She hasn’t really had a place to call home, other than the firehouse, but her emotions didn’t bleed out of the pages quite like Reece’s did for me. I don’t mean that they weren’t as important as his. Amanda has her own issues, but they didn’t really measure up to Reece’s. I liked the romance in nothing left to burn, but for me it came secondary for Reece’s journey. (since said dad was being a major jerkface.) And at this program Reece meets Amanda. (which, side note, kind of bugged me for the whole story.) In order to honor a promise he made to his brother, Reece joins the local junior firefighter program to get close to his dad. That and the fact that everyone around him (except for Alex) seems to be blaming him in varying degrees for his brother’s death. Reece’s older brother Matt died a year prior to the start of the story, and Reece is still reeling from the loss. Nothing Left to Burn is a great young adult emotional contemporary. Luckily, I was also able to tell right away that he has a kick ass friend in Alex. I loved that the book starts out featuring the male protagonist, Reece.
It is told in dual narrative between Amanda and Reece. Right from the first page, you can tell that Nothing Left to Burn is going to be an emotionally raw and powerful story. You’d find the fire box we keep important papers in like birth certificates and our wills and my sons’ hospital bracelets from when they were born. You’d find the box holding my wedding gown buried under a layer of dust. To celebrate her new release, Patty has agreed to sit down with us for a quick Q&A! If we looked under your bed right now, what would we find? This August critically acclaimed author Patty Blount releases her latest smoldering YA, Nothing Left to Burn. Note: This book may be unsuitable for people under 17 years of age due to its use of sexual content, drug and alcohol use, and/or violence. And the only way to save themselves is to risk getting burned. But when a string of arsons suddenly point to Amanda, her whole world is about to go up in flames.
And she won't risk her place as a Junior Cadet-it's all that she has. She wants to help Reece, but his dad is her boss. As a foster kid, the firehouse where she volunteers is the only place that feels like home. You could never be proud of me, could you? I was too "different." So, just in case you haven't figured it out yet, I'm saying goodbye. But that day I lost my brother and my dad.
I promised Matt I'd do this-become a Junior Cadet. Genres: Young Adult, contemporary, Romance, Dramaįrom the YALSA and RITA Award-nominated author of Some Boys, a smoldering new contemporary YA about love, loss and finding a place to belong. Published by Sourcebooks Fire on August 4, 2015 ★★★½ Nothing Left to Burn by Patty Blount Nothing Left to Burn by 29, 2015 Michelle Book Briefs Blog Tours, Giveaways, Reviews, Young Adult 6
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