Don't Let Me Go: Based on a True Story

by Jordan Pease

Tears from laughing, scars from jumping fences, bloody hands, tattoos, drinking games, best friends, new friends, losing friends, boyfriends, girlfriends, graduation, sex, house parties, fake IDs, night clubs, NYC, wrestling in pools, Jersey shore, waking up in bathtubs, dancing, depression, loud music, being confused, vulnerable, happy, and maybe in love-coming of age in New Jersey Don't Let Me Go is based on the true story of a young man whose boat was thrown more than a little off course. Jordan Pease is eighteen and falling in love with another guy. A good-looking varsity soccer player and the class clown, Jordan is a popular senior who is heading to California for college from his home in New Jersey. As he counts down the days to his upcoming excellent adventures in higher education, he meets Gabriel Bosque, and it's all over-love at last. Don't Let Me Go will make you want to cry, laugh, smile, and day dream.

224 pages, Paperback

First published November 4, 2010

Reviews

[Joshua · Rating 2 out of 5]

It is a fairly interesting story of falling in love for the first time. The story starts out by Jordan (the author) coming out via a poem in his Senior English class, but judging by his description of himself, everyone probably already knew or guessed , and he ends up finding love and friendships via a mistaken identity on the internet. Had I only judged this book on the story alone, I probably would have given it 2.5-3 stars. Unfortunately, this book suffers from a lack of a proof reader and a strong editor. It contains numerous layout, spelling, grammar and fact errors, which I find especially disappointing considering the price from Amazon for my Kindle version compared to other better quality writing from independent authors. In the end I didn’t care enough about the author or his friends through most of the story to give it a higher rating.

[Ben Haven · Rating 5 out of 5]

My teen years had nothing in common with Jordan and yet I felt an immediate emotional connection. Part of that connection is in the writing. The author exposes every raw nerves and frantic energy that this charming and hard-drinking you man has. First love never felt more real. The author avoids cloying sentimentality and honey-drenched love scenes. The love and the sex are the kind that a twenty-first century young American men would have. This is a book of love at the beginning of the adult adventure, full of dreams and hopes. I hope this writer will have much more to say.