REVIEW - Ransom (Ransom #1) by Rachel Schurig

Daisy Harris has no reason to suspect that her day will be any different than usual. She’ll go to class, alone. She won’t speak or make eye contact. She’ll spend her entire day doing her best to go completely unnoticed. That’s what life is like for Daisy now—an endless cycle of loneliness and fear. A life lived hiding behind the walls she so faithfully maintains.

Then she sees it. A magazine, left behind in class. A simple picture—just his face. And it changes everything.

It’s been a year since she’s seen Daltrey Ransome. A year since he and his brothers left town to pursue their dreams of rock and roll superstardom. A year since he left Daisy behind—left her to watch as everything she knew crumbled around her. She’s been running from Daltrey ever since, desperate to keep her secret.

But she can’t run anymore. And now that Daltrey has found her—the girl he’s loved his entire life, the girl he’d give up everything for—he’s determined never to let her go again.


**The first book in a brand new series from USA Today bestselling author Rachel Schurig. This New Adult Contemporary Romance novel is a complete story with no cliffhanger.** 

Is it possible to fall a little in love with a pair of 5 year-olds? I hope so because I did. We first meet Daisy Harris and Daltrey Ransome when they are just 5 years old and bonding over the loss of both their mothers. Loss is different for everyone, especially to an adult but to a child, loss is loss. We learn early on that the bond they developed that first day (and first page) is life changing and will last a lifetime.

Ransom touched on so many emotional and painful topics that for some it may be too much, too real. I loved this aspect of the book. I loved how Rachel Schurig managed to touch on loss of a parent, the effects of an overbearing parent, the roller coaster of friendships, bullying, depression, suicide and anxiety all the while giving us a beautiful story of one girl’s ability to overcome and face the demons of her past. She allowed us to learn about both Daisy and Daltrey’s inner demons and need and desire to face them and in some ways slay them. She does this all the while she continues to remind us that you never can really slay every demon. She shows us that instead, perhaps you simply learn to accept them and absorb them into the person you are today.

Of course, it doesn’t hurt to throw in a family of drop dead gorgeous rock stars and a hilarious pair of girlfriends. The Ransome brothers are a perfect mix of what you expect from a band of sexy rock stars. Named after their father’s music idols - Cash, Reed, Lennon and Daltrey - each brother balances and grounds the other. Daisy grew up as more than the girl next door, she is the sister and family they all ultimately needed. When Daisy meets Paige and Karen, they teach her that it is possible to trust and care and that nothing is perfect nor is any person. Through all of these friendships and those of her youth, Daisy learns to become the person she is today not the person defined by her past.

This story is not for the faint of heart. It doesn’t start as sunshine and roses and is doesn’t end that way either. Perhaps that is what I loved most. There is progress and there is growth for every character but it still ends with the reader knowing that neither of these characters is perfect nor are they completely healed. For me, I was left wanting more for Daisy and Daltrey. I want to know they are okay. I want and need to know they are healing and loving each other. And? I want MORE Ransom! I want more angsty rock star brothers! I need more. I can only hope Rachel Schurig has more for us!!

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