Title: FULL MEASURES
Author: Rebecca Yarros
Source: ebook from author for review
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Three knocks can change everything…
"She knew. That’s why Mom hadn’t opened the
door. She knew he was dead."
Twenty years as an army brat and Ember Howard
knew, too. The soldiers at the door meant her dad was never coming home. What
she didn’t know was how she would find the strength to singlehandedly care for
her crumbling family when her mom falls apart.
Then Josh Walker enters her life. Hockey star,
her new next-door neighbor, and not to mention the most delicious hands that
insist on saving her over and over again. He has a way of erasing the pain with
a single look, a single touch. As much as she wants to turn off her feelings
and endure the heartache on her own, she can’t deny their intense attraction.
Until Josh’s secret shatters their world. And
Ember must decide if he’s worth the risk that comes with loving a man who could
strip her bare.
My take...
Ember, the oldest of 3, just received devastating
news: her father won’t be coming home from Afghanistan. With her mother emotionally
and physically checking out on life and reverting to those hidden recesses of
her mind, Ember must take up the role as parent now. She must make sure her
siblings are well cared for and fed. Easier said than done when one of them is
17 and rebelling against the news of their father’s death. Soon her whole world
is crashing in around her and there is no one there to help her pick up the pieces.
Or is there?
Josh Walker was the one person Ember crushed on
since freshman year in high school. And if she was honest with herself, he is
still that person. But she is in a great relationship with a great guy and
they have a great plan for their future. When things start going wrong, Josh is
there at every turn to help her out and be her ‘whatever’. With his help she
slowly starts to emerge from the darkness and make her way back to ‘normal’.
As predictable as the story was, it didn’t make
the hard scenes any easier to handle. It was like I knew what was going to
happen, but was shocked by how it all played out. In a good way. Because I
gotta tell you, this was one hell of a story. So yeah it was predictable, but
still one of my most favorite reads so far this year. Absolutely amazing!
***
"The fire you have within you is impossible to kill. The first breath you take when you're free of all this, it will come roaring back. That's what is so impossibly beautiful about you."
***
Did I mention the romance? Oh yeah, there is plenty of that and more. The chemistry between Josh and Ember was instant and constant throughout the book. I was in love with these two from the moment they meet in the grocery store and I needed these two together like I needed breath. They were undeniable together. They just had to overcome a lot of obstacles in their lives.
I actually hurt with these characters, even at
the very beginning when I hardly knew them. I cried like a little baby (mainly
towards the end) and was overcome with such emotion. (I blame it on the fact
that I recently just watched LONE SURVIVOR.) And I laughed with them and their silly
antics. This book had me feeling a wide assortment of feelings and emotions. It
was such a fresh read and I am finding that I really enjoy books about military
more and more now.
***
Like we needed a memento. War was such a spiteful bitch; she took everything we loved and handed us back a folded flag in return, telling us the honor of their sacrifice was a just and equal payment. It wasn't.
***
When I finished this book, way past my book
bedtime I must add, I found I couldn’t sleep. I kept replaying this story
inside my head and instantly wanted to reread the story just so I could relive
it all over again. Yes, the book is just that phenomenal! It is definitely one
of those reads that the reader will have a hard time forgetting. So as I end my
review, know this…it is a must read! It was heartbreaking and oh so believable.
5 Epic stars from me!
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Rebecca Yarros is a hopeless romantic and lover of all things chocolate, coffee, and Paleo. In addition to being a mom, military wife, and blogger, she can never choose between Young Adult and New Adult fiction, so she writes both. She's a graduate of Troy University, where she studied European history and English, but still holds out hope for an acceptance letter to Hogwarts. Her blog, The Only Girl Among Boys, has been voted the Top Military Mom Blog the last two years, and celebrates the complex issues surrounding the military life she adores.
When she's not writing, she's tying on hockey skates for her kids, or sneaking in some guitar time. She is madly in love with her army-aviator husband of eleven years, and they're currently stationed in Upstate NY with their gaggle of rambunctious kiddos and snoring English Bulldog, but she would always rather be home in Colorado.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RebeccaYarros
Author Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7539785.Rebecca_Yarros
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