Review: Undone by Shannon Richard

Undone by Shannon Richard

Published: July 2, 2013
Source: Ebook copy provided by Netgalley
Rating: 2 Stars
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Blurb

Things Paige Morrison will never understand about Mirabelle, Florida:

Why wearing red shoes makes a girl a harlot
Why a shop would ever sell something called "buck urine"
Why everywhere she goes, she runs into sexy—and infuriating—Brendan King

After losing her job, her apartment, and her boyfriend, Paige has no choice but to leave Philadelphia and move in with her retired parents. For an artsy outsider like Paige, finding her place in the tightly knit town isn't easy—until she meets Brendan, the hot mechanic who's interested in much more than Paige's car. In no time at all, Brendan helps Paige find a new job, new friends, and a happiness she wasn't sure she'd ever feel again. With Brendan by her side, Paige finally feels like she can call Mirabelle home. But when a new bombshell drops, will the couple survive, or will their love come undone?

About the Author

Shannon Richard grew up in the Panhandle of Florida as the baby sister of two overly protective but loving brothers. She was raised by a more than somewhat eccentric mother, a self-proclaimed vocabularist who showed her how to get lost in a book, and a father who passed on his love for coffee and really loud music. She graduated from Florida State University with a bachelor’s in English literature and still lives in Tallahassee, where she battles everyday life with writing, reading, and a rant every once in a while. Okay, so the rants might happen on a regular basis. She’s still waiting for her Southern, scruffy Mr. Darcy, and in the meantime writes love stories to indulge her overactive imagination. Oh, and she’s a pretty big fan of the whimsy.

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Review

This book started off pretty good for me, Paige doesn't have a job, moves in with her boyfriend but they break up then she has to move to a new town with her parents where nobody likes her. I think it's too much drama and it's not necessary. It didn't make me feel for the main character or sympathize with her. I didn't connect with any of the characters in this story and I kind of lost the plot a few times and that caused me to not finish this book, I left it at 83%. I did love that Paige was different from everyone in the new town but it also made her stand out too much and cause them to dislike her. Although with these people in town I feel like no matter what they weren't going to like her and just because she was new that was reason enough for them.  I also thought that there were too many sex scenes and the book was just too long.

Spoiler section:
I feel like the plot in this book was lacking. First Paige was coming home to her parents because she had nowhere else to go, then she meets Brendan and they start dating, but after that what else is there to add to the story that might interest me? I thought. And that was at 70% ish. So I continued on and I wasn't impressed, the characters weren't particularly interesting. I think the story should have ended with the couple marrying in the end and I would have given this book 3 stars, but there was so much more to be read and none of it seemed necessary for me. The character Chad was only written to taunt and to intimidate Paige and to cause conflict, he was not necessary. Also Paige's father gets cancer, I don't understand the point of that plot point either, I already wasn't attached to the characters and this just annoyed me.
I really dislike giving negative reviews but this story wasn't captivating enough for me to stay engaged. i found too many things going wrong and I feel like it was too long and it just wasn't for me.