Review: Great characters - great writing - a big story hiding in a small book
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 19, 2014
My thoughts:I love a well written, fast-paced, one sitting story.  Sometimes it is just exactly what you need.  I was thrilled with Ashes and Alchemy.  The characters are fantastic.  Minnie and Seb are strong, determined, loving and honorable, so they make the perfect couple.  At around 100 pages, I was pleased to see how much depth Cindy Spencer Pape was able to put into a host of characters.  Not one was left wanting, every character - no matter how small a part they played in the story - gave the reader a sense of who they were and what kind of person they were.  Nicely paced, the story flowed easily as the pages seemed to disappear while the plot unfolded.  I enjoyed the book and would recommend it, the series, and this author to others.