Where do I start with this review? I really wanted to love this book. I was drawn to it by the cover and the blurb, but unfortunately, it didn't do it for me. I say this with a sad face. This review might come off as bit of a rant.I think my biggest issue was the main character, Ellie. I couldn’t connect with her and found her to be immature, whiny, and weak. There were times that I thought okay, here we go. She is going to kick-butt now and show these girls whose boss, but that never happened. It was a tease. Every time she took one step forward, she took three steps back. I really felt like I was a kid being tricked and this annoyed me to no end. It made it hard for me to really enjoy the story. I liked every character in this book, but Ellie. I even liked the main female villain more than her. Tuck is the love interest in the story, and he’s also Ellie’s brother’s best friend. The relationship between Tuck and Ellie started off great and I really liked them together, but the more I kept reading, the more I was praying for a love triangle. And I hate love triangles. I wanted him to stop pursuing Ellie. It was so obvious he liked her, but Ellie refused to believe it and constantly put herself down. It was the hardest thing for her to believe that someone like Tuck would actually want to be with her. Eventually down the line, though, she realizes how much Tuck cares for her and this made me like them again as a couple. I kept on reading because even though I didn’t really care for Ellie, there was a good story being told here. I started to like it a little bit better, but then the author throws in a curve ball that, to me, was just too convenient. I couldn’t buy any of it. Now that I’ve gotten all that out, I will say that the book wasn’t all that bad to the point that I did not finish it. I did read until the end, but I think it was more because of Tuck and the world of the Valkyrie’s than it was anything else. 2 out of 5 stars!
