Review: The best one yet!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 19, 2012
"Winter's Wrath - Sacrifice" - the action-packed, gripping third installment of the Winter's Saga - hits the ground running and never lets up.In the book's dramatic opening, metasoldier Creed is committed to helping the Winters, lovesick Cole has injected himself with serum in order to become more appealing to Meg, and Meg's empathic skills torment her as she discovers that Dr. Williams is on his way to the family encampment with a rabid pack of metas, led by Creed's vicious brother, Gavil.Meg is forced to use her empathic gifts to explore the depths of depravity of Dr. Williams, who keeps pulling her into the darkness of his soul.  He wants to corrupt her, since she is the embodiment of innocence.  She fears this sadistic monster's influence but feels she must read his emotional signature in order to save her family.Cole and Creed are both madly in love with Meg.  As the family struggles to save itself, and as Meg learns about the barbaric plans Dr. Williams has in mind that will affect the entire world, she wrestles with her feelings for these two boys.The writing is exceptionally fine, and Luellen handles her wide cast of characters with deftness.  We feel ourselves in the heat of battle; we experience Meg's dizzying flights of empathy; we sense the jittery psychosis of the mutant meta soldiers en route to the encampment; we understand Meg's anguish as her gift leads her deeper into Williams' twisted psyche and the unknown territory of her own dark heart.  Now she must hold onto her humanity as she struggles against a monster who has lost his.Packed with unexpected twists and turns, this installment with its cliffhanger ending will leave you breathlessly waiting for Book #4.