29 reviews for:

Blind Pass

Monty Jay

4.25 AVERAGE

christilovesbooks_smut's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Blind Pass, book 4 of the Fury series by Monty Jay @author.montyjay. I have loved the books I've read by Monty before! There were some grammar/spelling issues with this series. 

I absolutely adored this book about Sofia & Emerson! Tropes: Contemporary, MF, Hockey, Single Mom, Recovering Drug Addict, College Best Friends Girlfriend, Friends to Lovers, 3rd Act Break Up &of course a HEA! 

sophiewilliams's review

medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

edietpwkwatson's review

challenging emotional lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

lanibonisolli's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

buriedwithinpages's review

4.0

Lots of typos but I did like this A LOT more than book 3. I really loved Emerson.

literarydarkness's review

5.0

Falling in love with your best friend's girl and tossing addiction and loss into turns you into a person you don’t even recognize in the mirror anymore.

After losing his best friend in an accident Emerson takes on the blame and guilt of that one tragic night. Becoming a professional hockey player but unable to escape his demons he spirals until he finally gets the help he needs.

On the road to recovery Emerson coaches a group of little hockey players and fate has other plans while he runs into the only woman he’s ever loved, his best friend’s girl.

Sofia and Emerson along with her son grow a bond and become really close, feelings start to form and trust is built and one thing turns into another. I couldn’t love Emerson more with Ezekial. Their bond formed and was absolute perfection.

Emerson becomes a better man, the man he was always meant to be that he could be. Written to perfection, romance, spice and a story of finding love after loss.

Let’s not forget abuela. She was honest about her shipping of Sofia and Emerson but her crush on him as well was so funny, I loved how she would tell Sofia like it is. She cracked me up through the entire book when she would have to make her comments.

Family bonds not all by blood stay strong through the fury which absolutely melts my heart.

kashii's review

dark emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

Moderate: Grief and Car accident

lmrivas54's review

5.0

I’ve been loving this series of hockey players! They all have their brokenness which is overcome with the help of the women they love. They are all close friends, who have given each other mutual support in times of need. The youngest and most broken one is Emerson, addicted to cocaine and booze, lost his best friend who was helping him when he was too drunk to drive, had a twin sister who suffered along with him through his travails. He lost a lot but he overcame his addictions and is on his way back to the person he should always have been.

When Emerson was in college, he was cocky, a complete narcissist, show off and heart of the party. His life was described all in excesses, lots of women, lots of booze, lots of drugs, all fun, fun, fun. Until one day, his best friend had to come pick him up from a bar and on the way home, they had an accident. His best friend Ian dies and all Emerson had were a couple of stitches. Guilt was a hard trip for Emerson, particularly when everyone, including Ian’s girlfriend, turned his back on him...

Emerson fell in love with Sofia at first sight, but she only had eyes for Ian. In a way, it was right. A girl with lots of personality and lots of possibilities had to be with Ian, who was so good and deserved everything. So Emerson accepted his fate of being third wheel in their life and looking at Sofia from afar.

Fast forward four years, Emerson is in the NFL, part of the Chicago Fury hockey team. He’s working hard at his comeback from a disastrous career, steeped in cocaine addiction, after a hard rehab, determined to turn his life around, in honor of Ian’s memory. As penance, he’s coaching a little boy’s hockey team during the off season, and as serendipity goes, one of his new pupils turns out to be Ian’s son, Ezequiel. As soon as Emerson met Z, he recognized his talent. Later on, when he meets Sofia and realized that Z is Ian’s son, he falls in love for the second time, this time with a little boy. There were times that Sofia suspected Emerson liked Z more than her! For Sofia, watching her quiet and withdrawn child thrive under the attention of the man who was his father’s best friend was bittersweet but welcome. What mother is not happy to see her child blossom and be happy?

Likewise, a love is being born between Sofia and Emerson, but Sofia is afraid. She suffered a lot, pregnant when she lost Ian, studying and working, raising her son mostly alone, although with the help of her parents and Ian’s parents. For a single mother who works, guilt is ever present, wondering if the time dedicated to her child is enough. Emerson came into their lives and gave that quality of time to make them happy but there are still clouds in their horizon.

I loved this story, loved Emerson and Sofia. Sofia’s heritage is Spanish and I loved all the phrases from my upbringing, like the “chanclas” being an weapon of mass destruction, “I am like a cucaracha, impossible to kill”, and all the loving phrases that Sofia’s grandmother showered on Emerson. I loved how giving Emerson was, working for the happiness of Z and Sofia, even if he has to go without. For a man who was deemed a screw up, he sure grew up to be a formidable person. Wonderful story!

woeckie03's review

5.0

This series just holds a little spot in my heart and this book was no exception.  Emerson & Sofia's story is so raw with memories from their past, but despite that, they are trying to move forward and there were so many heartwarming moments in this book.  I wanted to cry from the start and of course at the end too, but it's perfect for them.  I am in love and this was written so beautifully. 

taniamg's review

4.0

Lots of emotions between Emerson and Sofia. They met sophomore year of college and she wasn’t impressed. He was smitten from the beginning but he was also ridiculously cocky but he was late because she belonged to his best friend. Fast forward 5 years and they aren’t who they were in college and lots of things have changed. Emerson completely changed after a tragic event; he grew up. Sofia also grew up when things changed for her. When he saw her again all those old feelings came rushing back and she finally gave him a chance. It was slow burn but it was beautiful and they deserved it. There was a slight hiccup but she then handled it with class and defended her man. It was a great story with great secondary characters.