BOOKWORM REVIEW: Ever Mine by Laura Pavlov

July 03, 2022

BOOKWORM REVIEW: Ever Mine by Laura Pavlov

RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

STEAM: 🔥🔥.5

Everly Thomas has not been okay since losing her mother. It is rather ironic considering she is a psychologist, even if she specializes in sports psychology. Now she has to deal with a temporary assignment: setting her ex-boyfriend and NHL superstar Hawk Madden to right from a slump.

Hawk wants to know what made their relationship fall apart nine years ago and is seizing this opportunity to get some answers. His love for Everly has never waned over the years, and there is a tiny part of him that wishes they can mend their broken hearts and start all over again. But, is that something Everly would even consider?

You have to mentally prepare yourself for the roller coaster of emotions when tackling a Laura Pavlov read, and Ever Mine is no exception. It brings all of the feels and angst as two people who fiercely love each other go through the arc of rekindling that connection all over again. I love that Hawk's maturity from their years apart has made him finally see the grief that is driving Everly to keep everyone -- including her own family -- at bay.

This is the second book in the Honey Mountain series, but it can be read as a standalone. Laura Pavlov does a great job of providing context to Vivi and Niko's story from Book 1 without losing new series readers.

** I am voluntarily reviewing an advance copy of this book. Thank you to Laura Pavlov for providing an ARC. **

ABOUT THE BOOK

He’s hockey’s golden boy, my new client, and the man I’ve avoided for the last nine years. I was hired to fix him—but he’s not the only one who’s broken.

Hawk Madden was my first love.

I thought he would be my forever.

But life wasn’t always fair.

And grief could be a cruel beast.

Fight or flight?

I’d always run.

But now he’s back in my life after all these years.

With one look.

One touch.

One kiss.

Old feelings resurface.

Feelings that I thought I’d buried a long time ago.