Title: Liquid & Ash
Series: No
Author: E.M. Abel
Release Date: March 01, 2016
3 I Liked Derek More Stars
ARC received from E.M. Abel for an honest review
"All my dreams, my life, my love had been reduced to liquid and ash."
This book just took me on a wild ride! Now, I have the first 3 books of E.M. Abel waiting on my Kindle for me to read, but Liquid & Ash is the first book I've actually read by the author and can I just say how hypnotic her writing is?
Since E.M. Abel is basically a "new to me" author, I have no idea on what to expect from this book. I have been on a reading slump lately and can't quite find that book that catches my interest right off the bat. Liquid & Ash pulled me out of that funk with how entranced I was just from reading the preface. I was instantly intrigued, curious on what went wrong in Penny's life and how she picks herself up from that. I love the author's writing style, how she tells Penny's story touched me even if most of the time I couldn't understand her at all.
I may also be one of the odd people who liked Derek. *shields face* I really felt bad for him at first, and then slowly, the author reveals Derek's other side and I just shook my head at myself because I still like him. Sure, he has made a huge mistake but after everything has been said and done, I'm on Team Derek than Penny and maybe that's why no matter how sexy Brandon is, I couldn't connect with him like I wanted to and even more so when he is with Penny. At some point, I felt like Brandon is just hot fling or a rebellious phase for Penny.
Overall, I liked Liquid and Ash basically because the writing and the story got to me instantly. There were some 5-star feels for me but at the same time, I felt like there were a lot of things going on and they didn't build too much "oomph" for me. I'm still not sold on what happened to Penny and Derek's marriage.
Stars: 3 stars
Recommended to: If you're up for a good emotional ride, meet Penny!
Series: No.
POV: First person. Female POV. Mostly.
Extra Comment: I hope Derek gets his HEA.
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