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A review by thenameismelody
Burned & Bound by A. Winchester
5.0
This is West and Jackson’s story; this is a beautiful, painful story about best friends who haven’t been in contact for the past seventeen years, and how they found their way back to each other.
It’s about seeing the person you love falling apart, and knowing there’s only so much you can do to help. It’s a story about trauma, and coming to terms with the fact that you’ll carry it with you always, regardless of how long it’s been or how much you’ve tried to force it down and ignore it.
It’s about recognizing the first time someone’s permanent frown starts to tilt up on the corners, and then seeing that turn into a smirk and before long, you’re seeing their full, beautiful smile, and knowing you put it there.
Also I just need to say - there are more books than there should be with a main character who has trauma and is magically “fixed” when they fall in love. This is not that. This is ugly and devastating and yet somehow, it’s still a reminder that love exists, and you’re not alone, and you are capable of feeling good again.
It’s about seeing the person you love falling apart, and knowing there’s only so much you can do to help. It’s a story about trauma, and coming to terms with the fact that you’ll carry it with you always, regardless of how long it’s been or how much you’ve tried to force it down and ignore it.
It’s about recognizing the first time someone’s permanent frown starts to tilt up on the corners, and then seeing that turn into a smirk and before long, you’re seeing their full, beautiful smile, and knowing you put it there.
Also I just need to say - there are more books than there should be with a main character who has trauma and is magically “fixed” when they fall in love. This is not that. This is ugly and devastating and yet somehow, it’s still a reminder that love exists, and you’re not alone, and you are capable of feeling good again.