Review: North to Alaska!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 31, 2014
Jessica Lee continues the Ariel Estate Series with her third book, Breaking the Ice. While this is the third book of the series, it can easily be read as a standalone book. The story revolves around one of Ariel Estates troubled pride members, Mikah Malloy. The story line for Mikah begins earlier in the series and Jessica Lee has a definite talent of seamlessly weaving in just enough tidbits throughout to bring you up to speed without having a chapter of here’s what’s happened up to this point.Mikah is alone, tortured by the past; a past where his loyalties to his pride and his family are at war with each other. Events exploded and guilt over his actions that resulted from his parents’ intolerance left Mikah tormented about his lot in life. Unable to let go of the past to move forward, he finds himself forced into joining the pride’s leader and mate on a little vacation in Alaska.Mikah’s growth through this story is heart rending. He honestly can’t see what his parents’ choices and mistakes have done to him. While dealing with his grief and guilt, the reader follows along on his self deprecating and self destructive path. His journey in Alaska throws him into the middle of a twisted madman’s nefarious plot.Jessica Lee has a way of blending the action and sizzle in her stories that keeps me coming back for more. The characters call to the reader’s heart, while the intricately woven plot keeps you from putting down the book. I did not want to stop reading. I didn’t want to put the book down, and now I’m left waiting and wondering where the story is going to go next. I can’t wait for the next book in this series.