I just finished reading Brightly Burning Bridges by Ivy Wild, and I'm not okay. I mean I am, but I'm not. I haven't recovered from this book yet.
Okay so I know that this is an enemies to lovers bully romance. I know that. I knew that going in. But friends, I found myself DESPISING Silas for a good majority of the book.
Heck if you look at my Goodreads, these were the two updates I posted.
Silas had me wanting to throw my Kindle at times. If I had a physical copy of the book, it would have flown across the room. It wasn't just his arrogance, I mean that played a big part of it. It was his attitude. I thought it might have improved after high school, but oh no. Silas is the type of man I would avoid at all costs.
So I say that, and I stick to it, but knowing his back story, knowing what he has dealt with, that slightly changes my feelings about him. Just a little bit. Yes, he's gone through this horrible thing that no one ever wants to go through, but it's evident he never had closure. He never healed. He took that pain and let that lead him. I think that also had a lot to do with Silas pushing others away.
As for Skyler, well she wasn't perfect either. But I could relate to her a bit. She was the outsider in school, and she was obviously different than her peers (in appearance and status). Now do I understand why she did what she did for Silas back in high school? Heck no! But whatever. That is what it was. After high school things didn't really improve for Skyler, but she did her best. She was making a life for herself.
Then Silas showed up, and everything changed. We still the back and forth between current day and 10 years prior, but now we get to experience Silas and Skyler with no one standing in their way. (well except for themselves obviously)
My friends, this story...ooooooh... I don't even know what to say.
It was good. It was frustrating. It sucked me in and held me hostage until the very last page, and I freaking loved it. Once you find out about Vartan's history, yeah, that changes EVERYTHING. Like I thought I disliked Silas, oh Silas is NOTHING compared to Vartan. And while I understand why he did what he did, I also want to throttle him for doing what he did.
In the end, I got what I wanted. Although if I'm being honest, I fully thought there was a chance it wouldn't happen. I was a bit worried.
I want to say more, but I can't. Because I know myself and I will spoil something. I will say more than I intend to, and ruin the story.
The teaser is posted below for those who may be curious!
Happy Reading,
