REVIEW- Holding You

Review of Holding You

by Jewel E. Ann

Wow. I've read some books when the characters had some downright awful pasts. But Addy's pretty much makes me want to throw myself off a bridge after I've lit myself on fire! YOWZA! I'm actually not sure how she managed to keep herself together. But whatever or however she dealt with her pain led her directly to Quinn.

Quinn is a striking and wealthy alpha male who gets around and doesn't feel much like apologizing for it. He's handsome and muscular and has a penchant for all the nice things his money can buy. Addy is not impressed. She's not into possessions and flash- preferring to live a simple and uncomplicated existence. The two are drawn to each other and begin a long and often painful relationship which seems to be heading directly into the path of destruction. But I guess it wouldn't make for a good story if a bunch of angst and drama were left out.

I enjoyed the story but a few things kept prickling at me as I read. The instant connection between Quinn and Addy didn't sit well with me. I didn't really feel that instant pull we were being made to believe. It took a while, I felt a slow build would have been much better in this case, especially since Addy was so closed off to begin with.

I suppose part of the reason I didn't give more stars was because as much as I felt sympathy for the characters, I also didn't feel a true connection to them either. The pain Addy had suffered through was always on the surface and present for all to see but the character was so closed off that sometimes it felt as though she was closed off even to the reader. There was such a large build up to the reveal of her traumatic past but some of the emotion seemed to be cut off. Don't get me wrong, I knew as a reader that she held some painful secrets.

All in all I did like Holding You and will read the next installment eagerly. I do hope for a happy ending because both characters really do deserve it.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.