Embers & Ash by T. M. Goeglein REVIEW

**Sequel to Cold Fury and Flicker & Burn**

Summary:

Sara Jane Rispoli finds herself on the wrong side of the Russian mob, but closer to finding her family than she's ever been. And she's willing to do whatever it takes to end this terrible journey once and for all--even if the price is her own life.

The very cold fury that has seen her through the worst of her troubles is now killing her, its deadly electricity--a weapon against her enemies--attacking her from the inside our; she knows the cure, but she can't sacrifice the electricity until she's rescued her parents and little brother. To do that, she'll need every drop of cold fury she has. But if she does rescue her family, she knows it won't be the happy reunion she's been hoping for. And it won't end the torment. Only destroying the Outfit completely can stop this terrible nightmare. And she may have figured out just how to do that.

In the meantime, old enemies return to seek vengeance, double-crosses abound, and even more mysteries are uncovered as we rocket toward a conclusion no one saw coming.

My Thoughts:

This book was ok.

It wasn't as good and exciting as Flicker & Burn, but it was better than Cold Fury.

It didn't seem as exciting. I feel as if the books could have been two instead of three and it would get a lot better of a rating.

My Rating: 3 stars

Flicker & Burn by T. M. Goeglein REVIEW

**Sequel to Cold Fury**

Summary:

Sara Jane Rispoli is still searching for her missing family, but now, instead of fighting off a turncoat uncle and crooked cops, she's running from creepy beings with red, pulsing eyes and pale white skin speeding through the streets of Chicago in armored black ice cream trucks; they can only be described as ice cream creatures.

While she battles these new pursuers, Sara Jane also finds herself navigating the unexpected terrain of new family members: an uncle Jack who's suffering from Alzheimer's, but whose foggy memories might also help her unlock some of the most baffling Outfit secrets; and cousin Heather, a gorgeous former child actress, who's guarding a cold fury secret of her own.

The more Sara Jane learns about the Outfit, her family and the fury burning inside of her, the more desperate she becomes to find her family. And after seeing her mother's amputated finger and being whistled in for a sit-down with the Outfit boss himself, Sara Jane knows she's running out of time.

"My name is Sara Jane Rispoli. It's not my birthday, and I haven't eaten cake since I turned sixteen, but I'm plagued by ice cream.

If anyone offers me a cone, I'll break his nose."

"I don't have any plans for the future, other than to continue breathing."

My Thoughts:

This book was SO GOOD. Unlike Cold Fury, it wasn't boring at all. Not even a little bit. 

Which was good, because I hate it when books have boring parts in them.

I love how much action is in this book. I really love it when books like this are written, because there are many disappointing books that make me feel sad.

I hope that the next book will be just as good, or even better!

My Rating: 4.5 stars

Cold Fury by T. M. Goeglein REVIEW

Summary:

Sara Jane Rispoli is a normal sixteen-year-old coping with school and a budding romance--until her parents and brother are kidnapped and she discovers her family is deeply embedded in the Chicago Outfit (aka the mob). 

Now on the run from a masked assassin, rogue cops and her turncoat uncle, Sara Jane is chased and attacked at every turn, fighting back with cold fury as she searches for her family. It's a quest that takes her through concealed doors and forgotten speakeasies--a city hiding in plain sight. Though armed with a .45 and 96K in cash, an old tattered notebook might be her best defense--hidden in its pages the secret to "ultimate power." It's why she's being pursued, why her family was taken, and could be the key to saving all of their lives. 

My Thoughts:

This book was not as good as it sounded.

The action only picked up at the middle--there was a lot of unnecessary backstory and explanations.

Sara is a normal unpopular girl whose family, on her sixteenth birthday, is kidnapped by someone looking for the notebook . . .

This book was ok. But it wasn't the best.

My Rating: 2 stars