Review: An Intriguing Start...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 24, 2013
The Rocker That Holds Me was a fast-paced, emotional story.The story begins with a devastating look at Emma's life as a child. Her mother is a drug-crazed, abusive disaster, and Emma spends much of her time hiding. A group of older neighbor boys: Nik, Jesse, Alex, and Drake, take care of Emma, helping her hide, caring for her.Fast forward sixteen year, and those same boys are members of a world-famous band, and Emma is now their caretaker. It's a life that makes her happy, being with her boys. Emma loves the guys, but one unknowingly holds her heart. And Emma has a biiiiig secret....With so much going on, and being only ninety-nine pages, The Rocker That Holds Me is a fast-paced story. Emma's very, very sick and very, very in love. Does the rocker that holds her also love her? Good question, and that's essentially what held me to the story. I did like it, and I cared what happened. The story essentially revolves around whatever is wrong with Emma, but I would have loved to have had more about the other characters, as well. The bandmates seemed like fun, interesting guys. I wanted to know them, too. But still, I liked the story, and that ending had me smiling like a loon.