Review: Loved this book!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 12, 2014
I have absolutely loved reading Brett and Estie's story! Having never read any of Jami's books before I went into this wondering if I needed to read any of the others but it was absolutely amazing as a stand alone!First off I love Jami's writing style and really felt that she does an amazing job of introducing you to the characters in just enough detail to get you going!  In this story we meet up and coming football star Brett Gunnels who appears to have a boat load of baggage and is in need of being fixed.  Into his life walks Estie, the sister of one of his teammates (the football Captain) who is injured and whom Brett replaces on the team.I love the developing relationship between Brett and Estie along with the tension of the need for Brett to succeed on the football field.  It adds tension to the story as well as a different dimension that you become dragged into as well! His success on the team is equally as important in may ways to his overcoming his PTSD as his developing love for Estie.  I loved how he plays hard bot falls in love harder and is determined to have Estie at any cost.You also get a sense of him being the underdog who likes to fight back and you need to read the book to see what I mean!Estie was a really refreshing book girlfriend for want of a better word!  She isn't broken or damaged but just has a skewed way of looking at and leading life.  You are made aware she likes order and possibly had OCD but she is also a really kind hearted and loving person and I really took to her.  Some of her decisions were frustrating at times but being able to see her develops a person as the book went on was really sweet.And I really cannot sign off this review without mentioning the menagerie of animals that Brett and Estie seemed to have amassed between them. In fact it is their love of the said animals that crated the spark between them. Brett and his faithful pooch have such sad stories and you heart will break listening to them both! And Bongo - you go down in history as being the most hilarious parrot EVER!I highly recommend you read this book,  for the amazing story and for the language that comes out of Bongo's beak!Five breathtaking stars!