Wednesday 12 November 2014

'Thoughtless' by S.C. Stephens

BEFORE READING MY REVIEW: I've read Thoughtless in my native language - Polish. I am willing to think that our translation a bit flattened the original story and especially general atmosphere of the book.

Book Summary: "For almost two years now, Kiera's boyfriend, Denny, has been everything she's ever wanted: loving, tender and endlessly devoted to her. When they head off to a new city to start their lives together, Denny at his dream job and Kiera at a top-notch university, everything seems perfect. Then an unforeseen obligation forces the happy couple apart.

Feeling lonely, confused, and in need of comfort, Kiera turns to an unexpected source—a local rock star named Kellan Kyle. At first, he's purely a friend that she can lean on, but as her loneliness grows, so does their relationship. And then one night everything changes...and none of them will ever be the same."


Thoughtless? Yes. Keira was thoughtless. And a bit annoying. Her indecision and choices she "tried to make" made her a character I didn't really like. I was eagerly waiting for her romance to be discovered by Denny. At some point, while I thought she's ready to take responsibility for her actions, the plot with "let's be friends" between Kellan and her totally destroyed me.

Despite the fact that the story is really long I feel like the author was rushing and just touching some things, showing problems with which characters dealt in a flat and superficial way. If the book was 200 pages shorter and had deeper insight into Keira's, Kellan's and Denny's emotions and situation, I would even consider giving it 5 stars.

However, Thoughtless is a light and engaging read, even if the constant drinking-morning-coffee scene was annoying. I will definitely read the second part of the series, hopefully something unexpected will happen there.

16 comments:

  1. I could not stand Keira's character. She got on my nerves so badly. She basically ruined this book for me. Great and honest review!

    PS: I found your blog on Goodreads. I understand that this is your first English book review blog. For English to be your second language you have a good grasp on the language. I had no problems reading and understanding it. :D

    I followed you via Google Friend Connect. I would love for you to check out my blog and follow me back :) This Girl Reads A lot

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    1. Thank you! My boyfriend is Scottish so I use English on a daily basis. It's still not perfect though :)

      I followed you back on blog and twitter :) Your blog is really nice and clear! Some book bloggers use fancy fonts that basically make their blogs illegible.

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    2. Don't flatter yourself :)
      We want more English reviews from you ;D

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    3. That's cool! Does he have an accent? I love that Irish brogue :P

      Thanks! I'll be coming back frequently for your new reviews! Have fun and good luck with your new blog!

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    4. He has amazing accent! :D

      I will read your reviews also <3

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      @natasha - you sneaky girl :)

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  2. This book sounds disappointing and boring.. but at least you're willing to give the next one in the series a read! Good luck on your new blog adventures girl! (:
    Morrighan @ Elysian Fields.

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    1. Thank you so much <3 I followed your blog!
      That book was not what I expected it to be... but we'll see if the story developes through the series!

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  3. On my to-read list... might postpone it now for a while. New GFC follower :)

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    1. I think this series is a series to read when you don't really have anything better to grab or you want to melt your brain a bit :) I followed you too! :)

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  4. I haven't read the book - or heard of it - but was wondering if you've read it in both English and Polish. Anyways, it seems you were rather generous with a three-star rating.
    As a reviewer, it is often very hard for me to like a book if I dislike the main character. Glad you were able to give it a three-star rating, even if it wasn't 200 pages shorter lol.

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    1. I'm willing to give it a try in English as well, hopefully in summer when I have a bit more time. I'm not sure what to think of our translation. Sometimes bad translators can kill a book completely.

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  5. Great review :D I might try this one when I don't have anything else to read.
    I tagged you to do The Seven Deadly Sins Book Tag: http://myaddictionbooks.blogspot.com/2014/11/the-seven-deadly-sins-book-tag.html

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  6. I haven't read this series yet but I've heard it's good! Now that I have read your review I'm not sure if I should read it or not. I hate weak heroines :)

    Sofia @ SofiaLovesReading

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  7. I feel like this book is going to be a fail for me, I've been trying to avoid reading it :( Great review!

    Benish | Feminist Reflections

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