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jenafyre's review
4.0
Bring on Book 3 in the Storm, Texas ~ Rising Storm series.
In this installment we see more of Lacey Salt. She is still reeling after the death of her brother Jacob, her mother is ignoring her cries for help, so wrapped you in Ginny that she has no time to help and comfort her own child. She has anger and resentment over Ginny and the baby, is the only one that will voice the idea that everyone else is thinking and not willing to say.......How can the baby be Jacob's when nobody even knew that they were together.
Hell bent on getting her way, she will even turn on her best friend, Mallory to get what she wants, Ginny's brother Luis.
We learn more about Mallory and Luis, along with their friend Jeffery Rush. Mallery is in love with Luis, Luis has had a crush on Lacey since they were in elementry school. When a night of drinking, a afternoon in the sun with Lacey gives Mallory the wrong idea, and then Lacey putting the moves on Luis on a deserted beach come to light, it will destroy Mallory's already fragile world.
When Jeffery Rush gets wind that Mallory's sister Dakota is after his father, confrontations erupt and lies are told to cover well hidden truths.
I love the suspense and the not knowing what is going to happen next. You can feel that things are building and building and building until in the end, the well constructed secrets, lies and scandals are going to come crashing down around the town of Storm, Texas. I anticipate the next installment in this amazing journey.
In this installment we see more of Lacey Salt. She is still reeling after the death of her brother Jacob, her mother is ignoring her cries for help, so wrapped you in Ginny that she has no time to help and comfort her own child. She has anger and resentment over Ginny and the baby, is the only one that will voice the idea that everyone else is thinking and not willing to say.......How can the baby be Jacob's when nobody even knew that they were together.
Hell bent on getting her way, she will even turn on her best friend, Mallory to get what she wants, Ginny's brother Luis.
We learn more about Mallory and Luis, along with their friend Jeffery Rush. Mallery is in love with Luis, Luis has had a crush on Lacey since they were in elementry school. When a night of drinking, a afternoon in the sun with Lacey gives Mallory the wrong idea, and then Lacey putting the moves on Luis on a deserted beach come to light, it will destroy Mallory's already fragile world.
When Jeffery Rush gets wind that Mallory's sister Dakota is after his father, confrontations erupt and lies are told to cover well hidden truths.
I love the suspense and the not knowing what is going to happen next. You can feel that things are building and building and building until in the end, the well constructed secrets, lies and scandals are going to come crashing down around the town of Storm, Texas. I anticipate the next installment in this amazing journey.
pattyfgd's review
4.0
A little bit of Beverly Hills 90210(is that dating me?) this episode features young adult, Lacey Salt and her dealing with the death of her brother. What better way to deal with it, then to flirt with her best friend's boyfriend? Get to know Luis and Mallory a little better, the reactions of how Lacy is relating to living with the driver of the car that killed her brother, the pregnancy she is questioning if her brother is really the father and so much more! This is fast paced and definitely has a little cat fighting element, making the narration by Natalie Ross so much fun. It brings me back to those ensemble cast shows that make you want to see where everyone will end up next!
norwayellesea's review
4.0
It's episode three and I'm well and truly sucked into the vortex of this addictive soap opera. The atmosphere is getting more tense in Storm, as focus shifts to the high school kids. Elisabeth Naughton takes over the writing reins, highlighting that the younger folk in the community have lives no less dramatic than their parents!
Lacey Salt feels all alone after the death of her beloved brother. Instead of gaining comfort from her family, she feels snubbed. Her mother's focus is on Ginny Moreno, who's moved into Jacob's old room, whilst her father is working even longer hours at the pharmacy. So, spoilt Princess Lacey goes off on an angst fuelled rampage, setting her sights on her best friend Mallory's boyfriend Luis Moreno; A guy she's had a crush on for a while. Not caring who she hurts or what verbal debris she leaves along the way, Lacey is on a mission to get her man!
Whilst teenage hormones are raging, a new man is spotted in Storm,
“Whoa. Hot military man at one o'clock. We don't get many of those in Storm...”
As with the previous episodes, the narrative flows easily. As each new writer seamlessly takes over from their predecessor, building and developing new and existing characters within a plot laced with lies, intrigue, scandals and secrets.
This episode ends on a bang! Can't wait for the next instalment by Jennifer Probst.
4 stars
***arc generously received in exchange for an honest review***
Lacey Salt feels all alone after the death of her beloved brother. Instead of gaining comfort from her family, she feels snubbed. Her mother's focus is on Ginny Moreno, who's moved into Jacob's old room, whilst her father is working even longer hours at the pharmacy. So, spoilt Princess Lacey goes off on an angst fuelled rampage, setting her sights on her best friend Mallory's boyfriend Luis Moreno; A guy she's had a crush on for a while. Not caring who she hurts or what verbal debris she leaves along the way, Lacey is on a mission to get her man!
Whilst teenage hormones are raging, a new man is spotted in Storm,
“Whoa. Hot military man at one o'clock. We don't get many of those in Storm...”
As with the previous episodes, the narrative flows easily. As each new writer seamlessly takes over from their predecessor, building and developing new and existing characters within a plot laced with lies, intrigue, scandals and secrets.
This episode ends on a bang! Can't wait for the next instalment by Jennifer Probst.
4 stars
***arc generously received in exchange for an honest review***
emma71662837's review
4.0
Now its getting clearer
The third book in the series focuses on the teenagers of storm texas. Boy did this book deliver in teenage angst and deliver feeling of wow I am glad I am not a teenager anymore. It has the right mix of wanting certain characters to succeed and wanted to smack some characters around for what they put others through
In addition in the first two where I was struggling with the characters with this ones it is started to get clearer.
These books are really well written and you cannot tell they were all written by different authors
I am looking forward to see where this goes next
The third book in the series focuses on the teenagers of storm texas. Boy did this book deliver in teenage angst and deliver feeling of wow I am glad I am not a teenager anymore. It has the right mix of wanting certain characters to succeed and wanted to smack some characters around for what they put others through
In addition in the first two where I was struggling with the characters with this ones it is started to get clearer.
These books are really well written and you cannot tell they were all written by different authors
I am looking forward to see where this goes next
jasmyn9's review
5.0
Lacey is used to getting everything her way, but every since her brother's death, things haven't gone the way she wanted them to. Feeling left out and ignored at home, she turns her attention to Luis Moreno. But Luis is her best friend's boyfriend. But bored little Lacey thinks she'll play a game. She wants Luis now, and she doesn't care if she hurts Mallory trying to get him.
Luis is a bit blindsided by Lacey's new behavior and isn't quite sure how to handle it. His good friend is turning into a mean girl right before his eyes - but his past crush on her isn't letting him look away. A twisted little triangle is being formed, but that isn't all Mallory will have to deal with.
Crosswinds sets another relationship foundation and we get a deeper look into some of the characters we've met in the past. Things are starting to be all knotted together in a very twisted way.
Luis is a bit blindsided by Lacey's new behavior and isn't quite sure how to handle it. His good friend is turning into a mean girl right before his eyes - but his past crush on her isn't letting him look away. A twisted little triangle is being formed, but that isn't all Mallory will have to deal with.
Crosswinds sets another relationship foundation and we get a deeper look into some of the characters we've met in the past. Things are starting to be all knotted together in a very twisted way.
ezichinny's review
3.0
This was the Tuesday Episode of the series.
For those who watch soaps, you know that Tuesday episodes are mostly to tie up loose ends from the Friday/Monday cliffhangers and slowly begin set up for the Wed-Friday story lines. Usually, nothing important happens on Tuesdays except for the expanding on already established story arc. Plus, it is children of the staple families at play here.
It's important to read the series in order to understand who Ginny, Luis, Dakota, Mallory, Lacey and Jeffry are and their current dilemma's. So the crew hanging out at the pool began showing their true colors and now it's clear that best friends are really frenemies.
This series has been highly entertaining and this installment added another layer.
I liked this installment, but it wasn't as strong as the first two books [bc:Tempest Rising|26274314|Tempest Rising (Rising Storm #1)|Julie Kenner|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1441884189s/26274314.jpg|46273661][bc:White Lightning|26275281|White Lightning (Rising Storm #2)|Lexi Blake|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1441884500s/26275281.jpg|46274618]. The pace of this story was definitely slower. The children behaved as I expected, entitled, bratty and full of teenage angst.
What I liked about this book was it gave the characters more shading. The previously nice Lacey and Jeffry was given more shading so we see that they aren't so "nice". More past information was revealed about Ginny and her wild side that it's only a matter of time before people starting questioning her stories. Mallory, Luis and Dakota are all in for a rude awakening when they go up against money, power and reputation in their little town of Storm.
*Special thanks to Inkslinger for the e-book, which was given in exchange for an honest review
For those who watch soaps, you know that Tuesday episodes are mostly to tie up loose ends from the Friday/Monday cliffhangers and slowly begin set up for the Wed-Friday story lines. Usually, nothing important happens on Tuesdays except for the expanding on already established story arc. Plus, it is children of the staple families at play here.
It's important to read the series in order to understand who Ginny, Luis, Dakota, Mallory, Lacey and Jeffry are and their current dilemma's. So the crew hanging out at the pool began showing their true colors and now it's clear that best friends are really frenemies.
This series has been highly entertaining and this installment added another layer.
I liked this installment, but it wasn't as strong as the first two books [bc:Tempest Rising|26274314|Tempest Rising (Rising Storm #1)|Julie Kenner|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1441884189s/26274314.jpg|46273661][bc:White Lightning|26275281|White Lightning (Rising Storm #2)|Lexi Blake|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1441884500s/26275281.jpg|46274618]. The pace of this story was definitely slower. The children behaved as I expected, entitled, bratty and full of teenage angst.
What I liked about this book was it gave the characters more shading. The previously nice Lacey and Jeffry was given more shading so we see that they aren't so "nice". More past information was revealed about Ginny and her wild side that it's only a matter of time before people starting questioning her stories. Mallory, Luis and Dakota are all in for a rude awakening when they go up against money, power and reputation in their little town of Storm.
*Special thanks to Inkslinger for the e-book, which was given in exchange for an honest review
enchantressofbooks's review
3.0
Elisabeth truly knows how to write the evil soap queen! This episode definitely reminded me of the TV soaps with the angst, the drama, the betrayals and the mix of bring in the teenagers that inhabit the town!
Seems like Lacey did a 180 in personality based on she is described compared to how she is behaving and treating her supposedly BFF. While her behave obviously leads the readers to not like her, it also let me to wonder the reason behind the 180. Grant the death of her brother could be part of the reason for Lacey acting out, but the things she's doing is so much more than "acting out"!
Will be interesting to see how things end up between Luis, Mallory and Lacey! We were also introduced to a new character with possible history or rather an interest in one of the original characters from Episode #1! Can't wait to read the next episode to see what happens next!!
This and other reviews available at Viviana, Enchantress of Books
Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Evil Eye Concepts, Inc. in exchange for an honest review. This review is my own opinion and not a paid review.
Seems like Lacey did a 180 in personality based on she is described compared to how she is behaving and treating her supposedly BFF. While her behave obviously leads the readers to not like her, it also let me to wonder the reason behind the 180. Grant the death of her brother could be part of the reason for Lacey acting out, but the things she's doing is so much more than "acting out"!
Will be interesting to see how things end up between Luis, Mallory and Lacey! We were also introduced to a new character with possible history or rather an interest in one of the original characters from Episode #1! Can't wait to read the next episode to see what happens next!!
This and other reviews available at Viviana, Enchantress of Books
Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Evil Eye Concepts, Inc. in exchange for an honest review. This review is my own opinion and not a paid review.
rowan108's review against another edition
4.0
Another seamless transition from Lexi Blake to Elisabeth Naughton in the third installment of Rising Storm. This episode focuses on Mallory Alvarez and her boyfriend Luis. Mallory's best friend Lacy sets her sights on Luis and let the fallout and sparks begin.
Meanwhile, Dakota feels betrayed by Mallory. Luis makes a few mistakes and the sheriffs brother makes an appearance. Who knows what will happen next...
Meanwhile, Dakota feels betrayed by Mallory. Luis makes a few mistakes and the sheriffs brother makes an appearance. Who knows what will happen next...
rachaelw's review
4.0
Still addicted to this series. Love the idea of a continuing tv type series. Quick reads with good characters. A little slow with the time line, but I guess that's the point of the episodes.
ellesea's review
4.0
It's episode three and I'm well and truly sucked into the vortex of this addictive soap opera. The atmosphere is getting more tense in Storm, as focus shifts to the high school kids. Elisabeth Naughton takes over the writing reins, highlighting that the younger folk in the community have lives no less dramatic than their parents!
Lacey Salt feels all alone after the death of her beloved brother. Instead of gaining comfort from her family, she feels snubbed. Her mother's focus is on Ginny Moreno, who's moved into Jacob's old room, whilst her father is working even longer hours at the pharmacy. So, spoilt Princess Lacey goes off on an angst fuelled rampage, setting her sights on her best friend Mallory's boyfriend Luis Moreno; A guy she's had a crush on for a while. Not caring who she hurts or what verbal debris she leaves along the way, Lacey is on a mission to get her man!
Whilst teenage hormones are raging, a new man is spotted in Storm,
“Whoa. Hot military man at one o'clock. We don't get many of those in Storm...”
As with the previous episodes, the narrative flows easily. As each new writer seamlessly takes over from their predecessor, building and developing new and existing characters within a plot laced with lies, intrigue, scandals and secrets.
This episode ends on a bang! Can't wait for the next instalment by Jennifer Probst.
4 stars
***arc generously received in exchange for an honest review***
Lacey Salt feels all alone after the death of her beloved brother. Instead of gaining comfort from her family, she feels snubbed. Her mother's focus is on Ginny Moreno, who's moved into Jacob's old room, whilst her father is working even longer hours at the pharmacy. So, spoilt Princess Lacey goes off on an angst fuelled rampage, setting her sights on her best friend Mallory's boyfriend Luis Moreno; A guy she's had a crush on for a while. Not caring who she hurts or what verbal debris she leaves along the way, Lacey is on a mission to get her man!
Whilst teenage hormones are raging, a new man is spotted in Storm,
“Whoa. Hot military man at one o'clock. We don't get many of those in Storm...”
As with the previous episodes, the narrative flows easily. As each new writer seamlessly takes over from their predecessor, building and developing new and existing characters within a plot laced with lies, intrigue, scandals and secrets.
This episode ends on a bang! Can't wait for the next instalment by Jennifer Probst.
4 stars
***arc generously received in exchange for an honest review***