A review by agiecummings
Mrs. Nash's Ashes by Sarah Adler

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I can’t fully explain why this was a five star read for me. I can acknowledge that there’s potentially some minor flaws but it just made me like gooey inside. That’s the best way I can describe it. I loved loved loved reading about Hollis and Millie’s love. I just absolutely gobbled it up. And there’s so many tropes in here that I adore: grumpy/sunshine, one bed, a dash of fake dating (for a scene or two), “famous”/regular person dynamic. It was just delicious. And the way Hollis was able to meet all of Millie’s idiosyncrasies with love after she hadn’t felt that with Josh just made me melt.

Warning: there is a 3rd act breakup, BUT they are together for much of the book so it doesn’t feel like as much of a roller coaster. And I was so pleased with how we solved the fight that I was giddy by the last page of the book.

Just adored this one. 

P.S. The Rose/Elsie love story side by side with the grief of Millie was also beautifully handled and I loved reading about that too. As an added bonus. ❤️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death