It just made me root for Cassie (and the rookie!) more. It did seem realistic in this setting, so I was able to give it a bit of a mental pass it didn’t ruin my enjoyment of the book. I would like to fool myself into thinking that men don’t still treat women like that, but L O L am I fooling myself.
I don’t mind a bit of a “woman in a man’s world” misogyny - in fiction only - but it was hard to read about some of her hazing. In Lillian, she’s the first woman ever to work at the Fire Department, which comes with a lot of sexism, tbh. Her leaving Austin (for multiple reasons) and moving to small town Massachusetts to her estranged mother and a new firehouse is the catalyst for the whole story. In Austin, she was a big deal - the first female firefighter to receive a big award for valor, in line for a big promotion - until her temper takes over and her mother calls, asking for help. I love that, as I am also a mess most of the time. She’s amazing and complicated and strong - as a firefighter, but as a human, she’s a little bit of a mess.
I am so glad that I saw it floating around on bookstagram and that I added it to my August BOTM box. I was hooked by page seven, easily, and it was a book that I didn’t want to end. Just adored everything about it - the storyline, the characters, the slow burn (pun intended) relationships, and the inside glimpse at what it’s like being a fireperson. Review: As you can tell by my rating above, I loved this book. Katherine Center's Things You Save in a Fire is a heartfelt and healing tour-de-force about the strength of vulnerability, the nourishing magic of forgiveness, and the life-changing power of defining courage, at last, for yourself. And don’t forget the advice her old captain gave her: Never date firefighters. Cassie can feel her resolve slipping.and it means risking it all-the only job she’s ever loved, and the hero she’s worked like hell to become. Because love is girly, and it’s not her thing. Except for the infatuation-inspiring rookie, who doesn't seem to mind having Cassie around. 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. The tough, old-school Boston firehouse is as different from Cassie's old job as it could possibly be. But when her estranged and ailing mother asks her to give up her whole life and move to Boston, Cassie suddenly has an emergency of her own. As one of the only female firefighters in her Texas firehouse, she's seen her fair share of them, and she's a total pro at other people's tragedies. Synopsis: Cassie Hanwell was born for emergencies. “Things You Save in a Fire” by Katherine Center
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