Review: Lean On me
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 22, 2014
I am absolutely in LOVE with this series. Just when I think it can’t get better it does. Ms. Haken just keeps giving us better and better. This series has been a rollercoaster of emotions for me. Lean On Me is no different.  I was just as enthralled in it as I was the first two books.Lean On Me takes place during the same time as Hold My Hand. While Dexter and Emily are in the states, Rachel and Jared are left behind in London. Lean On Me is their story. Rachel is quite the character. She is sassy and crass. She takes no s*** from ANYONE!! Just because she is in a wheelchair doesn’t change things in her eyes. I LOVE this about her. So independent and strong. Yet under her strong shell she is a scared young lady. I LOVED seeing herself-doubt. She shows no cracks in her walls until Jared….Ooh Jared!! I LOVED his character. He can see right through those walls that Rachel has built.  He sees something in her, not just her disability. He is just witty and strong enough to give Rachel what for. We soon find out that Jared has seizures. He never wanted Rachel to discover this about him. He didn’t want to be pitied. Or have people treat him differently.I love the relationship Jared and Rachel have together as a couple. These two are back and forth with their banter. I LOVED IT!!! I mean the things these two say to each other… WOW!! I could only shake my head at them, but I smiled while reading their name calling. These two really LOVE each other. I LOVED how their friendship blossomed into love. Jared really pursued Rachel. I LOVED this about him. He had really changed since the first book.  And BTW what the hell are “Pot noodles” LOL!! Rachel LOVES her some pot noodles.Then BAM we get a hell of a surprise at the end. I was shocked about it, but LOVED how it fit with the story. I have to say Lean On Me was another 5 star read for me. I LOVE the characters and the stories. I am sooo looking forward to  Never Let Go, which releases soon. I can’t wait to see what happens with Racheal and Emily. Can their friendship be repaired? What is Chris hiding? Can Dexter be there for Emily? What happens with Jared and Rachel and their little surprise?  CAN’T WAIT!!!!!