Salt & Stone (Fire & Flood #2)

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Victoria Scott

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Scholastic Press

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13+

Release Date

February 04, 2015

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978-0545537483

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In Fire & Flood, Tella Holloway faced a dangerous trek through the jungle and across the desert, all to remain a Contender in the Brimstone Bleed for a chance at obtaining the Cure for her brother. She can't quit--she has to win the race, save Cody, and then fight to make sure the race stops before it can claim any more lives. In the next legs of the race, across the ocean and over mountains, Tella will face frostbite, sharks, avalanche, and twisted new rules in the race. But what if the danger is deeper than that? How do you know who to trust when everyone's keeping secrets? What do you do when the person you'd relied on most suddenly isn't there for support? How do you weigh one life against another? The race is coming to an end, and Tella is running out of time, resources, and strength. At the start of the race there were one hundred twenty-two Contenders. As Tella and her remaining friends start the final part of the race, just forty-one are left--and only one can win.

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What started out a little weak turned into a pretty decent read with a strong ending.

March 19, 2015

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What I Loved: The best part of this book was easily the Pandoras. I loved them all. Such fun, interesting creatures. Their relationship with their humans reminded me of Pokemon, that’s how I picture their dynamic in my head. Tella definitely reminds me of Ash, how she cares for her Pandora, for all of them, and treats them with such love and respect. Also, the game itself was kicked up a notch. There are quite a few deaths and crazy moments in this book that shocked me and kept me glued to the pages. There’s enough action and danger to keep you interested and the pacing was pretty quick. I flew through this book.

Left Me Wanting More: I have to say, I did not like the beginning at all. For some reason, it felt so messy and inconsistent, like a hodge podge of things going on all at once. Not only that, I couldn’t stand the way the characters were acting, especially Tella and Guy. Tells irritated me with how conflicting her thoughts and actions were. She wanted to strong and independent, yet she let people push her around and belittle her. And Guy irritated me with his inability to express his feelings. Of course, I know that “actions speak louder than words”, but I need SOME words. I can’t even start with the rest of the characters or I’d go on forever. Let’s just say the first third of the book drove me crazy.

Final Verdict: I’m definitely still interested in this series and I want to see how it all ends. Sure, there were some things that bugged me about this book, but overall, it moved very fast and the Pandoras saved the show for me. If only I could have one in real life.

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More Exciting Than the First!

May 30, 2015

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MY THOUGHTS
After the brilliance of the first book, I was more than excited to jump into this book! This book was even more exciting than the first!

Tella has completed the first two challenges in the Brimstone Bleed, a competition she entered to save her brother, and she's getting closer to winning the cure. Winning, of course, isn't that easy. She still has two more challenges to get through, each more challenging than the last. With the creators of the competition throwing more dangerous stuff in their way and the fellow competitors becoming harder to trust, Tella has her work cut out for her. But she's more determined than ever to save her brother.

As I mentioned, this book is as much as a thrill ride as the first book! This book is so fast-paced and so much happens, it's phenomenal! I still believe that this book series is unique in the world of YA. Sure, the Brimstone Bleed sounds Hunger Games-ish, but it's not even close. Also, this is not a dystopian, it's just a screwed up adventure thrill ride! Don't even get me started on the Pandoras, I've never seen such a thing in YA!

Now, Tella has changed so much since the beginning of Fire & Flood. She was a bit annoying in that book, but now she is such a strong character. I was annoyed at her when she decided to hold a grudge against Guy for not letting her help herself out of situations. Though, I could understand why she felt that way and she ended up discovering that she's a great leader!

As for romance, there isn't much. This book follows the usual rule of sequels with the couple keeping distance from one another. Tella keeps distance because of how she believes that he sees her as someone to save, and Guy just can't own up to his feelings. All of this, though, allowed all of the important Brimstone Bleed action come to the forefront.

I was under the impression for some reason that this was a duology. It's not. There's more to this series and ,sadly, this book was kind of left hanging. Just thought I should put that out there, since I was expecting an ending. Now I'm upset that I have to wait so long for the next book (if it comes out).

IN CONCLUSION
Even though I'm bitter about the ending, this book was still fantastic! I strongly recommend this series to fans of action-packed with a little sci-fi mixed in!