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 Up in Flames is the final book in the new adult/adult contemporary romances series by Abbi Glines. It is hard to believe 1) that the rosemary beach series has 13 books in it, and 2) that I have not read a single one of them until Up in Flames. I have been a fan of Abbi Glines since she first published her very first book as an indie author. I have read every single one of her books, right up until this series. I have wanted to, they have been on my wish list since forever but there are just too many books and not enough time. Now that the series is over, I think I am going to buy the complete series and binge read them all. 
 But I think that I am in a very unique and interesting situation. I never got to know Nan from any of the other books. So I didn't know her as the town B personally. I went into this book with a clean Nan slate. And I think that gave me a very different reading experience. I liked Nan. I thought she was vulnerable and self aware and a cool girl. Up in Flames is an interesting read for me. I feel like I can almost split the book into two parts. The first 80% and the last 20%. The first 80% I loved everything about this story. It was a 6 star read for me. I loved the split narrative between Cope/Gannon, Nan and Major. I freakin' loved Gannon, and I thought Nan was great. But then Nan made a single decision about 80% into the book and I felt things spiraling from there. I felt like the end of the story was crazy. It lost a bit of its shiny excitement for me. 
 I still really enjoyed this book, but it was because I was still holding on to the first 80% of the story. I wanted to see more from Gannon's point of view because there is just something so irresistible about him. But he was far to silent for my liking. I wanted to get inside his head! A lot happens in the end of this book, and as much as I loved almost everything about Up in Flames, the end section is not included in that list. I liked how it ultimately ended but it was a bit of a crazy road getting there. 
 Bottom line: I loved getting to know Nan. And I really, really loved Cope. I came away from this book with a burning desire to immediately grab all of the other books in the series and binge read them. 
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