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scvallese1's review
5.0
Gah, I love this book! I love how Aly Martinez weaves her characters all together. I love that her characters are so incredibly flawed, but manage to overcome their obstacles to manage to live.
This is the story of Erica and Slate. But there would be no story without Leo. I don't want to give much away, but Erica and Leo are basically on the run. They both depend on each other and cannot survive without the other. Until Slate enters the picture. He manages to begin Erica's healing process (although she and Leo still have their dependency on each other), all while the two fall in love and are able to plant roots.
I love this book. It also helps to connect some of the characters (Slate being a major one) with Aly Martinez's Fighting Silence series.
While it is not necessary to read this to understand the next book in the Wrecked and Ruined series, I strongly recommend- and I just recommend it either way!
This is the story of Erica and Slate. But there would be no story without Leo. I don't want to give much away, but Erica and Leo are basically on the run. They both depend on each other and cannot survive without the other. Until Slate enters the picture. He manages to begin Erica's healing process (although she and Leo still have their dependency on each other), all while the two fall in love and are able to plant roots.
I love this book. It also helps to connect some of the characters (Slate being a major one) with Aly Martinez's Fighting Silence series.
While it is not necessary to read this to understand the next book in the Wrecked and Ruined series, I strongly recommend- and I just recommend it either way!
jen286's review
4.0
This review was originally posted to Jen in Bookland
4.5 stars
I really enjoyed Among the Echoes. The opening, the beginning, is pretty intense and man there are some messed up situations, but it all works out in the end. I started reading it thinking there would be a tie in to the first Wrecked & Ruined books, quickly forgot that this was part of the series, got towards the end and thought man, I wish there was a book about Leo and what happened to him then realized that is what book 3 is! Now I am really excited to read Sarah's story.
Among the Echoes is an intense read. Riley/Erica and Dave/Leo are in witness protection. Some things went down and people are after them. Erica has a lot of issues still. She hasn't really dealt with what happened and she is not really living her life. Until she meets Adam/Slate. She doesn't know he is a famous boxer. She doesn't know if he were out in a major city he could have paparazzi following him. She doesn't know that he could endanger her and Leo if people ever found out where he was. At first she only knows him as Adam the down on his luck boxer who doesn't have much. Right from the beginning she trusts him more than anyone else but Leo. When Leo sees how she is actually happy, actually starting to live with Slate he pushes her towards him.
Slate knows that Erica is not telling him the whole truth. He knows that she has a dark past, that someone hurt her before, and at first he just wants to help her. His mother was assaulted and he wants Erica to have the chance to live without fear of those who hurt her. He wants to give her the chance his mom never had. Only he quickly starts to fall for her. She showed up as this scared girl, but underneath that is a brave woman that is funny and smart and kind and he just can't get enough of.
This was a really rough read. Erica can't tell Slate about her past because that could endanger him. But as they get closer it gets harder to not say anything. It gets harder to keep him at a safe distance. Man these two. Slate loves her completely. He would do anything to keep her safe and luckily he can. They are so good together. I love that he was so kind and gentle with her always letting her take the lead. He never wanted to hurt her or have her be afraid if he can help it. It was so sweet when he got her to tell him everything that frightens her so he can make sure to never do any of them. He was such a sweetheart! He is a famous boxer, but he is also very private. He hates all the limelight. He just wants to live his life and do what he loves. He just wants to be with Erica. He was amazing.
I loved watching Erica grow and become more confident. The end? I was just cheering so much even though I was so stressed out about what was happening/going to happen. I loved it. These two just worked and it was a really great read. I debated whether I should read this or dive right into Sarah's story first, but I am so glad I read this one. Now I am looking forward to getting to know Leo more and see if I can resolve my issues with Sarah. It should be a great read.
4.5 stars
I really enjoyed Among the Echoes. The opening, the beginning, is pretty intense and man there are some messed up situations, but it all works out in the end. I started reading it thinking there would be a tie in to the first Wrecked & Ruined books, quickly forgot that this was part of the series, got towards the end and thought man, I wish there was a book about Leo and what happened to him then realized that is what book 3 is! Now I am really excited to read Sarah's story.
Among the Echoes is an intense read. Riley/Erica and Dave/Leo are in witness protection. Some things went down and people are after them. Erica has a lot of issues still. She hasn't really dealt with what happened and she is not really living her life. Until she meets Adam/Slate. She doesn't know he is a famous boxer. She doesn't know if he were out in a major city he could have paparazzi following him. She doesn't know that he could endanger her and Leo if people ever found out where he was. At first she only knows him as Adam the down on his luck boxer who doesn't have much. Right from the beginning she trusts him more than anyone else but Leo. When Leo sees how she is actually happy, actually starting to live with Slate he pushes her towards him.
Slate knows that Erica is not telling him the whole truth. He knows that she has a dark past, that someone hurt her before, and at first he just wants to help her. His mother was assaulted and he wants Erica to have the chance to live without fear of those who hurt her. He wants to give her the chance his mom never had. Only he quickly starts to fall for her. She showed up as this scared girl, but underneath that is a brave woman that is funny and smart and kind and he just can't get enough of.
This was a really rough read. Erica can't tell Slate about her past because that could endanger him. But as they get closer it gets harder to not say anything. It gets harder to keep him at a safe distance. Man these two. Slate loves her completely. He would do anything to keep her safe and luckily he can. They are so good together. I love that he was so kind and gentle with her always letting her take the lead. He never wanted to hurt her or have her be afraid if he can help it. It was so sweet when he got her to tell him everything that frightens her so he can make sure to never do any of them. He was such a sweetheart! He is a famous boxer, but he is also very private. He hates all the limelight. He just wants to live his life and do what he loves. He just wants to be with Erica. He was amazing.
I loved watching Erica grow and become more confident. The end? I was just cheering so much even though I was so stressed out about what was happening/going to happen. I loved it. These two just worked and it was a really great read. I debated whether I should read this or dive right into Sarah's story first, but I am so glad I read this one. Now I am looking forward to getting to know Leo more and see if I can resolve my issues with Sarah. It should be a great read.
_one_more_chapter's review
5.0
Among the Echos was a must read for me after reading and listening to 2 other of Aly Martinez's series in which readers are first introduced to Erica and Slate. I was incredibly eager to get their story and it was even better than I imagined!! Their memorable story has stuck with me long after turning the last page. Definitely recommend this must read.
scvallese1's review against another edition
5.0
Gah, I love this book! I love how Aly Martinez weaves her characters all together. I love that her characters are so incredibly flawed, but manage to overcome their obstacles to manage to live.
This is the story of Erica and Slate. But there would be no story without Leo. I don't want to give much away, but Erica and Leo are basically on the run. They both depend on each other and cannot survive without the other. Until Slate enters the picture. He manages to begin Erica's healing process (although she and Leo still have their dependency on each other), all while the two fall in love and are able to plant roots.
I love this book. It also helps to connect some of the characters (Slate being a major one) with Aly Martinez's Fighting Silence series.
While it is not necessary to read this to understand the next book in the Wrecked and Ruined series, I strongly recommend- and I just recommend it either way!
This is the story of Erica and Slate. But there would be no story without Leo. I don't want to give much away, but Erica and Leo are basically on the run. They both depend on each other and cannot survive without the other. Until Slate enters the picture. He manages to begin Erica's healing process (although she and Leo still have their dependency on each other), all while the two fall in love and are able to plant roots.
I love this book. It also helps to connect some of the characters (Slate being a major one) with Aly Martinez's Fighting Silence series.
While it is not necessary to read this to understand the next book in the Wrecked and Ruined series, I strongly recommend- and I just recommend it either way!
missbookreader's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
seffra's review against another edition
4.0
3.5-4 stars
I really liked this book. I wanted to read Slate's story since I met him in the On The Ropes series. I wanted to read Slate and Erica's journey once I read that Erica had a tough past. I knew Slate brought her out of the shadows but I wanted to how he did it and what that darkness was. Boy oh boy... I was thrust into a brutal situation of reading about Erica's horrific past. It was hard to read and even though it's glossed over.. Man.. I wanted to go in and save her. I stopped reading after the prologue just to take a breather.
I wish we got to see Slate with Brett or even Caleb just to see some sort of connection in the series but I guess that's why it's a novella and not a full length book in the series. The connection is only at the end and I'm going to start the next book right now!!!! ;)
I really liked this book. I wanted to read Slate's story since I met him in the On The Ropes series. I wanted to read Slate and Erica's journey once I read that Erica had a tough past. I knew Slate brought her out of the shadows but I wanted to how he did it and what that darkness was. Boy oh boy... I was thrust into a brutal situation of reading about Erica's horrific past. It was hard to read and even though it's glossed over.. Man.. I wanted to go in and save her. I stopped reading after the prologue just to take a breather.
I wish we got to see Slate with Brett or even Caleb just to see some sort of connection in the series but I guess that's why it's a novella and not a full length book in the series. The connection is only at the end and I'm going to start the next book right now!!!! ;)
perfectlymisaligned's review against another edition
5.0
Best of the best!
In a year that has been lackluster at best as far as reading goes for me, Among The Echoes stands out as a beautifully written breath of fresh air.
Aly Martinez created a story that hooked me from the very first sentence, and consumed me until the very end. I can't wait to read her others books....and look forward to reading Leo's story in the near future!
In a year that has been lackluster at best as far as reading goes for me, Among The Echoes stands out as a beautifully written breath of fresh air.
Aly Martinez created a story that hooked me from the very first sentence, and consumed me until the very end. I can't wait to read her others books....and look forward to reading Leo's story in the near future!
hijinx_abound's review against another edition
3.0
I’ve wanted to read Slates story since I read Fighting Silence. I knew Erickas past was rough but that was really hard to read. Solid story but I still love Till more.