Playing with Fire

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Grace and West are a dream, a goal, and an ideal. Their paths are chaotic, crumbled, and filled with shadows but when they merge and become one- it is breathtaking. Before I give my review I have to say that I don't read small-town romances just because I have never been interested in them, but when I heard LJ was writing one I knew I had to give it a shot. Serious now, I think this will be good, he can even be faithful instead of getting tons of blow jobs at the same time he is demanding no other guy touches her.

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Los personajes son TODO, son originales e interesantes. Aunque vemos el estilo de escritura característico de L.J., son MUY diferentes de todos sus personajes anteriores. Nuestra querida Grace es tan especial, tan valiente, me encanta que no sea la heroína típica, y West, a pesar de que es un imbécil, grosero y cruel, también es tan dulce y leal, y se preocupa mucho por los que ama. ¡Me encanta! West and Grace breathed new life into me, this may be a small town romance but there's nothing small about their story. They are fierce and powerful. They are ruthlessly honest and transparent with each other. In the second thread of the novel we are introduced to the Todesco family, particularly Lorenzo, an aspiring violinist. It is 1938 and the weight of fascist change is slowly descending on Italy's Jews like the Todescos. It may seem like I always wax eloquent about LJ heroines but for good reason, and in Grace she may have created a major favorite of mine. Her strength (such an incomplete word) and her resilience are astonishing, as is her grace, in the face of all the crap life keeps throwing at her. It’s made her all bent and wonky, but never broken; just a baby Phoenix waiting to unfurl her wings and rise from the ashes of her imploding life in a burst of brilliant sparks. DISCLOSURE: Thank you to Random House UK, Transworld Publishing, Bantam Press via Netgalley for providing a digital ARC of Playing With Fire by Tess Gerritsen for review. I unreservedly apologise for taking so long to read this. All opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own personal opinions.I got up and scooped her up, giving people something to look at and talk about for years in this godforsaken town, pressing a dirty kiss to her lips and almost breaking her jaw in the process. In the present day, Julia Ansdell, a professional musician, married and the mother of a very young girl, happens upon an old piece of music during a music-oriented visit to Italy. From that point on, her life and the lives of everyone around her seem to change. The music itself seems to carry a mystery and possible danger. While on maternity leave from her work as a physician, she began to write fiction. Now retired from medicine, she writes full time. She lives in Maine. L.J. Shen has always been a ‘read anything’ author to me. Every book she has written has always been a true and explosive ride for me. Her characters, so addictive. Her words, so illuminating. Her books, full of stories that grab a piece of my heart and make me fall in love. She is one of the authors, who writes stories that take you on an unforgettable journey. Whether it is a billionaire romance, a mafia romance, a new adult romance or an angsty read, L.J. Shen takes you deep into her web of stories that will captivate and enchant you forever.

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Working alongside each other an unlikely friendship of sorts was established. Sparks flew, attraction ignited, and over time they depended on each other and realised in the big scheme of things how alike they actually were. first of all, the same night West met Grace he slept with this OW Tess, who Grace is semi-friends with because they're in the same program. The basics: Violinist Julia finds an intriguing piece of handwritten and challenging music in an antique store. However, after she plays it for the first time, she begins to believe that her toddler daughter hates her and is capable of depraved violence. Is something wrong with the child? Or is it all in Julia's mind? After all, when Julia was young, her mother went crazy... Shen has delivered the unexpected and in my book, easily one of the best novels she has written so far. Putting her unique stamp on a trope I love, each of the protagonists’ emotional journeys is a tale in itself. And the title that conveys layers of meaning would consequently show its perfection. Among other things that grabbed my attention was the well-designed book cover, setting the tone to this gritty story. Interspersed with Julia's battles to master this complex composition, and the atrocities perpetrated by her three year old daughter Lily, is Lorenzo's story which takes place as the rights of the Italian Jews are being eroded, and eventually as they are rounded up and sent north to 'labour camps.' But as we all know, they were no labour camps. The reality was far more grim.Tess Gerritsen, author of the series featuring Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and coroner Maura Isles, delivers an outstanding story that’s totally different with “Playing With Fire.” Beautiful writing, great, solid plot and characters that resemble actual people and not models out of a magazine. I fell in love with West and Grace. I cannot recommend this book enough. Amazing chemistry, sizzling scenes and emotion. Read this gem of a book!!!

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in the book and I knew this book is going to have a special place in my heart. Just the way the characters are flawed in their own unique way makes this book so much sweeter. I seem to be alone among many reviewers who loved this book but it just didn’t work for me. The writing was great with some beautiful descriptive passages of Venice and the author is obviously extremely talented. I would like to read one of her previous books at some time to get another taste of her writing.

The way in which West regarded Grace and everything that surrounded and challenged her was jaw-dropping. Yes, he was hot and cold with her - but only because that is what she thought she wanted, and what he knew. When he let his guard down and they both allowed their vulnerabilities to show, it was simply all-consuming and beautiful. These two broken souls became one. They completed the other. They healed each other, and they both showed the resilience and power of the human spirit.