Young widow AJ Sinclair has persevered through much heartache. Has she met her match when the Yellowstone supervolcano erupts, leaving her separated from her youngest son and her brother? Tens of thousands are dead or missing in a swath of massive destruction. She and her nine-year-old autistic son, Will, embark on a risky road trip from Maine to the epicenter to find her family. She can’t lose … lose another loved one. Along the way, they meet Reid Gregory, who travels his own road to perdition looking for his sister. Drawn together by AJ’s fear of driving and Reid’s military and local expertise, their journey to Colorado is fraught with the chaotic aftermath of the eruption. AJ’s anxiety and faith in humanity are put to the test as she heals her past, accepts her family’s present, and embraces uncertainty as Will and Reid show her a world she had almost forgotten.
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I received a free copy of the audio of this book. I am very disappointed because of all the swearing coming from the mouth of the mother. She even says she knows she needs to stop but doesn’t. So I only listened to the first 3 chapters & the end. I don’t like authors who think swearing somehow enhances their story. I will not read more of this author.
I enjoyed this audio book. The story is well written and the narrator did a good job. The story flows well and tells the story of natural disaster and the steps a mother takes to retrieve her child on the other side of the country. The poor woman has many obstacles to over come and a special needs child to haul around the country. There are of course the people who try to take advantage of a bad situation but they are handled by local law enforcement. She is a widow and meets a man who is able to help her with her issues and maybe she can love again. The separate and he follows to make sure she is okay and saves her from a man and woman who want to steal her vehicle and supplies. It is a great story and performance.
I received a free copy of this audio book from Story Origin for an honest review.
You can feel the author’s heart and soul in “Will Rise from Ashes.” From the detailed, post-apocalyptic world brought on by a volcanic eruption, to the unconditional love a mother feels for her children, the story rings true.
The characters themselves are expertly developed. AJ’s strength in the face of endless trials challenging her and her children, Reid’s compassion, and Will’s optimism and curiosity are implemented so masterfully that you never question why they charge into a disaster zone to rescue AJ’s youngest son.
I highly recommend “Will Rise from Ashes” to anyone looking for a compelling, unique read with emotion and depth.
This is a beautifully written inspiring book of loss tragedy an a deep love .AJ,was a widow with two sons one nine year old son with autism and a younger son hyper active.they went to a national park to see the volcanos and water falls with her brother.At the airport Will started to have a melt down Brandon changes AJ an Wills flight to one leaving in thirty minutes an he an her other son Finn will follow two hours later.There hours after getting home they hear on the news about a volcano erupts an a big earthquake hits now she can’t get reach her brother Brandon so she packs up the car takes her autistic son an sets out cross country to find Brandon and Finn..She meets a guy named Reid along the way.There are so many twists and turns to this story will keep you riveted until the very last page and leave you begging for more.I love the way this amazing author brings the characters to life before your eyes and you can feel their emotions and their pain.I can hardly wait to see what’s next by this multi talented author.
Will Rise from Ashes
by Jean M. Grant
Will Rise from Ashes is an impressive novel, an unusual narrative with an engrossing scenario of being thrown into difficult situation and even a little romance along the way; beautifully written. The author sets up a rhythm of heart pounding circumstances, an emotional journey and scene that explicitly ring true and tug at the readers heart strings. A story which feels so real, that it accurately paints a visual picture for the readers of the challenges, joys, hopes and restoration, leaving the readers feeling uplifted. This is a novel written from a place of knowing and of being able to share exactly what that love feels like.
Ms. Grant is a gifted writer, she writes from the heart when she creates the characters in her book, readers cannot help but to fall in love with them in the first chapter. Readers are drawn into this story quickly, with the great character depiction and development that is authentic, the relationships are believable. A tale delivering forgiveness that is liberating, in a unique plot keeping the reader interested and feeling emotions, makes this a terrific read.
This is my first Grant novel to read, and I really enjoyed this touching story. I am sure I will be keeping track of what she releases in the future and reading more of this authors work. This is a winning combination of touching events that should be on everyone’s reading list, earning 5-stars.
What would happen if Yellowstone erupted?
This novel very well-researched from little details such as the texture of ash to bigger things like the eruption radius of a volcano. As a mother, AJ’s journey to find her son after the eruption is heartwarming and emotional. There is no limit for what a mother would do for her kids. The story opens readers’ minds to better understand what autism is like, even from the point of view of a child who has autism.
The story was well-written, detailed, heart wrenching, and I definitely recommend it.
A heart touching love story that was hard to put down. I really loved this story.
This was an exciting read. A mother of 2 and a widow has been vacationing with her sons and brother at Yellowstone. On their way home her autistic son has a meltdown when their flight out of Salt Lake is delayed 2 hours. Her brother is able to get 2 tickets on another flight and he and the younger child will follow. When she gets home to Maine she discovers Yellowstone has erupted and Salt Lake was destroyed too. She and her oldest son set out on a trip across the country to find her son and brother. They should have landed in Denver where there was a major earthquake. That is her destination. She encounters the worst and best of humanity on her trip. One of the best is a man who is going to Colorado also and saves her more than a few time. So they team up and the search continues.
this book was amazing! first book of yours i read and i loved it! she lost her husband . she cant lose anymore loved ones. so when her brother and son go missing she drives to find them. along the way she meets a guy who is looking for his sister. read to find out what happens.
A J certainly has her hands full in this unique tale full of challenging and intriguing situations. Enter Reid, another complex character working on some tough issues of his own but who also has a heart of gold. A story about surviving, hope, redemption, secrets, and just coping with life in a stressful and chaotic world. A road trip that shows the good and evil of people. A tale that will tug at your heart strings but will also have you cheering and rooting for a good ending.
Another great piece of writing from a new author. I simply love Jean Grant’s writing style!
First time reading this author and this book is extremely well written. The author takes us on an emotional journey and shows real understanding of parenting an autistic child. A.J. the main female character has been through a lot of heartache and feels so alone as she attempts to move through her grief and raise her children. When a natural disaster occurs it’s the last thing, she needs but ends up being what helps to save her as she embarks on a perilous journey to find her other child. It’s through this journey that she meets Reid who is going through his own struggle and torment as he searches for his sister. The 2 adults and AJ’s autistic son Will, come together in such a beautiful way as they learn and rely and help each other. This is a deeply emotional story that is also full of hope for the future, well worth the read.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This book is so gripping I hardly know where to begin.
It’s moving women’s fiction, it’s a physical and emotional journey, it’s a love letter to parents with special needs children and the power of mother love in general.
AJ has suffered the loss of her husband and has barely begun to deal with that pain when one of her two sons goes missing along with her brother after a natural disaster that in 2019 seems more probable than not.
The story depicts a woman’s decision to travel with her special needs son to the site of the disaster to search for her family.
With authentic dialog and vivid descriptions of her outward and inward journey as a real multi-faceted woman with a desperate weight of worry on her shoulders I can easily see this story as an amazing movie. Reese Witherspoon take note.
Highly recommend.
This book was about a mother, AJ, and her nine-year-old son who travel cross-country to find her brother and younger son after a natural disaster. AJ has suffered from depression and anxiety the past year, ever since her husband was killed in an accident leaving her to raise her two children alone. The trip to find her son ended up being a trip to find herself. The writing was beautiful, and the story was filled with well-developed characters. I particularly enjoyed AJ’s relationship with Will, her autistic son, which I believed painted an accurate picture of the challenges and joys of raising a child on the spectrum. The love story also felt very real. Overall, it was a story of hope and renewal and left me feeling uplifted.
This was my first-time reading Ms. Grant, and I was delighted with her measured revelation of her characters’ journey through a catastrophic event in what could be our dystopian future.
This is the story of a recently widowed, thirty-something, mom of two boys who is on a quest to locate her younger son––missing with her brother––due to a volcanic eruption in Yellowstone. With man against nature, ash clouds do not mix well with telecommunication systems, aircraft engines or the water supply. She does not hold back on the abundance of obstacles that confront her characters, including forgotten meds, bad actors encountered on the road, and the desperate behaviour from people struggling to survive when facing immeasurable odds. If anything, I wondered what else this character was going to be faced with, but the variety of challenges do keep the pace moving nicely in the second half. I didn’t feel a slump or that there was a “missing middle,” as she kept me intrigued through to the end.
What allows this to rise above the “gee ain’t it awful” syndrome we can slide into talking about natural disasters or current events is the sensitivity and innocence she demonstrates via, Will, a child with autism. There was no sense that this was a convenient ploy or staged for convenience––there didn’t appear to be anything unauthentic about this character.
Setting is an important element in this story, and although I am not a resident of the United States, this was not an issue as she leverages the specifics of the geography to tell a bigger, more symbolic story; however, this isn’t a case that this could take place anywhere, as the event that propels the narrative is location specific, and she poses larger, more thought-provoking questions that any member of our fragile planet can relate to.
Structurally, the reader learns early on what is at stake for her main character and the reader quickly aligns to what is at stake for human kind creating a sense of urgency.
Written with accessible language, she has an easy-to-read voice that is not too distant or intimate, and although she poses some “what ifs” about what plagues us, she doesn’t lecture or let her own voice overtake the narrative.
She tells the story through alternating points-of-view that caused me to do some re-reading for clarity. Although, the narrative voices are appropriate for an adult and a child, she uses first-person for the chapters belonging to her adult main character, AJ, and third-person when the perspective belongs to AJ’s nine-year-old son, Will. The language was clear, and however perplexed I was with this approach, it didn’t detract from the book’s readability.
The double entendre of the title is appealing lending itself to more than one interpretation, and in Will Rise from Ashes, Jean Grant delivers in a literal and figurative sense.
As an avid reader and parent of a child with special needs, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and could not put it down. It’s a fabulous fictional story, and it centers on a mother of a child with special needs and her journey, both physically and emotionally. It beautifully captures all the emotions, hopes, fears, and love that a parent has for a child with special needs. The author does an amazing job not only telling a wonderful and creative story but also accurately describing the challenges and rewards of families with a loved one on the autism spectrum. Highly recommend this book!