The Destiny of Violet & Luke

"Note: I received the book for free through Goodreads First Reads. <br/><br/>To start off this review I'm going to state right out that I think my rating could have been better if I had been in the right mindset for this book. I hop around in interests when reading books and I'm currently in summer happy YA mode. This was anything but so right off I was not exactly in the mood for it but I keep hearing great things about Jessica Sorensen's books. I've read the Secret of Ella and Micha and was disappointed so when I won this book I was thrilled to try her out again in the hopes that this book would somehow capture all the awesome things that people say in their reviews about this author's works.<br/><br/>This book is even more depressing than the Secret of Ella and Micha. I didn't think it was possible but it really is. I don't know if that's the thing with all New Adult books but if it is, I probably won't be enjoying any of the titles that fall into that genre of books. I can usually stomach a ton of angst from one major character because there's usually another character there who can help them for the better. The only person in this book who was even remotely happy (I'm not going to say undamaged because I don't know his story) was Greyson and he instantly became my favorite character. Unfortunately he popped in way too late to redeem this book for me. I saw the twist coming a mile away even though the sheer odds of something like that happening are...too small for me to even fathom. So that was another issue I had with the book. It just feels like this author is in severe angst mode which can be awesome, I'll admit it. I love books and tv shows, movies, what have you, with angst. It makes me feel for characters. But this was going overboard to the point that it made ME feel like I was suffocating. And that's also my issue with books, especially in First Person. I don't want to be told how someone is feeling (especially when they're constantly in pain, physical or mental), I want to be shown. And I felt that if you could cut out the majority of the inside thoughts of these characters, this book would be at least 50% smaller. <br/><br/>I just wasn't feeling this book, honestly. But like I said before, it's probably just me, the kind of person I am and the mood I was in when reading it. If you're into complete and utter angst in your romance novels, this one is definitely for you. If I were that kind of person, no doubt would I have given this a four of five starred review. So just be warned beforehand, this author loves angst and this book seems like the most angst-ridden book she has (I could be wrong, I have yet to read a few of her other books but at the moment, that is not going to happen) but if that's your cup of tea, you're going to love this. If it's not, maybe steer clear of this book."