This book continued the love triangle between Peter, Jack and Alice. Alice is now with Jack and all seems well. Except now, we are being shown the truth behind Peter’s actions and we find out he is actually in love with Alice. Everything he did was to benefit her. And Jack now seems like a selfish jerk.
So me, the reader, is now rooting for Alice to be with Peter. When I figured out this is never going to happen, my desire to read the book dwindled. Because now, I dislike Alice for continuing to be with Jack when Peter has now been painted as the better match for her.
I mean, the poor guy keeps making sacrifices for Alice and never getting her, he just gets more miserable. Who wants to read about that?
The fourth book looks to be more of the same. And there’s no fifth book on the horizon.