Review: Holding on to Forever by Siobhan Davis & S.B. Alexander
Adam would do anything for his mom and his sister, Phoebe. Even if he has to deal drugs to make enough money to pay for Phoebe's necessary medical vest, he'll do it. He just didn't know, couldn't have known, that he'd end up selling to the woman he'd fall in love with. The very off-limits woman who happens to be his coach's daughter. Yikes...
I absolutely hate to admit this, because I normally LOVE Siobhan Davis' writing, but I just could not really connect with Holding on to Forever. I think the reason why is because of Emily. I didn't like her character, didn't think she was good enough for Adam, and didn't really believe he'd fall for someone like her. It can be a tricky thing writing about addicts and addiction, because usually the addict is not very nice while in the throes of their addiction. The trick is making him or her redeem themselves once they've sobered up (if they sober up). Unfortunately neither author made Emily into a likable character, not even at the end when things were going better with her. Yes, she had a hard life, had something horrible happen to her, but it did absolutely nothing for character, instead made her already obnoxious personality even more obnoxious. Sigh... So I give this 3 stars because the actual story is good, but Emily is completely unlikable. I did like Adam, and his roommate/friend, Sam, though, and they helped save this from an even lower rating. I will still read all of Siobhan Davis' stories in the future, even though I didn't like this particular one, because she's proven to me that she's normally a sure bet.
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HOLDING ON TO FOREVER
Adam would do anything for his mom and his sister, Phoebe. Even if he has to deal drugs to make enough money to pay for Phoebe's necessary medical vest, he'll do it. He just didn't know, couldn't have known, that he'd end up selling to the woman he'd fall in love with. The very off-limits woman who happens to be his coach's daughter. Yikes...
I absolutely hate to admit this, because I normally LOVE Siobhan Davis' writing, but I just could not really connect with Holding on to Forever. I think the reason why is because of Emily. I didn't like her character, didn't think she was good enough for Adam, and didn't really believe he'd fall for someone like her. It can be a tricky thing writing about addicts and addiction, because usually the addict is not very nice while in the throes of their addiction. The trick is making him or her redeem themselves once they've sobered up (if they sober up). Unfortunately neither author made Emily into a likable character, not even at the end when things were going better with her. Yes, she had a hard life, had something horrible happen to her, but it did absolutely nothing for character, instead made her already obnoxious personality even more obnoxious. Sigh... So I give this 3 stars because the actual story is good, but Emily is completely unlikable. I did like Adam, and his roommate/friend, Sam, though, and they helped save this from an even lower rating. I will still read all of Siobhan Davis' stories in the future, even though I didn't like this particular one, because she's proven to me that she's normally a sure bet.
ARC via Social Butterfly PR.
#bookreview #HoldingOnToForever #SiobhanDavis #SBAlexander #NewAdult #football #drugdealer #addict #newrelease #SocialButterflyPR #ARC
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