the story, the writing became trite and too predictable; not so much predictable but just hurried and issues were resolved by some characters miraculously being saved through therapy. By 80% of the book, I no longer even cared to find out how the book ended because by that point the story was so unrealistic (in how the character behaved and interacted) that it didn't matter to me one way or the other. It really should just get 1 star but since the first half was decent I have it two. Not sure which book all the raving reviewers were reading....
review 2: Jade...complicated Jade. The first pa... morert of the book we meet this shell of a person. A successful woman with this weight on her shoulders, this pain. And she meets this hot, successful (too), almost 10 years younger than her guy and it seems even with the promise of love in the air, these two, simply put, meet at the wrong time. I wont say much more about that. Second part. Jeezzzz did I cry! I cried and even sobbed. Finally you know what made her the way she is. It made me disconnect completely from the first part of the book. It was like reading a different book! And so hard to read! Heart breaking. Again...I wont say more about that.Then you are in the present. And....after crying and suffering for her and getting mad as hell with her too. I couldn't enjoy as much the rest of the book. It's just...for someone who ran away so much. I felt like when she truly needed to she was...still. I guess I was suposse to swoon for Lucas Martinez. But something never truly clicked. For me. I liked him a lot. But, dunno...maybe I needed more of those two together? Spoilers ahead....Chris infidelity. Crushed me as it did to poor Jade. But not telling him about his daughter was low. Whatever the reasons she had. Whatever the explanations. I couldn't forgive her that. I never liked him but his punishment was soooo cruel. As a mom. I just couldn't comprehend how she was capable of doing that. Sorry. I bet someone can come with the reasons and all the yada yada...but I can't change my mind about it.Joshua. hmmm Rape and almost killing someone is simply disgusting. Not something I could forgive. But in this case I did understood why Jade reacted like she did. In her mind, it was all her fault. Not that I agree with her, but I did understand her reasoning. Joshua's not so much. Some lines, you never cross them, period. Chris. Dude. You fucked that girl up. You broke her! Even if I hate that he never got to meet his daughter. My dislike for him was almost hate. I did cried for him tho. You were an insecure ass, but I'm sure you would have loved that baby. Jade...Jade...Jade. I spent so much time frustrated with you! Your life was a tragedy. But woman! OMG. You were an expert in making terrible decisions! And having sex with one guy and then other?! I simply don't know how something like that can be done. I'm not a prude. But I am loyal, specially to myself. And yes..yes...she have her reasons. But for me, is still wrong.End of spoilers.. .BUT...all those things I hated or disliked or couldn't comprehend, are part of the reasons I like the book. They were imperfect. They made wrong choices. They were human. Humans that annoy me a lot, but yeah...humans. After my tiny rant some would think I didn't like the book. But I did. The writing, although at times was too much. It was beautiful and it touched my heart.I don't think I will forget this book anytime soon. This book was kinda mind fuckery to me. jajaja I still recommend it. And I will check out this author from now on. less

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