Book Review: Chasing Allie by Meli Raine

Breaking Away Book 2

It turns out my stepfather has plans for me.

Plans that make dying look like a walk in the park.

He’s selling my virginity to a Mexican drug lord to get out of debt. Chase just found out and is here to take me away to safety. To the ocean. To my dreams.

But while I’m gone, a murder takes place back home. I receive a phone call. It’s the police.

I’m the prime suspect.

And if I go back, I may become the prime victim.

They say love conquers all, but can Chase save me from this?

* * * Read all the books in the series: Finding Allie Chasing Allie Keeping Allie

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My Review:

I’m actually kind of glad I’ve read ahead, and that I’m familiar with the other works of the author behind this alter ego. I would have missed so many inside jokes otherwise. And for as heavy as this book gets by the end, I was grateful for that additional levity. I’m a bit perplexed by the need for this book in the series. I understand that there’s some important stuff that happens in this book to set the stage for what’s to come. But there’s also a lot of this book that didn’t feel necessary. I loved the opportunity to watch Allie and Chase get closer. And to see what the relationship with her sister was really like. But for what’s contained in this particular book, I don’t know if we needed all of it. I’m hoping this background information will make more sense in context with one of the next books.

Other books in this series:

Finding Allie (Breaking Away Series #1)