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emilyxstar 's review for:
Burn for Me
by Ilona Andrews
4/5 stars!
This book surprised me in so many ways. From the cover and the title you would assume it was just another typical supernatural romance but it is a lot more than it. I honestly would even go as far as to say it was 90% an action superhero novel than it was a romance. I felt the book was really well written it was full of action and intrigue that kept me hooked on every page. I loved Nevada she was a strong female lead who wasn’t embarrassed of her weaknesses her emotions. She could be kick ass but also cry and shout for help. She felt like a normal human being instead of some female leads try to push the narrative that bad ass means you can’t cry or show weakness. Nevada was awesome.
Also with some supernatural books and even films some magic and power systems feel lousy and not fleshed out enough. I liked that it was slightly complex and actually interesting. How there are primes and how people have different powers than others through their relatives.
The only thing for me was that I really loved the fact that Mad Rogan was the love interest at first I thought it was going to be Adam. Rogan was really hot at first he was the typical cold villain bad guy but I felt towards the end he was a bit creepy. Like he kept saying how ‘were going to have sex now yes?’ And he kept asking her and asking her. ‘Well your attracted to me, have sex with me your going to be crawling back to my bed anyway’ like ew no Rogan just because your the bad guy doesn’t mean you should act like a frat boy. It’s kind of like a puppy humping your leg it’s endearing and funny for the first couple of seconds and then it just gets a bit tedious and actually pretty gross.
It’s a shame he was written that way in the end because I just kept rolling my eyes.I didn’t really have any emotional feeling towards him and especially their relationship. Also before they started working together he was this scary guy and when he kidnaps her you do feel Nevada’s sense of fear because he is this terrifying man. In reality he really is just some guy with a lot of money and sense of entitlement.I loved the dynamic with Nevada and her family especially her grandmother she was probably the best character in the book. It’s a shame because I probably won’t read it because Mad Rogan is Mad Creepy.
This book surprised me in so many ways. From the cover and the title you would assume it was just another typical supernatural romance but it is a lot more than it. I honestly would even go as far as to say it was 90% an action superhero novel than it was a romance. I felt the book was really well written it was full of action and intrigue that kept me hooked on every page. I loved Nevada she was a strong female lead who wasn’t embarrassed of her weaknesses her emotions. She could be kick ass but also cry and shout for help. She felt like a normal human being instead of some female leads try to push the narrative that bad ass means you can’t cry or show weakness. Nevada was awesome.
Also with some supernatural books and even films some magic and power systems feel lousy and not fleshed out enough. I liked that it was slightly complex and actually interesting. How there are primes and how people have different powers than others through their relatives.
The only thing for me was that I really loved the fact that Mad Rogan was the love interest at first I thought it was going to be Adam. Rogan was really hot at first he was the typical cold villain bad guy but I felt towards the end he was a bit creepy. Like he kept saying how ‘were going to have sex now yes?’ And he kept asking her and asking her. ‘Well your attracted to me, have sex with me your going to be crawling back to my bed anyway’ like ew no Rogan just because your the bad guy doesn’t mean you should act like a frat boy. It’s kind of like a puppy humping your leg it’s endearing and funny for the first couple of seconds and then it just gets a bit tedious and actually pretty gross.
It’s a shame he was written that way in the end because I just kept rolling my eyes.I didn’t really have any emotional feeling towards him and especially their relationship. Also before they started working together he was this scary guy and when he kidnaps her you do feel Nevada’s sense of fear because he is this terrifying man. In reality he really is just some guy with a lot of money and sense of entitlement.I loved the dynamic with Nevada and her family especially her grandmother she was probably the best character in the book. It’s a shame because I probably won’t read it because Mad Rogan is Mad Creepy.