Heat

Lis Lucassen

Jun 2015 · Storm Publishers

About this ebook

 Under a burning sun more than a thousand miles from home, Lynn Stevens is trying to get her life back on track and leave memories of that one fateful night behind. She meets Dan, a young man with strangely erratic behavior and smoldering brown eyes, who is on an involuntary vacation with his parents. In him, she sees her own struggle reflected every time she is starting to get too close.  Dan doesn’t like being touched. But when he sets out to uncover Lynn’s secret, it means he’ll have to tell her some secrets of his own.

‘Heat’ is Lis Lucassen’s New Adult debut novel. This book puts her on the map in the Netherlands as the first-ever NA author from our own country.

keywords: new adult, summer read, beach read, romance, new adult romance, beach romance

Ratings and reviews

I received a review copy of the book in exchange for a honest review. All opinions are my own and I was not compensated for this review. Olga Hoekstra is the first-ever New Adult author from Holland and I feel honoured that I have given the opportunity to read this book before its release on June 10th! To be honest, this book gave me a lot of firsts. I usually just read NA books and I couldn’t imagine writing a review for one because it is out of my comfort zone. Now, I am glad I have done it! It’s like another door has been opened for me. ‘Heat’ is a book written in alternate POVs of the two main characters who are two broken people struggling and running away from their pasts. I know some of you are not fond of alternate POVs, but don’t fret! It’s actually fitting to the story and there are some moments were Dan and Lynn’s perspectives overlap that I find amusing especially how they reacted to a particular scene. I liked how the author has written the story with descriptions that are easy to visualize and connect to the book considering some parts are totally relatable because of how the characters handled the situation. It makes the story not unrealistic. With that said, Dan's erratic behaviour and Lynn's personality towards everyone will keep looking for answers why they both are like that. There are also things that I loved in this book. I was able to connect strongly to Lynn that sometimes I felt I was in her shoes which resulted to feeling her tension to Dan, to her past and to everything, really. It made me stop reading a few times and I think it was incredible. Dan and Lynn’s relationship not just in love, but also their struggles had progressed in spite of similarities and differences which made them more suitable for each other. Also, while you are reading the book, you will see and feel Dan and Lynn’s palpable attraction to each other! Lastly, I am amazed how Hoekstra depicted the characters that suffered through the hard topics involved in this book, in a good way. What made me curious is what Steve said to Dan when he confronted him. Is there a next book? Do I get an insight about Steve? I'm so excited!! Overall, you can say that ‘Heat' is a predictable read, but Hoekstra's writing style drags you into the story with its strong details that makes it unpredictable. This book clearly deserves the buzz!

I found Heat a novel where secrets and learning to trust again are the main focus of the story. It is a story where 2 people make mistakes and hide them from the world. Both scared to open up to others. But with each other they learn to trust again and learn to share their secret so they are able to stop hiding and become their true selves, Making and changing decisions about their future. A romance story for late teens, great morals and lessons. Never give up and don't be afraid to show your true self to the world. Seek support if you need it, whether that be a close friend who will support you or professional counsellor. There is always hope. Thanks for the opportunity to review this novel.

Received as an ARC. Two people meet, both with tragic events that has happened in their lives, come together and instantly win each other's hearts (some cat & mouse there). The barriers they've both built around them, are instantly torn down...all for love. Great summer read.