Review: Full Measure (Entangled Embrace) by Rebecca Yarrod
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 7, 2014
WOW - Rebecca Yarros I seriously hope you are writing more books!  This story would easily rate as more than a 5 star.  Totally incredible - thank you for writing such an amazing story.What I totally LOVED about this story was the clean, honest and raw vulnerability of our human emotions that were exposed and expressed in this eloquent story.Ember loses her dad, who is the very foundation of their family structure.  She quickly realises that her mother has shut down, devoid of emotion and removes herself from the endless demands of life.  Ember steps up HUGELY and carries the family forward, struggling with her sister's rebellion of their family values, the loss of their father and the stability and support of their mother which does not present until well into the storyline,  The demise and end of her relationship with Riley! who I found extremely selfish and because of his selfishness provided an exit/departure.  Enter Josh who has always loved Ember from a young age.  Their connection is tantamount, beautiful and helps Ember (aka December) realise the importance of taking chances/challenges in life and allowing that experience to extend a person's enrichment and fulfilment of life that may or may not turn out to be safe.  I loved that Josh's focus was always about "December" as she is properly named, he differentiated from the familiar "Ember" which embraced his love and uniqueness of the way he felt about her and used her full name to differentiate the specialness of HER!Reality bites, there is no surety in life and our plans.I don't want to spoil the storyline but I guarantee you will need a box of tissues and will more than likely appreciate the author's authenticity in relation to human emotions and the story above that enfolds to be a wonderful mix of the truth of life and the emotions that we all experience with the loss of a much loved family member.I highly recommend this story and hope above all that there will be more from this author.  Rebecca Yarros reminds me a little of Colleen Hoover's style of writing whom I am an avid fan but this story is raw and honest, almost as if Rebecca has lived a similar event and then put it down in words - it definitely cuts close to the bone.10 + stars - I will be checking Amazon for any new releases from Rebecca Yarros.