Review: Wake Me Up gave me all kinds of inspiration---in life and love.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 19, 2014
"If you want to forget something or someone, never hate it, or never hate him/her. Everything and everyone that you hate is engraved upon your heart; if you want to let go of something, if you want to forget, you cannot hate. ~C. Joybell C.A second chance in life.This is what all Emma is asking for. Her mother won't allow her freedom and makes her a prisoner of nightmares that hunts her.But Emma fights back. Emma loves. Emma wakes up.I feel real connection to the story. All events were real though dark, and abusive. It speaks of reality. Wake Me Up is great story of finding love in the sea of hate, doubt and unforgiveness.On a lighter note,  from the characters name, Aiden and Emma, I love the novel almost immediately. Add the British card to it. I surrender to anything British. Set in England, and USA with a little bit of Africa, Michelle Horst had taken me to places with Emma is her journey to find freedom.Symbolism. I admire the symbolism used in here as the eagle. As a reader, I had easily relate to what Emma feels through the vivid descriptions of how she wanted to be like the eagles.Even though the story is mainly on Emma, Aiden was a great of a hero too. His protectiveness and ever- determined love for Emma is one to fall for. He'd been a great partner with Emma through the dark and the light.I also loved the action that comes within the story. The fight, kidnapping etc. It add more dense to the story that hooked me more.Wake Me Up is a great story of fighting for life and love. Freedom is always handed to us. It's our choice to own it or leave it."It's not a dream, Emma. There's no wakin' you up. It's only gonna get better."