Book Review and Giveaway for When Ashes Fall by Marni Mann

WHEN ASHES FALL

by MARNI MANN

It’s been said that you can’t love two men at the same time.

You can’t split your heart, soul, and body in half.

But I’m here to tell you, you can.

Dylan Cole is like ice, sharp and unpredictable, the thunder inside a tumultuous storm.

Smith Reid is warmth, soft and gentle, perfect like a sunny day.

Both are mine.

But I can have only one.

There are two sides to this tale.

I'm here to tell you mine.

If you think this story is about a cheater, you couldn’t be more wrong.

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REVIEW: 4+ Tearful Stars

"Something was wrong with all of this. I didn't know how to fix it. I didn't know if I could."

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CONFESSION: I have always given my friends crap when they tell me they want to cheat and look in the back of a book to see how it ends. I have NEVER wanted to CHEAT and look at the ending of a book so bad in all my life!!! But, rest assured, I did not. But the need was there.

GO INTO THIS BOOK AS BLIND AS POSSIBLE.

This was my first book by Marni Mann and it won't be my last. This was a story written very differently than anything I would have probably read had I known what it was about, so the way she told this story did everything it should have done to keep me turning the pages and devouring the book in wonder. I'm not kidding. SO good. So interesting. So different. I really liked how she told this one. I love when an author's voice or style takes me on a journey, and the discovery is equal parts exploring and confusion. Because I was thoroughly confused throughout most of it and I loved that she strung me along!! HAHA!

The amount of purposeful comments and quotes in this book was astounding. Even the behind the scenes actions added meaning. It made it more emotional for me than I could have imagined. Great word building and usage, I can easily say that. I look back on Mann's posts on Facebook now with a better understanding and knowing what I do now, it makes me smile with a tear. The teaser below could start the waterworks again....so meaningful. I didn't highlight as much as I usually do and would you believe my notes on the book are scarce? Every time I highlight, I make a note so I can include it in my review because it affected me somehow. I was just so entranced. I didn't want to stop reading and yes - wide eyes were present. I just breezed through it, absorbing her story.

CONFESSION: I guessed the twist of the situation at 14%, but getting through the book to see how it all worked out and to see if I was actually correct in my assumption was 95% of the fun. So, potentially knowing what was going on didn't ruin the journey for me, but in all actuality, it made me keep reading to find out if I was right! I held my breath so much. I read until my eyes couldn't stay open. I needed to find out more.

Dylan was enticing and strength personified. He had an edge to him that was smooth and he oozed confidence. Smith was intoxicating and sweet. With a genuine smile, he was an approachable man with a sexiness that invited you in and held you close. Two different men, one heart that was broken, and a mind that was torn.

To be fair, I felt like I was reading a story within a story - and that was awesome. Mann's word play is excellent! Distinctly separate men, wholly separate voices, and completely different outcome than I imagined. I cried from 85% on in this book. Not because of what happened, but because of WHO happened and, you guys....just YES. I completely loved this one and seriously cannot recommend it enough. I *really* really liked this book!

"Maybe, one day, I would love the rain, but I was still learning how to handle the storm."

~BEE

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~MEET MARNI MANN~

Bestselling author Marni Mann knew she was going to be a writer since middle school. While other girls her age were daydreaming about teenage pop stars, Marni was fantasizing about penning her first novel. She crafts sexy, titillating stories that weave together her love of darkness, mystery, passion, and human emotions. A New Englander at heart, she now lives in Sarasota, Florida, with her husband and their two dogs, who have been characters in her books. When she’s not nose deep in her laptop, working on her next novel, she’s scouring for chocolate, sipping wine, traveling, or devouring fabulous books.

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