Book Review: Return to Paradise by Simone Elkeles

Title: Return to Paradise (Leaving Paradise #2)

Author: Simone Elkeles

Pages: 291

Genre: Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction

Published: September 1st 2010 by Flux

Source:  Library Book

Synopsis: 

Caleb Becker left Paradise eight months ago, taking with him the secret he promised to take to his grave. If the truth got out, it would ruin everything.

Maggie Armstrong tried to be strong after Caleb broke her heart and disappeared. Somehow, she managed to move on. She's determined to make a new life for herself.

But then Caleb and Maggie are forced together on a summer trip. They try ignoring their passion for each other, but buried feelings resurface. Caleb must face the truth about the night of Maggie's accident, or the secret that destroyed their relationship will forever stand between them. 

Review:

I really really really wanted this book to redeem Leaving Paradise, and to have made reading this duology worthwhile.  It wasn't worthwhile, or at least it wasn't for me. 

Okay, the same issues from the first book are what continued to bug me here. 

CALEB. he is the most annoying male character (for me) that Elkeles has written. He is just rude, I dislike his attitude with a PASSION. The way he works with problems, and tries to resolve them is just ugh. 

Maggie maggie maggie. Girl you should have let that loser loose. He treated you so badly until like the last 70 pages, that was not OKAY. 

The way the last 70 pages just seemed to rush Caleb and Maggie back into a couple was a tad annoying. But the whole book was annoying. 

This book just really pissed me off, because time after time Caleb treated Maggie shittly, she STILL went back to him, she still loved him. 

I just, maybe I read this at the wrong time of night? 

But I am SO HAPPY this series is OVER.  And the cover is really ugly. Sorry. 
P.S: 1.5 stars, cause this book really bugged me.

Rating: ★ 1.5