Review: Sometimes people love the only way they can!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 23, 2014
This is the last book in the Timing Is Everything series. It's also a novella and even though it's a prequel to Moving Forward, it still needs to be read last.Summary/Blurb:Jake Reynolds’ life had always been perfectly mapped out for him as he was growing up. The only time he ever felt like he had any control over it was when he was inside the cage—the same cage that held no for sure outcome. In his twisted mind being inside that ring with his opponent was the most freeing feeling. In that moment alone he was able to let his perfected guard down and be who he wanted to be.From the outside looking in, everything about Jake’s life looked perfect, but he knew that he wasn’t. His whole life had been set up for him before he was even born, and even though it’s not the life he wanted, he continued living it.When you have everything you could ever want at your fingertips, why screw it up?That was his mindset until the night Jesika showed up at his fight. He knew she was different from the get-go. He also knew he didn’t deserve her, but that didn’t mean he didn’t want to try. Jake had skills inside and out of the cage and he was known to always get what he wanted no matter the risk. But was he willing to change who he had always been in order to keep the one that he thought was worth the fight? Will it all be worth it in the end?What I loved:I usually get angry at novellas because they are only a little slice of extra insight, but in this case it was just enough.  If you have read this series then you understand why this couldn’t have been more perfect.  I loved this because in Moving Forward we find out all Jake’s dirty secrets.  Here, Jake gets to say his side of the story and it humanizes him and makes you sympathize with him.  Jake’s letter to Jesika, shows us that he is an imperfect person who had his share of struggles, but always loved her the only way he knew how.  I thought this novella was perfect!What I didn’t love:I would have liked to have known what Jesika’s reaction to the letter was.  Jake’s letter was given to her after the events of Moving Forward took place.  With that being said, I think with the type of character Jesika held, she would have made peace with it and forgiven Jake in her own way.Overall:This was the perfect ending to this series for me.  I am looking forward to the spin offs so I can dive back into the lives of previous secondary characters we have met already!!!  I am saying it again!!! Author to watch!!! Erika, you have a fan in me for life!  Thank you for this real, soul-wrenching, turbulent ride!Next Up From This Author: Save Me From Me