Okay, so officially on here, it says I've only read this book once before. This is ridiculous and I don't know why I never put in the other times I'veOkay, so officially on here, it says I've only read this book once before. This is ridiculous and I don't know why I never put in the other times I've read this. I've read it so many times, I basically know it by heart, it's one of my top feel-good books.
I reread it this time for a very specific reason. I just read Beach Read and it was amazing. Why is that a reason? Because any new book I read after this amazing book would feel like it was lacking, like it couldn't compare, and I feel like that's a bit unfair. That's why I usually reread a favourite feel-good afterwards, because it can't possibly disappoint me, because I know exactly what's going to happen.
Okay so, I guess I'll finally write a review for Him then. It's romantic, it's sexy, it's engaging, I love it to pieces. Is it perfect? No, it's not, but I don't care. I'm a sucker for a best friends to lovers situation and I quite like a hockey romance (there are more of those than you think) even though I know literally nothing about the sport.
It was weird reading this and realising that Jamie and Wes are the age I am now, 22. Now, that didn't change much about my experience reading this old fave, but I did relate even more to Jamie when he was having doubts about his future and thinking about maybe going down a different path. Jamie is my favourite by the way, and thinking about the situation in book 2 just makes me sad all over again. Sometimes I even pretend the second book doesn't exist. Don't get me wrong, it's a good book, but I don't like seeing my boys struggling and in pain (even though it's quite realistic, it's sad, but it makes sense and they do get their happy ending back). But yeah, sometimes I just pretend that the happily ever after at the end of this one is the actual end of their story. Don't judge me.
I love the romance in this book, the Wes and Jamie are an amazing fit and they complete each other in a way. They aren't at all the same, but they encourage each other, understand each other and care about each other so much it hurts. I loved how in the beginning they had these moments of comfort and immediately after awkwardness because of everything that happened and the time apart. I loved how Wes' worries about Jamie hating him after the incident weren't stupid, even if he handled it badly and was wrong about them. I also loved that the actual reason Jamie was angry was that he lost his best friend out of the blue. It says a lot about their characters and how they handle difficult situations.
So I said this wasn't perfect. That's true, it could have had more. More backstory, more about their families, more reconnecting before the romance, blablabla. Do I care? No I don't. Because this book makes me feel fuzzy and happy and the sex is really hot. So I'm not lowering this rating even though if I would read it for the first time now, it probably wouldn't be a 5. It's still a fave and I know this won't be the last time I read this and I'll read this until I can tell someone else the entire story, beginning to end, with details. Oh who am I kidding, I probably already can....more
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