I didn't love it like I did the Callie and Kayden books. I had a harder time with Luke and Violet as people-they just have SO many issues...And Preston...just yuck. So, it was hard to really get into this book. But, I did finish it because, for whatever reason, I wanted to see where it would go. I love Jessica Sorenson so I think part of me stuck through the book for that reason. ( )

En la sección donde dice los géneros de este libro dice que es dark, y pues sí...



Esto tiene que ser la historia mas deprimente jamas creada.

Leí 54% y perdí el interés porque es una cadena de tragedias, con un montón de personajes desequilibrados. Así que salte hasta el capitulo final para ver si al menos tenían un final feliz... pero nop. Es un final abierto, típico de Jessica Sorensen, muy al estilo de [b:The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden|16113791|The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden (The Coincidence, #1)|Jessica Sorensen|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1353550763s/16113791.jpg|21930423], así que no creo que vaya a continuar leyéndolo... nunca.

I received an ARC from the publisher of The Destiny of Violet & Luke through the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program in exchange for an honest review.

I would say that this book was an extreme disappointment, except that it wasn't. It was exactly what I expected from Sorensen. Her stories are extremely formulaic--from the swirling script font choice for the titles to the characters being horribly broken with abusive pasts to the plotless stories where you're waiting for the inevitable coupling followed by some "cliffhanger" ending where they are torn apart or just the regular issues with things like grammar and spelling. (As this was one that was not self-published, I had hoped that the grammar would be better. That it wasn't was actually a disappointment.) When it comes to sticking to her formula, Sorensen doesn't disappoint. Unfortunately, her choice to write such formulaic stories is a disappointment because I think that Sorensen could actually write a really good story if she put a little more effort into it.

There's nothing truly special about this book or this couple. Yes, they are broken, but this is not any different from any other couple she writes about. The stigmatized virginal girl and misunderstood oversexed boy have been the leads in her Ella and Micha & Callie and Kayden books. The boy having a substance abuse issue isn't all that unusual, nor is the girl engaging in self-destructive/parasuicidal behaviors and lying to those close to her. I could easily change the names of the characters to those of her other books and have the same stories that I've already read by her. There's not really any respect for the issues that Luke and Violet suffer from. They're just there to help advance the idea of these characters being poor unfortunate souls.

The relationship and the attraction feels forced. It seems that she was so determined to hook these characters up that she didn't actually feel the need to describe how these feelings were changing. Their love story needed a little more work, as did the character development. But, again, this is not any different from every other book of hers that I have read. There were no true surprises or developments in any other aspect of the story. The ending issue? It wasn't something that threw anyone who had been paying attention for most of the book. The only "shocker" is that it drove them apart. It didn't really change anything within their relationship and they had answers to some of their questions, but it shouldn't have driven them apart. It seemed that the only reason that it did was that this would allow Sorensen to write yet another book about these characters; a book that will probably be almost exactly like this.

But here's the completely wackadoodle part of all of this: I still want to know what happens with them. The book may not be special and may be exactly what I've read before. The characters may just be the same ones she's written over and over, but I want to know what happens to them. And THAT is why the book is getting a two-star rating instead of a one-star one. Sorensen has enough writing talent and story-telling skills that even with all this craptasticness I still want to discover what happens to these two broken souls. ( )

Thanks to Librarything for a free book from Early Reviewers, in exchange for a review. Tumultuous book.....to say the least. I am all for dark romances but what are the chances of this as a reality? I like to get lost in a book but the author let's us know straightaway that this just can't end well. Then the cliffhanger................

My entertainment was lost with that, and then at the end of my copy it gives a peek at Callie and Cayden? Why not a peek at the next book.. Blah. The writing was good but I hate being set up. My enjoyment factor is what I base my reviews on so three stars. ( )

This is my first book by this author and I thought the writing was pretty good. Unfortunately the story is very dark. Luke and Violet live depressingly sad, parallel lives. Traumatic events in their childhoods have made both of them grow up into dysfunctional young adults who spend an enormous amount of the book thinking about how horrible their lives are.

Luke and Violet meet in college, but considering their situations and debilitating hang-ups, it was hard to believe they had enough optimism to get there. Luke, who claims the need to control, drinks 24/7 and treats girls like they are disposable, while Violet is moody, snippy and avoids any kind of social interactions. Even though I didn't particularly like Luke and Violet, I was interested in reading about them. Seeing Violet respond to Luke’s attention was exciting. She craves an adrenalin rush, and being with Luke gives her this. There are some witty, intense and sexy scenes that spiked my interest, but long segments of sad and unnecessary backstory kept pushing me out of the story. After a while, I skipped over them.

The book ends with a cliffhanger, leaving us to wonder how or if the relationship between Luke and her can continue. Though I’m curious about Luke and Violet’s final destiny, I’m pretty sure I won’t pick up the next book. I like me some angst in a story, but this was too dark for me.

I received an ARC from the publisher. ( )