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From Ashes

Molly McAdams

3.77 AVERAGE

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janceetabacnic's review

3.0

Story was really compelling, but wasn't written as well as I would like. Still, it made me laugh, cry, and root for a happy ending, so it was pretty enjoyable.

yousrabushehri's review

5.0

Wow. Molly McAdams is a magician with her writing.

sarineeta's review

5.0

Es un libro sin una trama super interesante, pero que engancha sin duda, no es la primera vez que lo leo y la verdad es que para sacarme de mi bloqueo lector me ha servido mucho.

book_recs_by_amy's review

5.0

Oh Boy, I'm So speechless! I dont even know what to say.

(SPOILERS)
I read Taking Chances and I really enjoyed it but I didnt like the ending but that's just me! I really wanted the father of the baby to not die but what can you do.

I couldnt put the book down, finished it not even in a full day. Started at 8:00am and finished it at 6:00pm. :)

This book was amazing.

The writing was amazing.

Plain and Simple, for a min there I was like I want her to get with Connor but she was made for Gage but I do believe that she and Connor are soul mates but not everything soul mates get together.

This book made me cry and laugh and get really upset as to what her mother and stepfather did too her and then again to what Ty did too her but this book thought me that no matter how bad you think your life is, just take a step back and think about all the people out there that don't have a family or a house and just be thankful that thats not you and you are a really lucky human being.

Overall I loved this Book, Much better than Taking Chances but that being said doesnt mean I didnt like it because I liked then both. I just like one a little more but great work.

This is one that I've read numerous times, just never made it onto GoodReads lol.

Following Cassidy, Tyler and Gage as they navigate their crazy lives and heartbreak after heartbreak, From Ashes pulls your heart strings in many directions. Lies, miscommunication, and running from fears pulls Cassidy away from what her heart truly wants.

Even though Ive read it so many times, and know what happens, im always on the edge of my seat waiting to see if anything changes. Molly does so well at pulling on your heart strings and making you hate certain characters and loving the others.

s3c0ndbreakfast's review

2.0

This book. I wanted to like it. All the insta-love, 3+ guys and all for the same girl
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Molly has a gift for writing some real douches. Tyler the "best friend" was a real piece of work. I wanted to punch his dumb face for being a controlling, lying, jerk face.

Altogether, it was't the worst thing I have read.

larissa85's review

4.0

Ok. So im finally able to sit down and get this review out.
First Impression
Tyler- Asshole
Gabe- *Sigh* Swoon worthy
Cassidy- Confused

I kinda think I loved to hate this book. It definitely was the topic of many discussions online and it wasn’t written terribly or anything I just felt myself wanting to do bodily harm to almost all the characters except my FB(fiction boo) Gabe. I had a shoulder for him to cry on.
Cassidy and Tyler

She had a hard life. Ok I get it but really, how could you not know how your “best friend”( and I use that term loosly) felt about you. But hey I guess what’s a lil morning wood between friends right? *Cue Jeopardy buzzer* Wrong! Tyler in the beginning of the book was a COMPLETE ASSHOLE. What friend lies, bribes you into a relationship with the ultimatum of being with him or going back home where your parents beat your ass everyday if you say no, brings home a girl and introduces you as his sister, tells you he should have took sex since she didn’t give it willingly and then kick you out the house when its sleeting. *Sigh* The list of fucked up things Ty does towards her is relentless and kinda unforgiveable.

Tyler and Gage
So family is supposed to be close right? Wrong in this case. From the beginning Tyler knew how Gage and Cass felt about each other and he continued to not give a damn about what either of them wanted. He constantly lied to each of them and someone should have beat his ass.

Granted if Cass and Gage would have actually talked about what was going on things would have been a whole lot better for the both of them, but that woulda been somewhere along the lines of right so of course that didn’t happen.

Cassidy & Gage
The attraction was instant. They both wanted each other and it took them entirely too long to actually get there. Once they finally got there….. *Sigh* Have I mentioned that this book frustrated me to no end…
Anyway … To sum it up. They finally got together…scandalous whore (CARA) revels Gage’s sex schedule… Cass throws a tantrum about something that happened when they weren’t together….Fight breaks out… Gage accidentally bows Cass in the eye… She runs home with Tyler to check on her house that burned down…. Then runs into a cop turned detective who she secretly lusted over since he showed up at her house one time when her parent’s beat her ass. Did I miss anything?

Cass and Connor?(BLAH….)
Connor was pointless. Connor did not need to be in the story… but since he was… Anyway, OK you both had a hard past, you feel like you’re connected but Cass is also “Supposedly in love” with Gabe. You don’t fall for someone else so quickly if you have strong feelings for someone else. Cass showing up at his house too… it was too much. I get you wanted to say goodbye but somewhere more neutral should have been picked. Then he pins her to a wall and kisses her.(Whatever). Then later on he bring his happy ass to Texas after she won’t answer his calls. Didn’t she tell him she would contact him if she changed her mind before she left.

Final Impressions
Gage deserved better
Connor was unnecessary
Cassidy needed to grow up
Tyler finally decided to play the friend role ( about damn time)

*Sigh* yet again, I’m thoroughly exhausted after writing this review. The book was still good. Just frustrating. Especially reading this not too long after I finished Bound Together.
I still think I liked Taking Chances better. Well Taking Chances before one of my favorite fictional boo’s died that is.

tstreet's review

5.0

I loved this book! It was super emotional and I definitely teared up a couple times. Cassie was so strong and I felt so bad for how she grew up. I hated her mom and step dad for everything they did to her. I felt bad for her when she found out both had died in a fire but I'm glad her mother finally apologized. I didn't really like Ty from the beginning six especially hated him when he tried to pressure her into a relationship. I loved Gage and how he was willing to do literally anything for her. I love that she finally gets the happiness she deserves and ends up with a beautiful family. This book was so amazing! 10 stars!
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kailynrisher's review

4.0

This book was very good. There wasn't as much Drama as Taking Chances, which is another excellent book by Molly McAdams. This book had a lot of steamy romance scenes. The only reason I rated the book 4 stars is because I didn't like some of the parts in the book. Other than that I say this book is a good read and will keep you wanting to read more and more.
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sophias_bookplanet's review

3.0

After falling in love with a lot of Molly McAdams' books, this couldn't gain my attention till about halfway in. For example, I loved Cassidy's journey to finding the strength and bravery to emancipate herself from her childhood friend forcing himself onto her, but missed depth when it came to their parting. The first part of the book was foremostly driven by drama induced by the lack of communication which I simply couldn't stand. Later, I fell for the two povs and their relation but still felt overwhelmed by some thrown in storylines the author did not go through with. Overall, I found a lot of elements too romantic to be taken for real but enjoyed this trip into this a little too dramatic and eventually too happy story. It lives on extremes and thus sometimes lacks nuanced developments.