He’s the hot, tattooed bad boy that I traded insults with...and now he wants my help?
Knox Holland is in a jam. After an incredible first year on the pro motocross circuit, he should be on top of the world. Instead, his bad reputation has landed him without a team. He’s untouchable and desperate to turn it around.
Which is how he ends up at my gym asking me to train him. As a college gymnast with two Olympic medals to my name, I know a thing or two about the pressure to succeed. Last season I choked and then injured myself before I could show the world that I’m not a twenty-year-old has-been.
Focused on the future, I can’t afford to get distracted. But I recognize the desperation in Knox’s eyes, and I can’t say no to him, either.
It should have been an easy task, but nothing about Knox is easy. One minute we’re arguing, and the next I’m enjoying his shirtless handstands a little too much.
Falling for him would be a mistake…
Burnout is a sports romance with a cocky bad boy, spice, banter, and a happily ever after.
obviously from the moment i put in for this arc i knew it was going to be a banger, you quite literally cannot go wrong with every trope/microtrope this book has but good god THIS BOOK!!!!
knox had me from the prologue to the last page, he is quite possibly the sweetest asshole there ever was. avery was a ton of fun and i liked that she took zero shit from knox in the beginning when he was being a douche. i ate this the fuck up seriously
its so rare to see gymnastics series so that in itself made this book so unique and fun/fresh feeling, but pairing it with a sport like motocross and seeing how the two of them can actually be combined was so fucking cool to me!!
this book is very heavy on found family which i absolutely adored, i cannot wait to go back and read hen/janes book for their story and am very excited to see what the future holland brothers books will bring 🤩
im finding it so hard to convey just how great this book was but i have absolutely zero complaints about this one, it was a very refreshing read for me and i will be making going through RJs backlist a priority for sure 🥰
Troupes: - Tattooed bad boy MMC - Decorated gymnast FMC - Training together - Banter - Cute nicknames - Motocross - Doesn’t do relationships
Knox is the tattooed bad boy who just got dropped by his Motocross team for fighting with his teammate. Avery is a decorated gymnast (the Olympics!) who is coming back from a knee injury and scared she will never be the same. These two are complete opposites and it shows when Knox tries to get Avery to help with his training to improve his freestyle tricks. Needless to say, they don’t hit it off at first.
Knox comes off as this grumpy bad boy, but really he is dedicated to caring for his brothers since his mom’s death and their dad walking out. Avery appears to be the confident successful gymnast, but she is actually scared she will never be the same after her injury and worried her past success will look like a fluke. There was a great depth to both Knox and Avery that I loved. I feel like I learned so much about who they are and why they are the way they are though out this book.
I absolutely adored this book the overall story of Knox and Avery. They balance each other so well even when they are in denial. The plot and pace of the story was very well written. I loved all of the character development, even when I just wanted to yell at them for being stubborn idiots. The top tier banter, cute nicknames, and steamy romance only elevated the book even more. There were also some great side characters. Quinn and Hope had me cracking up. I can’t wait to see what happens next!
Quotes:
“If I slipped off these gloves, would I feel how soaked you are for me?”
“Maybe I didn’t do a great job of showing you that I was already all yours, but I was.” “I still am.”
“I’d have you bent over my bike so fast you woulddn’t know which way was up.”
Rebecca is one of my automatic read authors and this book only further solidified that! Thank you to Rebecca and Valentine PR for my ARC.
i enjoyed this one so much!!! loved having two sports that i almost never get to read about, it felt so fresh and fun. i had no idea going in that this was about one of the brothers from tempting the player so that was the best surprise! i love those characters and that family so much, so getting to see more of them was such a treat. i really enjoyed their relationship development and their mutual respect (eventually lol) for each others sports. just an all around fun time!!!
My first Rebecca Jenshak and it will definitely not be my last.
It was a bit of rough start because I had trouble being engaged in the story. However, once I got past the first 30%, the story picked up and I was hooked.
I really liked Avery. Her sass immediately won me over. As for Knox, I initially did not like him. He was an asshole to Avery and I wasn’t a fan of his attitude. It wasn’t until about halfway through the story that I started to warm up to him and really started to understand him and the type of person he was.
The romance between these two was so cute. They had great banter and chemistry. There were also so many fluffy moments which I adored. I did think that their feelings came out too abruptly though. They were just starting to move on from the hating each other phase and then she suddenly is just ready to kiss him. I don’t know, it wasn’t as gradual as I would have liked it to be, especially since the author was doing a good job of developing their relationship up until that point. The ILYs and the ending was a bit rushed too.
But overall, this was such a fun read and I’m excited to dive into book two!
i'm boooooored. this is so boring 😭 i've been reading it for five days and i just keep rolling my eyes and dreading how long i have left in the book. i'm way more interested in the secondary couple (colter and quinn, my beloveds) than anything and everything the main couple does. i'm in the minority though so don't let me stop you if you want to give it a try 🤷♀️
something positive is that i loved the dynamic between the holland brothers and they interest me enough to give the next books a chance ―especially the third one, i have a feeling i'll love that one 👀
This was okay, I don’t have many things to say about this book if I’m being honest but it was alright, the story was enjoyable and I liked all of the characters, I got into a reading slump that’s why it took me about a month to read it😭 It was cute, I loved a few scenes, fast reading, and the plot was fine. I just didn’t like it that much to be 4-5 stars, also the way he called her princess almost every sentence pissed me off a little srry😔 Would I recommend it? probably, yeah🩷
╰┈➤some of my favorite quotes/ annotations🧸
“People can’t disappoint you if you don’t expect anything from them.”
“We could be standing in lava and I’d probably still happily burn if it meant I could kiss Knox a second longer. There’s something about him. I can’t get enough of him.”
“I like being out here, away from everything with just him. I don’t want it to end.”
I loved this sports romance and how they have to train together. They definitely get off on the wrong foot and the heroine does not let the hero forget it. I loved the depth of their characters and how they were both going through so much. They eventually confide in each other and support each other and I LOVED that.
I listened to this one on audio and highly recommend reading this book that way!! So good!!!
I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would! I wasn’t into it for the first 20% but it got a lot better after it.
I loved how it focused on found family, how the holland brothers took care of each other when they needed it. I do feel that the ending was kind of rushed, I need more of them.
It felt good to be back at valley u even when there weren’t that much appearances of the characters of the wallflowers series ( I have faith that that it’s going to happen in brogan’s book)
💌 tropes :
✧.* gymnast x motocross rider ✧.* found family ✧.* dual pov ✧.* good girl x “bad boy” ✧.* casualship ✧.* they train together
Thank you to Valentine PR and the author for providing a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
After an angry outburst, Knox is kicked off his racing team. His friends recommend he fill his time training for the next season. Avery, a collegiate and Olympic gymnastics star, might be just the person to coach him to a new racing team. The only complication? Knox is a dick, and Avery fucking hates him. Example A: “‘I’d rather douse myself in lighter fluid and set myself on fire than help you.’” 😛
Overall, I loved this enemies to lovers romance. The characters were mature and Knox’s brothers make for a rowdy bunch. I would love for this to expand into a ‘brothers’ series. Jenshak was clever in her writing abilities... can there be a third act breakup if they were never really together in the first place? 🧐 Tasteful and entertaining. I would recommend this to fans of The Bromance Book Club series.
Side note: Avery riding on the back of Knox’s bike in a dress gave me anxiety, though. ALWAYS WEAR PANTS, LADIES. Unfortunately road rash is a real thing. ⚠️
I LOVED THIS BOOK SOOOOOOO MUCH!!! I could not put it down! It’s definitely a book where you could easily lose track of time while you read.
Knox and Avery have the cutest relationship. He’s the bad boy motocross racer and she’s the nice gymnast that will do anything to help her friends. When Knox gets dropped from this team, he goes to an old childhood friend to help him figure out what to do. He decided to join his friend into doing stunts and tricks with his bike instead of race. But, he is having some trouble with the tricks, so his friend sets him up with Avery to help him with his core so that he is able to do the tricks. Their relationship is rocky from the start, but the more they spend together, the more they realize that they actually start liking each other.
♾️⭐️ NO ONES TELLING ME THIS BOOK ISN’T A MASTERPIECE! TRY ME BITCH 🤺 Romance at its best, maybe I am the biggest opposites attract girly ever because this was everything I needed it to be. The banter & the way the relationship developed was top of the fucking notch. I could’ve finished it in one sitting I was that addicted. I already want to read it again. Knox & Avery forever and ever those my babies. I’m so excited to see where the series goes from here. My ass will be SEATED 🪑 vroom vroom off to find a man on a bike 🏍️
****thank you mustloveaudio & Rebecca for the ARC copy
“I can’t tell if you two are going to kill each other or tear each other’s clothes off.”
“Definitely the first.”
Burnout was absolute perfection! We met Knox at the end of The Wallflower series and the fact that we are getting more of him and the Holland brothers, perfection. Avery is a new to us character, but she’s a gymnast at Valley U and all the Valley U athletes are my favorite fictional humans, so of course she was not an exception. In Burnout Avery is a gymnast getting back at it after healing from a recent injury. Knox is back to racing motocross after years away, but has some setbacks. These two start training together to get Knox a little… looser. I couldn’t resist, sorry. The tension between them is next level, but there’s also a sweetness and a respect that grows between them. I LOVED and adored their relationship and watching it grow from all the animosity to two people who were truly there for each other and made for each other. Obviously they were written that way, but there’s just something special when an author can make you believe in and root for people who sadly don’t exist and Knox and Avery are individuals and a couple that I would support fully.
If you love sports romances with found family, heart, and the “we’re keeping it casual” plot, then you will LOVE Burnout.
Loved this book. It is cute and funny and sweet. Knox and Avery are both strong and independent and I love them together. Their banter was super fun and flirty. I loved Knox's family and Avery's friends. This was my first read by this author and now I'm going to have to go read more from them!
I absolutely love anything Rebecca writes and Burnout was no different. This was such a cute read. I loved the banter between Knox and Avery, it was the perfect amount of hate to love. Plus we get two sports that we don’t see enough of in romance books.
This story follows Avery and Knox. We met Knox in Tempting the Player and I am so glad Rebecca decided to give us Knox’s story. After being let go by his motor cross team because of an altercation with his teammate, Knox joins a freestyle motor-cross team. Knox struggles with the skill and techniques needed to perform these crazy stunts. His friend recommends that he train with a gymnast- Avery. What was only supposed to be a workout plan ends up developing into something a little more.
Knox is the grumpy sexy bad boy motocross racer but deep down he has a soft side. We all know how I feel about the grumps…He is so caring and attentive to his brothers since the death of their mom and their dad walking out. Avery is a full of sass and a talented Olympian gymnast. She appears confident but in reality she is scared that she will never be the same after her injury. These two had more in common than they originally thought. I loved their overall story and they balanced each other so well. The banter, angst, grumpy sunshine and bad boy x good girl vibes were perfection. Loved that they had their friendship first and then developed something more.
I cannot wait to continue the series. Thank you to Rebecca and Valentine for the eARC.
Overall: 4 Spice: 2
Tropes: - Sports Romance - Motocross Rider x Gymnast - Hate to Love - Opposites Attract - Bad Boy x Good Girl - Reformed Playboy - She Falls First, He Falls Harder
This book is so underrated and good! I loved this book! It was so fun and I loved that they're both athletes and had this hate to love, banter but slowly fall for each other but my god, this book was steamy and I cannot wait for the next one and I do see myself rereading it.
You pushed and pried your way in just by being you, and I was a goner. Maybe I didn’t do a great job of showing you that I was already all yours, but I was. I still am. I want you to be mine. Not just when we’re in the same zip code, but all the time.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🌶️🌶️.5
This was really cute! 🥰 It kept getting better the more you read! Very lovable characters! Good tension, great drama! These two were so cute together ❤️ The way their romance grew felt so natural and refreshing! I can’t wait to see what happens in Borgan’s story!
this would've been so much better if it had been 100 pages shorter!!! i didn't loveeee either character but i did enjoy reading about them together, the whole biker x gymnast thing was so unique and fun. there were times when the whole "no, i will NOT fall in love" thing got annoying, which kinda goes back to the point that this should've been shorter. it draggeddddd. but yeah, can confirm knox was, in fact, a hot tattooed bad boy. ate him right up.
pre-read: "hot tattooed bad boy" sold me on this so i actually have no idea what this is about but... let's find out!
Knox Holland has followed his dreams of trying to be the best motocross rider the sport has seen in years, but then his career is suddenly sidetracked. He had a wonderful first year, and was a top contender when everything took a detour. After a bad year and being dropped by his racing team, he's struggling but determined to make a comeback. He only has a few months till the season starts back up, and wants to return stronger than ever. When his friend suggests he train with a gymnast he'll do anything to build up his strength and control. He's always up for a challenge, and is ready to put in the work and prove himself.
Avery Oliver is a dedicated college gymnast at Valley U with two Olympic medals. She's still battling an injury and needs to get out of her own head, but then she's presented with the perfect distraction when she's asked to workout with a hot, cocky, tattooed guy with a bad reputation. She's hesitant at first since they get off to a bad start. She finds him infuriating and they clash at every turn, but she can't tell him no. He's an extremely talented rider who wants another shot. He's stubborn, independent and doesn't like to ask for help. They are different, but she can also relate to him. They both love their sport and feel the pressure to succeed and be on top of their game. As she tries to help Knox new unfamiliar feelings make her feel on edge. Will she end up guarding her heart or falling for the bad boy?
Burnout by Rebecca Jenshak is a good girl/bad boy, opposites attract, college sports romance full of fantastic chemistry and fabulous banter. It’s a unique story about following your dreams. I’ve wanted more of Knox since we met him in the last Campus Wallflower book when his oldest brother Hendrick fell for Jane in Tempting the Player. I was so excited to get more of the Holland brothers and love their bond and the focus on family. I can’t get enough of this world, and hope we get more books about the other brothers. <333
✨A person could get lost in Knox's kisses. I do. I never want to stop.✨
Your honor, I love Knox Holland 🫠 and our prissy, sassy gymnast Avery of course 🤸🏼♀️ I loved this book so much. I have been stuck on gymnastics every since reading Off Balance Series, and this brought me right back in. I have never read about motocross, so this was a fun first for me. Knox and Avery were so easy to love. Their banter was top notch. I was swooning at one point, and Knox even had me tearing up when he gifted Avery a little special something. Plus on top of loving Knox, you get to love Knox brothers, and family. I can’t wait to read more about them!
Tropes: Motocross MIMC Gymnast FMC Good Girl x Bad Boy Opposites Attract College Romance Dual POV
✨"I bow down to the king of the nac four sixty." "Oh, you'll bow down later all right, princess."✨
What I Loved: He Falls First "Princess" Hilarious Banter Found Family First in Series Text Threads
This was my first Rebecca Jenshak book, and it did not disappoint. I am so excited to go read her entire backlist now!!! Thank you so much for the ARC! 🩷🖤🫶🏼
(3.5 ⭐️) Inesperadamente, me gustó mucho. No sabía como iban a funcionar las cosas entre un motociclista y una gimnasta pero se consigui��. Estuvo CUTE. Es mi libro favorito de Rebecca, de momento.
Burnout is so so. I was expecting more from Miss Jenshak, but sadly, it fell short. The plot is mild and not much drama. The characters does not develop well enough.