Scattered Ashes

by Maria Rachel Hooley

Twenty-two-year-old Jordan Carroway has a plan; marry his best friend, Alyssa and start a family. A month before the wedding, he meets Nicole O'Roarke during a physical education class. Nicole; the woman who tips his canoe, steps on a cactus, and makes him laugh. They fall madly in love, though neither confess it as they both feel the weight of responsibility. Jordan ultimately keeps his promise and marries Alyssa. Nicole also returns to her life, not realizing that love left its mark, and it's not through with either of them.

Genres: Romance

238 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 30, 2011

Reviews

[Levian · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nicole had to attend an extra outdoor class in order to graduate. she was paired up with Jordan, a guy she met for the first time, just 1 month before his wedding. they fell madly in love, but neither confess as they felt the weight of responsibility. one month later, Jordan married Alyssa, his best friend in college; while Nicole returned to her life, getting married to Michael years later. however, their relationship didn't end there. for many years to come, they constantly thought of each other, calling for emotionally support, until they were finally brought together.

the book was an easy read, however the storyline had me felt disgusted. even before his marriage with Alyssa, Jordan was doubtful. he went through with the marriage due to responsibility, which eventually led to divorce after Alyssa's miscarriage. Nicole was no better, her marriage to Michael gave her 2 beautiful children, Nick and Michelle. but Michael had been having an affair, skipping important events like death and labor. it was so obvious that everyone else just weren't right for them. but as much as they book tried to make them the good guys, i just can't find myself rooting for them.

my review: here

[Mim-Is-Reading · Rating 1 out of 5]

The book cover was quite...off for a romance novel. A paranormal storyline would have worked well with it but not a contemporary novel.

Scattered Ashes wasn't the least bit exciting for me. Jordan and Nicole met, fell for each other, went back to their lives while pining for each other. From my understanding, since I gave up some place in the middle, this thing between them went on for a long time, even when one of them had a child or something...

My biggest problem is that their romance didn't move me. At all.
As much as Jordan and Nicole were letting me know that they had truly clicked, I didn't see it and I didn't feel it. I wasn't convinced that they were perfect for each other as they claimed to be, and that made me give up on trying to find out on whether they would work.

Another thing that bothered me about the book was the change in opinions. I didn't mind the shift in perspective between Nicole and Jordan, but when other people's points of view were included (such as Sarah, Nicole's best friend), it distracted me.

[Jen · Rating 2 out of 5]

I enjoyed the story quite a bit and liked how it skipped through time. The kindle edition has quite a lot of formatting, spelling and grammatical problems that were distracting. I think overall the novel could use some 'tidying up' but it was still an enjoyable read.

[Black Queen]

I've read the review and love it...at that moment I wanted to start reading this book! And then I heard about this giveaway and said to myself this the chance to win a copy...So I hurry up and enter this wonderful giveaway..:D I hope I win...One awesome book review.

[Dee]

I won this book as a Goodreads First Read.