One glance across a dim, crowded room. That’s all it took for my life to change.One moment. One look. One touch. From him… crave his biting words and rough touches. He’s unlike anyone I’ve ever known and his touch is unlike anything I’ve ever felt.
He unravels me. My life. Everything I’ve ever known, until all that’s left are secrets that never seem to end.
Until all that’s left is ashes and blood.
Until we burn.
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Burn, is a perfect, intense, mysterious, edgy, romantic, and swoon worthy name to describe this book. Alexandra starts this series with a bang! She sets up this series with so much intensity and mystery you get captured by the main characters and by all the secondary characters which most will get a book in this series. Alexandra writing took me to a new level of her story telling. The edginess of this story was raw and had depth. I loved Leo and Cassie. The way they meet, their connection, their bonding, was written perfectly to describe their passion. I look forward to this series. It’s exciting and it’s all Alexandra.
Wow! What an amazing read!! This is my first read by this author and most certainly won’t be my last. I think I held my breath from the moment I started reading this book until I sat it down. It’s intense, suspenseful, with twists, lies, mystery, so many lies, and chemistry that’s off the charts. I loved Cassie and Leo, their connection, passion, and chemistry….it’s just incredible! I absolutely loved Leo’s character. This book is an addictive page turner and a definite must read.
Oh my goodness! What an amazing, complicated, totally riveting read! Cassie and Leo form the central relationship in this book which has Cassie bound in a web of secrets to which she isn’t privvy, and providing her with events which are life changing and character forming. She is a fabulous character, as is the darkly intense Leo. This is an intense, well written book which brings people and places vividly to life and had me emotionally involved throughout. And that epilogue! Bring on the next book please xxxxx
I gotta be honest and say it took me forever to figure out who everyone was and by the end I think I figured it some of them. I’m still lost on some. I feel like there should have been a list to sort everyone out. So this is one of those slow burn books that I love so much. Cassandra and Leo have crossed paths at parties but Leo was always in hiding, watching her. He didn’t act on anything until now. They play the cat and mouse game perfectly. Leo was in with her family, getting respect and planning revenge on his family. He was protecting Cassandra by keeping her at a distance but she’s persistent. She feels the connection between them and wants more. She wants Leo to own her in every way possible. He holds off the best he can but soon he can’t deny his feelings. These two have the dirty talk down and have some serious sparks in the bedroom. By the time you reach the end of this book, you will find you will have tears coming down your face or at least I did. This book gets real and you just feel heartbroken for them. You come to find yourself wrapped up in their world. You want to be along for the ride when they get revenge of the guys who caused so much hurt and turmoil to this family. This book was action packed along with some steamy sex scenes that will melt your kindle!
What can I say? I received this as an ARC. I am so happy that I did. This book has all the feels. It was a page turner from beginning to end. I am fairly new to Alexandra Silva. She now has a fan for life. You really should read this book.
5 STARS
WOW…what an incredible start to the Virtues & Lies series. Alexandra Silva is a new to me author and I was captivated by her words.
In Burn, we are introduced to Leo and Cassie, the main characters to this amazing story. I loved the chemistry between these two, as it was off the charts. I’m looking forward to the next book in this series because I’d like to know what happens with Arabella and Christopher.
Burn by Alexandra Silva is an EPIC read, and will join the ranks of the BIBLIO-ARISTOCRACY!!!
Wow.
This was a new to me author and one I’ll definitely be reading more from.
What a fantastic way to start a series, can’t wait for next book and only just finished the first!
The characters and plot will keep you captivated, never knowing what is going to happen next.
One click this beauty now and buckle for a rollercoaster ride of emotions in this suspense filled book.
Burn calls to my dark and twisty heart. I really enjoy the angst filled suspense books, and Burn does not disappoint!
Alexandra takes her writing in a new direction with this new series and it starts off in the most fantastic and fabulous of ways with Cassie and Leo, and the love they find despite all the external drama in their lives. And can I just say how much I love Leo? With his consistency and strength throughout, I can’t help but understand why Cassie is so in love with him.
This book introduces a lot of characters in a short amount of time and Alexandra does a remarkable job of keeping the reader engaged in the story while setting a strong foundation for future books in the series.
This book and the series is not for the faint of heart and will definitely not be for everyone. However if you love the dark and twisty romances with some grit to them then I promise you will not be disappointed with this book!
Cassandra and Leo’s story had so many different twists, truths, lies and a whole lot of heat!! I enjoyed their story and would definitely recommend it!!!
Alexandra Silva’s writing will devastate your existence while reading this book. Be prepared to walk around in a book haze where nothing else matters, but Leo and Cassie and the tangle of lies mixed with secrets that rule their world. Leo is drawn to her. He knows that he must protect her at all cost. Cassie cannot explain why she needs Leo so desperately, like he’s a part of her. Cassie craves it all, his fear, his lust, his pain, everything.
Leo knows he shouldn’t let her too close because where there’s fire someone’s liable to burn. Unique, suspenseful story with thrilling twists, juicy sex scenes and heart wrenching emotions.
This is a fantastic beginning to this duet. I devoured this story and want more now!
This book is different from other books I’ve read by Alexandra but man did I love it! The characters are so intense and there is so much mystery that I wasn’t expecting. There are good guys and bad guys and I love that you find out the background story to all of that as you move along. The chemistry between the main characters is so intense as well! Needless to say I’m intrigued for book two!
This is the first story in Alexandra Silva’s new Virtues and Lies series and holy hell! I had a feeling from the title, blurb and knowing that from previous books this author doesn’t hold back, that I was in for one heck of a ride and boy was I taken on one.
This is a little different to previous books by this author but she sure packed one hell of a punch!
I’m now left in the biggest book funk I’ve been in for a long time and desperate, DESPERATE, for book two!
Absolutely amazing! I love everything Alexandra Silva writes. Burn is a bit different than her other books. She is not one to shy away from difficult subject matters but this story is darker, suspenseful and so intense. The story gripped me from the get go. Leo and Cassie are drawn to each other. Leo wants to keep her protected from the danger he is involved in. Their chemistry is off the charts. Highly recommend!
Alexandra Silva can BURN me anytime
I knew I would be in for a bumpy ride, but what I didn’t know is that Leo would steal my heart. He was all things swoony where Cassie was concerned and I loved his unwavering devotion to her. These two were on fire together and as time went on, it was obvious their connection was on another level neither could walk away from.
Cassie is naive and I have to admit that bothered me. Her family sheltered her from so many things, her safety was always their main concern. With that said, I really enjoyed watching her blossom as time went on. Leo brought out a side of her that needed nurturing by the right person. Leo IS the man for the job. Cassie wanted to be Leo’s equal and her sass and spunk started to shine the more time they spent together.
This is a great start to a series I’m so excited to lose myself in. It’s HOT and sexy with the perfect amount of mystery and intrigue. Alexandra will push your buttons and the spectrum of emotions will tear you apart. There is a lot more to come and I can’t wait for more
When Cassie spots a man across the room that immediately holds her attention, she feels it, a tingle of awareness. She doesn’t know who he is, just that there is something about him that makes her want to know him more. The next time she sees him is when they literally bump into each other, for those brief moments that he touched her left a lasting impression. But what do you do when the man you’re crushing on, well more than crushing more like in love with from afar, tells you to stay away and treats you as if you are a little girl…. normal people stay away. The more Cassie learns about Leo the more she wants him… but will Leo be willing to risk her safety?
So this was like Alice falling down that rabbit hole, there was no real reason stated for anything that was going on. Like watching a James Bond movie, trying to figure out just what was going on at certain points, this book was full of suspense, with no real answers. A cast of characters that at times felt like we were supposed to know who they were when they popped up. The story itself was action packed, drama loaded, and some really well done naughty bits. I give this 3.5 stars.
God damn. What a book.
There is so much packed into this book you are constantly wanting more. The chemistry is off the charts and the storyline is just wow. It had so much I wasn’t expecting. I am desperate for the next one after the ending of this book. I just need to know what happens. A superb story.
So much to unpack here. The characters are young….some very naive…so much too worldly for their age. Cassie has been protected her entire life. She may not really realize it and most definitely has no clue why. She is loved and doted on. When she sees Leo across a crowded room, life as she knows it will change and it is absolutely what she wants. But there are circumstances and mysteries in play that she doesn’t know about and everyone around her is dead set on making sure she doesn’t find out. But…secrets have a way of coming out and sometimes in very explosive ways. Is she ready to deal with her family secrets, her family legacy and Leo’s secrets? She will need to be stronger than she ever thought possible. Plenty of pain, some definite steam and some suspense that will carry you to future books in this series.
From the very beginning I was intrigued with just what was going on in this story; hook, line and sinker! However, I spent quite awhile wondering just what was going on, snippets of information being dropped and yet things were still a bit confusing. All I knew was that I had to find out what it was all about, I needed to find out, it became a must to find out! I just wanted to scream, “Tell me the truth!”
This story is basically the slow burn romance between Cassandra Sinclair and Leo Fairfax however there is a mystery behind the families with its great suspense, drama and action which ensures you feel every emotion the characters go through in each scene.
This author really knows how to set up a scene, the descriptions used leave no doubt in your mind what is happening, making it so easy for your own personal story reel of events to keep spinning. As well, the character descriptions are on point, so much so it’s so easy to fall in love with the lead characters Leo and Cassandra as well as the secondary ones except for the evil ones! These characters, through their descriptions are just as easy to dislike immensely and immediately.
The twists and turns are phenomenal and help to make this one sensational story. I’m already looking forward to the next book!
I was given an ARC of Burn, not knowing anything about the author, just that it was recommended and sounded like it might be something I’d like. Well…let me just say that I didn’t just like this book, I freaking LOVED it, was completely wrung out emotionally to the point that I had to reach out to the author and let her know how amazing this book was. Not only was I up late reading, going to work on just a few hours sleep, but I made sure to leave early enough to read a few minutes before I started my day. I walked into my office crying with tears gushing down my face. This book is THAT good!
Leo and Cassie’s story will leave you wanting more and we find out that Alexandra is going to fulfill that need by giving us Chris and Belle’s story next. If Burn is any indication of what to expect I know it’s going to amazing, emotional and gut wrenching too.