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A review by tien
Ashes by Laurie Halse Anderson
4.0
4-5 years has passed since Forge (book 2), we find Isabel and Curzon still together with their friendship mainly intact. Isabel still has one single purpose in mind (she's so dang stubborn) and nothing will divert her from this ultimate path: to find her sister. But it has been 5 long years, her sister would have grown and what if finding her sister isn't the be all and end all she envisioned it to be? And once she finds her sister, what then?
The perspective in this book shifted back to Isabel and as I've basically jumped directly from book 2 to 3, this immediate change jolted me a bit and made the start of the book hard to follow because I keep getting confused on POV. I have to keep reminding myself for at least the first 25% of the book. In addition to that, I have to keep reminding myself that these characters are significantly older than earlier books and noting the years that passed, both Curzon & Isabel are on the verge of adulthood (about 20 & 18 or something like that).
The plot was fairly interesting but the historical setting and the themes were absolutely stunning. The second half of the book was set at the Siege of Yorktown so it's historically significant and as Isabel always thought taking sides in a war is pointless, this was an interesting development in her principles and as it's her perspective, we are treated to her thought process to get there. I'd highly recommended Seeds of America as an historical fiction trilogy (MG/YA) if you're interested in that era.
The perspective in this book shifted back to Isabel and as I've basically jumped directly from book 2 to 3, this immediate change jolted me a bit and made the start of the book hard to follow because I keep getting confused on POV. I have to keep reminding myself for at least the first 25% of the book. In addition to that, I have to keep reminding myself that these characters are significantly older than earlier books and noting the years that passed, both Curzon & Isabel are on the verge of adulthood (about 20 & 18 or something like that).
The plot was fairly interesting but the historical setting and the themes were absolutely stunning. The second half of the book was set at the Siege of Yorktown so it's historically significant and as Isabel always thought taking sides in a war is pointless, this was an interesting development in her principles and as it's her perspective, we are treated to her thought process to get there. I'd highly recommended Seeds of America as an historical fiction trilogy (MG/YA) if you're interested in that era.