Dancing into my heart

ARC REVIEW FROM DANA

Slow Burn

Breathing Hearts #2

By A.K. MacBride

Genre: Angsty RomCom, Enemies-to-Lovers, Beauty & The Beast elements

Thank you to the author and Give Me Books Promotions for gifting me this amazing book in exchange for an honest review.

A.K. MacBride does it again! This story is full of guilt and self-doubt, but it’s also filled with learning to love yourself, starting over, and self-discovery. Maddie is so strong, independent, and caring. Adam is a broody alpha male. We start out the story with him full of anger and self-loathing. He’s suffered from an unimaginable tragedy and blames himself for the outcome. He lives with guilt. His scars and nightmares are a constant reminder of what happened and he doesn’t think he’s worth much now.  Maddie sees the good in everyone. She shows Adam how important and amazing he truly is. She shows him that he is worthy of love. Maddie has her own demons and self-doubt to deal with. Both don’t really believe they are worthy of happiness, especially Adam. They’re both vulnerable and just going through the motion’s day by day instead of really living. It’s only through dancing that Maddie feels truly alive. Well, Maddie danced right into Adam’s life with the help of her fugly little dog Sheldon. Adam and Maddie both help each other find meaning in life. They help each other find love and forgiveness within their selves and others. And the chemistry… oh the chemistry! This story does the title justice. My Kindle was burning up from Maddie and Adam’s intense heat.

This is my favorite book from MacBride so far. She gave me so many feels. I felt every consuming emotion in my soul. There are a lot of readers out there that have suffered something tragic and life alternating. With this book MacBride shows us that no matter what happens in life, we are all worthy of happiness, love, empathy, and living life to our full potential. Thank you so much A.K. for letting me ARC this! You have outdone yourself!

“Your broken parts were made to fit mine.”

5 stars isn’t enough – I’m dancing away from this book with endless healing stars!