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A review by themarishale
Burn it Down by Julia Wolf
4.0
I won’t reiterate the supplied synopsis, but I will say this is one of my favorite New Adult enemies-to-lovers reads.
It was gut wrenchingly heartbreaking, dealt deftly with trauma and how it changes not just who we are but how we interact with others, and provided a sense of redemption that felt both necessary and like closure.
Trigger warning, however, as this book includes: sexual assault, physical abuse/violence, death, and addiction.
The sex scenes are intense (the main characters are of legal age of consent), but well done and there is a sweetness to Gabe and Pen’s intimacy even as they’re trying to find their way. The dichotomy in the way their parents/families are portrayed provided a realistic backdrop for who they are and their story arc.
Honestly, I started this book around 9pm last night and stayed up until 3am just because I couldn’t put it down—I had to see if they got their happily ever after. And they do, as much as any young couple who goes all the way to hell and back can find a happily ever after.
If you enjoy spicy, NA novels with a well done enemies-to-lover trope, 10/10 would recommend. Truthfully, even if you don’t prefer that sort of novel, but simply enjoy a heartachingly good love story, 10/10 would recommend anyway.
It was gut wrenchingly heartbreaking, dealt deftly with trauma and how it changes not just who we are but how we interact with others, and provided a sense of redemption that felt both necessary and like closure.
Trigger warning, however, as this book includes: sexual assault, physical abuse/violence, death, and addiction.
The sex scenes are intense (the main characters are of legal age of consent), but well done and there is a sweetness to Gabe and Pen’s intimacy even as they’re trying to find their way. The dichotomy in the way their parents/families are portrayed provided a realistic backdrop for who they are and their story arc.
Honestly, I started this book around 9pm last night and stayed up until 3am just because I couldn’t put it down—I had to see if they got their happily ever after. And they do, as much as any young couple who goes all the way to hell and back can find a happily ever after.
If you enjoy spicy, NA novels with a well done enemies-to-lover trope, 10/10 would recommend. Truthfully, even if you don’t prefer that sort of novel, but simply enjoy a heartachingly good love story, 10/10 would recommend anyway.