Can't Let Go by Jessica Lemmon

First of all, let me say that I did like the story.  I wasn't aware that there was a first part of the story when I started reading so there were some gaps, but I was still able to follow what was going on.  Both Aiden and Sadie have a ton of hang ups, but they seem willing for the most part to take on the baggage and make a go of the relationship.  Aiden's refusal to tell his family that he is now divorced made sense, but I didn't like it. It doesn't fit in with the grownup version of the world that exists in my head. I have to believe that someone in his family would have cared enough to know that something was going on with him and asked him about it. I was not a fan of the ending where he disappears off to Oregon to take care of his mom and doesn't really make enough of (in my opinion) an effort to explain.

I have to say that this is an example of a trend in publishing that I really don't like. When I read a book, whether I buy it, borrow it, or whatever I have the expectation that unless it is part of a series of some kind that it will be complete and long enough to justify the expense. Even then, a series in my mind is about different characters that are connected together, not buying one book a few chapters at a time. When I start a book  only to find that after a few chapters the story ends and I have to buy another book to find out what happens next ... it frustrates me. It makes me feel as though the only motivation for doing so is to milk the consumer for every penny. We all know that profits on ebooks is not the same as print publishing, but still.

My rating: 1 out of 5