Review: Good second book
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 8, 2012
(I was given this book for free on a read-to-review basis.)This is book two in the `midnight fire' series, and kicks off a few months after the end of book one - Ignite. **Warning: unavoidable spoilers for book 1 -Ignite (Midnight Fire Series)**Kira has recovered from her coma, and has had time to graduate from school. Now she's going off to a conduit town to get in some training over the summer, to learn how to control her power, and to learn how best to use it when fighting vampires. Her best friend Luke who is also a conduit is going with her, and her boyfriend Tristan, who is a vampire, will be away from her for the summer.Things never go right for Kira though, and there's a lot for her to deal with in this book. She needs to know if her real mother is still alive, what being a half-breed means, and to learn how to control her powers, before they control her. This involves a trip to the conduit town - Sonnyville, and no shortage of fights with vampires, including Diana; who tried to kill Kira in book 1.There's also plenty of other things distracting Kir;, what do the people in Sonnyville think to her half-breed status? Is her power a blessing or a curse? Can she really be with Tristan when so many people disapprove? What are her real feelings for Luke? Will she ever be able to control her powers?I liked this book, and I actually think it's better than the first. Kira is a likeable character, and although I hate love triangles you can sympathise with Kira for having to choose between her tall, dark, and handsome vampire boyfriend Tristan, and her best friend and fellow conduit Luke.There are plenty of secrets revealed in this book, and also plenty of secrets hidden. Kira has to decide which boy she wants to be with, and find a way to stop the vampires too - no small task considering how new to all this to her, and work out what being a half-breed means and the powers she has.I liked the storyline, and there was no awkwardness like there was at the beginning of the first book. I liked that Kira isn't a snivelling girl who needs to be protected, but at the same time isn't stupid enough to go into things without thinking first, and admits when she does need help.I really like both Tristan and Luke, and I really feel for both of them. Tristan has the worry that he will lose Kira, whilst Luke is in pain because he's worried he'll never have her the way Tristan does. I don't know how she's ever going to choose between them!Overall; I enjoyed this book and I'm looking forward to the next book - Burn!7 out of 10.(Book length: 3576 Kindle locations)