I’m really struggling with what I want to say about this book. I sped through it in less than a day, and I’m not sure how much I retained. It was such a fast and easy read, but there wasn’t much substance to it. We basically just follow Juliet around, random things happen, then the book ends. There’s not much plot, there’s not much character development, I don’t know what there is.

Saints picks up hours after the events at the end of Sinners. Juliet is at the police station being interviewed about Kathryn’s death, but she’s quickly released. The next day the group meets up to talk about what happened, but all they really know is that Kathryn was searching for the treasure that night. By the time school starts Smith and Juliet are casually dating, Cece is trying to take Kathryn’s place as Queen Bee, and Sadie is back from rehab more troubled than ever. She spends most of the book hanging out with Cece, and Juliet becomes friends with a new girl.

The woman who kidnapped Juliet starts calling her constantly. Patrick happens to be around the first time it happens and helps her deal with the emotional fallout. He makes it clear that he’d like to date Juliet, and while she likes him she doesn’t want to choose between Smith and Patrick. It turns out that as far as Smith is concerned she doesn’t have to as long as she’s honest with him, but Patrick is jealous. Then there’s Jax who at least doesn’t humiliate Juliet in front of the school, but he’s still horrible to her in private. Ace finally explains his side of the picture story from the first book. Also, there’s a small development in the treasure hunt mystery and Juliet finds out Pearl is sick.

As I said it felt like a random series of events. There’s so many different plotlines going on, and none of them get a ton of attention. I thought at first that the focus would be on the murder mystery, but no one other than Sadie seems to care that much. Then there’s the treasure hunt which I’m still confused about. I don’t get why it’s such a big deal, why people are so obsessed? Also, did Hollis leave any clues that the general public are aware of, or did he just say he hid a treasure and that’s it?

I thought the storylines concerning Pearl and Juliet’s kidnappers were the most interesting. I always thought it was odd that the kidnappers took Juliet, and what led them to try and rob her parents in the first place? I hope we get some answers eventually. As for Pearl, I think her relationship with Juliet is rather unique and I enjoy reading about them.

Then there’s the romance storylines. A common problem with the guys in RH books is that they don’t have unique personalities, and it’s hard to keep them straight. That’s not the issue here, they’re all distinct individuals. That’s kind of impressive considering how little development they get. Each guy has about two scenes where the focus is on him. They don’t even interact as a group all that often. Smith is the best, Patrick needs to get over himself. I want to like Ace, but I still find it difficult to forgive him for the pictures. Jax is the worst. His lack of respect for women and Juliet in particular is disgusting.

Juliet is still just okay. She mentions at least once or twice that she wishes she wasn’t such an emotional, hormonal mess and I agree with her. It’s an RH, I get that she’s struggling with her feelings for each of these guys. My issue is that she’s known them for several months and it’s still all about their looks and not their personalities.

I’m going to keep going with this series. I want to know more about the kidnapping. I’m curious to see how everyone settles into a relationship where they share. While I might have issues with these books they are quick easy reads. Even though I’m kind of disappointed, I still find myself sucked in.