𝒥𝓊𝓂𝓅 𝒪𝓃 𝒯𝒽𝓇𝑒𝑒 - 𝒮𝒶𝓋𝒶𝑔𝑒 𝒜𝒸𝒶𝒹𝑒𝓂𝓎 𝟥 - 𝑅𝑒𝓋𝒾𝑒𝓌 

 

Author: Julia Wolf 

 

Couple: Evelyn Kastanos & Ivan Sokolov 

 

Tropes: high school romance, friends to lovers, mental health rep, mafia romance, sweet romance, forced proximity 

 

Review: Jump On Three is the perfect way to end this three book series and I loved getting Evelyn’s book! Julia was phenomenal with the way she created Evelyn’s character and represented her character profile with mental health and a MC on the spectrum. Evelyn and Ivan’s romance was full of the ups and downs that we love in angsty high school romances and the way they fell for each other was perfect! 

 

Evelyn was the FMC I was waiting for since book 1 in this series and while I enjoyed her sister’s book, her story was one I appreciated the most. The way Julia was able to create the dilemma Evelyn faced from the get go and then grew her into a fierce FMC was done perfectly and in a way that made her seem true and genuine. I loved how literal she was but also enjoyed her snarky side as she grew more comfortable with Ivan. 

 

Ivan was the one who I was not super drawn to in this book. While he was good for Evelyn and I liked how he gave her the silent strength to push her boundaries, I felt like he was not as captivating as the first two MMCs. That being said, the way he stood up for Evelyn and helped her battle her fears was truly the best area in this book and showed how much he truly cared for her. I found the way he truly wanted to calm her fears and be her friend to be full of angst and feelings that burned bright as they both got closer. 

 

This book was the perfect balance of mafia romance and high school angst. Evelyn and Ivan were a solid couple that were full of laughs and tears as they rode their journey to an HEA. I found that the growth they each had helped to bolster the relationship they had and I loved how Julia made it a focus point for them. This book was the best culmination of the series but I hope we see more of these characters soon! 

 

Rating: 4/5, an angsty high school romance full of feels and teen romance! 

 

Thank you Julia Wolf for the arc! 

 

**I own this edit but photos are not mine and credit goes to the original owner**