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A review by onceuponahardback
Beneath the Burn by Pam Godwin
5.0
5 Dare to Burn Stars!
“You have the heart one expects to see at the center of a fire, bending and twisting like steel, but never breaking. If something happens to mine, yours would be stubborn enough to beat for both of us.”
Beneath the Burn, was a scorching hot, heart-wrenching, beautiful love story! There is nothing better than a story of a love trying to overcome the fires that threaten to consume it. A love out of control, passionate, blazing, vulnerable, beautiful, tragic, healing, redemptive, and burning all at the same time. I LOVED THIS BOOK!
Charlee--
Charlee Grosky is a tattoo artist who is in hiding, and has been for years trying to escape the hands of Roy Oxford the sadistic, obsessed tormentor whose kept her prisoner, before she finally managed to escape. Even though she's technically free, she still finds herself feeling trapped, unable to fully live her life for he could be waiting in the wings ready to destroy everything that she holds dear. Then she meets Jay and her life is forever changed.
Jay--
Jay is the lead singer of the band The Burn. Jay’s childhood has scarred him inside and out. He self medicates himself with drugs and women to try and forget his past. After a show, he decides to try something new instead...to get a tattoo to cover his scars. He just needs to forget. Will covering his back with a sheet of black truly erase his scars? Or will he never be able to escape them? Will he ever truly escape what's beneath the burns?
They meet by chance. The timing is wrong.
Their first encounter is one that lasts only an hour but it is one that forever changes both of their lives.
But then something terrible happens and when Jay comes back to find Charlee he hears the devastating news that she's dead. Believing her dead he leaves. Three years later, they meet again. But life has taken its toll on both of them. They are forever changed by life's cruel ways.
One of the few things that hasn't changed is their connection. In fact, their one encounter is what helped them through some of the toughest parts of the past few years of their lives and both of them are willing to fight the terrible circumstances that threaten to consume them both in order to be together.
What follows in an emotional, heart-wrenching, raw, nerve-wrecking, passionate journey of two people fighting to stay together and trying to escape the hands of Charlee's captor Roy, who wants her back and is willing to do anything to break them apart. On top of all that, they also struggle with their relationship and the pressures that come of Jay's fame, not too mention his aversion to being touched. They have quite the journey ahead of them.
Jay is a tortured hero. He does make some mistakes and he isn't perfect but he does fight very hard to become the man he thinks Charlee deserves. I really really loved Jay! He is one my of favorite book heroes!
Charlee was an amazing heroine! I really admired her strength and determination even if it included consequences to herself. She'd already been through so much and still she never gave up and managed to find a way to cope with all the pain she had to go through. As for Roy I seriously HATED Roy for the things he did to her and to others. I mean I HATED HIM. He was sadistic and cruel, and maybe this makes me sick as well, but I still found myself feeling a smidgen of pity for him. What happened to him that lead him to do such terrible things? We get some insight into his father being an abuser as well, but I would have loved to find out more about him... or maybe it just his disturbing infatuation for Charlee that descended him into madness...
Beneath the Burn was a highly emotional ride that I will not easily forget. I cried so many times throughout and laughed almost as much. (Ex: I want a crumpet, haha) Due to some explicit content, including violence and non-consensual sex, this book might not be for everyone, but all I can say is that I absolutely adored it! I also loved Noah and Nathan and cried for some of their tragic scenes. Poor tragic Noah. I loved him even though I never had a chance to get to know him. This is easily going on my favorites list. While some might have believed it to be too long, I thought it was perfect and I would love a sequel even though this is only going to be a standalone. *Sigh*
“You have the heart one expects to see at the center of a fire, bending and twisting like steel, but never breaking. If something happens to mine, yours would be stubborn enough to beat for both of us.”
Huntress of the room in my head.
Fearless and knowing.
Your blue eyes plunder the depths of my song.
Tonight is only the beginning.
Nothing can stop me. To be who you saw. To be the steel.
To be yours.
You showed me beauty in survival.
I'll show you the strength in healing.
Beneath the Burn, was a scorching hot, heart-wrenching, beautiful love story! There is nothing better than a story of a love trying to overcome the fires that threaten to consume it. A love out of control, passionate, blazing, vulnerable, beautiful, tragic, healing, redemptive, and burning all at the same time. I LOVED THIS BOOK!
"There was such a thing as wanting something and someone beyond the edge of sanity. It was an all-consuming desire, unlike any he’d experienced. It lived in his blood and fed on his heart." ~Jay
Charlee--
‘Dare to be vulnerable with me.’
Charlee Grosky is a tattoo artist who is in hiding, and has been for years trying to escape the hands of Roy Oxford the sadistic, obsessed tormentor whose kept her prisoner, before she finally managed to escape. Even though she's technically free, she still finds herself feeling trapped, unable to fully live her life for he could be waiting in the wings ready to destroy everything that she holds dear. Then she meets Jay and her life is forever changed.
"Crazy obsessive man. His unwavering focus should have been choking her oxygen. Instead, it enveloped her in a warm blanket. There was well-meant intention beneath his brand of crazy, the kind she would survive and possibly even savor." ~Charlee on Jay
Jay--
"He wasn't an addict. He was a self medicating nut job."
Jay is the lead singer of the band The Burn. Jay’s childhood has scarred him inside and out. He self medicates himself with drugs and women to try and forget his past. After a show, he decides to try something new instead...to get a tattoo to cover his scars. He just needs to forget. Will covering his back with a sheet of black truly erase his scars? Or will he never be able to escape them? Will he ever truly escape what's beneath the burns?
"She was his greatest possibility. His reason. His why. He would give whatever she needed to be whole and happy, because loving her was essential as drawing air." ~Jay
They meet by chance. The timing is wrong.
Their first encounter is one that lasts only an hour but it is one that forever changes both of their lives.
"Somehow she’d managed to dig her needles into his scarred up mind and leave them there where he couldn't stop thinking about her. Maybe it was infatuation that first night, but all the nights since had burned into a heartsick, soul-saving kind of love. The kind of love chumps like him wrote songs about." ~Jay
But then something terrible happens and when Jay comes back to find Charlee he hears the devastating news that she's dead. Believing her dead he leaves. Three years later, they meet again. But life has taken its toll on both of them. They are forever changed by life's cruel ways.
"Life was jaded like that, throwing them together when he couldn't tolerate affection and she was desperate for it."
One of the few things that hasn't changed is their connection. In fact, their one encounter is what helped them through some of the toughest parts of the past few years of their lives and both of them are willing to fight the terrible circumstances that threaten to consume them both in order to be together.
What follows in an emotional, heart-wrenching, raw, nerve-wrecking, passionate journey of two people fighting to stay together and trying to escape the hands of Charlee's captor Roy, who wants her back and is willing to do anything to break them apart. On top of all that, they also struggle with their relationship and the pressures that come of Jay's fame, not too mention his aversion to being touched. They have quite the journey ahead of them.
"He wanted her safe and happy. More than he wanted freedom, or music, or breath." ~Jay
Jay is a tortured hero. He does make some mistakes and he isn't perfect but he does fight very hard to become the man he thinks Charlee deserves. I really really loved Jay! He is one my of favorite book heroes!
“I fucking love you. I don’t deserve to love you, but I will spend the rest of my life earning that right. You are my music, do you understand?” ~Jay
Charlee was an amazing heroine! I really admired her strength and determination even if it included consequences to herself. She'd already been through so much and still she never gave up and managed to find a way to cope with all the pain she had to go through. As for Roy I seriously HATED Roy for the things he did to her and to others. I mean I HATED HIM. He was sadistic and cruel, and maybe this makes me sick as well, but I still found myself feeling a smidgen of pity for him. What happened to him that lead him to do such terrible things? We get some insight into his father being an abuser as well, but I would have loved to find out more about him... or maybe it just his disturbing infatuation for Charlee that descended him into madness...
"It was both revolting and heart-wrenching the way he welcomed her gentleness, hungry for affection, moving his mouth to follow hers as if she were his oxygen." ~Charlee on Roy
“I don’t just want to be where you need me.” His tone was deep, sharp. “I want to be what you need.” ~Jay
Beneath the Burn was a highly emotional ride that I will not easily forget. I cried so many times throughout and laughed almost as much. (Ex: I want a crumpet, haha) Due to some explicit content, including violence and non-consensual sex, this book might not be for everyone, but all I can say is that I absolutely adored it! I also loved Noah and Nathan and cried for some of their tragic scenes. Poor tragic Noah. I loved him even though I never had a chance to get to know him. This is easily going on my favorites list. While some might have believed it to be too long, I thought it was perfect and I would love a sequel even though this is only going to be a standalone. *Sigh*
"Love is like a series of improbable, lonely notes landing together in meaningful chaos. Where every channel carries a rhythm that conveys an expression of emotion. It doesn't feel flat or fake or hollow. It's not exaggerated with overtones. The complexity might feel organized, but the creation is never controlled." ~Jay