Review: A great read!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 18, 2014
I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed Full Measures. A lot happens in the first 15%!Ember is a twenty year old college student. She has the "perfect on paper" boyfriend, Riley, and she has a plan for her life that mostly revolves around him and his political future. Ember is home for winter break visiting her mom, sister, and little brother. Right off the bat her family gets that knock on the door that all military families dread. On top of that she finds out Riley isn't Mr. Perfect after all and while her mother is catatonic, Ember has to step up and take care of the household. It's been a bad month for Ember.But while at the grocery store she runs into Josh, her former unattainable high school crush. He's also her little brother's hockey coach and he offers to help. There were a lot of surprises with Josh's character. I loved his connection with Ember's family.This book is full of NA clichés but it didn't take away from how great the story was. I thought Yarros did a beautiful job writing about the grief a military family goes through, how the community rallies to help, and how life must go on.At about 67% I guessed Josh's secret. I understood Ember's decision but I loved it when her mother set her straight.Fantastic book! Well done!