ladysadiereads's review against another edition
4.0
This was an adorable read! I took to Jed immediately. He is all pining sweetie wrapped up in a literal firefighter hero shell. He is kindhearted and loving and wears his heart on his sleeve. He has real Ren from Always Only You or Red from Get a Life, Chloe Brown vibes. He also has Dyslexia and I love seeing that represented well! (And I think this was - doesn’t mean it will resonate with everyone - no group of humans is a monolith.) Lola I definitely took longer to warm too. I did in the end though and loved watching her realize what her real priorities were and how they were dictating her life and not actually fulfilling her. I also loved watching her struggle with falling for her high school nemesis. (Who really didn’t want to be her nemesis at all!)
I will say again - I haven’t read any other of the books so there were a WHOLE CAST of characters that I wasn’t sure if I was supposed to know or not? But still super fun!
Thank you to the author and publisher for my complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.
I will say again - I haven’t read any other of the books so there were a WHOLE CAST of characters that I wasn’t sure if I was supposed to know or not? But still super fun!
Thank you to the author and publisher for my complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.
readliftbooks's review against another edition
5.0
[a: Juliette Cross|7795664|Juliette Cross|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1448509244p2/7795664.jpg] has blown me away with a good old fashioned romance story. No vampires, no vessels of light, just a regular man and woman. I mean, if you can call sexy wildfire fire fighters “regular”. I’m always hesitant to read a romance with a fireman as a main character. Being married to a fireman, I’m always worried that the fiction telling will be so far off reality that I won’t enjoy the story. Naturally, Juliette Cross knew what she was doing here.
Lola Landry really could’ve use some anxiety meds.
Lola Landry really could’ve use some anxiety meds.
emmareviews's review
3.5
This romance was a lot of fun! It had some second chance, high school frenemies to lovers, opposites attract set in a small town. The story was not a particular stand out (and I think I liked the last book in this series a hair more), but I loved the way that the two leads reconnected. Something about the first date podcast format made the beginning so light and engaging. These books have me so curious to continue with the smartypants romances. 🗣👥⚖️🌧
cbsundance's review
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
belle13's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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? Yes
4.0
Tropes/Themes: Small Town Romance, High School Rivals, FireFighter MMC, Pining (so much pining)
Amount of spice: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Explicitness: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
This was a lot of fun! It had all those wonderful, cosy vibes you look for in a small town romance, a fantastic gang of supporting characters and a whole lot of steam. It was even just the tiniest bit heart breaking at times. Jed is a complete simp for Lola which I never thought I’d be into but kind of enjoyed this time mostly because it was relatively one sided and she had no idea he was pining so hard for her.
I do think it was maybe just the tiniest bit too insta love-y for me and once they actually got together I felt like they lost a little of that fire they had. Also, I did get a little bored of the *gasp* sex scenes. At first they were really hot (like, surprisingly hot) but they became very repetitive and I skimmed a few honestly.
All in all it was a funny, sexy, heart warming little read and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Amount of spice: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Explicitness: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
This was a lot of fun! It had all those wonderful, cosy vibes you look for in a small town romance, a fantastic gang of supporting characters and a whole lot of steam. It was even just the tiniest bit heart breaking at times. Jed is a complete simp for Lola which I never thought I’d be into but kind of enjoyed this time mostly because it was relatively one sided and she had no idea he was pining so hard for her.
I do think it was maybe just the tiniest bit too insta love-y for me and once they actually got together I felt like they lost a little of that fire they had. Also, I did get a little bored of the *gasp* sex scenes. At first they were really hot (like, surprisingly hot) but they became very repetitive and I skimmed a few honestly.
All in all it was a funny, sexy, heart warming little read and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
helenamotheroftwins's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
thisisdoc's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.25
delphireads's review against another edition
3.0
The second book in this series was more spicy than the first, but the story line was super predictable. I enjoyed both characters but I ended up skipping part of the book to the end because I knew exactly how it would play out.