Review: Quick and Captivating
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 14, 2013
4.5 STARSThis was a quick read and an engaging one at that.  I could tell by the distance of the character that she had a troubled past but the journey with Melanie was one worth taking.Melanie is the “new girl” at school and is taken under the wing of  Katie  and Mike.  They can see that she is “unsettled and scared” but they don’t push.  Baby steps.  Josh sees through Melanie.  He “affects” her in a way she didn’t think possible but keeps him at a distance to protect herself.There were sometimes in the story that I thought Mike and Katie were a little too controlling of Melanie and her interactions with others.  I felt like she was finally finding a little bit of strength within herself and should have been able to interact with others aside from Mike and Katie.  Josh had tried to be nothing but nice to Melanie and was kept at bay by their controlling ways.As the story progresses, we learn that the “bubble” that Katie and Mike have kept Mel in may have done more bad than good.  Josh has admired Melanie from a distance only finally giving in to his feelings.  With only a short time to go before she leaves to start her life elsewhere, Melanie’s past comes slamming into her present leaving her scared and alone.Will the one person she has kept at bay be her salvation?  Or will it be too late?I will definitely be picking up Embracing Love to see where Melanie’s story leads.  This may have been my first read by Nicky Jayne but it will definitely not be my last.