Review: All Fired Up by Allie Winters

All Fired Up by Allie Winters
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I was provided an ARC of this book via the author and Smartypants Romance, all opinions are my own.

This was a super fun opposites attract, enemies to lovers romance.  As with all of the books in the series this can be read as a complete standalone.  There are some characters present from other books in the series, however you don't need to read those before diving into this one.  

This follows Hunter and Madeline as they train to be volunteer firefighters.  They both have their reasons for signing up, and they both face challenges with the training.  Madeline is book smart, while Hunter excels with the physical challenges.  They went to high school together, and because his family is part of the local biker gang she always thought he was up to no good as well.  Hunter does what he can to stay on the straight and narrow, but Madeline gets under his skin so he decides to knock her down a peg and a prank war ensues.  The fire chief gets wind of their shenanigans and pairs them up for the remainder of the training with the stipulation that both of them pass or they both fail when it comes to test taking time.  Naturally this frustrates both of them, but it forces them to face each other and air their greivances.  In order to pass the exams at the end of training, they both have to help each other with what they are best at.  Because they are spending so much time together, it gives them time to get to know one another and act on the attraction that has been building between them.

I thought Hunter and Madeline had great chemistry and banter.  Hunter had an undiagnosed learning disability, which made him feel inferior and unworthy.  Given his family situation that is understandable, and really unfortunate.  Madeline on the other hand is very stubborn, she has a hard time accepting help and telling people when she needs something.  She learns through training that she can't do everything on her own, and she has to be part of a team to be successful.  It isn't failing if she asks for help or confronts someone.  Both characters show great growth in this story.  This has some great moments of levity mixed with humor from the pranks balanced with the romance.

This is another great addition to the Smartypants catalogue! 

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