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Tear (2012)

by Rachel Van Dyken(Favorite Author)

3.98 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Rachel Van Dyken

series

Seaside

review 1: This book was a complete disappointment. The characters acted and spoke in a juvenile manner. The story was completely unbelievable and confusing at times, but always predictable. The story wasn't engaging at all. I found none of the characters likable or relatable. The characters were constantly doing incredibly stupid things. When I read stories like these I don't mind conflicted characters, but I hate users. This book was full of users. Summary- Alec and Demetri, brothers and members of the band AD2, move to Seaside. There they meet Nat and immediately befriend her. Within 2 weeks Nat has an attraction to both boys, but starts dating Demetri. He treats her like crap, she accepts it while secretly pinning for Alec. Nat disgusts me because she really has feelings for Alec... more, but he turns her down. So she runs to the next best thing even though she knows she doesn't love him. So instead of remaining single Nat uses Demetri, stringing him along. Now I'm not saying we should feel sorry for Demetri. He cheats on Nat right in front of her. A normal person would get out of that relationship. Not Nat though. She needs to keep her boy toy because the boy she really likes still turns her down. Demetri cheats on her again. Does she dump him then? Nope of course not. It is completely unbelievable and annoying. Not to mention disgusting. This book is geared towards teens. Is this what we want teens to think? That it's okay to string someone along even though you know you don't like them? That it is better to be in a relationship than to be single? The whole message just upsets me. Then there is the issue that Nat's parents could care less where she is 98% of the time! She spends the night with the boys at their house, with no adults. It gets better though! Nat and Alec get to go on vacation.. by themselves for a while. And her parents were okay with her skipping school to go on said vacation...I don't know... just way too many problems for me. I struggled to finish this book. Even the ending was completely unbelievable.
review 2: The story is progressing very slowly. I want answers. I keep reading and expecting to find out why the boys are in Seaside and why they are both seeing a psychiatrist. It's difficult to fathom why rock star brothers would both be interested in the same girl. I have not read anything special about Nat to answer that question. What is the ulterior motive? I keep expecting it to be a ruse. Maybe they are using her for publicity? All I can do is speculate because the author is not revealing anything. It's annoying and frustrating.Nat can't have Alec because Demetri needs her and Nat likes feeling needed. Nat has feelings for Alec, but she is confused about those feelings.Demetri and Alec are brothers and sing together. They came to Seaside for a break. It's one of five homes they own. There parents are dead. They are finishing up their last year of high school.Alec wants Nat and Nat wants Alec, but he is trying to do the right thing and stay away from her.Denial: always the factor in these love triangle stories. Nat is going to ignore her feelings for Alec and pretend he has rejected her and choose Demetri, but in the long run she is going to break down and become an empty shell because she has to fake her happiness with Demetri.Nats mom is a psychiatrist and both brothers have weekly appointments with her. Nat still does not know what they talk to her about. Nat's parents are never around. Nat gets lonely in her own house. Alec is always worried about Nat and trying to protect her. Nat wants her parents to care about her like she does her patients.I got irritated at how long it took to reveal the secret that I skimmed quickly through the last few chapters to find the truth. I wish the author had not waited so long to reveal the truth. It could have been a better story without the drama. less

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