“Sometimes, our biggest challenges are our strongest moments of growth; it’s when our true person shows, and the world gets to see what we’re made of.”

I’m sorry, but I just did not enjoy this book. I love many of Meagan Brandy’s other works, but this one was absolute torture to get through. However, please note that this wasn’t a “bad book”, it just didn’t work for me, so you might like it if you give it a chance :)

The Characters
Unfortunately, everyone in this book was just unlikeable, and that was definitely my main issue with it. Alec Daniels? I hated him for such a large chunk of this story. Now I know he wasn’t as insane as we were led to believe for 80% of this book, but that didn’t make it any better in my head. He had absolutely no idea how to be honest with anyone, and that got real old real quick. In fact, so many of this book’s conflicts could have been resolved if he would just communicate? I have no words. Oakley definitely wasn’t as bad but I definitely do not trust her decision-making skills considering she loved Alec. I liked Rowan, and he was definitely the most tolerable, but he had his issues too.

“Oakley, sometimes, the ones we think care the least care the most. Remember that, even when it feels impossible. When it hurts more than you feel you can bear, remember that. The people who love you can do the most damage, but sometimes … they hurt you for you. And not everything is what it appears to be.”

The Plot
The whole firefighter plot started off good; it was a unique concept I hadn’t read about before. However, things got complicated so quickly, in a way that I hadn’t been expecting from a standalone romance. Now I’m not saying that complicated is a bad thing, but it just didn’t work for this book. There were so many conflicting plot lines and new characters that I honestly couldn’t keep track of. Maybe that was just me, but...

The Writing
The writing was what saved this book. I’ve always liked this author’s writing style and that extended to this story. Even if I didn’t like the plot I could appreciate the way Meagan Brandy can keep readers hooked.

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