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I would give this book either a 2.5 or 3 stars. I’m still conflicted about how I feel about it to be honest but maybe at the end of my review I’ll be able to really tell you a good honest rating. I have a bunch of notes that made zero sense when it came to writing this review.

Characters:
The characters did not feel real to me. I couldn’t really connect with them, they felt very one dimensional. I didn’t understand why they acted a certain way. For example, Leo was sometimes a jerk and I didn’t understand why. I also didn’t really believe Leo and Lillian’s story but I think that if the author had included more of a backstory like what happened all those years ago, how they meet, etc. I would’ve believed their chemistry a lot more. I wanted to get a better sense of who they were. I also felt like maybe too many characters were mentioned at times like the friends, I knew they played a significant part of the story but I felt I knew them a little better then I did Leo and Lillian.

What I liked about this story:
One of the things I loved most about this story was Leo’s relationship with his mother. I thought it was the only realistic relationship in the book. It was really sweet and it was the one time I truly felt Leo was a true person.

The Story
The story had many missing parts at least it seemed to me. Like I mentioned, I wanted to understand more of Leo and Lillan’s history because that definitely would’ve made the story so much better in my opinion. I also felt like I was being told the story instead of really immersing myself in the story. Not sure if that makes sense, but you know when you visualize the world while you’re reading? I didn’t get that with Destiny. Some parts were predictable but the ending most definitely wasn’t. Although, I had a couple issues with the book I would like to see what Adela brings to the table.

Overall,
I think with some improvements in the next story the book would actually be really good. However, for me this story fell a bit flat for me therefore I’d rate it maybe a 2.85.

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