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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
ARGH! This book pissed me off, a lot. I will write more of a review when I can get get my anger under control and into words.
Warning: this might contain spoilers, but I will try not to say too much. So read at your own risk.
I need to get this out before I forget everything I want to say. First off, I LOATHE Cassidy's mother and Jeff. I was literally 1% into the book and I had tears. I have a 5 year old and a 4 year old. My heart was ripped out and stomped on by her mother. I wanted to wake up my girls and hug them and kiss them all night last night. How any parent can harm their own child is beyond me and there's a special place in hell for them.
Then Tyler came along and my heart swelled, then it deflated. I don't care who you promised or what the circumstances were I would rather lose my best friend than see him/her almost die, daily. I couldn't get over that he never said anything and it went on for 11 years. ELEVEN YEARS! Tyler, your parents could have fought for her. Adopted her. Gotten her out of that house. Gage was right, you are a poor excuse for a man.
Then, you did good by getting her out of the house, but then you became Mr. Dickhead and my hatred for you reappeared. Seriously. WTF was your problem?
Mr. New, oh Gage, my heart pounded for you from the moment you stepped onto the page. What I didn't like about you was the fact that you went through Tyler to say what you needed to tell Cassidy. I HATED the non-communication. It pissed me off to no end. To just assume was wrong. I wanted to strangle you, Gage. You also made my love for cowboys even stronger. I NEVER thought I would be into cowboys, but holy hell these literary ones are amazeballs.
Cassidy, my heart ached for you. Your life crushed me. I understood your crutch of Tyler. I did. What I didn't get was your childish behavior. The constant running and not talking. COMMUNICATE! People can't read your damn mind, girl. Every time something happened it could have been resolved by you TALKING and not ignoring people.
Connor, you're a dick. Plain and simple. However, you did get Cassidy to open up and heal, but you're still a dick.
This book seriously pissed me off because of lack of communication and assumptions. I wanted to throw my Kindle and stop reading this several times, but I powered through and I am so glad I did.
The ending, perfection. The letter, wow, I have NO idea what to say about that. Perhaps too little too late?
4 stars because of the ending :)
Oh and thanks, Molly McAdams for not putting me in therapy again. Appreciate that!
Warning: this might contain spoilers, but I will try not to say too much. So read at your own risk.
I need to get this out before I forget everything I want to say. First off, I LOATHE Cassidy's mother and Jeff. I was literally 1% into the book and I had tears. I have a 5 year old and a 4 year old. My heart was ripped out and stomped on by her mother. I wanted to wake up my girls and hug them and kiss them all night last night. How any parent can harm their own child is beyond me and there's a special place in hell for them.
Then Tyler came along and my heart swelled, then it deflated. I don't care who you promised or what the circumstances were I would rather lose my best friend than see him/her almost die, daily. I couldn't get over that he never said anything and it went on for 11 years. ELEVEN YEARS! Tyler, your parents could have fought for her. Adopted her. Gotten her out of that house. Gage was right, you are a poor excuse for a man.
Then, you did good by getting her out of the house, but then you became Mr. Dickhead and my hatred for you reappeared. Seriously. WTF was your problem?
Mr. New, oh Gage, my heart pounded for you from the moment you stepped onto the page. What I didn't like about you was the fact that you went through Tyler to say what you needed to tell Cassidy. I HATED the non-communication. It pissed me off to no end. To just assume was wrong. I wanted to strangle you, Gage. You also made my love for cowboys even stronger. I NEVER thought I would be into cowboys, but holy hell these literary ones are amazeballs.
Cassidy, my heart ached for you. Your life crushed me. I understood your crutch of Tyler. I did. What I didn't get was your childish behavior. The constant running and not talking. COMMUNICATE! People can't read your damn mind, girl. Every time something happened it could have been resolved by you TALKING and not ignoring people.
Connor, you're a dick. Plain and simple. However, you did get Cassidy to open up and heal, but you're still a dick.
This book seriously pissed me off because of lack of communication and assumptions. I wanted to throw my Kindle and stop reading this several times, but I powered through and I am so glad I did.
The ending, perfection. The letter, wow, I have NO idea what to say about that. Perhaps too little too late?
4 stars because of the ending :)
Oh and thanks, Molly McAdams for not putting me in therapy again. Appreciate that!
Oh struggling to rate this book - maybe a strong 3.5 stars. I mean it was a good Mills and Boon type romance for the younger generation. It has some heat, dueling protagonists, some bad guys, and some realistic situations. For me the first part lasted about 70% of the novel - weaved its magic, solidified foundations for the rest of the story. And then KABOOM the rest of the story went off without a hitch and nothing was dwelt on. That was frustrating.
But it was a nice fluffy read. Good beach recommendation if you need one!
But it was a nice fluffy read. Good beach recommendation if you need one!
GREAT book. This was one that could have kept me up all night reading (only getting crap from my family about staying up all night, kept me from doing it). Loved this book and the characters. Highly recommend it to any one who loves a good love story with lots of problems between two soul mates.
I didn't love this author's first book, so I don't know what I was expecting from her second. I could not make it through this book and I gave myself months to try. But today, finally, I am giving up on it. I hate to give up on a book, but I can't handle this one anymore. This one is much the same as Taking Chances, a perfect girl who has had a rough life, tons of guys want her, guys fight over her, no depth to any of the characters whatsoever. I could go on and on about the things I hated about this book, but the one that bothers me most is this author's portrayal of her main character. Her female characters have no interest in college, careers, or anything except for getting the guy. This book is like ten steps back for all progress towards women's equality!! It's really quite sick. I got drawn in by the idea, and now I'm quitting this book like a terrible habit!
**I'm really not one to judge what people read, but I am seriously confused as to why SO many freaking people love this book???!!!
**I'm really not one to judge what people read, but I am seriously confused as to why SO many freaking people love this book???!!!
Frustrating begin. Seriously. You can feel the tension emanating in this book. I read other Molly McAdams books and I can sure say the girl knows how to write about pain and chances and that everyone deserves another happy second shot at life.
While a lot of readers having been giving From Ashes praise, I found it to be rather unrealistic and redundant. Character actions seemed forced and their personalities continuously changed in order to fit the story. Basically, From Ashes was all over the place which isn't good when it seems to go on and on forever.
Completely spastic collection of plots/tropes thrown into the blender and dumped out onto the page.
Devoured this book in less than seven hours... Need I say more?!
I dont know what it is about Molly McAdams but her books always hook me in and once I start, there is no putting the book down. The characters she builds are phenomenal, you can't help but get sucked into their world. The emotional rollercoaster she takes you on in From Ashes will have you on the edge of your toes, wanting more with each turn of the page. In the first few pages I was really rooting for Tyler, I so wanted that friends to love kind of thing, but that would have been too simple, too expected. I soon fell in love with Gage's character and of course, Molly had me swooning like crazy although there was times I wanted to knock Gage and Cassidy's heads together. I loved the whole down home feel Molly McAdams brought with Gage's character, LOVED the love triangle and so much more. I would really love to hear more from these characters and can't wait to read 1.5!