Netgalley review: To the flame by A.E. Ross

~ Title: To the flame
~ Series:       -----
~ Author: A.E. Ross
~ Publisher: NineStar Press
~ Published: 03/02/2020
~ Number of pages: 80

~ Goodreads ~

Seattle boy Emerson Oakley is about to find that the strangest thing about his first year at West Virginia’s Vance University isn’t the neighbor in the next dorm over, who ghosts him after one kiss. It’s the fact that he keeps having his life saved by a stranger who seems to know about each accident before it happens.

Morrie Crisp, whose moth-person powers finally emerged at the most inconvenient time, is just trying to figure out how to deal with their crush on the boy next door, and all the different ways they’ve seen him die.

As Emerson tries to get to the bottom of who his pre-cog savior could be, his relationship with Morrie becomes extra complicated as their undeniable attraction to one another becomes a liability to both. Even as Morrie struggles to keep Emerson safe, Emerson is intent on igniting the fire between them, into which Morrie is naturally drawn.

What is a reasonable response to falling in love when the world itself is without reason? Unfortunately, neither one of them has any idea.

Art by Nico Valle

Hi! Nice to meet you, I'm Alison. I grew up in a small town on a medium-sized island on the West Coast of Canada with my two older brothers. 

I received a Bachelors of Arts in Anthropology from the University of Victoria in 2009, and a Diploma in Screenwriting from Vancouver Film School in 2010.

I currently reside in Vancouver, B.C. where I work as a freelance writer and story-editor. (info taken from author's web)

Author's social media: Instagram and Twitter.

LGTB ~ Non-binary character ~ Fantasy ~ Paranormal ~ Romance

~ Emerson Oakley ~ 

 ~ Morrie Crisp ~ 

ENGLISH (Spanish below)

(Thanks to Netgalley for the copy in exchange for an honest review)

I have mixed feelings with this book. I liked the story, but I think that the problem with being a short story (barely 80 pages) is that everything happens really fast.

The first thing that caught my attention were the main characters. I've been looking for a book with non-binary representation for some time and this story has it, as well as chapters from their point of view.

The paranormal touch makes the story interesting, but as I said before, if it had been a more extensive book it would have given more play to the plot and the characters.

A good short read for any time of the day.

SPANISH

(Gracias a Netgalley por la copia a cambio de una opinión sincera)

Tengo sentimientos encontrados con el libro. Por una parte me ha gustado la historia, pero por otra parte creo que al ser una historia corta (de apenas 80 páginas) todo sucede de manera atropellada.

En principio me llamó la atención por sus personajes principales. Llevaba tiempo buscando un libro con representación no binaria y esta historia la tiene, además con capítulos desde sus puntos de vista.

El toque paranormal hace interesante la historia, pero como he dicho antes, si hubiese sido más extensa le hubiera dado más juego a la trama y a los personajes.

Una buena lectura corta para cualquier momento del día.

3/5 stars.

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