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cheryls's review
4.0
This is book one in the Wildfire Lake series and it features Laiyla and Levi. This is a very sexy, sweet and steamy Second Chance Romance. My heart aches for Levi and the loss he felt all those years ago. I didn’t care for Laiyla at first. The hold her parents STILL had on her, even all these years later, was very irritating to me. All in all this is a beautiful and entertaining Second Chance Romance. I can’t wait to read Chloe‘s and KT’s stories.
swarrenauthor's review
3.0
Loved this book. Got invested in the story and anxious for the next installment. I hope it follows these characters.
twiceuponabook's review
3.0
I received an ARC in exchange for my honest review.
This is a second chance romance. While the prologue confused me at first, it was a great set up for the story and my guess the stories to come in the series. Levi and Laiyla are high school sweethearts who reunite after years apart. The steam and build up was there, but I would have enjoyed seeing more to their back story.
This was a quick beach read with a mix of the importance of found family, friendships, independence, and romance. The scene on the boat was phew!!
But I struggled with the book's characterization of KT. Any trait that was not overly feminine was considered male and it was hammered in multiple times which really took away, making it hard for me to connect with the book.
I would read the other books in the series to see how Laiyla's friends find love. This book was an excellent set up for what I assume to be the second book.
Rating: 3 stars
Steam: 3.5
This is a second chance romance. While the prologue confused me at first, it was a great set up for the story and my guess the stories to come in the series. Levi and Laiyla are high school sweethearts who reunite after years apart. The steam and build up was there, but I would have enjoyed seeing more to their back story.
This was a quick beach read with a mix of the importance of found family, friendships, independence, and romance. The scene on the boat was phew!!
But I struggled with the book's characterization of KT. Any trait that was not overly feminine was considered male and it was hammered in multiple times which really took away, making it hard for me to connect with the book.
I would read the other books in the series to see how Laiyla's friends find love. This book was an excellent set up for what I assume to be the second book.
Rating: 3 stars
Steam: 3.5
bayleereads's review against another edition
4.0
This was a quick, fast-paced, easy romance!
I loved most of the characters from the very beginning!
I was hooked right from the prologue, which is amazing considering it usually takes me at least 30 pages to get into a book.
Laiyla and Levi are such a dreamy couple.
I removed a star because it felt rushed and I wished there would have been at least 50 more pages. 197 pages wasn’t enough for me with this romance!
I’m usually not a “friends to lovers” or “reunited lovers” trope fan, but I thoroughly enjoyed this one!!!
Thanks so much to Skye Jordan and Cygnet Books for the gifted paperback copy!
I loved most of the characters from the very beginning!
I was hooked right from the prologue, which is amazing considering it usually takes me at least 30 pages to get into a book.
Laiyla and Levi are such a dreamy couple.
I removed a star because it felt rushed and I wished there would have been at least 50 more pages. 197 pages wasn’t enough for me with this romance!
I’m usually not a “friends to lovers” or “reunited lovers” trope fan, but I thoroughly enjoyed this one!!!
Thanks so much to Skye Jordan and Cygnet Books for the gifted paperback copy!
animation's review
4.0
In Too Deep is the first book in the Wildfire Lake series. It’s a first love/reunion story.
I felt bad for Laiyla throughout the book. She was so desperate to have her parents unconditional love, that she gave up everything to do their bidding. The career they wanted for her, the man (sorta) they wanted for her, the life they wanted for her. a few years after the death of her grandfather, she finally decides to take charge of her life. With the help of 2 of her close girlfriends and her first love Levi, she’s finally able to break away. Or is she?
Levi on the other hand, has lived the life he’s always dreamed about, except for not doing it with Laiyla. When she surprises everyone by coming back to their small town, he sees this as his final chance to get what he’s always wanted and goes all in.
The story is emotional in many ways. Luckily KT and Chloe (Laiyla’s friends) are there to lighten up the story when it gets a little heavy. I don’t want to give away too much, but I’m so interested in how they all will fair during this new venture.
The ending seemed a little rushed to me, but overall I enjoyed this book.
My biggest take away from this story is that we all have to live for our self. As long as you are not hurting anyone, do what makes you happy. You can’t live your life for someone else. No matter the intention.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC of this book.
I felt bad for Laiyla throughout the book. She was so desperate to have her parents unconditional love, that she gave up everything to do their bidding. The career they wanted for her, the man (sorta) they wanted for her, the life they wanted for her. a few years after the death of her grandfather, she finally decides to take charge of her life. With the help of 2 of her close girlfriends and her first love Levi, she’s finally able to break away. Or is she?
Levi on the other hand, has lived the life he’s always dreamed about, except for not doing it with Laiyla. When she surprises everyone by coming back to their small town, he sees this as his final chance to get what he’s always wanted and goes all in.
The story is emotional in many ways. Luckily KT and Chloe (Laiyla’s friends) are there to lighten up the story when it gets a little heavy. I don’t want to give away too much, but I’m so interested in how they all will fair during this new venture.
The ending seemed a little rushed to me, but overall I enjoyed this book.
My biggest take away from this story is that we all have to live for our self. As long as you are not hurting anyone, do what makes you happy. You can’t live your life for someone else. No matter the intention.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC of this book.
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