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A review by maddycat8
From Ashes by Molly McAdams
4.0
***May contain some slight spoilers***
Rating: 3.5 stars
I just finished reading From Ashes and I will say that I did enjoy the book. The plot of this story wasn't something that I typically read (about family abuse) but that wasn't the main topic of the story, interestingly enough. We start out with Cassidy moving to Texas with her best friend Tyler from California to get away from her abusive mother and step father. From the beginning, and really only in the beginning for the most part, you can tell that Cassidy was abused. Immediately we meet Gage, Tyler's cousin, and whom they will be living with. Looking through Cassidy's and Gage's eyes we see that both of them have an immediate pull towards one another and they aren't sure why. Gage knows that he loves this girl already, apparently and wants to spend the rest of his life with her. When they first move in together Cassidy and Gage try their best to ignore their feelings, and with the help of Tyler nothing happens between the two for quite a while. So Cassidy, after some events, decides to give it a go with Tyler, so they start to date for a few months and thing seem to be going well, until Tyler pushes her right back into Gage's arms. Cassidy and Gage end up living together and eventually confess their undying love for one another and make woopie! Sounds like the end of the book right? Nope. There is more. At first I was all for the longer plot, I am always eager to see what happens after the happily ever after, but I felt like some of these extra subplots were just thrown in there. I understand We eventually move past this saddening event and head towards another happily ever after? Nope! Another series of mini subplots, that were nice, but I don't think really added that much to the story. MAJOR SPOILER --> Overall, I did really enjoy the book, it should have been shorter yes, or somethings moved around, but the characters were good and I enjoyed most of them and thought they added different perspectives and depth in the story. I will be reading more from this author to see what she has in store.
P.S. I would definitely approve of getting proposed in the way that Cassidy did ;)
Rating: 3.5 stars
I just finished reading From Ashes and I will say that I did enjoy the book. The plot of this story wasn't something that I typically read (about family abuse) but that wasn't the main topic of the story, interestingly enough. We start out with Cassidy moving to Texas with her best friend Tyler from California to get away from her abusive mother and step father. From the beginning, and really only in the beginning for the most part, you can tell that Cassidy was abused. Immediately we meet Gage, Tyler's cousin, and whom they will be living with. Looking through Cassidy's and Gage's eyes we see that both of them have an immediate pull towards one another and they aren't sure why. Gage knows that he loves this girl already, apparently and wants to spend the rest of his life with her. When they first move in together Cassidy and Gage try their best to ignore their feelings, and with the help of Tyler nothing happens between the two for quite a while. So Cassidy, after some events, decides to give it a go with Tyler, so they start to date for a few months and thing seem to be going well, until Tyler pushes her right back into Gage's arms. Cassidy and Gage end up living together and eventually confess their undying love for one another and make woopie! Sounds like the end of the book right? Nope. There is more. At first I was all for the longer plot, I am always eager to see what happens after the happily ever after, but I felt like some of these extra subplots were just thrown in there. I understand
Spoiler
that there was a fire back home that killed her mother and step father, what I didn't understand was this Connor guy, like I love Gage, but this guy gives me butterflies? Something doesn't seem necessarily right there...IMO but maybe that's just meSpoiler
Someone please explain to me why she had to get stung by a scorpion, like really, maybe so there was an excuse for her to get pregnant? I'm not really sure, but I found that part completely unnecessary for the progress of this story...she could have gotten pregnant later on in life, I think that would have been acceptable, don't get me wrong, people are getting pregnant younger these days, in no way am I saying you can't if you aren't ready, but I felt that everything just happened way to fast for the both of them.P.S. I would definitely approve of getting proposed in the way that Cassidy did ;)