Abandon by Meg Cabot (Book Review)

Goodreads summary:
Last year, Pierce died - just for a moment. And when she was in the space between life and death, she met John: Tall, dark and terrifying, it's his job to usher souls from one realm to the next. There's a fierce attraction between them, but Pierce knows that if she allows herself to fall for John she will be doomed to a life of shadows and loneliness in the underworld. But now things are getting dangerous for her, and her only hope is to exactly what John says...

                          My rating - 2


My review:
I'm afraid that if you're looking for a positive review, then this isn't it. I wouldn't say it's the worse novel I read this year, but it's definitely up there in the 'never to read again' list. What I struggled with most was the way it was written... I'm not saying that Meg Cabot is a bad writer because I thoroughly enjoyed her Mediator series, I just didn't like the way she wrote this particular novel. The thing that got me most was how confusing it all was! At one moment we are in the present, then suddenly we're in the past without any warning and I'm like, "Wait, what?"
Not to mention information overload! Meg seemed to throw in so much information in so little space, that you end up having to go back a bit to catch up with what's happening.

Now on to the characters...
Pierce - I wouldn't say she was a bad protagonist, but she was annoying at times.

John - He only appeared a few times so we don't know too much about him... However, when he does appear he's rude, argumentative and tends to be a little violent.  Although he says he "loves" Pierce, he doesn't show it. I'm sorry, but I found John as annoying as Edward Cullen.

Side characters - There were some really interesting side characters: Pierce's cousin, Alex; her mother, uncle and even a bunch of popular kids who we didn't get to know and it would have been nice if Meg explored their characters a bit more.

Romance?
Dear, oh dear... Where do I start? As I said above, the two main characters barely knew each other and suddenly - from out of nowhere - they have their tongues down each other's throats. It all happens so quickly and randomly, and they didn't have any good reason to fall in love.