I was greatly disappointed with this book
341146
I was greatly disappointed with this book. The first two books we're wonderfully written and I had high hopes on how everything ended. However, I was greeted by a huge mess of poorly written characters and explanations. First of all, I found myself always getting confused on who was speaking half the time and had to go back and see what character the chapter was focused on. Tris and Tobias felt like they had the same personality and completely threw any character development they had gone through in the previous books. There were so many holes in the plot and I was left with so many more questions after everything was said and done. The climax was laughable and made absolutely no sense with how things we're explained. As another reviewer said it, it felt like the characters walked into a completely different book series and made everything explained in the first two irrelevant. Afterwards, I was left wondering what even was the point of even reading this series at all? This book just made the other two books look like a waste of time.
4876634
This book was a great disappointment to me.  Newly married and with a husband immediately deployed to Iraq, I was looking for books that expressed some of the feelings and experiences I was having to deal with daily.  Unfortunately, for me, this book was overly sentimental with little of the real life thoughts and feelings of other military wives that I know and have talked with.  The stories are true but they carry little substance or deep thought.  I love and respect the military, their sacrifices and the sacrifices of those that are left behind, but this book was a huge disappointment.  I would not recommend it to anyone else.
4193873
I was seriously disappointed with this book. Kaylee was whiny and selfish and kind of killed the story for me. There were also parts that felt very immature to me. I couldn't tell if it was bad writing or just an immature author. I had purchased the last book in the series because I like to finish a series when I start one, but I don't think I can bring myself to read it. Oh well. :(
2298359
I have to say I was extremely disappointed with this book. I love this author and have read every book she's ever written and some of them twice. Suffice it to say I preordered it months ago and couldn't wait to read it. The cancer undertones made it so depressing that I stopped and started it several times. However I wanted to give the story a chance. I also  kept hoping it would get better but it really never happened. It was so slow and the author spent way too much time on things that honestly didn't tie in with the plot at all, nor did it help the story one bit. None of  the characters were really likeable or even very developed. The way every chapter started with a very depressing "blog" from one of the "survivors" was just so depressing I had to skip it. I think that whether or not I had or have cancer, really doesn't matter. It is definitely not something I would want to dwell on either way, and I certainly don't want to read about cancer and statistics and death at every turn. I read for entertainment and excitement and this was honestly neither.

While I finished the book FINALLY, the ending was anticlimactic to say the least and so disappointing. I feel like I wasted a lot of time thinking it was going to turn around and it never did.  I will try her next book when it comes out, but if it's anything like this one I will skip this author next time around.
3823641
I was disappointed with this book. The book starts out with promise but then all the relatioships with in it are forced. I could not bring myself to naturally believe that Mara and Paige were best friends...I was not feeling their connection. I was supposed to believe that they were as close as sisters because Mara has a weird dream that she ignores anyway? Then there is the 'strained' relationship between Jack Devlin and Linc, a relationship that at the end leaves you shaking your head in disbelief due to the writers' lazy fix to what could have been a more interesting and complex relationship. As if that is not enough there is the supposed hate that Linc's mother feels for paige. The woman never voices such a thing and even her actions do not point to hate, she barely sees Paige enough to really show that strong an emotion. The writers could have done a lot more than they tried to do to convince readers of the underlying feelings she feels towards paige. As if these choppy sideline relationships were not bad enough the romance itself moved so fast I was left wondering when all this happened. in fact i went back to reread the chapters to try and figure out when exactly Paige and linc got close much less fell in love! I felt as if the writers forgot to put in a huge chunk of this book. At best it would be a below average mystery book, what with everyone eventually scrambling to find out who the arsonist is. The Ms. Suzanne and Ms. Sumerix might have had a better book if they had concentrated on the one relatioship that really mattered instead of diluting it by trying to add in too many characters that they never develop anyway.
496111
Sadly this book was a great disappointment to me.  I greatly enjoyed the first book and liked the characters which portrays Ryiah the main character as a strong, determined young woman and a strong up and coming mage who works hard thru her training and perseveres..  Its as if the author has completely forgotten how Ryiah is portrayed in the first book. Instead of a fantasy book with an overshadowing of romance we have a really bad romance book with an overshadowing of magic.  For all intents and purposes, this book and characters was turned into a poor Romeo and Juliet with magic.  Seriously, this book spans years in the training of Ryiah as an apprentice but the entire book focuses on Ryiah mooning and hand wringing over the prince. In the asides of dialogue thru the span of years  Ryiah is always alluded to as being powerful and one of the best mages in her class but you never see it in the writing. The entire book she is constantly failing and flailing in all directions.  The times she manages win in combat it is not thru competence or intelligence like in the first book but last ditch efforts after almost ruinous and incompetent decisions and performance. I read one of the other reviewers likened this book to Pride and Prejudice which isn't a bad comparison and certainly many people will enjoy such as can be seen from the reviews.  However, I dislike when authors change the entire focus of a series or main character as happened with this book it almost makes me feel like I was cheated when I had expectations of a certain type of read based on the first book and received something entirely different.
790541
Several coworkers recommended this book and I was EXTREMELY disappointed. This book is written in a childish manner with information that definitely doesn't need this many pages. If you can't get through a decently written book for adults maybe this is the book for you. It's full of silly scenarios, overused cliches, i.e. "too blessed to be stressed" and terribly written characters ("I am the ultimate Joy.") I am sorry for those of you that are required to read this book for work or other obligations. But I guess that makes me a "Energy Vampire," according to this book.
2288025
I have to say that I was really disappointed with this book.

I listened to the audio while driving a long road trip. It was boring, unlike other books.

I expected a bioterrorism type book, not some book that steals the plot of honey I shrunk the kids...
1902405
So incredibly disappointed with this book. The reviews sounded great, but they didn't coincide with the material.

If you haven't read Taming of the Shrew, this plot doesn't feel thought out and reads haphazardly. It's boring, unfulfilling, and didn't make me want to read another Tyler book again.

If you have read Taming of the Shrew, the book feels just as unthought out and reads just as poorly, but it also makes you wonder how this could possibly be a contemporary take on it. The hints at it are few and far between and Kate isn't a shrew. Bunny might as well not even be in the book, and BLAH! This isn't a modern take on Taming of the Shrew one bit.

Not worth the money or the time.
3014148
The storyline was weak as were the characters!

I really was very disappointed with this book, and wouldn't have even given it one star!

Don't waste your time!
579628
I was very disappointed with this book, I'm surprised it even found a publisher. I could have written this book in 30 minutes, it's  superficial, has no surprising  insights, and truly is written for an elementary aged audience. If there is such a thing as third grade work groups, this book is on target, otherwise, don't waste your time and money.
3210292
I was very disappointed with this book.  As one of the few books out on NSX, I was hoping to get a head start learning NSX, but I found quickly that while the book does try to step you through the setup of NSX, there are many places where items are skipped completely.  For example, there is no instruction as to where you specify the VXLAN numbers, but it is a necessary component prior to the vast majority of the setup of NSX.  I recommend AGAINST this book and if I could give it negative stars, I would.
317052
I was really disappointed with this book, which I had looked forward to because i've so enjoyed the author's work in the past.  I did not like any of the characters nor the story.  Rare for me, I did not finish the book.
137149
I was terribly disappointed in this book.  I ordered five copies thinking it would be perfect for my nine grandchildren.  It really lacked substance when it came to connecting the lessons with the proverb that it was portraying in picture and lesson of each particular subject.  I would not suggest it to anyone unless they want to use it as a treasure hunt to find the proverb that the picture and sentence lesson is relating to.
4719229
I did not particularly liked this book.  The characters were shallow.  Since I knew John Gresham was an acclaimed author, I was expecting more.  It felt like he was saying to himself, " Got to get this to the publishers!" , without taking his time creating an in depth novel.  Living in the coal country of southern WV I also know that he certainly hadn't researched the area that well.  What a disappointment!
716814
This book is nonsense.  Not worth reading.  The "comments" on the book cover are not addressed.  I was greatly disappointed.
4675954
I was a fan of the first two books, but I was disappointed with this book.  First, it was way, way too long.  Stephens could have easily cut out 150 pages of this book and you wouldn't have missed anything.  Same things over and over.  Also, there was real no angst at anytime in this book.  BORING, BORING, BORING AND WAY TOO LONG.  I couldn't wait for it too end.  I had to finish reading it though since I paid $8.  Where were the early book reviewers?  I'm like, does no one have any balls to say hey..this book is way too long S.C.?