Review: Hanging On
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 5, 2010
Sophia DiMarco is a highly successful dominatrix.  She is in control and rock steady pretty much one hundred percent of the time.  Since being abused by someone she cared about years ago, Sophia refuses to let anyone, especially men, close to her.  She never gives up control and she is never submissive.  Until Drew.  Drew screws up her entire psyche and Sophia doesn't know how to handle his type of loving.  Finding way after way in which to get Drew out of her life, Sophia is often flabbergasted by Drew's inability to stay away from her.  But most importantly, she is ashamed to find herself needing Drew just as much.Sophia's abuse aside, I wanted to shake her.  SHAKE. HER.  She took control to a whole new level so much that I almost stopped reading it became so redundant.  I can see being in control.  I understand preparing yourself mentally for a challenge.  I totally empathize with a broken heart and never wanting to experience one again.  What I can't accept is a female character being so in control and stubborn that she won't listen to reason.  And why Drew cared about her? I have no idea.  Only Sophia can answer that one because if it were me, I would have left her and her baggage after the first scene.If you like heroines to be too stubborn to live then Hanging On by Michelle Zurlo is the book for you.  If you are like me and don't mind them stubborn, but like for them to at least take a chance on love, then I would strongly suggest skipping Hanging On.  Reading it will only make you bonkers.  I look forward to reading more from Ms. Zurlo because I know that she is more talented than what this novel shows.TaliaReviewed for Joyfully Reviewed