Review: Great Start To This Series!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 15, 2014
I have to start out this review by saying I loved the Supernatural references in Getting By.  When a book has the words Dean Winchester in it, it has started off on a good foot.  Favorite show.  Made me happy.Moving on from my obsession with all things Jensen Ackles.Getting By starts out with Emma leaving Jake in the past.  He is left confused and not knowing exactly why she said goodbye.Then we started to get into their relationship, how they met, where they have been, etc.They both head (separately) to California to attend Gaby’s (Emma’s best friend) and Cade’s (the Knight brother’s cousin/brotherish person) and thus the story gets rolling .I really enjoyed Getting By, it was one of those books that I didn’t want to put down (like everything written by Claudia).  I had things that had to be done yesterday on top of reading and I kept watching the clock saying I can read for 5 more minutes, 5 minutes go by, I can probably read for another 5 and still have time to get ready, maybe just another 2 minutes.I wanted to know why Jake and Emma were the way they were, what happened in their past to make both of them shy away from relationships, what broke them?  Why are they struggling so much to not be together when they obviously both love each other?There are quite a few characters in this book that we get to know:  the Knight brothers, their parents, and Emma’s grandparents.  Then there are a few characters that left me wondering if what was going on with them was setting us up for future books, like Gaby and Cade.  We needed them so that we could get Emma and Jake in the same location, but Cade’s feelings toward’s Emma… I’m wondering if that is going to come into play later on?  I may be completely wrong.  I know this is book #1 and I like to try to piece the puzzles together before I get to the actually resolution, whether that be now or in a future book.  My wheels are constantly spinning while I am reading, seeing if I can guess where the author is going.  Claudia is one of those authors whose mind I cannot read when I am enjoying one of her books.  I have never been 100% right when I am guessing ahead and I love that in an author.  I am not a huge fan of predictable and I love that she stays one step ahead of me.The only thing I wish was that there was a little more to the end (I think that is a sign of a good book, when you want more).  I don’t know how to describe it exactly because I loved the book, no complaints, the ending was just rather quick compared to how the rest of the book played out.  I’m just kind of greedy and always want more from characters that I like.Great book Claudia!  I cannot wait to read more about the Knight brothers.  Love those men!Thank you for the copy of Getting By ~ A Knight’s Tale I that I was given to be able to do this review.