Review: 4.5 Savvy-Jer STARS!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 1, 2014
I’ve been a HUGE fan of not only this series but of Jessica as well. When I read Picking up the Pieces last year I was drawn in by her witty humour and well-balanced characters, and not to mention the way she so effortlessly grasped hold of my attention with her writing prowess. I not only fell for her writing but her characters won me over completely. In Picking up the Pieces (#1) is where I first me Savannah who is the lead character (heroine) of Rising From The Ashes and I TOTALLY loved her! Needless to say l couldn’t wait for her story, and every time l got I bugged Jessica about how much longer I had to wait for her and Jeremy’s story.Savannah (Savvy) is a very fun character, she has quite the mouth on her, and she is supper hilarious. She also is witty, feisty and super independent. If you read Picking up the Pieces (Luke and Emmy’s story) than you already know how strong Savannah is, how self-assured, confidant and how she takes no Bs from nobody. But in Rising from the Ashes we not only see that side of Savvy, but we get to see a whole different side of her. The lonely sensitive girl who has not only sacrificed her happiness and that of someone she has always loved for doing the “right” thing, which now is a huge burden on her shoulders.We see Savannah deal with a lot of emotions and we see that she is not made out of ice. She has feelings and regrets, but she also is SUPER STUBBORN!!! Ahhhhh it drove me crazy. There were times I wanted to get in her face and yell at her. Shake her so she would react in a different way.Jeremy, bless his heart. I loved getting to know Jeremy as we hardly get to know him in Picking up the Pieces, so I was genuinely surprised by his personality. He is a hoot! Him and Savannah really make a great couple. I love these two Characters personalities. And Jeremy well he is a great man, who when decides enough is enough he goes for his girl. Of course when the truth comes out it is understandable he gets hurt. And I really sided with him. But I also wanted Savvy and him to get past what happened and be happy.Overall Rising from the Ashes is a nice read to bask in the sun with, or cozy up in bed with. It has fun banter, great characters main as secondary. Light drama, friendship, love, steamy sexy-time, growth, forgiveness, second chances and most importantly great writing.Well done as always Jessica.