The overall story line was pretty mushy and predictable for my taste
590923
I kept on reading to keep up with the basketball narratives.  The overall story line was pretty mushy and predictable for my taste.  Too many wounded personalities.  But a happy ending and not a terrible investment of a few hours.
3798499
I chose this book because I used to love reading Thoenes' historical fictions when I was in high school.  This is the story of a girl with a secret... and her parents also have secrets.  Their secrets are tearing up their lives.  Once they open themselves to the truth, the truth sets them free.  Somehow the whole story seemed cliche and predictable, though.  One of the angry characters is set free by the truth, and another angry character gets worse and self-destructs, even though he is a victim of horrible mistreatment.  I couldn't understand the point of juxtaposing these two characters.  The villain in this story seems ridiculous to me--really?--he burns the manger scene?  And the other characters are also lacking depth--it's like an amateur attempt at writing a psychological thriller, or psychological lightweight romance, where some biblical standards are thrown in to make it "Christian" and alcohol gets a bad rap so you know that has to be Christian.  It was an okay read, wasn't boring, but it was altogether forgettable.
397093
I like clean written books. But this was just like syrup. Overly sweet and gooye. It was predictable. Even the big twin sister twist could not bring the story to life. Just not my cup of tea.
4381486
This story has some interesting quirky characters and a fairly fast paced plot. The writing seemed mediocre, stilted and too declarative for my taste.
1127231
I just read Something on the Side, and I hate to say it but I was less than impressed.  The novel was interesting at times, but not something that I would write home about.  The characters had little or no depth and were too focused on sex. I admire Carl for showing that the healthy sistahs can be just as wild as the skinny ones and, unfortunately, just as stupid, too.  The story went on longer than it needed to, and the ending, while surprising, wasn't very satisfying, just like the rest of the book.
1573447
I like romances featuring Highlanders, I enjoy renaissance fairs and I occasionally read time travel novels, this book has all three, so I thought I would enjoy it.

It was an okay book; it felt written for YA readers, though it doesnt say that in the description. And I had to really suspend my belief because many of the plot devices were either improbable or weak. It is clean  no offensive language and no sex scenes. The female main character seemed very young and immature, there was no depth to the main male character and the willingness of the young womans parents to accept that their relationship was so serious so fast seemed far fetched.

By the end of the book, I had so many unanswered questions. I suspect they may be answered in future books of the series, but Im not yet sure Ill keep reading. But that is just me. If you are looking for a simple, clean, easy to read romance, this book could be for you.

Note: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
1743573
The writing had a good flow, and the plot moved along well. However, even as a lover and regular reader of young adult literature, I found Delirium to be far too shallow, melodramatic, and predictable to enjoy it much. I may give this author a try again in the future, but I won't read more of this particular series.
3138453
I will begin with the statement that I LOVE English "country house mysteries" especially those set in the first few decades of the 20th century.

This seemed like an attempt to cash in on the attraction of those memorably mysteries but failed miserably.
The characters were mostly one-dimensional with few redeeming characteristics and a few were downright nasty.

The story line was shaky and lacked cohesiveness, it seemed to ramble a bit which made it difficult to follow the attempt at a plot.

I managed to plow through to the end but it was a chore.
4196490
Eh.  It's ok.  It's got a few "Woah!!" worthy scenes, but the story is pretty lame and I was disappointed with the main character.
1010827
The book was a fum quick read, with some interesting ties into d.c. symbology. Unfortunately this fun is ruined by a predictable storyline and blunt plot devices. I felt like the only point of some of the characters was to simply advance the plot. Meh Is a perfect description.
2842531
This was ponderous reading for me.  I gave it a chance and read a bit over halfway, then decided I didn't much care, so I skimmed the rest of it.  Not much more in the skimming that I cared about either.

It was also a bit more predictable than I'd like to have seen, and I didn't really like most of the characters. The story idea(s) had potential, so maybe those were refined and developed in Book 2.
3468512
Just okay for me--I'm sure it will get a lot of 5 stars but I found it to be borderline

1. The story was okay but predictable(very) with little suspense, you know who the heroes are and you know the villians
2. lots and lots of repeat, once the storyline is in focus then it's just repeat after repeat with nothing added (which was the main part of the first half of the book)
3. too much dialogue that Kane intends to be 'cute and sexy' but I found it to be annoying and juvenile
4. lots of repeat about personal incidents in the lives of the characters that doesn't add to the story and just fills pages
5. I'd put this in the romance genre because I didn't feel there is enough suspense/thriller to put in that genre

I think is ongoing characters but I didn't find them interesting enough to pursue it unless just desperate for something to read.
995871
I'm not sure why I requested this on Netgalley in the first place, since it really isn't my type of book. Something about the synopsis caught my eye though, I guess. After reading, I'm still pretty sure it's not my type of book.

 It was interesting enough, but there was nothing that really drew me in, and I found the whole thing pretty unbelievable. And then there were certain aspects of the plot that were really predictable too. I really wish the book had been about her friend Asher, or that he would at least have been in the book a lot more, because he was really the only interesting character for me.

 Overall I wouldn't recommend this unless you really like political stuff.

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review
4517264
An interesting enough storyline and the main characters are likable.  Parts of the plot were predictable while others were not.  I did and did not like this story at the same time.  I rooted for Odrik and Nova to stay together of course, but the predictableness of this story with countless others I've read dulls the impact of it and makes it seem humdrum despite the alienness of the Qetesh people.
4414164
This movie was fubby but a little dry and cheesey at times which I think was the point but not my taste.
1316217
Characters were kind of cliched. The sister who turns to drugs and drink and sex. The other turns to a man who will "take care" of her, all following the tragedy of the (cliched) feisty, free-spirited sister who vanished while in college. The marriage of the parents failing, with one becoming obsessed, the other resigned. And the almost cartoon character of the "bad guy" in the husband of Claire. Also Claire being so competent on the computer hardware and wiring etc, was kind of comical, since she seemed to possess few skills of any kind, but that she was "clever" as well as of course beautiful. And the serial killer on death row playing Hannibel Lecter games with Dad. Just was not as impressed and enthralled as I was meant to be, I guess.
1951635
The author tries too hard to create an interesting and spooky storyline and it all falls hopelessly flat. Foreshadowing is much too obvious and starts right away, well before you even get a feel for the backstory or the characters (none of whom I cared about). And he (she?) adds much too many unnecessary details, I assume in effort to be creative and make the scenes believable, but they're just annoying and add nothing. This book wasn't "gripping," " creepy," or "disturbing," as the endorsements on the jacket promise. Thankfully it was a fast read so I didn't waste too much time.