Review: you will be begging for the second book
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 29, 2012
Chasing Leah by C.A. WilliamsReviewed by Nanette Bradford(Member of the YATR Review Panel)Date read: 20th October 2012So let me tell you about this great book. First off we learn about Leah and her upbringing. She's a 16 year old girl who is pretty much left to raise herself. Her mother is out with a different guy every night. Drinking and partying.She comes in one day and blurts out that shes pregnant. Of course she has no clue who the dad is just like with Leah.They don't have much money let alone anything else. so a new baby will be hard. Leah's mom actually stops the partying and drinking for the 9 months she's pregnant but she's still smoking. After the baby Leah's mom says they are going on a road trip. They stop at  Leah's grandmothers house. Leah's grandma and mom haven't spoken in years so when her mom says she's taking off Leah is pretty much dumb struck.. She's now left alone with a newborn baby brother and a grandmother she doesn't know. I was so upset at this. I understand how things can get rough but as a mother I can't imagine being away from my kids let a lone abandoning a newborn and your 16 year old you were supposed to be close to. Uhh.. frustrating.That was a long time ago and here we are now as Leah is in college with her best friend Ally and Caleb at 3 Years old.Leah has legal guardianship of Caleb now. Her grandmother really never warmed up to them and as soon as she could she took over the responsibility for him. She's raised him all his life anyway. Leah is a pretty hard worker and i have so much respect and admiration for this young girl who's taken on so much. too much and she's left no time for fun for herself. That is until she meets her across the way neighbor Chase. He's tall, handsome, smart, and a guitar payer in a band who sings like an angel.Leah is a hard cookie to crack though and Chase has to work darn hard to get Leah to let loose and have some fun.Such a fun read, i laughed i cried and i wanted to poke out Leah's moms eyes out for deserting her kids.Oh and did i mention that ending? Yeah i seriously read a kindle and kept tapping on blank pages over and over again. Um.. not nice C.A. Williams. All i have to say is that their better be a second book coming out pretty darn soon or there is going to be an angry mom at your door demanding to know what happens next. I'd be the first in line. :)If you haven't read Chasing Leah yet you really need to. you will fall in love with all of them just like i did.