Gladys's Reviews > Caught in the Chase

If you have read the other books in this series you'll be familiar with Chase and Alicia. All these books are well worth reading and I recommend them all. That being said, I think if you wanted to jump in here, with this book, you could fairly easily. Are there characters that reappear and previous events referenced? Yes, they do and yes, there are, but I felt that everything was very well laid out and explained in such a way that you could dive in and you'd be just fine.

Now, lets get into the nitty gritty about this book. Alicia and Chase are complex, complicated and very flawed characters and I thought that this had a tendency to make the them anywhere from somewhat to very unlikable at times throughout the book. I did feel that this was realistic and perfectly fit with the story being told. Painful mistakes, bad choices, heavy emotional baggage, life altering secrets and deep seated feelings create a strong springboard to build off of as this gripping and emotional read unfolds. I feel that I'm doing you a favor by warning you that the start of this book in particular is hard to read. It is raw, very tragic and is prone to having you make judgement calls that you are going to have to work to get past. Again, I thought this fit with the storyline. This is a book that can really effect you and I believe that how it does and how hard it does will greatly depend on your own life experiences and feelings. I admit that for me it was sometimes quite a challenge but I am so glad I took the time I needed and pushed through because this "shine a light on all the dark corners" book has a very important and powerfully moving story to tell.

These characters are going to push some buttons and they quite often make you feel like your heart is being torn in two. Alcoholism is like any other addiction. It can make the very best of us do things we find it impossible to imagine doing, including hurting the ones we love, putting ourselves at risk and doing things you can never take back and this brutally harsh truth is what makes this story sometimes so very hard to read. I will say that one of the things that really struck me about these characters is that in spite of the many outward differences that they present to the world, on the inside they share a startling amount of painful similarities. The chemistry and connection they share is really undeniable but they have many internal and external obstacles standing in the way of them finding both solo and couple happiness.

This book does end on a soft cliffhanger and you'll have to wait to find out what happens in Caught In Us, the conclusion to this duet of books. If you enjoy a read that can offer a blend of heavy and hopeful, heartbreaking and romantic, steamy and sweet and realistic and relatable, you need to grab a copy and dive in. I'm posting an independent, impartial review.