angelreads's review against another edition
4.0
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I wasn’t prepared for Hallowed Ground by Rebecca Yarros, not at all. If you are going to start reading it, them please do yourself a favour and have a box of tissues nearby. This will contain spoilers from all the previous books.
Hallowed Ground is book 4 in The Fight and Glory series and a sequel to book 1 – Full Measures. It’s set 2 years after the events of the first book and follows protagonists, December (Ember) and Josh as they set into life of living together, except now he is expected to go back to where he was nearly killed before and the place that took her father’s life – Afghanistan.
I love and hate this book. I loved it because the series finished with something really beautiful and we got to see the characters that we have come to previously love. However this book torn me to shreds.
I loved seeing Ember and Josh again, it had been quite a while since we had seen them, sure they came up in parts of the other books, but we didn’t see them, and it was nice to see.
I loved Ember as a character, her character arc is quite amazing from the first book. She has grown so much from the first time we have seen her. Throughout Hallowed Ground all I wanted to do is hug her. Ember broke me. She had been through so much before and in this book, she is ripped apart.
Josh, my love for Josh is unexplainable, but gosh did I want to slap him around a bit. I understand most of the things he did and that I am not even fussed about, however the things that happened with Ember towards the end of the book. It’s like Josh she loves you, why are you doing this to her and yourself.
They have survived through so much and I wasn’t sure they were going to survive this novel, especially with Josh being back in Afghanistan.
It was really great to see the military aspect of Hallowed Ground. We saw it a little in the last novel, however it wasn’t that prominent, with this novel being half in Josh point of view it made sense. I love military planes, there is something about there. Here is Victoria, where I live we have a thing called the Airshow every 2 years, where military planes and others come and put of a show. I love the feeling of hornets flying by. So I truly enjoyed seeing the military aspect.
One thing that annoyed me with Hallowed Ground was the consent separation between Ember and Josh, not the physical separation, but the emotional and it killed me. I just wanted everything to be okay, and it wasn’t, not in the slightest.
Hallowed Ground is emotionally draining. I cried for most of this book, bad things kept happening, all I wanted was for it to be over. Not because it was horrifying, because it hurt my heart.
Nevertheless, Hallowed Ground is probably my favourite of all 4 books. It had so much and more. There is a chance that I won’t read the middle two books again, for something in this book will make it impossible.
Although, many sad and emotionally heartbreaking things happened in Hallowed Ground there was so many beautiful moments that were heart lifting. The epilogue was just beautiful and I smiled the whole time reading it.
Overall, Hallowed Ground was a beautiful read that intertwined, family both by blood and friendship. Loss that can bring people closer together or tear some apart. About doing what is right for you and the ones that you love and forgiveness and what it truly means to forgive not only others but yourself.
I wasn’t prepared for Hallowed Ground by Rebecca Yarros, not at all. If you are going to start reading it, them please do yourself a favour and have a box of tissues nearby. This will contain spoilers from all the previous books.
Hallowed Ground is book 4 in The Fight and Glory series and a sequel to book 1 – Full Measures. It’s set 2 years after the events of the first book and follows protagonists, December (Ember) and Josh as they set into life of living together, except now he is expected to go back to where he was nearly killed before and the place that took her father’s life – Afghanistan.
I love and hate this book. I loved it because the series finished with something really beautiful and we got to see the characters that we have come to previously love. However this book torn me to shreds.
I loved seeing Ember and Josh again, it had been quite a while since we had seen them, sure they came up in parts of the other books, but we didn’t see them, and it was nice to see.
I loved Ember as a character, her character arc is quite amazing from the first book. She has grown so much from the first time we have seen her. Throughout Hallowed Ground all I wanted to do is hug her. Ember broke me. She had been through so much before and in this book, she is ripped apart.
Josh, my love for Josh is unexplainable, but gosh did I want to slap him around a bit. I understand most of the things he did and that I am not even fussed about, however the things that happened with Ember towards the end of the book. It’s like Josh she loves you, why are you doing this to her and yourself.
They have survived through so much and I wasn’t sure they were going to survive this novel, especially with Josh being back in Afghanistan.
It was really great to see the military aspect of Hallowed Ground. We saw it a little in the last novel, however it wasn’t that prominent, with this novel being half in Josh point of view it made sense. I love military planes, there is something about there. Here is Victoria, where I live we have a thing called the Airshow every 2 years, where military planes and others come and put of a show. I love the feeling of hornets flying by. So I truly enjoyed seeing the military aspect.
One thing that annoyed me with Hallowed Ground was the consent separation between Ember and Josh, not the physical separation, but the emotional and it killed me. I just wanted everything to be okay, and it wasn’t, not in the slightest.
Hallowed Ground is emotionally draining. I cried for most of this book, bad things kept happening, all I wanted was for it to be over. Not because it was horrifying, because it hurt my heart.
Nevertheless, Hallowed Ground is probably my favourite of all 4 books. It had so much and more. There is a chance that I won’t read the middle two books again, for something in this book will make it impossible.
Although, many sad and emotionally heartbreaking things happened in Hallowed Ground there was so many beautiful moments that were heart lifting. The epilogue was just beautiful and I smiled the whole time reading it.
Overall, Hallowed Ground was a beautiful read that intertwined, family both by blood and friendship. Loss that can bring people closer together or tear some apart. About doing what is right for you and the ones that you love and forgiveness and what it truly means to forgive not only others but yourself.
elisabethgibbs's review against another edition
4.0
I was really glad that Hallowed Ground circled back to Ember and Josh’s POV. Since the series started with their POV, it felt right to go back to it for the events in this book. Hallowed Ground was emotional, beautiful, and made me feel like I was right there with every character.
stucknbooks14's review against another edition
5.0
Please know that this book very vividly depicts a couple and close group of friends involved with the military, and everything that entails. Nothing is spared or held back.
Folks, grab the tissues! It opens with heartbreak, right out of the gate. “Expect the worst, hope for anything but” is pretty much the theme here. It’s not just because there’s heartbreaking moments (and oh boy are there!), but you become so attached to the characters that you feel their pain. You suffer with them. There wasn’t any one moment that I knew I would rate this book five stars, it just naturally happened by the end. And it wasn’t even a hard decision. I knew reading the very last word that I would give it no less than five stars! This book deserves each of those stars. The characters, the love, the pain. It just poured off the pages. It was so easy to feel all the emotions (and it hurts!). This is a story about more than war. It’s about commitment, determination, love, courage, and the sacrifices you make for them. Hallowed Ground is part of a series, but definitely reads as a standalone. I don’t feel like I missed out on anything that happened previously. I felt like I was right there along with them the whole time.
I never knew December could be such a sexy word.
My Favorite Quotes:
•”I want you.” “You have me.”
•”I need to see you come apart.”
•”Even when I’m not with you, I’ll be there, with you, reminding you that you’re mine.”
•”Worrying about you is my primary job. I just fly helicopters to pay the bill.”
•”You change me every day, make me want to be a better man for you.”
•”You’re everything I need.”
•”One of your tears draws far more blood.”
•”Just don’t forget that you own me.”
7/10 Dirty Birdy
10/10 Tearjearker
Folks, grab the tissues! It opens with heartbreak, right out of the gate. “Expect the worst, hope for anything but” is pretty much the theme here. It’s not just because there’s heartbreaking moments (and oh boy are there!), but you become so attached to the characters that you feel their pain. You suffer with them. There wasn’t any one moment that I knew I would rate this book five stars, it just naturally happened by the end. And it wasn’t even a hard decision. I knew reading the very last word that I would give it no less than five stars! This book deserves each of those stars. The characters, the love, the pain. It just poured off the pages. It was so easy to feel all the emotions (and it hurts!). This is a story about more than war. It’s about commitment, determination, love, courage, and the sacrifices you make for them. Hallowed Ground is part of a series, but definitely reads as a standalone. I don’t feel like I missed out on anything that happened previously. I felt like I was right there along with them the whole time.
I never knew December could be such a sexy word.
My Favorite Quotes:
•”I want you.” “You have me.”
•”I need to see you come apart.”
•”Even when I’m not with you, I’ll be there, with you, reminding you that you’re mine.”
•”Worrying about you is my primary job. I just fly helicopters to pay the bill.”
•”You change me every day, make me want to be a better man for you.”
•”You’re everything I need.”
•”One of your tears draws far more blood.”
•”Just don’t forget that you own me.”
7/10 Dirty Birdy
10/10 Tearjearker
cteixeira's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
laurenplattman's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
shannont's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
mikenik's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
gracie13's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.25
smdundore's review against another edition
5.0
Oh. My. God. No other book has made me cry the way this one did. The feelings! The emotions!! It was so good that I'd absolutely read it again, but I don't know if I can go through that heartbreak again. What a fantastic story of healing love!