Warning: you will need tissues!

Synopsis

Jeremy Lewis has just returned from a year in Europe, ready to start college in Alabama and pursue his dream career in the National Hockey League. Other than boring school work, he’s eager to play hockey, hang out with his new teammates and maybe even rekindle an old flame when Chelsea unexpectedly reappears in his life.

Life is looking pretty darn peachy.

But when his parents are brutally murdered in a mass shooting, merely surviving each day feels like an achievement. How can he get through college and keep his budding career on track when all he wants to do is drink and squander his parent’s fortune? Can he convince Chelsea he’s a changed man when he seems so intent on his own destruction?

My review

Jeremy Lewis is ready to start college in Alabama. Last year he spend a year in Europe but now he is ready to pursue his dream. In his free time, he plays hockey and spends time with his new friend/ roommate A.J.

When he suddenly sees Chelsea again, he knows that she’s the perfect girl for him. But she is not interested at all!
Jeremy is not known for giving up easily so he puts all he has in the game. But when his world comes crashing down, can he pick up the pieces again?

I know Jeremy from the A.J Williams series and the Lisa Miller Series. So I already knew what a great and loyal friend he can be. But his story always intrigued me.

After reading this first part, I realized that I didn’t know Jeremy at all…

Of course, Jeremy is the perfect example of a flirt… every girl he meets is in ‘danger’. Yet there seems to be something more when Chelsea comes back in the picture.
I loved reading about the attraction and the pushing away between them.

But oh my God, Jeremy’s story is so heart breaking… What happens to him it just terrible. And when guilt and grief are coming over him, I just wanted to step in the book and give him a hug and tell him he is not alone…

There are several heavy topics in this story. But the author managed to find the perfect balance between pointing out the seriousness of it and not becoming a depressing story.
When the topic concerns one of the main characters, the actions taking by that person are recognizable and real.
And the efforts made by those close to them show a matureness and a knowledge that not everybody has.

I honestly love Jeremy, with all his flaws. He would move the earth for his friends. And he shows a vulnerable side I didn’t know yet he had. Despite everything he goes through, he shows several times how mature he is for his age, despite his not so great sense of humour 😂

When can I read the next part???