Snitch

I started [b:Snitch 18519239 Snitch (Bea Catcher Chronicles, #2) Olivia Samms https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1391107546s/18519239.jpg 26218972] on Aug 25 and finally forced myself to finish on Oct 26. I devoured [b:Sketchy 16290044 Sketchy (Bea Catcher Chronicles, #1) Olivia Samms https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1360988990s/16290044.jpg 23681623], the first book, in two days only because I had to sleep.The pacing is slow and the characters are completely unbelievable at times... most of the time. They don't speak or act normally. They did and said things, or things just happened that ended up being filler or drove the story in a way that made me cringe or roll my eyes quite often. There's a subtlety that's desperately needed and missing. Everything is clumsy or unrealistic. It tried to tackle some serious issues, but it's done in a way that provides little depth or connection for a reader.I kind of loved Bea in the first book. As soon as I started this second one I found myself thinking, “What the hell? This is NOT the Bea of book one.” She's turned into a bit of a dunce and is somehow not quite as cool. She's corny, tacky, gross, way over the top, and not true to her age. Bea, the bull in a china shop wrecking everything, jumping to conclusions, and refusing to listen for five freaking seconds.I jumped into book two wanting more Sergeant Daniels and Bea action. I love that a relationship would be taboo. He's adorable. Unfortunately the escalating tension and teasing was not written as well as it could have been. The choice of words did not evoke the right mental image. It didn't flow. It was the wrong kind of awkward and took attention away from these characters finally possibly coming together.I wish I were more excited for this series to continue.