A review by jacksprat67
Ashes by Laurie Halse Anderson

5.0

Wonderful end to this terrific trilogy about the Revolutionary War. What a fascinating, dramatic, tragic and exciting time in our history. Anderson weaves a rich story with wonderfully developed characters. She has painstakingly researched this time period in order to tell a very truthful tale of former black slaves and how they journeyed through this tumultuous time and war. The main characters of Isabel, Ruth and Curzon have a lot of depth and I really felt I knew their character through her writing. While I learned a lot about the birth of our nation (I love the excerpts of letters, diaries etc. she uses at the start of each chapter) I was also always engaged and entertained.