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A review by katemc7
From Air by Jewel E. Ann
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-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
This book needs to come with a warning. Holy roller coaster of emotions. I was NOT expecting what I read after reading the blurb about this one. That being said Jewel did a wonderful job navigating these treacherous things called emotions in this book. Their relationship reminded me of the one in Ugly Love. I was expecting Calvin to be a grump which LORD was he, but he was also soooo gooey on the inside. You just had to get through his walls which were HIGH and THICK. Jaymes was a fresh breath of air for him. She was determined to crack him and was committed to staying along for the ride to a point. Every time I felt like they were getting somewhere Calvin would pull back again. I was baffled at the tug and pull. They had kind of an instant chemistry that you could feel through the pages. I liked the age gap. I liked how strong Jaymes (Jamie) was. She knew what she wanted which was Calvin BUT she wasn't willing to give up her dreams for him unless he met her halfway. Calvin was just an enigma. He would do all of these things to show Jamie how he felt but then would back away and make the excuse that she knew the score. Not going to lie I had a HARD time liking him until I had a better understanding of what he was trying to protect because of what he had endured. I liked how much Jamie pushed him. I liked that they were able to overcome it all FINALLY and get their HARD EARNED HEA.
Jamie is making her next move with her job as a traveling nurse. She has gotten setup in a house with a fireman through someone she knows in Missoula, Missouri. She is expecting to be a little out of her element. She is NOT expecting this immediate attraction with her new roommate, Calvin. She loves Will and Maren (her other roommates). Calvin is the enigma. He messes with her. He pranks her. They are doing this back and forth prank thing, but there is this underlying chemistry between them that neither of them are touching. Not just because there is a no hookup rule for the roommates, but because she can sense he won't be able to give her what she needs. But things just keep growing between them. So when they end up on a trip to Miami they can't fight it any longer. They have the best night together. They day drink together. They commit to each other how they can, but they also seem to understand that Calvin isn't willing to give her everything. So when they get home, they are back to roommates. Jamie understands there are things he doesn't want to talk about. She understands he is guarding himself, but she can only push him so far. So she applies for another job in California. She is devastated but not surprised when he lets her go. They decide to be "friendly" with each other. But then he comes to visit as surprise, and things continue to blossom. They are now committed. They are doing this. But then after Calvin finally tells her what happened to his family, the unthinkable happens. Jamie is unexpectedly connected to it. She finds out a lot about her past that she never knew. So now that she has him she has to let him go or at least that is what she has convinced herself. But will their love be enough to stand this? Will he be able to move past what she has told him? Because she knows she loves him for forever but she also knows that he might not reciprocate.
Calvin is set in his ways. He doesn't do relationships. He doesn't want a family. He THRIVES on his job which is being a smoke jumper. It is the adrenaline he needs. So when they get a new roommate and starts feelings things again, he does what he always does. He pours gasoline all over any thought of them being anything. At the same time, he can't stop thinking about her. He can't stop thinking about what they could maybe be but he knows in his heart of hearts, it will never happen. So when they end up going on a weekend trip together, they cave. He gives her what she wants with caveats. Nothing can go beyond this. He knows how she feels and she kind of knows how he feels. When they get home, they are back to nothing. He loses himself in work. He lets her move to California which is when he realizes his life is not the same without her in it. He knows he is a jerk but he can't help it. He is protecting himself. He doesn't want anyone to ever go through what his grandma went through. So even though she is what she is to him, she's his person. He finds himself not giving her everything. Until he can't fight it anymore. And now he is thinking about the future and ALL the things. But then she throws the unthinkable his way. She is somehow connected to what happened to his family through all of these flukes she has found out she isn't who she thought she was. And now he is back to hiding. It's too much. Their love might not be enough. But then he gets another chance with her and realizes that he was going to go after her anyways because she is his endgame. She is HIS PERSON.
This book made me feel SOO many things. I was excited and hanging on to when they would give in. But then I was crushed. Almost every time I thought we were getting somewhere I would be excited and then crushed. I don't know how Jamie stayed in it as long as she did but then I do because she loved him. I was heartbroken at learning about what happened to Calvin's fam. I was heartbroken to learn about Jamie's past. This book was about finding your person and fighting to make it work. Fighting through the grief and being brave enough to stand with them. I would definitely recommend it but with a box of tissues LOL.
Thank you to Valentine PR and Jewel for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!!
Jamie is making her next move with her job as a traveling nurse. She has gotten setup in a house with a fireman through someone she knows in Missoula, Missouri. She is expecting to be a little out of her element. She is NOT expecting this immediate attraction with her new roommate, Calvin. She loves Will and Maren (her other roommates). Calvin is the enigma. He messes with her. He pranks her. They are doing this back and forth prank thing, but there is this underlying chemistry between them that neither of them are touching. Not just because there is a no hookup rule for the roommates, but because she can sense he won't be able to give her what she needs. But things just keep growing between them. So when they end up on a trip to Miami they can't fight it any longer. They have the best night together. They day drink together. They commit to each other how they can, but they also seem to understand that Calvin isn't willing to give her everything. So when they get home, they are back to roommates. Jamie understands there are things he doesn't want to talk about. She understands he is guarding himself, but she can only push him so far. So she applies for another job in California. She is devastated but not surprised when he lets her go. They decide to be "friendly" with each other. But then he comes to visit as surprise, and things continue to blossom. They are now committed. They are doing this. But then after Calvin finally tells her what happened to his family, the unthinkable happens. Jamie is unexpectedly connected to it. She finds out a lot about her past that she never knew. So now that she has him she has to let him go or at least that is what she has convinced herself. But will their love be enough to stand this? Will he be able to move past what she has told him? Because she knows she loves him for forever but she also knows that he might not reciprocate.
Calvin is set in his ways. He doesn't do relationships. He doesn't want a family. He THRIVES on his job which is being a smoke jumper. It is the adrenaline he needs. So when they get a new roommate and starts feelings things again, he does what he always does. He pours gasoline all over any thought of them being anything. At the same time, he can't stop thinking about her. He can't stop thinking about what they could maybe be but he knows in his heart of hearts, it will never happen. So when they end up going on a weekend trip together, they cave. He gives her what she wants with caveats. Nothing can go beyond this. He knows how she feels and she kind of knows how he feels. When they get home, they are back to nothing. He loses himself in work. He lets her move to California which is when he realizes his life is not the same without her in it. He knows he is a jerk but he can't help it. He is protecting himself. He doesn't want anyone to ever go through what his grandma went through. So even though she is what she is to him, she's his person. He finds himself not giving her everything. Until he can't fight it anymore. And now he is thinking about the future and ALL the things. But then she throws the unthinkable his way. She is somehow connected to what happened to his family through all of these flukes she has found out she isn't who she thought she was. And now he is back to hiding. It's too much. Their love might not be enough. But then he gets another chance with her and realizes that he was going to go after her anyways because she is his endgame. She is HIS PERSON.
This book made me feel SOO many things. I was excited and hanging on to when they would give in. But then I was crushed. Almost every time I thought we were getting somewhere I would be excited and then crushed. I don't know how Jamie stayed in it as long as she did but then I do because she loved him. I was heartbroken at learning about what happened to Calvin's fam. I was heartbroken to learn about Jamie's past. This book was about finding your person and fighting to make it work. Fighting through the grief and being brave enough to stand with them. I would definitely recommend it but with a box of tissues LOL.
Thank you to Valentine PR and Jewel for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!!