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zaza_bdp's review against another edition
2.0
2.5⭐
Bon ... Eh bien ce fut une lecture franchement tiède, ce qui est un sacré comble pour un couple de pompiers, non ?
Annabeth Albert explore ici le thème des retrouvailles et de la seconde chance, avec ces deux hommes qui se retrouvent un peu moins de 20 ans après s'être quittés, alors qu'ils étaient de jeunes ados amoureux. Luis se retrouve à devoir travailler avec Tucker, en sa qualité d'enquêteur expert en matière d'incendies. Hélas, le roman manque cruellement de scènes d'action, alors qu'Annabeth Albert sait parfaitement écrire ce genre de scènes, quel dommage ... Certes, les deux personnages travaillent dans les "coulisses" et non directement au coeur du brasier, mais je trouve que le cadre professionnel est insuffisamment exploité.
La romance est douce, ça va quand même assez vite entre eux côté sentiments, mais comme je le disais plus haut, je trouve ça assez tiède. En fait je ne me suis pas vraiment attachée aux personnages et même s'ils sont mignons tous les deux, ils ne m'ont pas franchement touchée.
En fait, les personnages qui volent la vedette, ce sont Wade & Walker, les fils de Tucker, qui sont à la fois drôles et attachants ; finalement, dans ce roman, ce sont les passages avec eux que j'ai préféré.
Un bilan fort mitigé donc ... :/
Bon ... Eh bien ce fut une lecture franchement tiède, ce qui est un sacré comble pour un couple de pompiers, non ?
Annabeth Albert explore ici le thème des retrouvailles et de la seconde chance, avec ces deux hommes qui se retrouvent un peu moins de 20 ans après s'être quittés, alors qu'ils étaient de jeunes ados amoureux. Luis se retrouve à devoir travailler avec Tucker, en sa qualité d'enquêteur expert en matière d'incendies. Hélas, le roman manque cruellement de scènes d'action, alors qu'Annabeth Albert sait parfaitement écrire ce genre de scènes, quel dommage ... Certes, les deux personnages travaillent dans les "coulisses" et non directement au coeur du brasier, mais je trouve que le cadre professionnel est insuffisamment exploité
Spoiler
d'autant que l'intrigue principale n'est même pas résolue !La romance est douce, ça va quand même assez vite entre eux côté sentiments, mais comme je le disais plus haut, je trouve ça assez tiède. En fait je ne me suis pas vraiment attachée aux personnages et même s'ils sont mignons tous les deux, ils ne m'ont pas franchement touchée.
En fait, les personnages qui volent la vedette, ce sont Wade & Walker, les fils de Tucker, qui sont à la fois drôles et attachants ; finalement, dans ce roman, ce sont les passages avec eux que j'ai préféré.
Un bilan fort mitigé donc ... :/
heabooknerd's review against another edition
4.0
First of all, can I just say that Annabeth Albert never lets me down with her romances and FEEL THE FIRE was a great addition to the HOTSHOTS series. Tucker and Luis haven't seen each other in a long time and they've grown into different people. Luis has found a life in California and things were great until his partner, Mike, died a few years ago. Tucker has grown into realizing he's demisexual, comes out to his family, and is co-parenting his 17 year old twins with his ex-wife. Things are awkward at first when Luis and Tucker are reunited and they both want nothing more to ignore the other person even though attraction still exists between them.
What I loved in particular about their initial interactions is that these two sit down, hash out the past in a mature and adult way, and they each accept the blame they had in their teenage breakup. I love romances where the couple communicates about their problems, it's my catnip. The angst is fairly low in FEEL THE FIRE and is centered more on how they could possibly make a relationship work when Luis returns home. And I was a bit surprised how things ended up working out and I actually really liked how the compromises were made because I feel like it was very different compared to most romances featuring a parent.
Overall, this was a great read and I loved both Tucker and Luis. The way they care for each other was really sweet, especially the way Luis was always making sure he was respecting Tucker's desires as a demisexual man. Tucker's boys were also a lot of fun and it was great to see a divorced couple that still works together, especially considering the circumstances surrounding their marriage and divorce. There's a small side plot over an arsonist but it stays mostly in the background and is just used to bring Luis and Tucker together again in Oregon. I also loved seeing the previous couples again, especially Garrick and Rain who are my favorite.
ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
Content Warning: References to homophobic parents, teenage pregnancy, death of a partner
What I loved in particular about their initial interactions is that these two sit down, hash out the past in a mature and adult way, and they each accept the blame they had in their teenage breakup. I love romances where the couple communicates about their problems, it's my catnip. The angst is fairly low in FEEL THE FIRE and is centered more on how they could possibly make a relationship work when Luis returns home. And I was a bit surprised how things ended up working out and I actually really liked how the compromises were made because I feel like it was very different compared to most romances featuring a parent.
Overall, this was a great read and I loved both Tucker and Luis. The way they care for each other was really sweet, especially the way Luis was always making sure he was respecting Tucker's desires as a demisexual man. Tucker's boys were also a lot of fun and it was great to see a divorced couple that still works together, especially considering the circumstances surrounding their marriage and divorce. There's a small side plot over an arsonist but it stays mostly in the background and is just used to bring Luis and Tucker together again in Oregon. I also loved seeing the previous couples again, especially Garrick and Rain who are my favorite.
ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
Content Warning: References to homophobic parents, teenage pregnancy, death of a partner
lifeand100books's review against another edition
5.0
Truly loved this second chance story. Tucker and Luis are the real deal and I was so happy to see ultimately how they worked out the biggest issue they faced.
Spoiler
Luis is 100% correct in that we always expect the single and childless characters to make all of the big sacrifices for a long distance relationship to work. I was so happy to see Albert make Tucker open to making the hard sacrifices and compromise, even when Luis was like no no I'll do it.nicki_theoverflowingbookcase's review against another edition
4.0
No one believes that falling in love when you are a teenager is love that can last, so when Luis and Tucker's relationship ended due to Luis' family moving away the love that they shared was destined to end. Flash forward to present day and feelings and emotions are the first things that are felt when the two reunite. But Luis is only there for a short time to do a job and then return to California. Is there enough time to rekindle the old flame? Or will the two only embark on a professional reunion? I loved the rekindling of the spark between Luis and Tucker but it is the family dynamic that Tucker finds himself in with his ex-wife and twin boys that steals the show. I would love for all blended families to take notes from them. Beautifully written.
dharshanirymond's review against another edition
3.0
For so many reasons this felt like reading 'Forever Wilde' by Lucy Lennox.
piggiesandpages's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
jacqueleenthereadingqueen's review against another edition
4.0
Feel the Fire is a second chance romance between two first loves who parted ways in high school. Back then, the only thing Luis and Tucker worried about was where they could sneak off to next to spend alone time together. It was sweet and mostly innocent with time spent holding hands and stealing kisses. When you're young the world seems to be at your feet. Adult worries seem far away in the future...until they're not.
Senior year Luis moves across the country with his family, yet with the naivete of young love, the boys promise to continue their relationship until Tucker can join Luis in L.A. Time goes on. Family obligations and real life troubles take precedent over their dreams of being together. Tucker stays firmly stuck in Oregon, while Luis not so patiently waits for him to finally join him in L.A. Eventually those patience run out and Tucker is left with an ultimatum: Move to L.A. or let him go. He chose to let him go... and has regretted it ever since.
Now years later Luis, a fire expert, is sent to Oregon to consult on a fire arson case. No one is more surprised than him to find that Tucker is his contact on the job. It seems Tucker didn't go to work on his families farm and is a fire management expert. When the two collide, all their pasts hurts come to the surface, but once they move past that it's like they never parted. And this time it's a lot more steamy than just holding hands.
I liked that the two were mature in the way they discussed their past and didn't try to assign all the blame to the other. They both took responsibility for the past and could also understand that they were just kids. There was no vicious fighting involved. They also were big on communication as their resurrected friendship morphed into more intimate lines. I hate when there is the big miscommunication which causes the two MCs to fight and split up. I just want to smack them and say " Talk to each other!". That was not the case with these two.
Inevitably, once the job Luis is sent for is done the two are left with the same problem as before. Do they continue their relationship long distance? do they call it quits? or is it up to one of them to sacrifice moving? Tucker has his kids in Oregon, while Luis has his entire family in L.A. It's a rock and a hard place all over again.
"Every bit as much as you want me to stay, I want you to go."
I think it all works out like it's supposed to in the end. Not only with Luis and Tucker, but also with Tucker's kids who have some big decisions to make as well. I would be remiss if I didn't mention how much I loved Tucker's twins, Wade especially. His not so subtle matchmaking attempts added some much needed humor to some of the more emotional aspects of the book. Gotta love when your 17yo son gives you love advice.
4 stars
* Provided by Netgalley for a fair and unbiased review *
Senior year Luis moves across the country with his family, yet with the naivete of young love, the boys promise to continue their relationship until Tucker can join Luis in L.A. Time goes on. Family obligations and real life troubles take precedent over their dreams of being together. Tucker stays firmly stuck in Oregon, while Luis not so patiently waits for him to finally join him in L.A. Eventually those patience run out and Tucker is left with an ultimatum: Move to L.A. or let him go. He chose to let him go... and has regretted it ever since.
Now years later Luis, a fire expert, is sent to Oregon to consult on a fire arson case. No one is more surprised than him to find that Tucker is his contact on the job. It seems Tucker didn't go to work on his families farm and is a fire management expert. When the two collide, all their pasts hurts come to the surface, but once they move past that it's like they never parted. And this time it's a lot more steamy than just holding hands.
I liked that the two were mature in the way they discussed their past and didn't try to assign all the blame to the other. They both took responsibility for the past and could also understand that they were just kids. There was no vicious fighting involved. They also were big on communication as their resurrected friendship morphed into more intimate lines. I hate when there is the big miscommunication which causes the two MCs to fight and split up. I just want to smack them and say " Talk to each other!". That was not the case with these two.
Inevitably, once the job Luis is sent for is done the two are left with the same problem as before. Do they continue their relationship long distance? do they call it quits? or is it up to one of them to sacrifice moving? Tucker has his kids in Oregon, while Luis has his entire family in L.A. It's a rock and a hard place all over again.
"Every bit as much as you want me to stay, I want you to go."
I think it all works out like it's supposed to in the end. Not only with Luis and Tucker, but also with Tucker's kids who have some big decisions to make as well. I would be remiss if I didn't mention how much I loved Tucker's twins, Wade especially. His not so subtle matchmaking attempts added some much needed humor to some of the more emotional aspects of the book. Gotta love when your 17yo son gives you love advice.
4 stars
* Provided by Netgalley for a fair and unbiased review *
hatcubed's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed the second-chance relationship and the exploration of the very real and understandable reasons why the first time didn't work out, as well as Tucker's twins and the way that parenting looks between amicable divorcees. That being said, I liked the other books in this series better.
karentje's review against another edition
4.0
Heartwarming second-chance-at-love romance. Luis and Tucker first fell in love with each other in high school, but distance, family expectations, and youthful mistakes ripped them apart. When they meet again, quite unexpectedly, years later, their old feelings resurface as if the years apart never happened. There’s some resentment and old hurts to overcome at first, and I loved how the author handled it, bringing the angst while still enabling the reader to empathize with both men’s perspective. Luis and Tucker have matured and need to relearn who the other is. I really liked how those new discoveries helped to fan the flames of their love for each other even higher. Tucker identifies as demisexual, and I loved how he opened up to Luis about that and how considerate Luis was when it came to the physical side of their relationship, never assuming or pushing Tucker in any way. Luis is only in town temporarily, so everything they feel seems doomed from the start. Still, true love can’t be denied, luckily. Figuring out a way forward, a future where they can be happy together and not have either one feel as if they sacrificed too much of their life, isn’t easy. Something’s gotta give. And something did. I think this big stumbling block was resolved in a very satisfactory manner. Tucker’s sons, his ex and her new husband and daughter all feel like part of the family and are wonderful secondary characters in their own right. This can be read as a standalone, but I still really enjoyed the brief scenes with the MC’s from the previous books in the series.
emilyrpf's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75