Review: beautifully written
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 14, 2014
Full Measures had me from the start. It is an intensely emotional read and flawlessly written.I admit that the plot is familiar and predictable. You can guess how December's relationship with Riley will end, and what Josh's secret is very early on. The fact that Josh loved December since she was 15 seemed unbelievable (considering they had little interaction that one year of high school, she was still a "gangly" 15 year old, and he was written as being the typical manwhore jock as popular as a superstar with mindless bimbos dripping off of him). It also felt rushed in the way the story resolves / ends. The Epilogue offers a HEA, but had a melancholy (and maybe lack or reality) for me.All that said about the plot and premise...the writing transcends the stumbling points. It was a wonderful escape and I would recommend it to folks while setting up certain expectations why it is a good read. Rebecca Yarros' emotional detailing of the lives of military families was done better than any I have read. I look forward to reading more from her.