Review: Perfect sequel!!!!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 30, 2013
You know when you meet a set of characters in one book, when that book ends, you immediately wish you had more of the characters?Instantly??Well, that was my feeling when I finished Spark.After devouring Spark I went straight to Brooke and gushed how I loved her writing and her characters I was delighted when she asked me to Beta Spark. Now, when I don't have a daily does of Eric and Velaney I feel like my day isn't complete :(I will do my best at not giving any crumbs away bc you don't want Burn to be spoiled for you. When you turn the page and you learn something YOU need to experience that feeling good or bad (HA) and you will have both. You'll feel as though you are living every moment with them. Propped on their shoulder as they learn more about each other.I fell for Eric in Spark and again in Burn but along with Eric, Velaney was the cherry on top in Burn. Velaney has to deal with some crazy struggles all while trying to be a good studiedly God loving girl. She has to be so strong in herself and for others and when the unthinkable happens...multiple... I can see why she starts to falter.Velaney and Eric have a very fiery relationship on the good side of course which we all love to read about but BUT they have embers that must be dealt with. These embers-some you know Aiden and some YOU DO NOT. But gosh let me tell you, you will be in awe when you read it.As Brooke wrote she gave me little crumbs and at times left my jaw hanging wide open. I wanted to be shocked and thrilled and not spoiled as she went through the writing process. I got exactly that...over and over!In Burn we have dual POV and I loved being in Eric's head. To see into his thinking, to see who he is not just through Velaney's eyes. And to see how he truly feels for Velaney. This guy is who we all want to come home to. A to Z he has it all.There were a few moments when I wanted to shake him a little but more times when I wanted to do the same to Velaney but as the story played out I was on her side. I understood her. I felt for her. OH MY GOD- Did I feel her. You'll see...you'll come to understand my OMG there. This girl has been through the ringer in her lifetime.I just wanted these two to have a happy life. But as embers sometimes do...they re-spark. Embers can easily turn into another raging fire and in Burn there isn't just smoldering in the bedroom there is fire everywhere that you never saw coming.I laughed and cried and CRIED and said OMG covering my mouth. Even yelled at Brooke a few times in all caps :) Ripped to shreds, built back up and then ripped again. And what do I say to all of that... I LOVED IT. This is soooo my kind of book.With sequels you sometimes loose the feeling of the first and it's like ok what happened I'm not in it. Burn is the PERFECT sequel to Spark. PERFECT.And you can ask Brooke I am as honest as they come. So please don't skip over this book because you think I'm gushing bc I beta read it. I'm telling you the 100% truth. Loved the first and loved the second even more.oh and ps-If you were a fan of Carissa do not worry... she is her same old self and she has a new friend that I LOVE and can not wait for her story.