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for Ashes of Fiery Weather
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Becky H. (Chicago, IL)
ASHES OF FIERY WEATHER by Kathleen Donohoe
This novel of firemen and their families was hard to read. Not because many of the fireman died, but because the novel was constantly jumping from past to present then back to a different time in the past then back to present – all in the same chapter. The writing is clear and even lyrical in places but the book jumped from character to character so often I was constantly turning back to the family diagram to see who and what time period the story had suddenly shifted to.
After I finished the book, it felt as though there were so many stories there wasn't one story. Each of the various stories felt incomplete in some way. Perhaps a winnowing of the characters and more depth for fewer would have felt more "finished. I enjoyed many of the mini-stories and liked most of the characters, but all in all, I was disappointed in the book.
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Deanna W. (Port Jefferson, NY)
Incomplete
Can't seem to finish this novel...Hoped for more from this "historic fiction"...The 60's, 70's, 80's don't hold much interest for me...Also, I feel that I have experienced this story-line many times in too many other books...Sorry!
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Candace F. (Lincoln, NE)
Disappointed
The title "Ashes of Fiery Weather" was very intriguing. I love the cover of this book and couldn't wait to begin reading this book. Being a fan of "Chicago Fire" and "Blue Bloods" on T.V. I was sure I would really like it. I found the book to be confusing and hard to follow. There were so many characters which I felt were under developed and with the switching back and forth of the time periods I found the book very disappointing. I think the author had some good ideas but fewer character and a more sequential presentation would have made it easier to read. I was surprised that the book had over 400 pages and only 7 chapters. This is not a book I would recommend to my friends.
