Review: Winter's War - The battle for freedom continues.....
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 22, 2012
This book has so many OMG moments, I do not know where to start but I will try to not give away too much and the spoilers are mild at best. We start where we left off with Meg and Alik being held prisoner by the cruel and evil doctor Kenneth Williams. Meg comes into her own in this book by using her gift as an Empath to save herself, disable the metasoldiers and find her brother Alik. Creed, Farrow and Evan are frantically trying to locate them inside the facility and rescue them before the evil doctor has time to plan his counter-attack. Getting out alive is just the beginning for the Winter Clan and  as in any war, sacrifices will be made and casualties will occur.  Sloane decides to defect with them and she takes a shine to Evan as they are both brilliant in their fields. Alik is evolving and this could not come at a worse time as all the Winter's need to be at full strength. Cole is recovering from his car accident and dealing with being a meta now and his unresolved feelings for Meg. Margo is adjusting to her new life and welcomes a new addition to the family but loses someone that will break her heart. Against insurmountable odds, against an evil so demonic that Dr Williams looks like an angel in comparison, the Winter Clan will be forced to fight for their lives and each other.Ultimately this story is about family, not just blood but the family we choose for ourselves. The friends, acquaintances and  even frenemies that we seek to spend time with and protect. A tapesty of interconnecting threads woven with love,  loyalty, devotion and redemption. We all take our freedom for granted but as the Winter Clan illustrates so beautifully, sometimes the simplicity of being able to choose who we love and how we live our lives is the greatest freedom of all.Chapter 36 is a true culmination of the love that Meg and Creed feel for each other and all the more heartbreaking as the story evolves towards it's conclusion. I truly loved it and shed a tear for all that Meg had gone through, sacrificed and lost.There is one hell of a cliffhanger ending, thanks a lot Karen that had my heart beating furiously and I will be anxiously awaiting the next book and holding my breath for a hopeful outcome.A masterpiece yet again.