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inmyhumbleopinion's review
4.0
As Garth Brooks says “sometimes Gods greatest gifts are unanswered prayers…” School teacher Molly dumps her cheating hockey player fiancé at the altar. He deserves it. She gets his teammate and her trivia partner Jax Wynn to help her bail. And thus begins our multilayered story.
Jax is a complicated mess. He doesn’t believe in long term relationships. He has a dysfunctional relationship with most of his family. And the team is taking their time offering him an acceptable new contract. And then there is his trivia partner and friend Molly.
Molly is hurt and angry. The night before her wedding she is sent screenshots proving the man she is about to marry is cheating on her and has no respect for her. Her friend Jax is there and she begs him to help a girl out.
What they didn’t expect is to grow closer over the summer. This friends to lovers tale is fun, steamy and unexpectedly sweet. This is an enjoyable escape. Though this is part of a series it can read as a standalone perfectly well.
Jax is a complicated mess. He doesn’t believe in long term relationships. He has a dysfunctional relationship with most of his family. And the team is taking their time offering him an acceptable new contract. And then there is his trivia partner and friend Molly.
Molly is hurt and angry. The night before her wedding she is sent screenshots proving the man she is about to marry is cheating on her and has no respect for her. Her friend Jax is there and she begs him to help a girl out.
What they didn’t expect is to grow closer over the summer. This friends to lovers tale is fun, steamy and unexpectedly sweet. This is an enjoyable escape. Though this is part of a series it can read as a standalone perfectly well.
readwithrach's review
5.0
I am loving the Wynn family series from Kelly Jamieson. Game Changer is another great book. I loved Jax and Molly. I also loved the cameos from the others in the family. It was nice to get to know Jax more, since he is one of the only family members not located in Southern California! If you are into hockey romances, I definitely recommend Game Changer and the rest of the books in this series!
hannas_heas47's review
5.0
Molly Flynn discovers her fiancé is cheating on her the night before the wedding and decides to flaunt the horrifying text messages at the altar in front of their wedding guests. After she begs her friend Jax to help her flee the disaster of her almost wedding.
What did I like? This book is the fifth of the series but each are easily a standalone. The chemistry between Jax and Molly is smoldering as she invites herself along on his post season summer. The book is highly enjoyable and the couple just really hits it off. I found myself not wanting to put the book down!
Would I recommend or buy? This is a really fun and binge worthy series! The family themselves are a unique blend of dynamics that you just soak up all the characters. If hockey romance is your thing they your sure to love the whole series. Very enjoyable!
Thoughts for the author? Congratulations on your new release! Five fantastic stars! Love the witty humor!
I received a copy from Netgalley and the thoughts here are just my opinions!
What did I like? This book is the fifth of the series but each are easily a standalone. The chemistry between Jax and Molly is smoldering as she invites herself along on his post season summer. The book is highly enjoyable and the couple just really hits it off. I found myself not wanting to put the book down!
Would I recommend or buy? This is a really fun and binge worthy series! The family themselves are a unique blend of dynamics that you just soak up all the characters. If hockey romance is your thing they your sure to love the whole series. Very enjoyable!
Thoughts for the author? Congratulations on your new release! Five fantastic stars! Love the witty humor!
I received a copy from Netgalley and the thoughts here are just my opinions!
thatbookishbrunette21's review
Another winner from the Wynn family hockey series. I really enjoyed Jackson and Molly's relationship especially the fact that they had a foundation of friendship and common interests. Their love of trivia and secret handshake were adorable.
One of my favorite aspects of this book was the lack of drama between Molly, her ex-fiancé, and Jackson, who happens to be Steve's (the ex-fiancé) teammate. I don't want to give away any spoilers but I actually found Steve's reaction upon learning of Molly and Jackson's relationship pretty humorous.
This was a fun read and despite the fact that it opens with Molly leaving Steve at the altar because he was cheating on her, it was pretty low drama, a fact I enjoyed. I would definitely recommend this book.
One of my favorite aspects of this book was the lack of drama between Molly, her ex-fiancé, and Jackson, who happens to be Steve's (the ex-fiancé) teammate. I don't want to give away any spoilers but I actually found Steve's reaction upon learning of Molly and Jackson's relationship pretty humorous.
This was a fun read and despite the fact that it opens with Molly leaving Steve at the altar because he was cheating on her, it was pretty low drama, a fact I enjoyed. I would definitely recommend this book.
mommasaystoread's review
4.0
Game Changer - five books into a series full of terrific characters, romances with more chemistry than you can shake a stick at, and some wild and crazy family drama. I've loved so many characters in this series and I've rooted for every single couple, but I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that Jax and Molly make up my favorite couple. So far! Who knows what Kelly Jamieson will dream up next for the wonderful Wynn family. This family does take some time to get to know all of them, but once you do, they start to feel like real people, which just goes to show the character development this author puts into her stories.
Now for Jax and Molly. I love Jax and Molly! They are equal parts witty and emotional, and the sexual tension is through the roof. I love that these two are friends first, which can be just as much fun as an enemies to lovers romance, especially when the friends in question start tiptoeing around the feels. Of course, the author's wit comes shining through. You know it's good when you start laughing and look up from your Kindle to find the whole family looking at you like you've grown a second head. Nothing beats a couple who knows how to have fun together, and these two definitely have that down.
We also get some serious as Jax deals with his grandfather's Alzheimer's. I think the author does a great job of showing just how hard this disease is on everyone around it. It's done with care and respect, and it certainly tugs at the heartstrings.
All in all, this fifth in the series is everything I've come to expect from this author. It's sweet, sexy, emotional, and laugh out loud funny. Another engaging and entertaining read by Kelly Jamieson.
Now for Jax and Molly. I love Jax and Molly! They are equal parts witty and emotional, and the sexual tension is through the roof. I love that these two are friends first, which can be just as much fun as an enemies to lovers romance, especially when the friends in question start tiptoeing around the feels. Of course, the author's wit comes shining through. You know it's good when you start laughing and look up from your Kindle to find the whole family looking at you like you've grown a second head. Nothing beats a couple who knows how to have fun together, and these two definitely have that down.
We also get some serious as Jax deals with his grandfather's Alzheimer's. I think the author does a great job of showing just how hard this disease is on everyone around it. It's done with care and respect, and it certainly tugs at the heartstrings.
All in all, this fifth in the series is everything I've come to expect from this author. It's sweet, sexy, emotional, and laugh out loud funny. Another engaging and entertaining read by Kelly Jamieson.
bookaddictreviews's review
5.0
I LOVE the Wynn family and all their nuttiness. The more of this series I read the more, the more I fall in love. Game Changer is my favorite book out of this series to date.
Jax is a Wynn, however, he doesn’t want to play for either of his family’s teams. He wants to do this on his own. Molly is about to get married to a hockey player, until she reads some texts in the middle of the ceremony and walks out. Her and Jax are friends, even though her ex is his teammate, they are trivia partners. I love the easy-going vibe of their friendship. They have so much in common. They both push each other to open up and get out of their shells.
I loved how naturally their relationship progressed, how Jax’s family instantly bonded with Molly. Molly’s friends were also supportive of her choices. Jax is also super supportive when it comes to Molly. He can’t tell her no, you can feel how much he cares for her and just wants her to be happy.
Game Changer is steamy, sweet and full of Wynn family nuttiness. It can be read as a standalone, however, I highly recommend reading the rest of the series to get all the Wynn family drama. A MUST READ hockey romance!
Jax is a Wynn, however, he doesn’t want to play for either of his family’s teams. He wants to do this on his own. Molly is about to get married to a hockey player, until she reads some texts in the middle of the ceremony and walks out. Her and Jax are friends, even though her ex is his teammate, they are trivia partners. I love the easy-going vibe of their friendship. They have so much in common. They both push each other to open up and get out of their shells.
I loved how naturally their relationship progressed, how Jax’s family instantly bonded with Molly. Molly’s friends were also supportive of her choices. Jax is also super supportive when it comes to Molly. He can’t tell her no, you can feel how much he cares for her and just wants her to be happy.
Game Changer is steamy, sweet and full of Wynn family nuttiness. It can be read as a standalone, however, I highly recommend reading the rest of the series to get all the Wynn family drama. A MUST READ hockey romance!
bananatricky's review
4.0
Three and a half stars.
Molly Flynn's wedding to NHL player Steve implodes big time when she is sent explicit texts between Steve and a mysterious woman just before their wedding. In desperation she turns to Steve's teammate Jackson Wynn, who is also her trivia mate, to get her out of there.
Jackson was just dropping in on Molly and Steve's wedding before reluctantly visiting his family and all its accompanying drama. His father cheated on his mother and Jackson has never really forgiven him for that. Then Jackson's grandfather married a much younger woman and fell out with Jackson's father and uncle over money. The entire family dynamic is one huge drama-llama and Jackson wants as little as possible to do with it, if his grandfather didn't have Alzheimer's he wouldn't even have bothered, the last thing he needs is absconding with his teammates fiance - that never bodes well for the team dynamics.
Molly and Jackson have only ever been buddies, drawn together by a mutual love of trivia but as they spend the summer together they find close proximity fosters attraction. Is this a secret summer fling? Is Jackson Molly's rebound guy? Or could this be something more?
I love Kelly Jamieson novels and after a string of disappointing reads this was like a breath of fresh air. A friends to lovers romance between a stoic hockey player and a wholesome teacher? Sign. Me. Up! However, I did feel it started to flag in the middle a bit, maybe there wasn't enough tension? Or, maybe a novel about a hockey player set in the summer off-season lacks the essential sporty element?
Anyway, after the brief lull in the middle I really liked the way this romance was resolved, there were some interesting ways of resolving the inevitable conflict which I found refreshing.
If you want a summer away from the city, relaxing by a lake in Manitoba, barbequing with friends then this is the novel for you.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
Bumped for release.
Molly Flynn's wedding to NHL player Steve implodes big time when she is sent explicit texts between Steve and a mysterious woman just before their wedding. In desperation she turns to Steve's teammate Jackson Wynn, who is also her trivia mate, to get her out of there.
Jackson was just dropping in on Molly and Steve's wedding before reluctantly visiting his family and all its accompanying drama. His father cheated on his mother and Jackson has never really forgiven him for that. Then Jackson's grandfather married a much younger woman and fell out with Jackson's father and uncle over money. The entire family dynamic is one huge drama-llama and Jackson wants as little as possible to do with it, if his grandfather didn't have Alzheimer's he wouldn't even have bothered, the last thing he needs is absconding with his teammates fiance - that never bodes well for the team dynamics.
Molly and Jackson have only ever been buddies, drawn together by a mutual love of trivia but as they spend the summer together they find close proximity fosters attraction. Is this a secret summer fling? Is Jackson Molly's rebound guy? Or could this be something more?
I love Kelly Jamieson novels and after a string of disappointing reads this was like a breath of fresh air. A friends to lovers romance between a stoic hockey player and a wholesome teacher? Sign. Me. Up! However, I did feel it started to flag in the middle a bit, maybe there wasn't enough tension? Or, maybe a novel about a hockey player set in the summer off-season lacks the essential sporty element?
Anyway, after the brief lull in the middle I really liked the way this romance was resolved, there were some interesting ways of resolving the inevitable conflict which I found refreshing.
If you want a summer away from the city, relaxing by a lake in Manitoba, barbequing with friends then this is the novel for you.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
Bumped for release.
bowlergirl81's review
5.0
Once you've read a few novels by this author you'll see she likes to alternate chapters from the perspective of the male and female lead characters. So when you pick up Game Changer and in Chapter 1 Jackson is going to attend his teammate's wedding to his friend Molly and then Chapter 2 is from Molly's perspective you know that you are in for an interesting ride!
Jackson Wynn is from a famous hockey family and has distanced himself from them over the years. He finally realizes he can't continue doing that because his grandfather has Alzheimer's.
Molly calls off her wedding in a spectacular fashion, but then needs to escape. What better way than to leave Chicago and fly to California with her good friend Jackson?
This was a fun book and I had a hard time putting it down. I look forward to hearing more about the Wynn family in the future.
#GameChanger #NetGalley
Jackson Wynn is from a famous hockey family and has distanced himself from them over the years. He finally realizes he can't continue doing that because his grandfather has Alzheimer's.
Molly calls off her wedding in a spectacular fashion, but then needs to escape. What better way than to leave Chicago and fly to California with her good friend Jackson?
This was a fun book and I had a hard time putting it down. I look forward to hearing more about the Wynn family in the future.
#GameChanger #NetGalley
kellyk's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
canary20's review
3.0
Molly left her fiance at the alter after reading his cheating text messages. Jackson is Molly's friend and went to check on her and ended up "keeping" her all summer. It was a good book, I just wasn't as drawn into this one as the other ones in the past. I couldn't feel the chemistry between Jackson and Molly but it was a good story. I do like this author and one so so book would not deter me from reading more :)