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hphilgreen

Smashwords book reviews by hphilgreen

Playing With Fire on Feb. 27, 2015

Spoilers ahead: After waiting a year for this book to come out, I was worried that my excitement had risen my expectations to a point that they would never be reached. This book exceeded them. It was well-written and wonderfully paced, never leaving me feeling feeling rushed or bored. Seeing Rose and Aaron's reactions to Kyran's betrayal, as well as Aaron attempting to cope with Kyran's identity left me feeling their pain and confusion. I especially felt bad for Aaron, who by the end of the book, still doesn't know what he should believe to be true and can't stop trying to protect the person everyone is convinced is the enemy. Add into the mix the legacy that was forced onto him and the personal battle looming over the horizon, and I worry how much of him will be left by the end of war. Then there's Kyran, who is being used just as much as Aaron and Skylar were, and yet I'm not sure he realizes it. As much as Hadrian cares about him, he's keeping important information from him and I worry about how Kyran will react when he, along with us, learn the truth. Plus, he continues to get blamed for what others do simply because he is ignorant of what's happening, such as when the Salavador Gate fell. We also learned of another important enemy who I think will become important in the next books, a strange power called the Influence which I don't think we've heard the last of, and a mysterious cloaked figure whose identity I have a theory about. This book was everything that I wanted it to be and more, and I don't know how i will wait another year for the next one.