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• Rising from Ash Forged by Fire #1
• Jax Meyer
• English
• 10 August 2020
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REVIEW é Rising from Ash Forged by Fire #1 Phoenix Murray has had enough Enough of her incompetent boss Enough of her addict father always asking for money Enough of the struggle to survive So when her aunt offers her a job as a cook at the South Pole she jumps at it Even when she’s asked to avoid casual sex to keep the peace in the tiny communityAstrophysicist Ashley Bennett can’t wait for her year at the South Pole Not only will it allow her to focus on her PhD rese I m not sure why but I finished this a while ago and have been sitting on my review for some reason This was a fascinating read for me and I think I wanted to settle on it for a bit and think over my feelings on it for a little whileTo be honest I went into the read wondering if I d be frustrated with it I read one of Meyer s previous stories Dal Segno and it just didn t resonate with me despite the music theme I m glad to say that this was a complete change and I loved it ACE representation in fiction especially lesfic is pretty brand new I have to admit that I m pretty sure I m on the ACE spectrum personally falling closely along the lines of demisexual and I didn t even realize that there were others like me until I read about it in a book That s what I think fiction does for us it opens up windows for those who may be feeling lost or alone helping us to find similarities and celebrate our differencesAs for this story itself I loved seeing ACE representation I ve seen other reviewers mention that this felt a bit like reading about ACE 101 but I thought that Meyer handled that perfectly for the characters MC Ash was teaching MC Phoenix about what it meant to be ACE right along with the reader and through their creation of a comic story on ACE topics it all just made sense why it was handled this wayThe story premise itself is fascinating to me also Having people essentially cut off from the outside world for months at a time while living at the South Pole was a perfect situation to put these characters in as they learned about each other I can t wait to read the next installment 425 starsAn ARC was provided to me by the author through my link text Lez Review Books

REVIEW é Rising from Ash Forged by Fire #1 S there’s nowhere to run and as they find common ground their differences aren’t nearly the hindrance they thoughtRising From Ash is the first book in the Forged by Fire series a slow burn contemporary lesbian romance that shows the power of intimacy to form a new life Note While Rising from Ash features a character on the asexual spectrum the story does include physically intimate scenes However none are gratuitous96000 word Two women end up at the South Pole One is a scientist and the other is a cook I m not a chef One is a player someone who always has sex on her mind though she promises her aunt to forgo one night stands and since she doesn t do relationships then that means no sex for a year other does think of sex but as this odd foreign thing she s asexualdemisexual the kind of asexual who can desire sex but only after developing a deep emotional connectionThe two meet bad Lots of conflict But they both almost immediately apologized to each other after about a night and begin a uite tentative friendship that leads to I rather liked both characters and their relationship By roughly the 50% mark I was thinking I might end up rating this 55 But certain things lead me to not being sure if I m rating this 475 or 5 stars The teaching parts of the book were mostly well done but a little too hmm I ll go with a little too many lessonsI ll end with as a sign of how much I enjoyed this first book in a series I went to buy the next book even before I finished book 1 Book 2 not out yet hehRating 488August 22 2019

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REVIEW é Rising from Ash Forged by Fire #1 Arch it’s a key step in her plan to become a Mars colonist Avoiding the complications of dating in a society that doesn't understand asexuality is a bonusWhen Phoenix and Ash meet they can’t help but push each other’s buttons Phoenix doesn’t understand that her confident sexuality puts Ash on edge while Ash’s curt formality triggers Phoenix’s insecurities about her upbringing But living at the bottom of the world mean Really enjoyed this book Jae did one on asexuality that was also stunning our heroine here Ash who is on the spectrum is a star as is Phoenix both with real issues that are dealt with with sensitivity and importantly make the book a stellar read Thanks