Official Review: The Platinum Triangle (Book One, The Pla...

angelbeats1 · Post by **angelbeats1** » 16 Aug 2015, 20:15

[Following is the official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Platinum Triangle (Book One, The Platinum Series)" by T V Hartwell.]

3 out of 4 stars

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T. V. Hartwell’s debut novel, The Platinum Triangle, is a unique work of romance that is sprinkled with hints of suspense. It was a fairly quick read of about 300 pages, and makes for great weekend read. This book touches upon many themes such as love, honesty, marriage, and family. In addition to the themes, this story is centralized around idea of relationships. After reading The Platinum Triangle, it made me realize how important honesty is in a relationship, because without honesty, there is no trust.

When Jake Doyle and Amanda Climent meet for the first time in their Game Theory classroom, at the prestigious Stanford University, it is love at first sight. Right then and there, Jake silently swears to her, ¨I am going to marry you one day¨. Six years later and sure enough, Jake and Amanda are excitedly planning out the final touches to their wedding. However, not everyone is happy at the thought of these two lovebirds getting married. From day one, Jake’s mother, Jamie Doyle, has been against her son’s relationship with Amanda Climent. Jake cannot seem to figure out why his mom is so opposed to their marriage. What can be so bad about Amanda?

As much as Jake is excited to finally start calling Amanda his wife, he cannot stop thinking about his best friend, Kirby. However, Kirby is not just Jake’s friend, he is also his secret lover. What initially started as experimentation and curiosity back in high school has metamorphosed into something far more serious. Jake knows that once he marries Amanda, he wants her to be the only lover he has, but does he have enough willpower to end things between himself and Kirby? Or will their secret bromance continue in the dark?

Reading this book was like trying to buy cotton candy at a fair: the beginning is rushed and you have to push through to get into the actual cotton candy line, but you persevere because it been years since you have experienced the sensation of sugar, in the form of a fluffy cloud, dissolving in your mouth. After waiting for what seems like ages, you finally reach the front of the line, but all of the cotton candy is sold out and you walk away feeling empty and incomplete. Like the cotton candy line, The Platinum Triangle was a bit rushed in the beginning and I really had to push myself to keep reading. The reason why I never put this book down was because of its uniqueness. Almost every chapter in the book contained another twist in the story. Unfortunately, I felt like the end of this story was actually the middle of the story. Yes, this book has a cliffhanger ending, but I felt like it ended a bit too abruptly and every single one of my questions were left unanswered.

Like many other books, I had my likes and dislikes. I found the characters in this novel quite hard to relate to, because not everyone comes from billion dollar families like Amanda, and it was hard to look at things from her perspective. At times it reminded me of an episode of Gossip Girl. On the other hand, I liked the uniqueness and the constant twists in the storyline. I appreciated the background descriptions the author included about each character, but sometimes I felt as if I were reading my school’s history book rather than a romantic novel. Overall, I give this book 3 out of 4 stars. I recommend this book to readers over the age of eighteen due to some adult situations, such as sexual intimacy.

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The Platinum Triangle (Book One, The Platinum Series)
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zeldas_lullaby · Post by **zeldas_lullaby** » 18 Aug 2015, 21:08

Wow, this book sounds interesting. Great review!

angelbeats1 · Post by **angelbeats1** » 18 Aug 2015, 21:34

zeldas_lullaby wrote:Wow, this book sounds interesting. Great review!

Thanks you so much!

And yes, it definitely was an interesting read!

gali · Post by **gali** » 18 Aug 2015, 23:15

Lovely review! I don't think the book is for me though.

Yocelin _123 · Post by **Yocelin _123** » 19 Aug 2015, 01:26

I love the way you explain and describe the settings and its a great strategy.Its a great book.

angelbeats1 · Post by **angelbeats1** » 19 Aug 2015, 13:00

gali wrote:Lovely review! I don't think the book is for me though.

Thanks Gali! I'm a big romance lover, so this book was prefect for me. It had lots of steamy scenes.

cecewil · Post by **cecewil** » 19 Aug 2015, 18:21

Great review...can't wait to read!

chytach18- · Post by **chytach18-** » 20 Aug 2015, 04:54

Fantastic review, angelbeats. I particularly like the passage about the cotton candy. I think it is a common problem with modern romantic novels - most of them just like eating a cotton candy. You wait for something exciting, but in the end have nothing. The reason why I try to avoid modern romantic novels is that, unlike their 18 and 19th century predecessors, these novels don`t usually depict characters who are ahead of their era. Modern Heroes and Heroines are rather behind the people who surround them. I agree with you totally: it`s very hard to feel for the character who is fortunate enough to have mummy and daddy with fat wallet. Why not make her achieve something without her parents` money? Why money is so important? Can we buy love and passion with money? I don`t think so. Anna Karenina, Madame Bovary and Jane Eyre had something else in their characters. Something deeper. That`s why we still read books about those ladies. And still feel for them.

Post by **bookowlie** » 22 Aug 2015, 16:13

Nice, balanced review. I like how you pointed out all the little things you liked and disliked about the book. Although I am not a big romance reader, the story does look interesting.

Heidi M Simone · Post by **Heidi M Simone** » 01 Sep 2015, 18:44

The story does sound interesting and I'm going to add it to my to-read list! Maybe the cliffhanger will be resolved in the next book? Thanks for a nice review and can't wait to give this book a try!