Review: 5, 'I'm your whatever,' Stars
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 28, 2014
I spent the last 20ish% in sobbing bits. I felt every part of this beautiful, heart moving story."Three knocks could change everything."Just wow.I never expected so much from this book.Full Measures is one big melting pot of angst, heart and bliss. It made me cry and smile and swoon. It was so much more than I ever expected and reminded my of why I love NA stories. Let me share the lovely feelings...It's about devastating loss.... Surviving. Living for yourself and letting the people you love follow their plans, their dreams. Finding your true love and not letting go. Being true to yourself.There's an array of wonderful characters, the good and the bad, and I hope to meet some of them again in future books."There was something about you...."Ember is a 20 year old army daughter living the perfect life with her perfect boyfriend. A life where her future is mapped out and planned, as we know, things are not always what they seem. One day 3 knocks make her world fall apart..... And readers that's only the beginning.... The more the book unfolded, the more I was drawn in emotionally, to the story and the characters."Josh had been forbidden, untouchable, and a little dangerous."Josh is a few years older than Ember, he's a gorgeous Hockey star and someone Ember used to swoon and lust over from afar. He. Is. Delicious. The things he said to her made me want to melt, what a sweetheart. He made me swoon and then swoon again. *sigh* He's the type of book character that makes my heart beat faster. I could feel his presence on the page; charisma oozed out of him.Beautifully HOTThere's an undeniable sizzling attraction between our hero and heroine and it develops wonderfully throughout the story. It has the scorch factor. They have some incredibly sexy times together....Is Ember ready to be with someone?The story goes deeper than I imagined. Just when I thought the story was complete and, what could possibly happen now? The story took a turn I hadn't anticipated and caused the characters and myself immeasurable angst. It tore at my heart. I completely felt and believed in all their motivation. Full Measures is so beautiful.I felt her utter devastation.I felt my way through the angst of the story. The powerful descriptions and subtle nuances, were just beautiful and moving. The emotions were palpable. The author wrote in such a way that I was completely in the head of the heroine and feeling it, it was perfect. The author wrote from deep within herself, drawing on her own emotions and possibilities, that's why it translates so authentically to the page. I was mesmerized throughout the book. Tears came to me at the beginning and I sobbed at the end, it took my breath away. Any story that moves me in this way has to be a 5 star read. Stunning and seriously sexy.... Wowza.... I felt it deep down in my heart.... Just lovely...."...the beauty of what we were together."So many beautiful lines.An amazing, emotional, superbly written stand alone story, I absolutely adored it and believe this is a new author to watch. If you read with your heart, you'll surely LOVE this book too. Enjoy xxA gifted copy was provided by Entangled Publishing, in exchange for an honest review.