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A review by shaysshelf
Burnout by Rebecca Jenshak
challenging
emotional
hopeful
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
- professional dirt bike rider
- olympic medal gymnast
- dislike to lovers
- he doesn't do relationships
- she wants to try casual hookups after being cheated on
- hot tatted grumpy bad boy who is a total softie on the inside
- he's given up everything to take care of his family
holy smokes. 5 fricken stars. I've had so many 4 and 4.5 star reads recently, I really needed a solid 5 star book and Rebecca Jenshak really did it for me with this one.
I was obsessing over how much I loved Avery and drooling and swooning over Knox. Avery was such a fun character to me. She was super girly and loved all things pink, but was a total badass in the gym and never said no to a challenge. Having the mental strength to overcome the doubts of competing at a top tier level in any sport after a serious injury is an uphill battle. But the way Knox supported Avery and helped her overcome her fears and insecurities was so heartwarming.
Knox had to drop out of school to take care of his young brothers after his mother died of cancer (off page), his dad took off, and his older brother was away at college on a full ride football scholarship. He got a job, worked hard and gave up his own dream of riding/racing dirt bikes professionally. After his family convinces him to go pursue his dream, he finds himself getting kicked off his team because his teammate is an asshat. Now he needs to occupy his time training and proving he can be a team player in hopes that any team will pick him back up for the next season. His friend who is a trick rider convinces Knox to come out with his team. Knox finds himself paired up with Avery to do some gymnastics to improve his body control while he is executing tricks.
I loved every second of this book. Avery and Knox's chemistry was literal perfection. Their character growth was empowering and heartwarming. I loved that as readers we got to peel back Knox's walls layer by layer to find out who he truly is - the sweetest cinnamon roll with a crusty outside.
I'm a huge fan of romance novels where both the MMC and FMC are athletes. Rebecca really did Avery justice by showing off how many sides of Avery there were - competitive, fun, flirty, strong, determined, kind, caring, and so much more!
Excuse me while I go back and read Rebecca's entire back list.
Thank you so much to Rebecca Jenshak and Valentine PR for the ARC!
- olympic medal gymnast
- dislike to lovers
- he doesn't do relationships
- she wants to try casual hookups after being cheated on
- hot tatted grumpy bad boy who is a total softie on the inside
- he's given up everything to take care of his family
holy smokes. 5 fricken stars. I've had so many 4 and 4.5 star reads recently, I really needed a solid 5 star book and Rebecca Jenshak really did it for me with this one.
I was obsessing over how much I loved Avery and drooling and swooning over Knox. Avery was such a fun character to me. She was super girly and loved all things pink, but was a total badass in the gym and never said no to a challenge. Having the mental strength to overcome the doubts of competing at a top tier level in any sport after a serious injury is an uphill battle. But the way Knox supported Avery and helped her overcome her fears and insecurities was so heartwarming.
Knox had to drop out of school to take care of his young brothers after his mother died of cancer (off page), his dad took off, and his older brother was away at college on a full ride football scholarship. He got a job, worked hard and gave up his own dream of riding/racing dirt bikes professionally. After his family convinces him to go pursue his dream, he finds himself getting kicked off his team because his teammate is an asshat. Now he needs to occupy his time training and proving he can be a team player in hopes that any team will pick him back up for the next season. His friend who is a trick rider convinces Knox to come out with his team. Knox finds himself paired up with Avery to do some gymnastics to improve his body control while he is executing tricks.
I loved every second of this book. Avery and Knox's chemistry was literal perfection. Their character growth was empowering and heartwarming. I loved that as readers we got to peel back Knox's walls layer by layer to find out who he truly is - the sweetest cinnamon roll with a crusty outside.
I'm a huge fan of romance novels where both the MMC and FMC are athletes. Rebecca really did Avery justice by showing off how many sides of Avery there were - competitive, fun, flirty, strong, determined, kind, caring, and so much more!
Excuse me while I go back and read Rebecca's entire back list.
Thank you so much to Rebecca Jenshak and Valentine PR for the ARC!