Review: Freaking Loved It!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 6, 2014
You know that book that literally grabs you within the first few pages and keeps you sucked in the whole time?  Well…Full Measures is a great example of that sort of book.  I loved it; it filled the void of some books that just let me down. It’s the sort of book that makes you mad that your lunch break isn’t longer.  How could that hour have gone by so fast?Ember seems to have her life perfectly planned out thanks to her douche of a boyfriend Riley.  Those plans get a wrench thrown in when her father dies in Afghanistan and she is left to put her family back together.  Her mom literally shuts down and takes to her room for a month.  Her sister April deals with grief by shopping her heart out and making some other bad decisions.  Then there is Gus, her little brother who tries to shield from all of it. Not only does her father die, but then she finds Riley, the aforementioned douche in bed with what she thought was her closes friend. A fluke encounter with Josh, her high school crush that helps her put her life back together.  While Ember is taking care of her family, Josh is trying (trying is the operative word) to put her together. I loved Ember, she showed so much strength, enough for her whole family in the time of grief.  She was always there picking up the pieces as her mom was inconsolable at the time.Josh, gosh, what I would have done to have one of those when I was younger.  He is the reformed, hottie/bad boy that has taken it upon himself to help Ember pick up the pieces that is her family and help her find who she really is. He always shows up exactly when Ember is at her worst and needs help.  You know throughout the book that there is more to Josh that meets the eye.  But I overlooked it because he was just so damn delish.  He knew that Ember was not ready for a relationship but he seriously wooed the hell out of her. He was exactly what she needed and he knew it.“You stripped my soul clean.”Like I said above, I seriously loved this book.  There is a hint, yes I said hint of insta-love which is a HUGE no-no for me.  But, honestly, it just worked in this book.  There were parts in the book that made my heart hurt and there were parts where I had tears.  The only drawback to this book was that I wish there was a further out epilogue.  But, I am selfish when it comes to epilogues, so everyone else will be happy with the ending.“Thank you for being exactly what I’ve imagined would really be like.”