Up In Flames by Jennifer Blackwood Review!

Synopsis:

It takes one little spark for enemies to ignite into lovers in a searing-hot novel by USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Blackwood.

Sloane Garcia has butted heads with Reece Jenkins ever since he was a colossal jerk of epic proportions on a night she’d rather forget. So what if he’s overconfident, ultramasculine, and hard muscled? When she finds out he’s on the auction block at the annual firefighter’s charity event, she decides to give this cocky firefighter a dose of his own medicine. Now that she’s won the hunk, he’s on call—to do whatever Sloane wants.

Sure, Reece and Sloane had a rocky start, but he had his reasons. None of that matters now that he’s the bachelor at her beck and call, tasked with granting her four wishes in four weeks. He runs into burning buildings for a living, but nothing will be as tough as dousing the flames Sloane ignites in him. What started out as just a game might end up with Reece losing the one thing he swore he’d never give up: his heart.

Review:

Another good read from Jennifer Blackwood.

When I saw that Jennifer was releasing a book about Reece, I knew I was going to have to read it. After I read the first book, Burning Up, I wanted to know more about Reece. I loved his small parts in book 1, and was desperate for him to get his own book.

Reece and Sloane fit together very well. You could tell that the feelings they had for one another went way beyond hatred, and instead was one of love, concern and passion. They were there for each other in ways that no one else in their lives had been before. They certainly did not always agree with one another, or their actions, but were able to overlook some things to get to the real relationship and connection.

Although I did highly enjoy this novel and the characters, a part of me wanted more. Some of the scenes were intended to be funny; however, I just rolled my eyes at them and wanted to keep moving forward. I found these scenes unnecessary, and would have rather had more of a deeper connection between the characters being developed, instead of these rather uneventful scenes.

Despite the fact that I would change things about this book, I did enjoy it generally. I absolutely LOVED the first book in the series, and don't regret reading this one either.

3.5/5 Stars!

*Thanks to Thomas Allen for the review copy*