Spitfire Reads

By: Kayla Marie 

Rating: 5

Spicy: 1

Before I even start talking about this book, please do me the biggest favor and read the trigger warnings first. This cover is very sweet and beautiful but these words can destroy you. With that said, I am appreciatively destroyed. Yet at the same time, I am ok with this. I am ok that this will be yet another one of those books that just stick with me for a while. Not because of any sort of understanding but to sit back and just realize the amount of people that have similar experiences and they still get up every day and fight. My head just nodded and a piece of my heart was taken. 

This has only happened with one other book where I, to this day, sit back and think of the heartache. Somber Serenades by Trinity Matthews is my other read. That one is coming up on its year mark from when I experienced the heartache. So it’s only fitting that a year later, I repeat the process. To which I think this speaks volumes because I have read some dark things. I have audiobooked some dark romance. All of this still didn’t hit like these two books have. So I want to say thank you for the wreckage to Kayla Marie and Trinity Matthews. 

I’m not actually sure I can write about this book without giving away the entire plot and story. To which at the same time, I don’t want to give anything away. I will say because its highly needed to be known, this book is about sexual assault. I am not saying a one time thing. I am saying you hear about it the entire time during this book. Hence why this spicy level was so low. There is not many good spicy scenes in this book and I just can’t give that rating anything higher after everything else. Don’t get me wrong, when there are good moments, I was excited and proud but this is one where the bad outweigh the good. 

The only other thing I will say is the fact that I am so proud of the strength the FMC showed through out this entire book. My heart broke when she realized who was in her corner. I know thats cryptic but when you read it, it’ll make sense. I just literally sat there like “wow. That has got to be a gut punch to realize.” The FMC fought so hard and kept true to her word and I couldn’t be any prouder of her. The MMC, im sorry bud but I think we could have done better. I think we could have fought harder. But I see you truly tried in your own ways. So I am giving a little grace. In reality, you, my good sir, could have done better. 

Author Kayla Marie is a new to me author. I was brought into her street team and truly didn’t know what to expect. I have no problem screaming that I am in the right spot. If an author has the ability to take a piece of my heart, then I am now going to scream about them at the top of my lungs. So be prepared to be sick of me. I absolutely adored this entire writing style and was hooked within the first chapter. May you all be wrecked but love the wrecking. To Kayla Marie, I do not understand this trauma but thank you for speaking out about this. I appreciate people willing to bring light to such dark moments. 

Now on a lighter note but also I’m not sure how much lighter it is, I am off to start The Bone Reaper by Kayla Marie. I need to see more of this writing style!!!