Shattered Ties (Ties, #1)

by K.A. Robinson

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Emma is the daughter of a famous rock star and an ex-model and has been given everything in a silver platter.  Her parents separated and since they can’t stand each other, Emma lives with her mom.  Somehow, she managed to not grow up to be a spoiled brat.  She’s down to Earth, loyal, loving, she wears her feeling on her sleeve and she’s incapable of lying.  I really like Emma and I admired her individuality and her openness to new people and new experiences.

On the other hand, it took me a while to warm up to Jesse.  He was proved wrong over and over about Emma, but he still wanted to believe that since his dad was rich, then she must be a bad person.  I think that Emma had more trust in him that he did in her. It also bothered me that Jesse believed that he would never amount to anything.  Yes, his aspirations were to be a tattoo artist, but that doesn’t equate to being poor.  It felt like he had no real aspirations.  One thing I did love is that most of the time they were honest with each other,

Emma’s mom is an awful person that really believed that she, and anyone with money was better than everyone else.  On the other side of the spectrum, Emma’s dad was pretty amazing.  He was supportive and understanding of Emma and her relationship with Jesse. I liked Andye, Jesse’s best friend, but Ally was a horrible person that showed love in the most stupid and traitorous way possible.

The plot was nothing new, but well executed. The writing was really fluid and beautiful. One of the things that I didn’t like is that Jesse and Emma’s’ relationship happened too fast.  I’m not sure about the timing, but I think the whole story happened in the span of about a month.  The romance was way too quick to develop and they were in bed way too fast for my taste.  Also, the ending was very abrupt.  I think that Jesse made a horrible series of mistakes and he understandably felt betrayed.

Overall, I really liked Shattered Ties. I think what I loved the most is that the main characters were pretty straightforward.  I hope that Twisted Ties is just as good and that Jesse and Emma resolve all their problems.This review was originally posted on Reading With ABC