Review: Good read
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 14, 2014
I gave Bastian's Storm 3.5 Stars.It was a long time coming for this sequel. I read and loved Surviving Raine last year, it was like a diamond in the rough, I wasn't expecting such a great story between the pages and I was pleasantly surprised at the end when I discovered the story was not over.Bastian's Storm was just that; Bastian's fight to survive back on civilised land. Bastian could cope when it was only he and Raine on their deserted island but throw in real life; routines and people occupying Raine's time and you have one very volatile Bastian. He was really struggling to fit in."I don't know how to do this," I whispered against Raine's hair. "I don't know how to be us here."I felt the story started slow, from the synopsis I knew Bastian was going to be asked to return to his old ways and I felt like I was waiting for this to happen, the percentage of the book was increasing and yet no one from Bastian's old life had yet to appear. I guess the scene was being set. Who knows, I was just looking for action and a lot sooner.The storyline took on a Hunger Games element, although entertaining, the romantic in me wanted more Raine and Sebastian time, I understand this was Bastian's story and perhaps that's where my problem lay, I wanted more time with Raine. But Bastian needed to sort himself out for them to move on."You are my world," I whispered against her skin "I can survive anything as long as I have you with me." My storm was calmed. At least for now, I closed my eyes and slept without dreams."There was plenty of action to keep me entertained and a surprise from Bastian's past gave him another reason to keep fighting for his future. Knowing how it was going to end did make me want to skip the tournament chapters and race on to the finish but I'm glad I persevered as I loved Bastian's strength and determination."Find the focal point and tie yourself to it. I'd always thought of Landon's words as meaning something inside of myself, and maybe at one point it had been, but that all shifted. Like everything else in my life, it all changed when Raine became part of it. She made me a person who could be loved and forgiven."Although I didn't find Bastian's Storm as compelling as Surviving Raine, I understood it was needed; for Bastian to find some sort of semblance of peace after the island. After being forced to compete by his old demons, what he got in the end was peace and a prize, he never dreamed possible and I'm glad I got to witness that if nothing else.For fans of the series, it marks great closure for Bastian and his Raine. ~Ava"As her strength flowed into me, she made me feel more powerful than I ever had before. Through her, I could endure anything thrown at me. I'd do it for her gladly because she was counting on me to do so. She needed me now more than ever."*I received a copy in exchange for an honest review.*