Review: Very solid story, getting better and better
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 1, 2012
At the time of this writing, I haven't yet posted a review of book 1 - but feel compelled to go ahead and share some thoughts about book 2.  At this point I am totally hooked on the trilogy, and am eagerly awaiting book 3.  I am not sure if I am just getting used to the style of writing, or whether it has become progressively more polished over the first two books, but no matter the reason the result is the same.  By the end of Phoenix Rising I have found myself in that most wonderful of places - experiencing a compelling story as if it is happening in front of me (rather than having to be pulled from the printed words).  The characters are interesting, believable, and multidimensional.  The plot is also coming together nicely, and I am intrigued with how things will fall out in the end.  If I could rate this book in halves I would give the first half 4 stars and the second half five.  As it is, I will go with four stars, with the anticipation that book 3 will be even better.