Review: Must Read Series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 19, 2014
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.Embers & Ice is the sequel of Isabella Modra's debut novel, Rouge. It follows Hunter, who has a supernatural power of fire, after she gets captured by a power-hungry institution, known as ICE. For years, ICE has kidnapped kids who had any supernatural power so they could study them. Meanwhile, Hunter's guardian, Joshua has to run from the same institution with a couple of unlikely people.This book is so incredible and well-written. I liked the first novel, but I loved this one. The characters were likeable and well-developed, the story was intriguing, and I never found myself annoyed with anyone. For me, that's really rare.I wasn't a huge fan of Hunter in the first novel, but I saw how much she grew from book 1 to book 2. In Rouge, she was an outcast, but in this book, she's surrounded by friends and she could really show her personality. Also, in Rouge, she was just an angry teenager. Now she learned to control her anger, and decided to use it for good instead of evil.The side-characters were all so fascinating. I loved Zac, Will, Chantel, Sammy, Fearne, Marcus, Mosi...all of them. They each had a different power and a different type of personality. As for the evil characters, it was easy to spot how everyone was easily controlled by fear or were just brainwashed by Dr. Wolfe. I loved how much Hunter questioned just how the institution existed and observed why there were people that agreed to help with it. Questioning and observation will lead to answers for the readers.This institution seems to backwards. It's okay for the guards to rape the girls, and if you defend yourself, you're punished. That alone makes it a place that nobody would want to go, except for maybe perverts and pedophiles. I am glad the near-rape was included since it showed the extent of the abuse at the institution.I don't think there's anything I can really fault in this book. Everyone grew so much. And it was refreshing to see a little faith come in to play. I really enjoyed it and I can't wait for book 3!!