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A review by mackenzierm
Burn With Me by Ashley Marie
4.0
Griffin’s Den is Amelia’s fresh start where she will be able to focus on building an aquaponics farm, her dog, and her friends. After her last relationship, she has no intention of dating any time soon. That is until Lucas Grant moves to town. Lucas needs a change from his big city Boston life and is moving with his best friend, Sam, where they’re both hoping to focus on their careers. Lucas wasn’t expecting to fall for Amelia the moment he laid eyes on her. He’s going to have to put the work in for Amelia to give him a chance though.
BURN WITH ME is an excellent romantic suspense debut. I really enjoyed the author’s clear writing style. The setting of Griffin’s Den in New Mexico was interesting and I loved the small-town vibes where everyone knows everyone. I didn’t know much (if anything) about aquaponics coming into this story and loved learning a little about it through Amelia’s character.
BURN WITH ME is told in dual POV, alternating between Luke and Amelia’s POV with less than a handful of chapters in a select few other’s perspectives. I thought this was done really well and fleshed out the story a little more. I really liked Amelia and Luke – they’re so cute together. I loved how thoughtful and caring Luke was to his friends, but specifically towards Amelia. There’s some spicy scenes in this story but I think they’re well placed. I enjoyed the friendships between the characters and how supportive they are of one another.
The one thing that felt a bit weird to me was the excessive and gratuitous name calling as terms of endearments amongst Amelia and Pam, but also to a lesser extent between Luke and Sam. For characters who seem to be in their 30s (if I understood the context well), this felt immature and unnatural.
Lastly, I adored the suspense aspect. I thought it was really well done and definitely had me worried about what the outcome would be. I can’t wait to see what will come next for this friend group in the future Griffin’s Den books.
I would like to thank the author, Ashley Marie, of this advanced digital copy for the opportunity to read this novel in exchange for an honest review! All opinions expressed are my own.
BURN WITH ME is an excellent romantic suspense debut. I really enjoyed the author’s clear writing style. The setting of Griffin’s Den in New Mexico was interesting and I loved the small-town vibes where everyone knows everyone. I didn’t know much (if anything) about aquaponics coming into this story and loved learning a little about it through Amelia’s character.
BURN WITH ME is told in dual POV, alternating between Luke and Amelia’s POV with less than a handful of chapters in a select few other’s perspectives. I thought this was done really well and fleshed out the story a little more. I really liked Amelia and Luke – they’re so cute together. I loved how thoughtful and caring Luke was to his friends, but specifically towards Amelia. There’s some spicy scenes in this story but I think they’re well placed. I enjoyed the friendships between the characters and how supportive they are of one another.
The one thing that felt a bit weird to me was the excessive and gratuitous name calling as terms of endearments amongst Amelia and Pam, but also to a lesser extent between Luke and Sam. For characters who seem to be in their 30s (if I understood the context well), this felt immature and unnatural.
Lastly, I adored the suspense aspect. I thought it was really well done and definitely had me worried about what the outcome would be. I can’t wait to see what will come next for this friend group in the future Griffin’s Den books.
I would like to thank the author, Ashley Marie, of this advanced digital copy for the opportunity to read this novel in exchange for an honest review! All opinions expressed are my own.