Review: Phenomenal
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 28, 2014
Can I say that I think the Fire Nine Series is one of the best ones in its genre.  The series doesn’t follow your typical storyline.  It’s fun, and unique!  When I heard that Shanora was writing Roy’s book I was thrilled.  Who I Am wasn’t what I expected, but so much more.  This book really impressed me.  I got to know Roy inside and out and everything in between.  I had a lot of sympathy for his character.  He really did deserve a better go at things.  He wasn’t a quitter and had the love of his family and friends to get him through.  He appreciated a lot of thing that normal people would take for granted.  I did fall in love with him during the course of the book.This is Roy’s book.  You may be familiar with him from the other books as the closed off and quiet member of Fire Nine.  In the beginning of the book we see that Roy is about to give an interview detailing his past.  Kelsey is there to support him.  The first half of the book is told from his past.  Where a younger Roy is taking care of his mother and playing in his band.  He supports himself and his mother by delivering drugs.  It’s the fastest way to earn the money he needs to pay for his mothers medical expenses.  So we find that Roy is close to his mother.  They are best friends.  Then he meets Rosemarie and all he wants is to be with her.  She is sweet, kind, and very beautiful.  He wants to make her happy.  He quickly falls in love with her.  Then she ends up being not the person he thought she was.  She rips his heart out and he becomes afraid to trust another woman again.  Then years later he meets Kelsey and she shows him what love is all about.  She opens her heart to him.  He finds that love is rocky and sometimes twisted.  Sometimes it’s worth the risk for the reward.  Then when things are finally perfect for the both of them is when Roy’s past finds him again.  Will Roy be able to handle the pressure of his past or will he finally get the life he deserves?You feel for Roy in this book.  He has had a tough life.  He lost two women who meant the world to him.  One not so great though!  Honestly you haven’t learned to love unless your heart has been stomped on.  It shows us the true meaning of love and what’s important.  He picked himself up when his life fell a part.  He made a  made the name for himself and gave it his all.  Roy made the best out of a horrible situation.  Then when he’s with Kelsey they are so intimately in tune.  They know what the other is feeling and that is something pretty special.  We learn some things about the band that we didn’t know in the previous books.  The characters surround Roy during the entire story and it was nice to see their close bond through the entire book.If you haven’t read this series I recommend you start now.  The books are phenomenal and this one is just as amazing as the rest if not more.