You may recall that yesterday I posted my review of Something That Could Last. Well today I am talking about Everything We Left Unsaid. That's right folks, we are staying with the Wild Hearts series by Ashley Cade. I mean why not, Anything For This Love releases on May 24, so it's perfect timing.
Now I really need to watch what I say in my recap of the book, as well as my review. You see if you read Something That Could Last, you know that we did not get our HEA in that book. Everything We Left Unsaid picks up two years in the future. But don't you worry, we get little snippets of the past here and there so we know what has happened with Abby and Jacob. (as well as a little blurb about Tiff and Luke)
A lot can change in two years, and it certainly has for Abby. She's graduated from college, and is working the job she has been dreaming of. No longer does she need to work two jobs to pay her bills. It's wonderful for the most part. Yet a part of her is missing Jacob. As for Jacob, he went on that internship, and is now working full time. He also has a place of his own, but will be moving back with his parents for a short period of time. As I said, it's been two years, and Jacob cannot get his mind off of Abby. He loves her. She is his first true love, and he knows he needs to figure out what went wrong. So he takes off to Abby's home town to track her down. They need to talk. They need to see each other, and hopefully reconnect. When Jacob arrives in town, he tracks Abby down at Rosie's, and it is there that his life changes.
I think that I liked Everything We Left Unsaid more than I liked Something That Could Last. I say that because the first book was the beginning of the relationship. It was the getting to know you stage, the falling in love (or lust) stage, and figuring out if a future could work. In this book though, things have changed. There is still that attraction between Jacob and Abby. There is still that spark. That love. That connection. But there's also distrust, and heartache, and pain. These two need to fight to work things out, and to find out who was trying to sabotage their relationship. After all someone wrote that letter from Jacob, and it certainly wasn't him. Also, someone had his phone, and replied to those texts, but it wasn't him. So who was it? What was the motive? Then there's the scene with Grandma. Oh my heart. OH MY HEART. You can't do that to me. I can't take things like that. Yet there was Jacob, doing what he could do help. To protect those he loves. To try to minimize the pain and heartache for those people.
This book, was just so good. It is reconciliation. It is forgiveness. It is trust. It is building back stronger. And I loved it. I am looking forward to reading Anything For This Love, as I need to know how their story wraps up. What happens now? After everything that Abby and Jacob had been through in this book, what does their future hold?
I hope you'll consider reading the Wild Hearts series, because it is a good one.
Thank you for reading my thoughts,
Secrets… Lies… and Betrayal.
It’s been far too long since I’ve laid eyes on Abby.
I expected surprise.
I expected anger.
What I got was devastation.
Abby’s been lying to me, keeping secrets that affect us all.
Our past…? It’s complicated.
An elusive truth with the power to alter everything I know, everything I want, and everything I love.
