Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center - October 2019

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Our winning group read for October is Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center. Please discuss here and remember to use spoiler tags as needed, as everyone may start at different times and reads at different speeds.



From the New York Times bestselling author of How to Walk Away comes a stunning new novel about family, hope, and learning to love against all odds.

Cassie Hanwell was born for emergencies. As one of the only female firefighters in her Texas firehouse, she's seen her fair share of them, and she's excellent at dealing with other people's tragedies. But when her estranged and ailing mother asks her to uproot her life and move to Boston, it's an emergency of a kind Cassie never anticipated.

The tough, old-school Boston firehouse is as different from Cassie's old job as it could possibly be. Hazing, a lack of funding, and poor facilities mean that the firemen aren't exactly thrilled to have a "lady" on the crew, even one as competent and smart as Cassie. Except for the handsome rookie, who doesn't seem to mind having Cassie around. But she can't think about that. Because she doesn't fall in love. And because of the advice her old captain gave her: don't date firefighters. Cassie can feel her resolve slipping...but will she jeopardize her place in a career where she's worked so hard to be taken seriously?

Katherine Center's Things You Save in a Fire is a heartfelt, affecting novel about life, love, and the true meaning of courage.

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

I should be reading this one about mid-month. I'm not generally a romance lover, but this one sounds good and it has great ratings so far. I look forward to seeing what everyone thinks of it.

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

I read this one and really loved it. Did anyone else read it? I thought it was really well-written.

My review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Chelsey]

I really want to get to this, hopefully sometime next year