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Playing with Fire

by L. J. Shen

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A broken boy on the path to destruction. A scarred girl without direction. A love story carved in secrets, inked with pain, and sealed with a lie. Grace Shaw and West St. Claire are arctic opposites. She is the strange girl from the food truck. He is the mysterious underground fighter who stormed into her sleepy Texan college town on his motorcycle one day and has been wreaking havoc since. She is invisible to the world. He is the town's beloved bad boy. She is a reject. He is trouble. When West thrusts himself into Grace's quiet life, she scrambles to figure out if he is her happily-ever-after or tragic ending. But the harder she pushes him away, the more he pulls her out of her shell. Grace doesn't know much about anything beyond her town's limits, but she does know this: She is falling in love with the hottest guy in Sheridan U. And when you play with fire - you ought to get burned.… (more)
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Pretty meh for me. I never felt anything for either of the characters particularly. I may just be the wrong audience for this book. As a mother of two boys who fall squarely into this age range, I have trouble believing boys who are super studs and super cool etc. In my experience boys this age are mostly just awkward goobers. I did go to college though and I'm sure that I felt differently then. I had a hot college boyfriend. So see I'm not the target audience.

Leaving that aside I have read some NA books that drew me in and made me care about the characters which this one didn't. And I also have really enjoyed some of this author's other books so I'm just going to say this one just wasn't for me. ( )
  Luziadovalongo | Jul 14, 2022 |
4 stars

This book was perfect in its imperfections. I liked that the author took the moment to remind her audience that beauty comes in a plethora of ways and is always different for the eye of the beholder.

I loved the message but this was not my favorite from this author. I struggled to connect, especially with the grandma, and how Grace came to be how she was. ( )
  MagicalRi | Feb 24, 2022 |
1.2 ( )
  Ella_Zegarra | Jan 18, 2022 |
One of the top five favorite romance books for me. LJ Shen takes this book in a different direction than what I was used to. It was beautiful and made me laugh, swoon, and cry. Hit me right in the feels.

Gracie was in an accident which left her scarred, mentally as well as physically. The accident changes her entire plans and career chose so she becomes “invisible”.

West has his own issues and stressors as well. He is attractive and attracts a lot of attention. But with all the attention he receives, he does not open up to anyone. He does his best to make extra income to provide for his family which leads to Grace and West’s introduction.

They now work together at a taco truck. They both struggle with their insecurities which leads to a few arguments. But once their friendship blossoms and they begin opening up more, their feeling for each other grow.

I don’t feel like I’m exaggerating when I say it’s one of the best friends-to-lovers romance I’ve read. The connection I felt with the characters was amazing. They feel genuine and unforgettable. One of the bests. ( )
  Rachharrill | May 19, 2021 |
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A broken boy on the path to destruction. A scarred girl without direction. A love story carved in secrets, inked with pain, and sealed with a lie. Grace Shaw and West St. Claire are arctic opposites. She is the strange girl from the food truck. He is the mysterious underground fighter who stormed into her sleepy Texan college town on his motorcycle one day and has been wreaking havoc since. She is invisible to the world. He is the town's beloved bad boy. She is a reject. He is trouble. When West thrusts himself into Grace's quiet life, she scrambles to figure out if he is her happily-ever-after or tragic ending. But the harder she pushes him away, the more he pulls her out of her shell. Grace doesn't know much about anything beyond her town's limits, but she does know this: She is falling in love with the hottest guy in Sheridan U. And when you play with fire - you ought to get burned.

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