Meagan •On Hiatus•'s Reviews > We Burn Beautiful

This is my first book by Lance Lansdale and I can’t wait to discover more of your work. This was so beautifully and emotionally written.

MM Romance
Pining
Slow Burn
High Angst
Found Family
Hurt/Comfort
Second Chance
Forced Proximity
Religious Trauma
Known Since Childhood

This emotional, heartbreaking journey is sure to hit you in the chest. The story line gets heavy and there is some real emotional trauma. Lance wrote this beautifully, and it speaks of talent.

Gray Collins and Kent Fox were childhood best friends. They were ripped apart by Gray’s brother and separated for 20 years. Gray stayed away in hopes of keeping Kent safe.

Kent Fox comes back to town after losing everything to a drunken mistake. His job, his car, his apartment and most of his things. Moving back home, with his mom is almost the last thing he wants.

Gray Collins in the manager of the Pick-n-Save, dating a female and trying to hide the fact that he is gay. Where these two end up working together and slowing start to get their friendship back. Fight to ignore, as these two may, their connection and their chemistry couldn’t be resisted. I loved all the push back between and the playful banter between them as well.

All the characters were so well rounded and I LOVED THE DENIM DEBUTANTES. Writing them as characters was genius. I love my old lady characters, they are the best. Also, Rhonda was the whole mood. ♥️

Thank you GRR for letting me read this ARC, this is my honest opinion.

I also just wanted to share, one of the reason this is a five star read for me is I feel this story is unique. It’s not something’s I’ve read a dozen times. Usually, I’m all about my spicy and steamy moments but I was so wrapped up in the story and just captivated by this and I believe it only had one scene. Reading this was like watching a movie, I felt teleported and like I was actually watching these scenes. I love books that have the power to do that.