Review: Drake and Emery
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 25, 2014
This is another wonderful addition to the Rain Series by Lisa De Jong. We get to see what happens in backdrop of the novella After the Rain. Emery and Drake seem like completely different people that really have nothing in common but they are so much more than mere appearances. Emery grew up in a small town with her father and she felt driven to get out of that life by studying hard and being somewhat standoffish so no one would stand in her path of getting to where she thought she should be. When she was 4 years old, her mother left her and her father to go seek her dreams. Drake is The Quarterback, he's got tons of pressure on his shoulders. His father died when he was about 11 years old and his father always pushed and wanted Drake to play football. So now he just continues doing that for his father but not really for himself. He's got a mother and 2 little sisters but his mother checked out after their father died and Drake had to pick up the pieces and be the parent and provider in alot of the ways. He keeps himself on track but he doesn't let alot of people in especially girls because they would just be a distraction. From the very beginning, he is interested in Emery but he keeps pushing her away because she would be a big distraction and she deserves better than him.This book is about how we might make plans for what we want for our futures but it doesn't mean that is how things are going to turn out. Sometimes there are better things in our future that we didn't know were what we really needed. Some of the best things in life are not planned. Drake is a messed up man that has guilt and thinks he's supposed to fufill his father's dreams since his father isn't around to do it. But underneath all that, he is a really good man who has had to deal with alot of bad things in his life. Emery wasn't dealt a great hand either but she's trying to succeed but she's missing the good parts of life. I really enjoyed these two characters together because they really are wonderful together.This book is so worth reading and I'm looking forward to the next book which is Rachel's story.