Torn (Torn, #1)

by K.A. Robinson

[Ashley]

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Torn was really quick and easy for me to read. This was a huge contrast to the last few books I read, which took me DAYS. However, Torn wasn't the book I was hoping it would be.

I expected the book to be all about Chloe and Drake. But actually, it's all about Chloe, Drake, and Logan (yes, a love triangle). For 90% of the book, Chloe isn't even dating Drake; she's dating Logan. That's what I didn't like. How can I enjoy a book about this hot, bad boy musician if he's not even dating the main character? And, as you'd expect after hearing about this love triangle, Torn has multiple instances of cheating in it. Another thing I didn't like.

I actually started out really enjoying Torn. The first downhill moment for me was when someone tried to rape Chloe and she didn't want to report him. Instead she cried, "No, don't call the cops! Just take me home!" By not reporting this dude, you're enabling him to try to rape other girls. Nice one, Chloe. Maybe the guy had done this before and that girl didn't report him either, but if she had, then he wouldn't have had the opportunity to try it on you.

From there, things only went downhill for me because Chloe started dating Logan instead of Drake. It was so obvious that she was REALLY into Drake and not that into Logan, but she started dating Logan more out of obligation or an attempt to get over Drake... in other words, she dated Logan for all the wrong reasons (not because she actually liked him romantically).

To be honest, I didn't so much mind the bad boy stuff. I know a lot of people don't like it when there's a bad boy womanizer who magically changes his ways for one girl. Sometimes that bugs me too, but it didn't bug me in Torn. The only thing I didn't like was how Chloe was dating Logan the entire time and not Drake, when it was obvious that she wanted to be with Drake instead. Then, obviously, the cheating really annoyed me too.

I just think that Torn could have been so much better if the book focused more on Chloe and Drake building a relationship together, instead of Chloe immaturely hopping between two different guys because she can't make the decision she actually wants to make.

You might like this book if...

* You like bad boys who change their ways for one girl
* You like Beautiful Disaster
* You like Taking Chances


You might NOT like this book if...

* You hate it when there's a bad boy who falls in love with a girl for reasons he "can't explain" and changes his ways
* You don't like cheating in books
* You don't like love triangles, especially those where the outcome is obvious
* You like to see the "nice guy" win
* You don't like books where every guy in a 10 mile radius is obsessed with the main character