John Jackson.
He’s a sweet talking Georgia boy, rough around the edges with an irresistible
smile. John sets his sights on the new girl, determined to show her what his
small town is about. But she isn’t as accepting as he thought and she rejects
him at every turn.
The beauty and boldness of Alyssa Winters stirs John’s blood. She quickly works
her way under his skin and becomes a constant in his life – his best friend,
his other half. As the attraction between the two friends grows, John wants
more.
She pushes, he pulls.
When one reckless night of fun wreaks havoc on John, Alyssa risks it all to
ease his pain, giving him the one thing he desires most...her. But John’s
sadness runs too deep, the damage, irreparable.
He runs, she falls.
John must work to prove himself. Despite everything, Alyssa is the one person
he doesn't want to live without. The stakes are high, and he’s willing to bet
it all. Even if it means he’s left to suffer alone.
*JMAC'S REVIEW*
I had to give myself a little over a week to process this
book. Goodness, I’m still not positive
my review will really do justice to how much I loved this book.
Alyssa has to be one of my favorite heroines. Like if I could ever bring a character to
life to be her best friend, Alyssa is my pick!
She spoke her mind without a worry of the consequences. Which is honestly my favorite thing, probably
because I’m the same way. Because of
moving around so much she was super skeptical about getting close to anyone when
she first arrived in South Fork. Alyssa
quickly became friends with John, Jace, and Ford.
Gosh I fell hard for these 3 boys. Like really really hard. Of course I had no idea going into the story
what would come of it. I totally thought
it was going to be a cutesy summer romance, god do I love those. Honestly I don’t think anything could have
prepared me for what actually happened in this book. Like one second I’m laughing at the banter
between Alyssa and the boys, and the next thing I know I’m crying so hard I can
seriously feel my heart ripping apart.
Yes, this book RIPPED MY HEART APART.
Totally shredded it to pieces.
And I never expected it.
Alyssa and John’s relationship is something I don’t think I could
ever forget. It was so raw, so
real. Almost too real. The situations they are faced with are just,
god I couldn’t even imagine. There were
times I wanted to punch Johnny and tell him to wake the hell up. Then there were times I wanted to slap Alyssa
and tell her to open her freaking eyes.
But when it was all said and done, I understood their feelings. I understood why they each did what they
did.
I honestly couldn’t tell you who I felt worse for. Both John and Alyssa were put through things
that I wouldn’t ever, couldn’t ever imagine happening or going through. I wanted to jump in this book and just
comfort the both of them, for extremely different reasons.
There were many points in this book where I wanted to
message the author and tell her how horrible she is for doing this to
them. For making me witness this type of
pain. I can’t even explain how torn I was
while reading. Lucia has a way with
words. I was hooked from start to
finish. This story is not what it seems. It is SO MUCH MORE.
Hold On to Me is the story of love, loss, and finding love
all over again. It’s one of those things
where you think it can’t possibly get worse, like there’s no way, then
BAM. Hold On to Me is easily one of my
favorite reads of 2015. I felt every
emotion Lucia poured into her words, and I loved every second of it.
Trust me when I say this review doesn’t even do this book
justice. It’s a special book that I feel everyone needs to read. It was so good. I can’t stop saying how good
it was. Like really really good… Please
do yourselves a favor and read this book ASAP... I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Lucia, you did it again.
You made me fall hard for another book.
Thank you for John and Alyssa’s book.
Words can’t even explain how much I loved this story!
<3 JMAC
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*About The Author*
Lucia Franco lives in South Florida with her husband and two boys. When she's not hard at work on her next novel, you can find her relaxing with her toes in the sand at a nearby beach.
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