Review: Hold on Tight
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 12, 2014
This is my 5 star review for Hold on Tight by Nicola Haken for Eskimo Princess Book Reviews.Hold on Tight picks up where Take my Hand left off. Dexter is hanging on by a thread. He is lost, broken, and pulling away from everyone and everything that he loves. He doesn’t want to fall off his sobriety but feels like he can’t cope with life if he doesn’t have a little something to take the edge off. Will he be able to deal with where is life is leading him? Will he make the mistake and push Emily away for good?Emily is young and nave. She doesn’t want to face the hard parts of her life. She is totally in love with Dexter and doesn’t know how to make his life better. She is doing all that she can to keep him happy and healthy. When things get tough and she finds herself in a position that scares her will she be able to keep her sanity? How will she cope with Dexter when she finds out he is using again, even just a little?This book was very emotional for me. The author does a great job of jumping into a hard topic, drug usage. Hold on Tight is well written from alternating POV’s. We get to see how both Dexter and Emily’s sides of the story and how they cope with everything that is thrown their way. Where there was a lot of humor in Take my Hand, Hold on Tight is a more serious book. Don’t worry, Jeff, adds a lot of humor that will counter act the seriousness! He is refreshing and a character that I really liked. I look forward to reading the rest of the series to see where their story goes. I can’t wait to read about Jared and Rachel as well!