Walk Through Fire
by Kristen Ashley
Release: Oct 27, 2015
Genre: MC Romance
Review:
KA never disappoints me! I
am not a fan of MC book, and yet I love the Chaos series! This can absolutely
be read as a standalone, although I recommend that you go back and read them
all at some point. Just because they are that good!
t was a bit of a rough start
for me, but that is a personal thing. It’s rough for the characters too, which
is always hard on an empathetic reader. I wasn’t sure if I would end up liking
this book, which is shocking to me as its KA. I should have known better.
Millie and Logan (High) had
a pretty dreamy start to their relationship. They fell in love the first time
they met, despite their young age and differences. There really was no question
in their minds that they would live happily ever after. They worked hard and
made plans for the future. Then one day, Millie receives some devastating news
and she isn’t able to recover from the effect it will have on her relationship
with Logan. So, she does what she thinks is best, and pushes him away. I have
some experience with the problem Millie faces and I have to say, while I understood
her motives, I didn’t agree with them. Such is life though, even characters in
a book have their version of free will.
Twenty years go by. Twenty
years where neither of them are really living. Logan is filled with animosity and
hurt that he can’t let go. But, to a certain extent he makes a life for
himself, marrying and having to daughters. Although, as the book begins, he has
finally divorced his wife. For Millie, she didn’t even exist to a point where
she had a life outside of her home and work. She was surrounded by friends and
family, and yet, even in their presence she was isolated, broken by her past.
Circumstances bring the two
together again and they make an attempt to heal the wounds caused by each other.
It’s not easy when Millie is being used as a pawn by High’s enemy, or the
struggle to help High’s daughters accept what is separately happening in the
lives of their parents.
Logan and Millie are very
strong characters. Millie certainly isn’t a pushover and she stands up for all
that she has worked for, refusing to let it go and just fall into the ideal
future that High wants. She forces him to compromise and she does the same. She
could be so beaten down by the events in the story, but she really does hold
her own, especially with the help of family and friends.
Logan is such a contradiction.
And yet, the puzzle pieces all fit together seamlessly. He is a biker through
and through, but he is capable of such romance, and tenderness, almost poetic
in his speech at times. He loves passionately and holds on to what he wants,
refusing to accept that there will be any other outcome than the one he wants. Despite
his impetuous and passionate nature, Logan has matured and grown to have
patience. To step back from a situation and see the smarter play, which is
vitally important within the plot.
You can’t help but love
these two, rooting for them with everything you’ve got. They deserve to find
happiness, they’ve suffered for it, walked through fire for it, and worked for
it. As sad as I always am when a book comes to its conclusion, I’m also
relieved to see these characters get the HEA they deserve.
As is always the
case, I look forward to seeing a glimpse of these characters again as I
continue following the brothers of Chaos.
*Review by Elle C
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