by Kerry (link)
Genre cest, drama, romance
Pairings Isaac/OFC, Jessica/OMC, Zac/OFC, Zaylor
Length 90 chapters
Status Completed (second in Lost Without Each Other Trilogy)
I came away from the first story in this trilogy with mixed feelings. I didn’t hate it, but I saw lots of room for improvement — improvement that she no doubt made in the rewrite. Ultimately, I decided to stick with the original flavor, if you will, all the way through.
The first thing I noticed about You’ll Never Escape was that the chapters were, for the most part, a bit longer than in If You Read This. That’s definitely a change for the better. It takes the plot a while to really get going, though. At least, it’s too slow for my tastes, and I can’t tell if I’m picking up hints of future plot lines or not.
Most of the issues I had with If You Read This apply to this story as well, but one problem seems to have gotten worse. I can’t ever tell who’s speaking! When one character speaks, the other character’s reaction should not be in the same paragraph. At some point, Kerry must have figured this out, because I don’t recall having this problem with her later writing, but in this story, it’s driving me insane.
Once the plot actually gets going on, there’s a lot of different elements to it. Some of them don’t get the attention I thought they deserved, with real, interesting issues being glossed over or awkwardly “solved” while overdramatic miscommunications take center stage. It ends on a huge cliffhanger, which I’ve been waiting for, and will actually be anxious to see resolved in the final part of the trilogy. While You’ll Never Escape doesn’t quite live up to its potential, I think it is an improvement.
Review by Bethany (website)