Gabriel's Rapture by Sylvain Reynard
Gabriel's Rapture by Sylvain ReynardMy rating: 2 of 5 stars
WARNING: SPOILERS TO FOLLOW....
On a side note: I purchased this book for 2 dollars at a local book store. I'm quite proud of that. *SMILES*
Anyways, moving on...
(For reader reference: this book starts off where Gabriel's Inferno ended...)
The beginning of this book was rough for me to get through. I'd forgotten how innocent and pathetic Julia was. So when the sex talk started and she began the water works, a familiar feeling came over me...
5 pages. Julia couldn've masked her tears for 5 damn pages to give me some hope that she'd traded her diapers for "big girl panties" but no.
"I'm not experienced..."Julia said
"I don't want you to leave me..." Julia choked up.
Words cannot express how aggravated I was every time I saw "tears welled into her eyes..." I would stare at my bedroom door, then back at my book, then back at my door, contemplating whether or not to throw the damn thing across the room. I get that she's innocent and all, but all I'm reading is "tear tear tear...He's going to leave me...SNIFF." She's so damn weak!
My biggest issue with this series so far, and I mentioned something about it in my previous review: how Julia always pulls a 180. In the beginning of Rapture and Inferno, she was this quiet, innocent little girl, who cried about every little damn thing. And then when there is 50 pages left, she turns a 180 and starts making her demands.
And like before, with Inferno, I couldn't help but think of her as a little bitch for it. (AKA, making her demands.) No matter what Gabriel does, this bitch always comes out looking like the innocent party even if she's guilty.
Case-in-point: In Inferno, it was Gabriel's fault for not remembering her. She knew the truth, all she had to do was say something, but she waited until he treated her like whore shit to spill the beans. The damage was already done by that point. It's like she enjoys being the damn victim.
And then with Rapture she plays the victim card again, even though she's just as guilty ladies. For her to be such a "smart" and "bright" girl, she sure as hell had a problem looking through one damn book. O-N-E. Just like with Inferno, it was something so simple, all she had to do was tell him who she was. And now with Rapture and the damn book, which she had in her possession for almost 4 months.
Harvard? H-A-R-V-A-R-D? Hell, I'm surprised she can write a damn thesis after this book. ONE BOOK and she didn't RESEARCH or LOOK through it?
Why this book pissed me off:
1) Gabriel Emerson and Julia Mitchell are apart for 100 pages in this book.
2) It takes them 3 days and 50 pages to get everything involving Toronto University out in the open.
3) The first 167 pages of this book is nothing but filler.
4) Julia's ex-best friend, Danielle? What happened there with the photos? This problem just dropped completely because Julia threatened her? O_O. The same girl who cries at the drop of a hack, is the same girl threatening? Please...spare me.
5) Page 353: "I want us to take things slowly. No more talk of marriage." Julia said.
Page 390: "Say you'll be mine forever." Gabriel said.
"Yes."
6) Passionately kissing Gabriel, and then when he's trying to talk to her about fixing their relationship, she's all "I think we need to get to know each other better. We're not the same people...." WTF? So being intimate is okay, but talking about a relationship is taboo? Good job Julia....
Writing: well-written, aside from the repeats and constant answering a question with a question.
Plot: Solid, except for a few places.
As expected, the ending was rushed, just like Inferno. I'm not ashamed to admit that I actually skipped through the final 30 pages just to see how long Julia played this whole "I want us to take things slowly" gig. Within 4 pages, weeks had passed by and Julia and Gabriel were on cloud 9.
By that point I was just frustrated. I couldn't figure out how this little spoiled/poor bitch, had managed to gain control of the situation again. How she had managed to capture this power over Gabriel to where he was falling at his knees and obeying her every command...ect.
And I can say without a doubt that I have NEVER, EVER, read a series with a weaker female lead. Julia put's the YA girl's to shame. So when they mentioned Harvard throughout this book, I rolled my eyes.
And ladies let me tell you, when it got to the part where Gabriel sacrificed his career for her to go to Harvard....
I wanted to light that book up, understand? Toss it in the dumpster, flick a match, and let it burn.
(I'm sorry, this has turned into a rant. But I can't help it. I stayed up last night finishing the book.)
After a while, I just didn't feel any pity for Julia at all.
Julia had a bad experience sucking dick. Okay. And?
Julia wants to get her scar removed so she doesn't have to be reminded of the boogie monster who gave her a battle wound.
This series as I'm finding out all too well, is one of those where you've gotta take the good with the bad.
Gabriel: Good.
Julia: Bad.
Me: Confused. Pissed. And wanting to throw Julia scraps of bread.
So I don't know if I'll make it through Gabriel's Redemption. 2 books of Julia's weeping and childish antics might be all I can take.
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