Review: Hold on!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 1, 2014
Hold On Tight by Serena Bell.The story of Jake and Mira - two people reunited after 8 long years, during which both experienced big events - Jake's horrific and MIra's uplifting, although difficult.  I had high hopes for this one but at times, I was disappointed.  It bothered me a bit all the emphasis put on Mira being a single mom - she lived with her parents who supported her for seven years.  Many single moms struggle financially and emotionally with not much support, but she had that - even if she wanted to be more independent.  While she was a good mom, she had only recently truly felt the affects of being a single mom on her own.Jake lost his leg while serving his country - the fact that he "didn't have PTSD" and didn't seek professional help was upsetting - he obviously was struggling with what he went through while at war, even if he didn't want to "put a gun in his mouth".  Every decision he was making was based on that one horrific event.  I did love how Mira was able to break him down and reveal his feelings and thoughts that he kept bottled up.  I enjoyed Sam and how Mira was overprotective but Jake only wanted him to be a boy and enjoy everything, despite his allergies and asthma.  What I didn't like was Jake seemed to only want to be a part of Sam's life if he could have Mira.  I believed he loved Sam but would run away from him as soon as he had a disagreement with Mira.This story had a ton of potential and overall, was good.  I just didn't always feel the connection with the characters that I would have liked to.(Received ARC from NetGalley for honest review)