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breannakay1995's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
everlorian's review
4.0
This book had so much heart and it made mine ache.
Sooo many beautiful moments between the characters, I didn’t have a dry eye throughout the whole book!!
There was something so relatable about each character that just made me latch onto them and jump in their corner and be their biggest supporter. I was rooting for all of them!! Except Aly’s mom lol that’s the only disappointing thing is I wish there were a scene where they really sat her down and told her how she made them feel. Gah, I would have loved to have seen her be put in her place.
Other than that, it was a beautiful story and journey to read and I’m SO glad there was an HEA. Because honestly it was so deserved and I definitely would have thrown my Kindle across the room if there hadn’t been.
Please check the trigger warnings
Sooo many beautiful moments between the characters, I didn’t have a dry eye throughout the whole book!!
There was something so relatable about each character that just made me latch onto them and jump in their corner and be their biggest supporter. I was rooting for all of them!! Except Aly’s mom lol that’s the only disappointing thing is I wish there were a scene where they really sat her down and told her how she made them feel. Gah, I would have loved to have seen her be put in her place.
Other than that, it was a beautiful story and journey to read and I’m SO glad there was an HEA. Because honestly it was so deserved and I definitely would have thrown my Kindle across the room if there hadn’t been.
Please check the trigger warnings
readventuring7's review
3.0
This book started out so promising and I was so excited to read it after loving The Air He Breathes.
Young Logan and young Alyssa’s story was written so heartbreakingly beautiful and set up what could have been an epic second-chance romance.
And then... I was sadly disappointed. I love characters that are survivors; characters that have weathered storms without breaking and then come out even stronger for it. Logan had so much potential to be that, and I would have loved to see Alyssa be the force of that change. But honestly, Alyssa was a doormat heroine and nothing about that appeals to me whatsoever.
Hero came back after 5 years of radio silence and heroine doesn’t give him any shit at all and is ready to let him straight back into her life. If Logan did a bit of groveling or apologizing it may have made up for her lack of self-respect, but instead he continued his asshole streak with Alyssa while simultaneously using her to feel better. Selfish much? The only character I think I kind of liked was Lori, who literally saw how wrong Logan was treating Alyssa and told him to stop, but selfish man that he is, he decided the best thing (again, for him and not for Alyssa) is to just be friends since he claimed to not want to hurt her again (although how is being a jackass not hurting her?) but at the same time needing her always by his side.
Ugh talk about a let down. After coming to these realizations I basically just skimmed through the rest of the book. So much of the second half of the story centered around Kellan and Erika that the book should have really just been about them. At least Erika had a little more spine (except when she immediately forgave Kellan for all his meanness, but the guy had cancer so...free pass?)
Looking at the rating and reviews for the next two books in this series, I’ll probably still try them. But my expectations are pretty low tbh.
Young Logan and young Alyssa’s story was written so heartbreakingly beautiful and set up what could have been an epic second-chance romance.
And then... I was sadly disappointed. I love characters that are survivors; characters that have weathered storms without breaking and then come out even stronger for it. Logan had so much potential to be that, and I would have loved to see Alyssa be the force of that change. But honestly, Alyssa was a doormat heroine and nothing about that appeals to me whatsoever.
Hero came back after 5 years of radio silence and heroine doesn’t give him any shit at all and is ready to let him straight back into her life. If Logan did a bit of groveling or apologizing it may have made up for her lack of self-respect, but instead he continued his asshole streak with Alyssa while simultaneously using her to feel better. Selfish much? The only character I think I kind of liked was Lori, who literally saw how wrong Logan was treating Alyssa and told him to stop, but selfish man that he is, he decided the best thing (again, for him and not for Alyssa) is to just be friends since he claimed to not want to hurt her again (although how is being a jackass not hurting her?) but at the same time needing her always by his side.
Ugh talk about a let down. After coming to these realizations I basically just skimmed through the rest of the book. So much of the second half of the story centered around Kellan and Erika that the book should have really just been about them. At least Erika had a little more spine (except when she immediately forgave Kellan for all his meanness, but the guy had cancer so...free pass?)
Looking at the rating and reviews for the next two books in this series, I’ll probably still try them. But my expectations are pretty low tbh.
jessicasbooktalk's review
4.0
Good story line, best friends to lovers to enemies and back again. The TW should include domestic violence, and drug and alcohol abuse. Lots of flash backs of a less than happy life.
amybosica's review
4.0
4, High & Lo Stars!
“His soul was set in flames, and he scorched anyone who stood too close. She stepped closer, unafraid of the ashes they were destined to become.”
“The truth is I want you. I want you back in my life, in all ways and more. I can’t stop thinking of you, High. Not to escape reality, but to embrace it. You’re my heart. You’re my soul. I want you. All of you. And more than anything right now, I want to kiss you.”
“I shrugged. She shrugged. I laughed. She laughed. I parted my lips. She parted her lips. I leaned in. She leaned in. Our lips locked as our souls became forever intertwined, and even though my feet were planted firmly on the the ground, I’d never in my life felt so high.”
So many highs. So many lows. That is the best way to describe The Fire Between High & Lo. This is one of those books that captures you from the very beginning and will take you on one heck of an emotional journey. This book isn’t pretty. In fact there are a lot of tough and frustrating moments. The characters are real and raw and you can’t help but fall in love with them and hope for the best for them.
The Fire Between High & Lo is a beautiful friends to lovers/ second chance romance. This book will easily consume you and make it impossible for you to put down. This book will captivate you. It will make you laugh. It will make you swoon. It will frustrate you. It will pull at your heart. It will make your heart ache and break, at times. These characters are not perfect, some more broken than others. They make mistakes…..boy do they make some stupid mistakes. But, they learn from those and pick themselves back up again and make up for the past wrongs.
I don’t know what else to say other than I really enjoyed this book. It gave me so many feels and took me on such an incredible journey. Thank you so much to Brittiany C. Cherry for providing me with another beautiful, heartfelt read. I definitely recommend checking this one out.
*I was provided an ARC copy of this book, in exchange for an honest review*
“His soul was set in flames, and he scorched anyone who stood too close. She stepped closer, unafraid of the ashes they were destined to become.”
“The truth is I want you. I want you back in my life, in all ways and more. I can’t stop thinking of you, High. Not to escape reality, but to embrace it. You’re my heart. You’re my soul. I want you. All of you. And more than anything right now, I want to kiss you.”
“I shrugged. She shrugged. I laughed. She laughed. I parted my lips. She parted her lips. I leaned in. She leaned in. Our lips locked as our souls became forever intertwined, and even though my feet were planted firmly on the the ground, I’d never in my life felt so high.”
So many highs. So many lows. That is the best way to describe The Fire Between High & Lo. This is one of those books that captures you from the very beginning and will take you on one heck of an emotional journey. This book isn’t pretty. In fact there are a lot of tough and frustrating moments. The characters are real and raw and you can’t help but fall in love with them and hope for the best for them.
The Fire Between High & Lo is a beautiful friends to lovers/ second chance romance. This book will easily consume you and make it impossible for you to put down. This book will captivate you. It will make you laugh. It will make you swoon. It will frustrate you. It will pull at your heart. It will make your heart ache and break, at times. These characters are not perfect, some more broken than others. They make mistakes…..boy do they make some stupid mistakes. But, they learn from those and pick themselves back up again and make up for the past wrongs.
I don’t know what else to say other than I really enjoyed this book. It gave me so many feels and took me on such an incredible journey. Thank you so much to Brittiany C. Cherry for providing me with another beautiful, heartfelt read. I definitely recommend checking this one out.
*I was provided an ARC copy of this book, in exchange for an honest review*
velariscityofbooks's review against another edition
2.0
2,5⭐
Szczerze miałam nadzieję, że ta część również w jakiś sposób sprawi na mnie ogromne wrażenie, jednak trochę się zawiodłam. Nie do końca mogłam się wciągnąć w tą historię, czegoś mi w niej brakowało, a kilka elementów mi nie pasowało, przez co tak niska jest moja ocena, choć zapowiadało się nawet ciekawie.
Po prostu... nie moje klimaty.
Szczerze miałam nadzieję, że ta część również w jakiś sposób sprawi na mnie ogromne wrażenie, jednak trochę się zawiodłam. Nie do końca mogłam się wciągnąć w tą historię, czegoś mi w niej brakowało, a kilka elementów mi nie pasowało, przez co tak niska jest moja ocena, choć zapowiadało się nawet ciekawie.
Po prostu... nie moje klimaty.