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A review by ladymacbeth2024
Power Forward by Jodi Oliver
4.5
4.5 stars
Second chance at love for Hayden Cassidy and Jackson Wilde. We had a hint that thing were not good between them in the previous book and now we get to know what happened.
They played together in Boston and were very much in love, but also in the closet; their relationship lasted 3 years, but when Jackson was traded, Cass left him and instead of being mature about his fears, he hurt Jackson a lot by being awful and dumping him with harsh words.
After 14 years, Cass is retired from hockey because of a career ending injury and he's divorced and Jackson still plays, he's also divorced and has two children. They meet and have a chance to talk at Blaine and Alex's wedding: both of them are miserable and hurt but while Jackson is also angry and still confused about their breakup, Cass is completely heartbroken and regretful.
Despite since the first chapter is obvious that the end of their love story was Hayden's fault, it's impossible not to feel sorry for him: I think Jodi Oliver did an amazing job in describing his healing journey and all his mental challenges.
I loved how brave he was, putting himself out there and ask Jackson to be friends again. And I totally adored how tender and protective Jackson was towards him (especially in the scene with his ex wife).
What prevented me from giving 5 full stars:
Cass' suicide attempts are not described in detail, thankfully, but I wish he would have talked about them more with Jackson. Sometimes, their conversations about Cass' mental health seemed a little bit glossed over (like Hayden never explained the meaning of his tattoos).
Zara is one of the best ex wife ever, she is a wonderful woman and I appreciated that Cass still has her in his life.
The children are precious and I adored the epilogue, so romantic!
Finally, next book will be about Elliot, I can't wait to read it.
I received an ARC of this book from The Author Agency and this is my honest review
Second chance at love for Hayden Cassidy and Jackson Wilde. We had a hint that thing were not good between them in the previous book and now we get to know what happened.
They played together in Boston and were very much in love, but also in the closet; their relationship lasted 3 years, but when Jackson was traded, Cass left him and instead of being mature about his fears, he hurt Jackson a lot by being awful and dumping him with harsh words.
After 14 years, Cass is retired from hockey because of a career ending injury and he's divorced and Jackson still plays, he's also divorced and has two children. They meet and have a chance to talk at Blaine and Alex's wedding: both of them are miserable and hurt but while Jackson is also angry and still confused about their breakup, Cass is completely heartbroken and regretful.
Despite since the first chapter is obvious that the end of their love story was Hayden's fault, it's impossible not to feel sorry for him: I think Jodi Oliver did an amazing job in describing his healing journey and all his mental challenges.
I loved how brave he was, putting himself out there and ask Jackson to be friends again. And I totally adored how tender and protective Jackson was towards him (especially in the scene with his ex wife).
What prevented me from giving 5 full stars:
Cass' suicide attempts are not described in detail, thankfully, but I wish he would have talked about them more with Jackson. Sometimes, their conversations about Cass' mental health seemed a little bit glossed over (like Hayden never explained the meaning of his tattoos).
Zara is one of the best ex wife ever, she is a wonderful woman and I appreciated that Cass still has her in his life.
The children are precious and I adored the epilogue, so romantic!
Finally, next book will be about Elliot, I can't wait to read it.
I received an ARC of this book from The Author Agency and this is my honest review