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A review by chipperbooks
Flirting with Fire by Piper Rayne
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Madison has had a crush on Mauro since night school. He was part of the popular crowd and she was not. There was one moment ten year ago..but then reality hit and he ignored her.
Fast forward into adulthood. Maddie and her friends are at an auction, each friend actioning for one another. Her friends chose Mauro to bid on and win. Now Maddie has a date with him. The date doesn’t exactly go well but that won’t be their last interaction. Maddie and Mauro both want to flip a house and find themselves bidding on the same lot. So they agree to partner up and revitalize the house together. So of course, close proximity, brings them together.
Mauro is a firefighter and has a very dangerous job. He finds himself bored on his days off hence the property flip. He lost a buddy six months ago and had been trying to help his widow and child. (She is the downfall of the book. Yes you feel sorry for her but take a hint. Or maybe after he says no three or four times, take his word for it. ) Anyways, so there is a bit of misunderstanding in the book, ugh! But it ends up being more about how Maddie feels about herself, she stills sees that girl from ten years ago.
So you are going to want to read these books in order. I wouldn’t exactly call the end a cliffhanger but there is an ongoing issue from book one that will continue into book two. The other two books are Mauro’s brothers, one a cop, one EMS. Overall, I like the book and I do want to read about the brothers.
Fast forward into adulthood. Maddie and her friends are at an auction, each friend actioning for one another. Her friends chose Mauro to bid on and win. Now Maddie has a date with him. The date doesn’t exactly go well but that won’t be their last interaction. Maddie and Mauro both want to flip a house and find themselves bidding on the same lot. So they agree to partner up and revitalize the house together. So of course, close proximity, brings them together.
Mauro is a firefighter and has a very dangerous job. He finds himself bored on his days off hence the property flip. He lost a buddy six months ago and had been trying to help his widow and child. (She is the downfall of the book. Yes you feel sorry for her but take a hint. Or maybe after he says no three or four times, take his word for it. ) Anyways, so there is a bit of misunderstanding in the book, ugh! But it ends up being more about how Maddie feels about herself, she stills sees that girl from ten years ago.
So you are going to want to read these books in order. I wouldn’t exactly call the end a cliffhanger but there is an ongoing issue from book one that will continue into book two. The other two books are Mauro’s brothers, one a cop, one EMS. Overall, I like the book and I do want to read about the brothers.