Review: Hold On Tight
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 22, 2014
Let me start off with saying that I LOVED the first book in this series, Take My Hand. So I was so excited to start Hold On Tight. With the way Take My Hand ending on a bit of a cliffy, I was excited to see what was in store for Dexter and Emily. Luckily I didn’t have to wait and immersed myself into Hold On Tight.OMG!!! I was SHATTERED while reading Hold On Tight. I hated seeing the characters, which I have invested so much of my time and love in pain. Oh jeez, Dexter, he absolutely broke my heart. I just wanted to get in the book and comfort him. I just was heartbroken for him. And when Dexter was at his lowest it was a tough scene to get through. Ms. Haken did a job on me and my emotions. I was a WRECK through most of the book. My emotions just raw and intense. I had to see if Emily and Dexter could survive this huge bump in the road.In Take my Hand you first meet Dexter a recovering addict. He is determined to not fall into his old ways. He has moved from his hometown in Ohio, to London, England to attend college. he meets sweet nave Emily and at first tries to stay away from her. He feels he doesn’t deserve happiness. he feels he deserves to feel pain and be punished for his past mistakes. They fall in love however that's not the end of their story.After getting some bad news Dexter has to return home. Emily tells him she is going with him. She feels he needs her, he just wont admit it. When Dexter and Emily arrive back in the states things quickly escalate for Dexter. After the death of his mother I saw signs that Dexter was reverting. It was like watching a train wreck. Then Dexter’s dad shows up. Talk about an JERK!!! I hated his father for the way he treated Dexter and his mom. Don’t you worry though, he gets what’s coming to him.We meet a new character named Jeff. OMG!!! I LOVED him. He is no-nonsense. He is Dexter’s therapist after he OD’s on heroin. At this point Dexter had pused Emily away and “Aunt Sarah” told her to go back to the UK. When he OD’s Sarah calls Emily back and Emily rushes back to the states. the whole time they were serperated Emily was broken. My heart broke for her. I wanted to kick Dexter’s butt for hurting her.With Jeff, Emily, and Aunt Sarah’s help Dexter makes it through his rehab. Emily and Dexter decide its time to go back to the UK. Aunt Sarah goes with them. I don’t want to give away everything. I left several secrets a secret. You’ll just have to read it to find out. Hold on Tight is full of angst. BE PREPARED!!!I missed Rachel, her and Emily drifted apart. These two have been so close I was surprised that this rift between them was so HUGE. Rachel really brings the comic relief that was missing from this book. I also missed Jared. I can’t wait to read the next book Lean on Me, which is about Rachel and Jared. ​And the ending… HOLY HECK!!! It left me dying for more. We will get to see more of Chris, and find out his future. I am scared for Emily. I pray that Dexter can be what Emily will need. She is going to need him to be strong in the next part of this story because I expect this will crush her. 5 Amazing stars!!!