Review: In The End....
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 5, 2013
WOW, In The End my heart broke reading Jakes POV. I went in reading this book with a closed mind knowing I hate cheaters & just knew nothing in this novella could change my POV........again WOW I was wrong! This book starts from Jake & Jes first meeting at his fight where she attends with her best friend & his cousin Holden. From first sight Jake is intrigued & wants to meet this mystery girl. Jes isn't like the girls he is use to & he wants her, any means necessary. Poor Jake from the outside seems to have it all money, looks, girls..but inside he isn't happy. He has a cold hearted mother who only cares about money, climbing the social latter one party & revolving bedroom door at a time. She keeps Jake busy in activities so she doesn't have to be bothered with him, only carrying about appearances. Her type of parenting or non parenting takes Jakes choices away, leaving him zero control. He never knew his dad but has a somewhat father figure in Doug who helps him in the fighting world. He uses fighting as an outlet, he feels free but it's also when he has control. Before Jes he partied, used willing women who knew the score never wanting more but what was in their panties. The thought of settling down being a one woman man was never a desirable option for Jake. He knew he had issues from his childhood, knew he was a selfish person, & honestly felt he didn't know how to love. Obviously this all changes when he meets and falls for our sweet girl Jes. This story is told in such a beautiful way switching from Jakes POV to passages from the letter he wrote for his wife. This is the first "cheating" H that I have compassion for. I hate reading about cheaters but you can clearly see the love he has only for his wife. Unfortunately the circumstances with Victoria are sad. Learning what actually happened & his mindset broke my heart. I have never had an author weave a story where I sympathized with the cheat but alas that is the case. Jake is selfish, possessive, controlling, far from perfect but he loved Jes in his way. The last few pages brought tears & I NEVER cry! Every page has meaning, every page brings some type of emotion, no fillers. This book was needed to explain the shocking revelations from the previous books. The only downfall is that I would have liked for it to be longer. One word to describe this book...bittersweet. Beautiful book, each book gets better in the series! Hope too see Nick & Holdens stories!