labraden's review against another edition
4.0
Ashes to Ashes set up all of the problems that get resolved in Dust to Dust. Callie has woken up from her coma and slowly realizes that she really has experienced the Prism where the dead hang in limbo until their loved ones are ready to let them go. As Callie tries to readjust to the life among the living, Leo and Reena become more and more of a threat to the safety of Callie's friend, Carson. Callie's love for Nick has faded into a friendship that she finds extremely valuable and a new character, Dylan, has answers to many of the questions that Callie has been asking herself.
This story takes on a different tone than Ashes to Ashes because most of it takes place in the real world where the problems that they face are truly life and death. The ending wasn't necessarily to my liking but is was really the only way the story could have gone. Satisfying if not happy. A good read.
This story takes on a different tone than Ashes to Ashes because most of it takes place in the real world where the problems that they face are truly life and death. The ending wasn't necessarily to my liking but is was really the only way the story could have gone. Satisfying if not happy. A good read.
graceharvill's review against another edition
4.0
4.5/5 Stars
This book was amazing. I wished for a better epilouge, but oh well. What an amazing writer!
This book was amazing. I wished for a better epilouge, but oh well. What an amazing writer!
jcqb09's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
On one hand, I'm surprised that so few people have read this book. But on the other hand, as unsatisfactory as this book was, I'm not.
At the time that I read this, it was perfect, just because I needed a book that was a bit less deep and overwhelming after reading the Harry Potter series and The Night Circus. So it was a good cool-down read. But subjectively, it wasn't that great. I mean, she doesn't even end up with the boy in the end! What kind of modern young-adult romance novel are you trying to write, Ms. Walker?
Most of the aspects of this book were super predictable after reading the last book. We know there's something "special" about Callie from reading the last book (and, again, because this is a modern young-adult novel), so the whole "you're a death spot, Callie" thing wasn't as groundbreaking as it was supposed to have been.
I did like the characters somewhat, and how they all banded together as a team in the end. That was cute. But the fact that pretty much everyone else ended up happy and in love except THE MAIN CHARACTER was pretty aggravating. (Maybe Callie will somehow fall in love with Eli, I don't know.) Maybe I just expected this book to be super basic, and didn't predict that other things would happen.
It was an okay book.
On one hand, I'm surprised that so few people have read this book. But on the other hand, as unsatisfactory as this book was, I'm not.
At the time that I read this, it was perfect, just because I needed a book that was a bit less deep and overwhelming after reading the Harry Potter series and The Night Circus. So it was a good cool-down read. But subjectively, it wasn't that great. I mean, she doesn't even end up with the boy in the end! What kind of modern young-adult romance novel are you trying to write, Ms. Walker?
Most of the aspects of this book were super predictable after reading the last book. We know there's something "special" about Callie from reading the last book (and, again, because this is a modern young-adult novel), so the whole "you're a death spot, Callie" thing wasn't as groundbreaking as it was supposed to have been.
I did like the characters somewhat, and how they all banded together as a team in the end. That was cute. But the fact that pretty much everyone else ended up happy and in love except THE MAIN CHARACTER was pretty aggravating. (Maybe Callie will somehow fall in love with Eli, I don't know.) Maybe I just expected this book to be super basic, and didn't predict that other things would happen.
It was an okay book.
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