Saturday, May 19, 2018
Burning Fire review
Date published:08/05/2018
Date read: 19/05/2018
Genre: Romance
Rating: 3.75/5
Synopsis: Unemployed schoolteacher Erin Jenkins is back in Portland, the town she hasn’t called home for more than a decade. It’s not the way she wants to spend her last days of summer: in between jobs and avoiding her mother’s snooping by escaping to the ice-cream aisle. But when the opportunity arises for her to accompany her brother’s best friend—her lifetime crush—to a wedding, summer gets a whole lot more interesting.
Firefighter and single dad Jake Bennett has built a nice, safe wall around his heart—no romance, no getting burned. That doesn’t mean he’s ruling out a fling. Considering Erin’s visit is temporary, they’re the perfect fit for a scorching no-strings one-night stand. Or two. Or five. Until the worst thing happens: Erin and Jake are feeling more. Damn that four-letter word.
Now their hearts are on the line, and when their smoldering summer comes to a close, it’s going to be harder than ever to put out the fire.
My review:
**ARC PROVIDED BY NETGALLEY. THIS DOES NOT AFFECT MY FEELINGS TOWARDS THE BOOK**
Writing: 5/5. The writing of this book was everything you should expect from a published book, the story was well written and no noticeable mistakes in the story. The story was easily pictured from the descriptive writing.
Plot: 3/5. The plot was okay, your typical romance story and it didn't have as much depth as I normally enjoy. Back plots are very important and you never really find out why Erin loses her job until it was brushed into the conversation about 20 pages from the end. I enjoyed learning about Jake's background but again you don't really learn anything about him and his past apart from the odd comment.
Characters: 4/5. I loved Jake, bad boy past but now a careful father. Everything you want from a man in a romance novel with a child. I find that a lot of romance novels with single fathers they brush the child aside halfway through the story and someone important to the storyline disappears but not here. When Bailey goes away for a week or so she isn't forgotten, she is still on her fathers' mind which is realistic. Erin was a little boring, but Jake made up for my lack of interest in Erin's life.
Ending: 2/5. I hate quick endings. I always feel that if a book has a short and quick ending it needs an epilogue but this book didn't. I am very nosey and want to know what happens after so an extra 10 pages just saying where they are and what they are doing a few months later goes a long way. There were still questions about Erin's job hanging in the air which is unanswered and very annoying because it was important to the plot.
Overall feelings: 3.75/5. This book was a quick read, did it in a morning. If you are looking for a short romance novel I would recommend this slow burn novel. I do feel like this is the kind of book I would only read once though.
Similar books: Birthday girl and Come as you are
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