There are certain feelings that go hand in hand with certain experiences. For example, “Grey’s Anatomy” makes me want to punch a baby (not really) because of all the emotional deaths that occur for no reason. Shopping makes me want to live on a rainbow because I’m so happy spending money I don’t have.

So, there shouldn’t be a surprise that when I read certain books, certain emotions coincide with them. “Eternal Starling” by Angela Corbett left me with the sense of “what the hell is going on?” and a lingering desire to slap sense into the main female character.

The books is about Evie Starling, who is a regular girl living a relatively uneventful life until she meets two boy — Alex Night and Emil Stone. Both claim to be her honest-to-God soul mate, and she’s torn between the two (who could have seen that one coming?). She has a past she doesn’t understand, and is caught up in a war between the Amaranthine Society and the Daevos Resistance.

For the most part this book is another love triangle series with life and death situations. It’s a fairly predictable plot line of back and forth between Night and Stone mixed together with witty banter and hot make outs. I hate to say it, but Starling gives girls a bad name. If you have feelings for two guys, maybe you shouldn’t be messing around with both of them at the same time.

I can’t say I blame her though, because I thoroughly enjoyed both male characters. There is Alex, who is tall, dark and handsome. On the other hand, there’s Emil who is fair, light and sort of reminds me of sunshine. Both are hot, protective and possessive, so of course there are a lot of scenes where they act like barbarians with their statements of “she’s mine!” Here’s a quick scene with Alex:

“‘For me…’ the words seemed difficult for Alex to find, ‘getting to stay with you, to spend more time with you…to love you the way you should be loved, it’s all I live for.’”

Come on! So cheesy, I can barely stand it. I’ll make it fair and throw a scene in with Emil:

“His eyes were warm as he gazed at me. ‘I would do anything for you, don’t ever forget that.’ Emil moved closer, gently tucking the rose behind my ear. The floral scent perfumed every breath I took as Emil brushed his thumb lightly over my lips.”

When is the last time a college guy EVER did or said something like this? Oh yeah, never.

It’s sad for me to say that Starling’s character isn’t anything a girl would look up to being. She’s not strong or capable in any way, and she cries a lot.

However, all the bad parts aren’t going to keep me from reading to sequels, if Corbett ever decides she wants to publish them. I’ve been pulled into the vortex, and now I’m obliged to finish. I give it three out of five stars. Extra for the hot make out scenes.

There are certain feelings that go hand in hand with certain experiences. For example, “Grey’s Anatomy” makes me want to punch a baby (not really) because of all the emotional deaths that occur for no reason. Shopping makes me want to live on a rainbow because I’m so happy spending money I don’t have.

            So, there shouldn’t be a surprise that when I read certain books, certain emotions coincide with them.  “Eternal Starling” by Angela Corbett left me with the sense of “what the hell is going on?” and a lingering desire to slap sense into the main female character.

            The books is about Evie Starling, who is a regular girl living a relatively uneventful life until she meets two boy — Alex Night and Emil Stone.  Both claim to be her honest-to-God soul mate, and she’s torn between the two (who could have seen that one coming?). She has a past she doesn’t understand, and is caught up in a war between the Amaranthine Society and the Daevos Resistance.

            For the most part this book is another love triangle series with life and death situations.  It’s a fairly predictable plot line of back and forth between Night and Stone mixed together with witty banter and hot make outs. I hate to say it, but Starling gives girls a bad name. If you have feelings for two guys, maybe you shouldn’t be messing around with both of them at the same time.

            I can’t say I blame her though, because I thoroughly enjoyed both male characters. There is Alex, who is tall, dark and handsome.  On the other hand, there’s Emil who is fair, light and sort of reminds me of sunshine.  Both are hot, protective and possessive, so of course there are a lot of scenes where they act like barbarians with their statements of “she’s mine!” Here’s a quick scene with Alex:

“‘For me…’ the words seemed difficult for Alex to find, ‘getting to stay with you, to spend more time with you…to love you the way you should be loved, it’s all I live for.’”

Come on! So cheesy, I can barely stand it. I’ll make it fair and throw a scene in with Emil:

“His eyes were warm as he gazed at me. ‘I would do anything for you, don’t ever forget that.’ Emil moved closer, gently tucking the rose behind my ear. The floral scent perfumed every breath I took as Emil brushed his thumb lightly over my lips.”

When is the last time a college guy EVER did or said something like this? Oh yeah, never.

            It’s sad for me to say that Starling’s character isn’t anything a girl would look up to being. She’s not strong or capable in any way, and she cries a lot.

            However, all the bad parts aren’t going to keep me from reading to sequels, if Corbett ever decides she wants to publish them. I’ve been pulled into the vortex, and now I’m obliged to finish. I give it three out of five stars. Extra for the hot make out scenes.