Book: Before I Burn by Ava Ruin
Reviewed by Enchanted Owl
Rating: 4/5
Before I Burn is a short novella that sets up the Ashes of Us series for the upcoming books. I will recommend that if you’re looking at reading this series, you should read this one first. Check the trigger warnings!
This is a new to me author, and this book is not the usual RH or why choose or slow burn romance of any kind. It’s emotionally unhinged and volatile. It’s definitely one wrong decision made in any direction could quite possibly burn it down.
In this one you first meet Berkley, Reign, Rowen, Ronan and Emerson. You’ll understand the importance of the background they all share. Berkley has been friends with the Calder’s all her life, Reign is her best friend, more like a sister to her. The boys; Rowen, Ronan and Emerson, she’s always had a thing for. At first it was puppy love and affection, now getting older that feeling is evolving with her into more.
All of the characters feel like real people. You can feel the raw, intense emotions in each of them. There were a few moments where my heart was racing and pounding just reading it.