Synopsis
Love.
It’s my name. It’s what I fight for. It’s Frankie.
I’m a fighter. Trained to always keep my cover. To anticipate, see the next hit coming. I never expected her past to come at us swinging like it has.
I’m about to take on two of the most important fights of my life. My girl and the belt. I know that I can handle it. That I’ll never stop fighting. But, what do you do when your life, your love is threatened and you can’t take the hits – she has to? You shut your eyes and fucking pray like hell that she’s strong enough, fierce enough to come out on top.
I went to war for her. Now it’s her turn.
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Review
Holy Shit can Mandi Beck write angst…so much so that I feel like I’ve been through the wringer and back. Both Deacon and the Princess have made mistakes – big and small – they’ve hurt and broken each other numerous times, but they keep going back to each other because they’re each other’s other half – the other part of their souls, and both refuse to give that up…both keep fighting because the love that they have is too forceful…too penetrating to let it go even if their love hurts and burns them numerous times, they won’t throw in the towel…they’ll win each other forever regardless of the obstacles and boy do they have some huge ones to struggle through in Love Burns.
I’ve never doubted Deacon’s love for his Princess, but his overwhelming feelings for her and because of her send him down paths that he can’t take back. I wanted to throttle him numerous times in Love Burns because he’s such a stubborn fool and refuses to listen to anyone when he feels he’s in the right – for that matter, even when he knows he’s in the wrong. He’s intense…volatile…hot headed, but those are the same attributes that allow him to overcome extreme situations and rally for the outcome he needs and wants.
“From the inside out, you fight”
“Stick and mother fucking move”
These ideas are pivotal for both Deacon and Frankie in Love Burns because so much shit goes down that threatens to unravel them, not only as a couple but also individually. There’s only so much a person can deal with and Deacon and Frankie are pushed to that edge and at times it seems like they’re not going to be able to pull one another back, but that’s when it counts the most and that’s when people find out what they’re made of, which is exactly what Mandi Beck allows readers to see and understand through Deacon and Frankie’s refusal to give up the fight…to push through the hell and move on.
Love Burns is everything that I wanted Deacon and Frankie’s concluding story to be…it’s packed with emotion and angst, and it demonstrates what the will of a fighter truly is. Mandi Beck does a phenomenal job of allowing readers to feel EVERYTHING that Deacon and Frankie feel, which was sometimes pretty overwhelming, but essential for us to understand that the love between those two was something they couldn’t give up on regardless of how difficult, frustrating, and hurtful it became because they’re nothing without each other.
A complimentary copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.
4.5 Poison Apples
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