WOW...this book...these characters... I'm at a loss for words for how special they are. Jamie and Wes stole my heart in HIM, and in US they just solidified the fact that I never want it back...EVER!! HIM was a top read for me last year, so to say that I was impatiently awaiting the release of the sequel is an understatement. Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy are both equally talented authors on their own but in their collaboration, they have created something truly amazing. The writing is so seamless that it's hard to believe two voices, two minds, wrote this story.
This is the continuation of Jamie and Wes' story. I wasn't sure what to expect from this book, but it was just as good as the first one. The story picks up in Toronto with Wes playing professional hockey and Jamie coaching a Juniors team. They are, as in love as ever, but their relationship isn't perfect. They still face obstacles that come with keeping their relationship in the closet as well as a few new ones that pop up throughout this story.
“The man I love. Even now, the phrase sticks in my head with near wonder. I didn't freak out when I realized last summer I was bisexual, and I'm not freaked out by it now. It's not the word man that fascinates me in that sentence, but love. The way I feel about Ryan Wesley...it's something I thought existed only in the movies. He's my other half. There's an old quote my mother once painted on a ceramic platter. Love is friendship set on fire. I get it now.”
Jamie is so easy going when it comes to adjusting to his change in lifestyle. I can't imagine it would be easy to realize you are in love with a man after only ever dating women but Jamie takes everything in stride. He knows that he loves Wes, and that it's his right to love whomever he chooses. It's one of my favorite qualities about him. However, in this book he has some struggles of his own and doesn't handle them with his usual calm demeanor. It made him more human in my eyes to see that he wasn't perfect. And Wes...underneath all that cocky confidence he is hiding so much vulnerability that just makes me love him more. His love for Jamie is the most real thing he's ever known other than hockey. It was so heart-warming to see him be the strength for Jamie in parts of this book and to see him grow. They compliment each other in every way.
“A desperate Wes is a fun Wes. I love forcing him to let go of some of that iron-clad control. One sportswriter called him: “Impenetrable. Unshakable. With nerves of steel.” I know better.”
Jamie has become comfortable and confident in his newfound sexuality and lord knows Wes has no issues with his confidence in that department so these two were smoking hot together. I'm pretty sure that I will always associate Skype with Jamie and Wes after reading a particularly steamy scene. What makes this book special though, is the balance of everything else in this story. Yes, it is sexy, but it's so much more than that. I literally laughed out loud so many times I lost count. I cried because my heart was bursting with so much happiness. I held my breath during moments when they were hurting because I felt their pain and frustration. I have to mention how much I love ALL the secondary characters but my boy Blake stole the show in all of his scenes. He is so hysterically funny that I have pretty much everything he said highlighted in my kindle.
Sometimes a book or series comes along and everything about it is perfect for a reader. Your connection to the characters is so strong that you live and breathe every moment with them. You want to crawl inside the story and live there forever. You wouldn't change a single word because to you, it is simply everything you hope for when you pick up a new book...perfection. It doesn't happen all the time but for a bookworm there is no better feeling. THAT is what Jamie and Wes' story has done for me from the very beginning. THAT is what it means to me. I believed every single word and every single emotion that the authors conveyed in these books.
Please do yourself a favor, if you've never read an m/m book before because you think you won't like it, broaden your horizons and take a chance on Jamie and Wes. In the end, this is just a love story about two people who are truly meant for one another. Make sure you start with HIM so that you really understand their story. And, if you have read HIM and aren't sure if you want to continue a story that already had an HEA, I highly recommend this book. You won't be disappointed.
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TL Clark
Ice-melting hotness with add sweet
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 15, 2021Verified Purchase
TL Clark
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 15, 2021
If you've not read book 1 (Him) yet, do so before reading this review.
Having gotten over the hurdles to enter their gorgeous relationship, including Jamie facing he's bisexual... this wonderful pair are living together in Toronto. Only, they're having to keep that quiet as Wes tries to reach the end of his rookie year. But life has a way of throwing curve...pucks!
This story is even more delicious than the first. I need more stars!!
Seriously. So well written. Just enough angst to make it a real page-turner, but with so much loving sweetness between these sturdy guys that it'd melt the ice they skate on.
There's a host of characters, and they're all fab.
Just awesomeness!
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amy
Incredible
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 21, 2023Verified Purchase
Greg Dunn
Enjoyable if somewhat cliched follow-up to Wes and Jamie's debut
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 9, 2022Verified Purchase
ROROBLUSMUM
Good book, but, the leads spend very little time together in it. However, all's well that ends well, and boy, does this book!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 9, 2016Verified Purchase
Heroesinbooks
5 Wes and Jamie Stars......and a book hangover
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 10, 2017Verified Purchase
