⭐⭐☆
We loved – absolutely LOVED – Jericho and went into
this one with high hopes. But though the writing is strong and all the
characters are still there, we were more than a little disappointed. What we
expected was a new romance set in the town with the characters from the first
book being present in supporting roles. What we got instead was just life going
on with the same characters.
Set eighteen months after the first book, Syd and Maddie are
living together with the little boy, Henry. A storm comes along and whips the
town and then everyone is getting back on their feet.
We found that McMan tried too hard to be funny in this one –
but didn’t quite pull it off with the same élan. Syd and Maddie remain
super-awesome and super-hot together, which is about the best thing in the
book. Maddie’s best friend David becomes quite intolerable in this book. Roma-Jean
and her discovering her sexuality should’ve been the main story in the book.
That would’ve been a much better read.
Sadly, we just cannot recommend this book, but since the
writer really knows the craft, it is not a complete write-off either.
⭐⭐☆
