I feel like the blurb omits his age for a reason because he is 28... She is 17. Now I don't mind age gaps but as soon as I read that I was like no. Nope I can't read on because what does a 28 year old man have in common with a 17 year old. Nothing. He is an adult and she is a TEENager. Like I understand that is some peoples likes when reading a book but for me this age gap where one is a teen and another an adult is just wrong. If it was 25 and 35 I wouldn't have minded but a teen and adult. No.

I also just struggled with the writing style it was very long winded describing everything and I just did not like it.

Really heartwarming and engaging. I really loved this book and cannot wait to read more from this author.

Loved this book. Took me out of my head for a few hours each day as I read it. I felt a genuine element to the storyline that feels rare. Can’t remember the last time something caught my attention like this and can’t wait to see more from this author.

I absolutely LOVED this book! Amy is vulnerable as a college freshman. She is profoundly sweet, full of integrity but she’s struggling—it’s like she is drowning, never aware that she’s immersed in water at all…and HE is the only one who sees it. And very much like the superhero he resembles, he rushes into her life and rescues her. Better than that actually, he teaches her how to rescue herself. I really enjoy the enemies to lovers tropes and so this is the epitome of excellence in this genre! I devoured his rudeness knowing that she would eventually melt him—and she does. I think it was the cab ride to the ER when the drunk bar patrons were so mean to her. But he liked her before that because this really affected him. And it made him hotter when he was affected by her tragic incident. Love a man affected and afflicted by a woman. And I like her to be worth it. Like Amy. Five stars!

I found this book to be both interesting and quite a fun read. The plot really pulled me in, and I found myself rooting for the main character, Amy. It was so different than anything I have read in a while, and it had an intensity to it that took me totally out of my head and engrossed in the story. I believe it is a series, so I’ll be keeping an eye out for the next book.

This book has not only touched my heart and soul, it kept me drawn from page one!
Author Amy Katherine is a true natural, a yet undiscovered talent, this being her debut novel.
It is an amazing read, taking place in the 90’s about Amy, a 17 year old college freshman, wise beyond her years and Matt, aka Superman an older, seemingly rude and grumpy bouncer / graduate student.
Amy is sweet and innocent, due to her very conservative upbringing and Matt is a cowboy and gentleman at heart—they are a couple made in heaven, not at first sight, but a perfect match, once you get to know them, you can feel their love story grow with every page you turn and with every word, a reader wants to get to know them better and be a part of their one of a kind love story. One wants to sit at the table with them and just watch them.
The story has it all, it is funny at times, tragic, touching, passionate but mainly inspiring.
It reminds me of the classic Love Story from Erich Segal and its famous quote “Love means never having to say you are sorry,” suits here as well.
Amy Katherine is so passionate about her characters, that they become alive in a heartbeat and you simply want to know more and more about them, you want to be a part of their journey.
Grab yourself a drink of your choice and enjoy this beautiful story.

This was hands-down the most mesmerizing contemporary romance I have read in a long time. I absolutely loved the playful oscillation between the present and past so that we are seeing how the characters both fall in love and sort of hate each other at the same time. A brilliant classic enemies to lovers trope here.

I’m a little confused because I read reviews where a few people were upset about the age difference between the male and female character. Clearly the age of consent in Texas is 17, she’s almost 18 & he’s in his twenties, they are both in college, and it is a consensual / respectful relationship where they are both in love and happy. I don’t know what kind of ridiculous world we live in where everyone wants to be a victim and we look for really sweet beautiful things to destroy. This book was FANTASTIC! So many books today focus on abuse, trauma, and extreme descriptive depictions of assault. This book was really sweet and lovely actually. Refreshingly so!

I would highly recommend—

I wasnt feeling this book. The story did not hold my attention and i could barely finish. Maybe the rest will be better?

This could've been a beautiful book but I just couldn't enjoy it. It started off well but the writing style is too different - i couldn't get my head around how descriptive it was it took away from me getting to know the characters. I didn't approve of the age gap romance i felt it a bit strange.

Overall, I really didn't enjoy this book. I thought Matt was creepy and gross and awful while Amy was bland, cringey and way too sweet. I didn't vibe with the writing style and I wished I could DNF the book the whole time I read it, but If inished it for spite.

WHAT I LIKED:
The beginning was very engaging and brought me right into the center of the action.
I like how Amy genuinely talks well about Matt to her freinds- her conversation with Steph was really sweet.


WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE
Descriptions felt overexaggerated for very simple moments. You don't have to make everything sound like the most novel, romantic thing. Having a hand on someone's arm can just be that.
Why did the main character have to be a minor? That rubbed me the wrong way. She could've been 20 and working at a bar illegally since she can't drink. And literally Matt was talking about how little she is at the beginning of the story when they first met so it's creepy that he would develop feelings for her after that. And what the hell, people think they're related? That's so weird.
I wish that the story started in the middle of the initial "incident" so that I knew what happened- it's not supposed to be mysterious, but I was confused and felt like it started way too late in the story at a point where their relationship should've already been developing. There was no need for Amy to recount everything to Steph- it could've just literally shown her doing it instead of being dialogue.
The writing was often strange and stilted in my opinion. For example, the whole ocean and kissing convo was so cringey.
I do not like Amy at all. The way that everyone is like "oh my god you're too nice" made me gag a bit.
Matt is lowkey misognyist and I hated that. He also seems super abusive with the crazy mood swings and hating Amy so aggressively just "because he likes her so much". This was not an enemies to lovers romance like it was marketed to be.
None of the conversations felt realistic. And the first date scene in particular was simply awful.

This book was so fascinating. I went into it expecting a simple romance and was definitely disheveled when I began to read. The relationship at the center of this book was hard to get a handle on. The characters most definitely had chemistry, however I couldn’t shake the feelings of unease that I occasionally had over their relationship. The hero repeatedly asserts himself over the heroine in his knowledge of the world and although this may be true it often infantilizes our heroine. The way this book ended was so interesting. This book is written as though I have peered into the lives of two people at the time they connect. It is as if I have randomly stumbled upon their story and the book continues on as such. The book ends not necessarily abruptly, but rather as though these characters will continue their lives just as before without you watching. I don’t know if any of this makes true sense, but I do know that I have never read a book like this before. For this reason it is very hard to rate. I am settling on 3 stars for now.

This book was a romance set in Austin,Texas in the nineties. After a traumatic night a girl sees a new side of a coworker. He is seemingly like Superman, but is she his rightful Lois Lane? Only time will tell as their relationship unfolds in this novel.

Then you so much for gifting me an ARC! I'll be honest, this book feels a bit... Off. What was supposed to come across as a vague plot leading up to more instead felt incomplete. I HD to go back and make sure I didn't somehow skip to the middle of the book or something. I'm not sure if that was an editing flaw or just how to book was written, but either way, 8 couldn't get into it for that reason!

Unfortunately I have to DNF this book at 25% in. I rarely don’t finish books but ‘Holding Superman’s Hand’ had characters that I could not get on board with. I understand that the main male character, Matt, is supposed to be grumpy and hard to like but even when the main female character, Amy, felt that he was being cute or funny, to me he was just being toxic, possessive and controlling. Some possessiveness in love interests can be cute but this character was over the top controlling and I can’t see any redeeming qualities.

The writing is slightly disjointed in my opinion and I feel that I’m reading a first or second draft rather than a completed book. I feel that there are small changes that could improve the first 25% majorly.

This may be the type of book for you, but for me it was a miss and was not worth spending my time reading on further.

Unfortunately I did not finish this book. I wasn’t hooked from the start, had some trouble with the writing-style and all the descriptions. The fact that a 18 year old was dating a 28 year old kind of bothered me and I couldn’t see through that. I’m sure there are plenty of readers that will enjoy this read, but it just wasn’t for me.

Unfortunately this is a DNF for me. I made it to the 20% mark before I decided I didn’t wanna continue on with this story. For starters, I couldn’t get over the fact that the female main character is a minor embarking on a romantic relationship with a 28 year old. This was in the forefront of my mind the whole time and made some of the scenes very cringy for me. I also had some problems with the writing style, it didn’t feel like it flowed. The back and forth between past and present in the beginning made it hard for me to grasp what was happening. Also, the descriptions and dialog felt a little off for me, at some points it moved fast and the next was very detailed.

Overall I think this is not for me, but I’m sure there’s people out there who will love this.