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My Skylar (2000)

by Penelope Ward(Favorite Author)

4.42 of 5 Votes: 3

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review 1: Onion covered chocolate! You'll get the meaning later. But firstly, really? I mean really?! In the beginning I felt this book had too much drama and too many negatives and stupid decision from Skylar. The first thing that pissed me off was her self proclaimed ESP! She even spoke of it as a fact! That she could ONLY connect with someone if they were genuine! She always sensed it (What a cocky thing to say! She was so self confident in that, as if it were fact!) YET! Charisma pulled one hell of a wool blanket over her extra special ESP. Yes, she was gifted all right. And the break up letter!!!! "Things are going too fast with us" did that part bug anyone else?? Or just me? I mean he stuck by you for 2 years through your treatment and kept his dick in his pants all the time, ... moreyet it was going too fast! Too fast!! And really? For the love of a plot, Cancer, autism, scheming ex, depression and infertility, addiction to workouts and tattoos, psychologist visits, uncaring baby mama!!!!! How much did you really want to put in this book? How about adding an out of space travel and the kitchen sink in for good measure? Sheesh. And what was with Skylar and Kevin? She detested him in her thought process yet she was with him! She was so fickle! And!! (Yes I'm over using 'and' for emphasis!) and what in the black and hot hell did Mitch do to HER so bad that she couldn't be with him? He was a Victim of a crazy girl and so was she! But she convinced herself she couldn't get past it!! As if Mitch was at fault. Like hello! You broke it off with him and he was used by a woman in the worst way! Skylar's character was beyond selfish! So selfish I don't think she knows other people in the world don't exist just to please her! Ugh! How could she forget all he did for her those 2 years? How he stuck by her? Only to reward him by running as soon as the difficulty set in for him this time in a different from than a sickness.Admittedly there were parts that I loved but it was like peeling an onion to get to chocolate - when you do get to the chocolate the onion smell lingers and makes you feel like hurling and no matter how good the chocolate is, you can't stomach it. But I seemed to love Mitch! Now I have read Penelope Ward's books and "stepbrother dearest" was amazing! But this..... I don't know man. It was disjointed and lacking to me.
review 2: When I finished Jake undone I was on the fence about starting this book, it wasn't that I didn't want to read it but the fact that I knew it would be a hard book to read!! This book is a very emotional read and for me that's not good because I'm overly emotional anyway but I'm so glad I gave in and read it! I loved Mitch but with Skylar I felt she was very selfish and only cared about herself as apposed to caring about the person you were so in love with. I think the last chapter was a bit rushed, I would have preferred to hear how she explained herself to Kevin and how they got married but overall this was a brilliant and touching story which caused me to ugly cry more than once. I'm hoping we get more of the Gemini series. less

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