Wow! This is an edge of your seat, action packed, hell of a ride! Burn Out is a testosterone filled action thriller that moves at breakneck speed and holds your attention from beginning to end.

The narration by Scott Brick was perfection! I can’t imagine a better narrator for this book.

I look forward to more books by this, new to me, author. I won’t be mad if Jake Slade becomes a recurring character.

This book was go go go all the way to a killer ending!

This book was so fast paced I could feel myself bouncing from foot to foot!

Jake Slade is a smoke Jumper. He has left behind a life of deliquency to become something more but when an old friend is in trouble, the DEA come a knocking!

This book is loaded with intrigue, drama, betrayal and adrenaline. The storyline was solid and I couldn't find anything I didn't like except it did go into a lot of details during the fires and I didn't need that.

I really enjoyed this book and now I need to get more from this author.

4 stars

Audiobook review - When listening to a book, the narration sets the tone and ambiance of the story. Therefore for a book about forest fires and DEA the narrator you picked hit the nail on the head! The mountain scenery in this intricate tale offers you the opportunity to get absorbed so much so you can smell the pine!
The tale of heroism, betrayal and double bluffs offers you hope followed by desperation leading to a conquering climax - smashing

An interesting premise introducing us to the world of smoke jumpers. In between that world, there is an entire other plot line going on surrounding jumper Jake Slade.

Things begin to unfold little by little. Apparently, Jack has a record due to incidents in his past. As he tries to better himself, he has now joined the smoke jumper ranks. This is apparently a huge feat in itself and he finds himself in the middle of a pretty crazy situation involving a cartel.

I enjoyed the world created by Mr. Hood and the story itself ended up having several twists and turns that I wasn't expecting.

The audio was narrated by Scott Brick - whom I have been a huge fan of for years - so that was a bonus.

Thank you to NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing - Audiobooks for the opportunity to listen to and review this ARC. The opinions above are mine and mine alone. This book will be out for publication on August 13, 2024.

This is my first Joshua Hood book. I wasn’t sure but it’s narrated by Scott Brick so I took the leap. I’m so glad I did!

A man in prison is given the opportunity to expunge his record IF he becomes a SMOKEJUMPER and hunts down a friend turned CI!

You quickly realize & after his 6 weeks of training, this is where Jake Slade wanted to be! His character is developed & he really grew on me! The plot is fast paced as Slade is targeted!

This is a thrilling thriller! Edge of my seat & in one sitting! I adored the ending & hope we see more of Jake Slade! A reluctant hero. I recommend this story if you need a good character & plenty of action!

Thank you NetGalley & Blackstone Publishing, more Slade!

I went into this one completely blind and i will say it took a few chapters to catch my attention but by chapter 3 i was fully invested. Also hearing scott brick made my day because he is in the top 3 of my favorite narrators. This is a fantastic book i really enjoyed it. When i didn’t pay enough attention going back and re reading a chapter kept my interest, a
I have never listened to a book before that was about a fire jumper so the uniqueness was a huge plus. Highly recommend.

Jake Slade is a smokejumper for the US Forest Service. He has went through intense training. He finds himself facing a wildfire connected to unsolved murders. This puts him in the middle of a DEA investigation with a lead investigator (Buck) who has one foot out the door to his retirement and the drug cartel leader wanting to keep the murders under wraps. They’ll both have to survive the chase.

I loved learning more about the smoke jumper role in general and liked how they added the drug cartel plot in.

This is my first book by Joshua Hood and I will definitely be reading more. This book reminded me of the thrill I feel with T. J. Newman.

Even though I listened to audio at 2x speed, I can tell the narrator had an urgency in his voice to add to that action thriller element.

Thank you to NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. Release date 8/13/24!

Lots of action scenes throughout but listening to the audio version I had a hard time differentiating between the different characters and found myself getting lost as to what was really happening. The narrator did a fair job, but the characters just didn't resonate with me and the storyline felt disjointed.

This is a new author for me, and I’d certainly listen to more. I choose this action thriller which isn’t my usual genre for the narrator Scott Brick, but he wasn’t as great as I’d hoped, still good though and worth the listen.

Jake Slade is a rookie smoke jumper with a criminal past. His friend Boone is an informant for the DEA but has gone missing before the start of the trial. Slade agrees to help find him.
We also get the POV of Keller a Federal agent nearing retirement with a few hiccups in his career to live down . Not everyone looking for Boone wants him to testify, there’s a contracted hitman in the mix to ensure that he doesn’t to protect the Cartel.

I found the back drop of the story with the smoke jumpers fascinating, there’s some great descriptions of a smoke jumpers role, you really get the feel of a raging wild fire with its inherent dangers. It’s an action thriller so there’s much more involved than wilderness fire fighting. There’s certainly plenty of action for ongoing interest, there’s more emphasis on the action than character development but I liked Slade’s transition during the book. There some bits of humour thrown in that had me chuckling at times.

If like me you’re new to the genre of action thrillers it’s an easy one to get into.