Melissa Haag

Well, well, well...

A book about a 18 years old girl whose life changes the moment her father recognizes that she´s being followed. Protecting her is her fathers top priority. Hiding from the world isn´t hers though. And being kept in the dark, being bored and living next to a guy who has his eyes and ears everywhere has her getting frustrated more and more. That´s when she get´s an idea which will change everythingg.

Secrets and threats are all around. What happens when everything will be revealed? What happens when your nightmare comes closer to you than you had expected? And what happens when your prison becomes your home because of him?


My Opinion:

I´m really surprised. To be honest- I´m usually not a fan of short reads but this one was really good. I enjoyed reading it. The characters were likeable and funny. The pace was fine. The writing style- loved it. Wouldn´t have minded if the book would have been longer. Wouldn´t mind to read more of those characters as well.

I haven´t read a paranormal story/ fantasy in quite a while. Well... I wouldn´t say it´s paranormal. I´d say it´s rather fantasy. But until the end there wasn´t really signs of the story being a fantasy. And the part with the werewolves and the tiny part with the backgroundstory... it was short. Almost nonexistent although still important to the story.

Gillian- Loved how she came up with the plan to annoy the hell out of Racer. Everything she did- funny. Had to smile and grin quite often.
Racer was awesome too.

Like I already said. I´d love to read more about those characters. Maybe one day there will be another book with them. Maybe it will be even a bit longer.

It was my first book by Melissa Haag and I suppose not my last as I really enjoyed her writing style. :)

I really really love the books of this series. They are rather special - well written, imaginative, gripping, romantic and even though all books of this series are linked, each of them is unique and tells its own story.

I also love the characters the author creates as they are not just lovable but authentic and complex as well.
When Emmitt meets Michelle and her little brothers in the parking lot of small town diner or rather - when he rescues Michelle and her brothers from some pretty bad guys in said parking lot of a small town diner, he knows that his life has just changed forever.
Being on the run from some very powerfull enemies with two small kids and no place to go is not easy (especially when you don't know how to drive the car you're driving...) and Michelle is very tired and very desperate when Emmitt comes to her rescue. It takes time getting used to the idea that maybe someone is really nice and really wants to help but when Emmitt takes Michelle and the boys home to meet Nana Wini and his brother Jim and asks them to live with them in one of the apartements she accepts his offer. Well, she is not the only one to keep a secret or two (or three..) but maybe, maybe Emmitt's secret will not drive her away... Will it? And what about those enemies of hers, will they ever give up?

I love the interaction between the characters and I think it is amazing how those books are linked with each other and how they complement each other. (Hope)less told us how Gabby and Clay found each other and in Clay's Hope we got to know how Clay felt about their rather tumultuous courtship. (Mis)fortune is Michelle's story and very soon Emmitt will get his chance to tell us his part of it, when Emmitt's Treasure gets out on May 24th (2016). Apart from that there are always the stories of Bethi, Charlene and Isabelle, if you still want to know more about weres and the Judgement of the Six.

Da ich schon Hope(less)sehr gerne mochte, das die Begegnung und das Zueinanderfinden von Clay und Gabby und aus der Sicht von Gabby schildert, musste ich dieses Buch, das aus Clays Sicht geschrieben ist natürlich auch lesen. Immerhin ist Clay ja in Hope(less) nicht ganz so gesprächig, so dass ich schon sehr gespannt war, wie sich das ganze Geschehen sich wohl in seinen Augen macht.

Ganz ehrlich, ich habe stellenweise Tränen gelacht und sitze beim Gedanken an manche Stellen hier gleich wieder mit einem breiten Grinsen auf dem Gesicht da. Melissa Haag hat es geschafft, zwar über dieselbe Zeit und weitgehend dieselben Ereignisse zu berichten, dabei aber eine ganz eigene Note hineinzubringen und das Buch besonders zu machen und nicht zu einer bloßen Nacherzählung.

Auch hier gefiel mir wieder der bereits erwähnte humorvolle und flüssige Schreibstil und ich war wieder begeistert, wie liebevoll die Personen gezeichnet werden. Die Geschichte gab mir die Antworten auf viele Fragen, die ich mir beim Lesen von Hope(less) gestellt habe und ließ mich mit Clay und Gabby mitfiebern.

Clay hatte mich binnen weniger Seiten voll und ganz erobert. Okay, ich war nicht ganz unvoreingenommen, aber jetzt hatte er mich ganz und gar und bedingungslos für sich eingenommen.

Es war manchmal geradezu herzzerreißend, Clays Gedankengänge und seine Gefühle mitzuerleben, ich habe mit ihm gebangt und gehofft, ich war frustriert und ganz zum Schluss....ja, das müsst Ihr am besten selber lesen, es lohnt sich auf jeden Fall!

Von mir gibt es für dieses Buch und die dazugehörige Reihe eine ganz klare Leseempfehlung!