Review: All Sorts of Trouble in the Air
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 3, 2014
Ivy is still on the quest to locate her father, Will-o'-the-Wisp, since he seems to be the only one that can help her rein in her developing powers.  Plus come to find out, her father may be the local paranormal community's most significant weapon for the war that has been hinted about.  Now it's just a matter of time to see which group locates him first.  As she progresses with her own search, she discovers that town has been overridden with imps that are setting fire to anything they can get a hold of.  Ivy also finds out that her Guild-Hunter friend, Jenna, has been sent abroad for "training."  And then there's the problem with Jinx....After Jinx comes home from Club Nexus with an incubus sucking her life away, Ivy knows that she has to do something to save her.  While trying to figure out who the incubus is, Ivy takes Jinx to the Emporium, a shop owned and operated by her friend, and High Witch, Kaye.  Keeping Jinx safe inside a circle will only work for so long and Ivy knows this.  At the same time, the Green Lady decides to call in one of the two bargains that Ivy owes her.The bargain is to kill Kaye and the Green Lady, who may or may not have completely set up Ivy in order to force her to see her at the carnival, will spare Jinx's life.  Aaand - to top it off, Kaye has completely disappeared without a trace.  Now Ivy must figure out how to get around the fairy bargain made with the Green Lady.  At the same time, the Vampire Master of the city sends a message to Ivy about collection of her debt to him.  Ivy is seriously regretting her decision to make fae bargains with the Green Lady and the Master Vampire.Holy Mab's Bones ~ how is Ivy going to handle her powers, Jinx, honoring her bargain with the Green Lady by killing Kaye, rounding up the imps (which is also part of her bargain with the Vampire Master), oh...and did I mention that there are sidhe assassins tracking Ivy?Another action-packed installment of the Ivy Granger series.  There are some many story lines that have the illusion of being entirely stand alone then E.J. weaves her magic and next thing you know they are entirely dependent on one another.  Her ability to tell a story is amazing.  Each story in the series is well developed and pulls the reader in from the very beginning.  Burning Bright is very suspenseful in the "how is she going to do (insert something here) and live with herself later?" sort of way.Ivy is written in such a way that she is still brand new; never becoming stagnant, dull, or predictable.  She continues to kick butt in the name of protecting her family, friends, and townsfolk.  Ivy does all of this while maintaining safe distances since she has the ability of touching objects or people and being able to discern history of said objects/people.  Her relationship with Ceff, while challenging due to the whole touching issue, is progressing along nicely.  Ivy manages to make friends wherever she goes, and as such ends up befriending the cutest little imp she names Sparky.  Don't let this lull you into a sense of complacency since she makes just as many, if not more, enemies.Please make sure to read the books in order since the world and character building, plotlines, subjects, and themes build off of the previous books.Review Copy Courtesy of the author, at no cost, in exchange for an honest review.