Review: She went there....
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 14, 2013
I've been a follower of Shanora Williams since Helena Zane. And let me tell you, this woman's writing has just exploded into this beautiful thing you have to experience.I absolutely loved the story that Shanora had to tell in Hard to Resist. When she revealed that the name of the next book would be Hard to Hold On....I have to admit....I panicked. I mean, what was so HARD to HOLD ON to??!! She wouldn't dare put sweet Natalie and super uber hot Nolan through drama would she??Oh....she went there....Through the first 1/2 of the book - I honestly didn't know if Natalie and Nolan were going to make it through their craziness. My status updates on GoodReads consisted of "Shanora...you better fix this..." and "Ok, seriously, fix this now..." And just when I honestly thought she listened and fixed it...more drama. Yes, MORE DRAMA!!There are some old characters that Shanora expands on in this installment. We are reintroduced to our favorites, Harper & Dawson (ummmm...can we say spin-off, please??!!). The one "old" character that I grew to really like was Mills. He seemed like a snarky pain in the ass in the first book...and yeah, in the second he's still snarky and a pain in the ass, but we see glimmers of "I really do care about my baby brother..." all throughout the story. Brittany and Jordan make another appearance, and while it seems small...it's significant...just trust me.And then, Shanora puts the drama there. Introducing Sharon...Nolan's ex-girlfriend. Anytime you introduce to ex-significant other into a story, you know you're in for drama. I swear, Sharon must have a big DRAMA tattoo on her backside....Tyler, Tyler, Tyler. I can't say much because it will TOTALLY give things away, but by the end you're going to want to....well....you'll just have to see.So, has Shanora turned DARK on us?? Will Natalie and Nolan survive?? You're just going to have to wait and find out for yourselves...