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A review by _isabel_
Skies That Burn by Casey Cox
challenging
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.0
What a lovely conclusion to this thrilling series.
This is how I love my contemporaries! Romantic and funny, for sure, but also absolutely packed with feels, emotional upheavals and that right amount of angst to make everything feel more worthwhile.
I've been waiting for Luca and Travis' story for quite a long time, and I'm so glad Casey Cox decided to give us their romance, finally! It was as hot and romantic as I'd hoped. It was also fairly complicated, fraught with ups-and-downs, secrets and hidden fears; I'm really satisfied with how they finally managed to reach their HEA after so many years of push-and-pulls and second chances. Everything's finally come to the light, and each one of the Kings brothers can finally have their hard-fought-for HEA. And that epilogue? I swooned so hard.
I've loved Travis since the very beginning, and I loved him to bits here as well; same with Luca, although his personality felt less fleshed-out than Travis' or any of the King brothers' love interests; I still adored him. But Travis? God, that man. A flirty, surprisingly thoughtful, surprisingly anxious, mess of a man. I loved seeing his brothers take care of him for once, and I adored being in his head. The only thing I kinda wished had been dealt with differently was the whole subplot about his dad; I didn't love the fact that his father physically abusing him was kinda glossed over, and I'd have LOVED to see him finally get the comeuppance he so rightly deserved. But yeah, it was glossed over and it left me feeling slightly less satisfied; or maybe I was just missing that "everything comes to a heed, everything is revealed" scene that always make a series feel more complete.
Anyway, regardless, I loved this book, and I'm so sad to be saying goodbye to Kings of Airlie and their messy, but lovely found family. Also, how cool is kitesurfing?! Gimme all the unusual sport romances recs!
TWs/CWs: child abuse (SA, mentioned; physical abuse), murder, drug abuse, addiction.
This is how I love my contemporaries! Romantic and funny, for sure, but also absolutely packed with feels, emotional upheavals and that right amount of angst to make everything feel more worthwhile.
I've been waiting for Luca and Travis' story for quite a long time, and I'm so glad Casey Cox decided to give us their romance, finally! It was as hot and romantic as I'd hoped. It was also fairly complicated, fraught with ups-and-downs, secrets and hidden fears; I'm really satisfied with how they finally managed to reach their HEA after so many years of push-and-pulls and second chances. Everything's finally come to the light, and each one of the Kings brothers can finally have their hard-fought-for HEA. And that epilogue? I swooned so hard.
I've loved Travis since the very beginning, and I loved him to bits here as well; same with Luca, although his personality felt less fleshed-out than Travis' or any of the King brothers' love interests; I still adored him. But Travis? God, that man. A flirty, surprisingly thoughtful, surprisingly anxious, mess of a man. I loved seeing his brothers take care of him for once, and I adored being in his head. The only thing I kinda wished had been dealt with differently was the whole subplot about his dad;
Anyway, regardless, I loved this book, and I'm so sad to be saying goodbye to Kings of Airlie and their messy, but lovely found family. Also, how cool is kitesurfing?! Gimme all the unusual sport romances recs!
TWs/CWs: child abuse (SA, mentioned; physical abuse), murder, drug abuse, addiction.
Graphic: Addiction and Drug abuse
Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, and Rape