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violetsbookjar's review against another edition
5.0
I loved it. :) Great POV to get more info and nicely written.
I really enjoyed reading about Garrison. He fascinated me... in that evil way.
I also loved Derek. ALOT! He was really cool.
Isaiah was brilliantly drool worthy as usual.
Amalie had an interesting story to read about.
I enjoyed the entire book.
I really enjoyed reading about Garrison. He fascinated me... in that evil way.
I also loved Derek. ALOT! He was really cool.
Isaiah was brilliantly drool worthy as usual.
Amalie had an interesting story to read about.
I enjoyed the entire book.
kateh3077's review against another edition
5.0
I purchased this book soon after I read and reviewed the first book in this Saga, Touching Smoke, because I had enjoyed that book so much.. However I didn't get around to reading it until I received the digital copy of the next book in the Saga Touching Fire directly from the Author.
It was at this time that I read this book because I felt I should read it before I read the next book so I could get some insight in to some of the Characters from the first book: Garrison, Isaiah and Amalie (only talked about in the first book as she's already dead), so I could read the next book with more understanding of the characters as it was hard to understand why they were like they were sometimes in the first book.
As with the previous book Airicka's writing kept me intrigued and wanting to read more due to the character, scene and event descriptions provided as they made you feel that you were seeing as an onlooker rather than a reader. All the way through the book I had sympathy for Amalie due to the brutal evil treatment that she received at the hands of her father in the name so called "treatment" because he believed that she was mentally unstable like her mother; who killed her self in front of Amalie when she was a child. I could also see that the Love that she had for Isaiah and that she knew he had for her
It was interesting to find out that Isaiah had been found on the streets by Garrison as he lived rough on the street after the murder of his mother by her Pimp which he witnessed. Most of the way through the book you believed that Garrison had taken him home with him when he found him to give him a better life but ultimately you learned that he'd actually done to use him as part of Amaile's Treatment. Because of this you feel sorry for him but also because Garrison wont allow Isaiah to be with Amalie even though they desperately want to be together but them being together wouldn't reflect well on his research so he does everything he can to to keep them apart. This even goes as far as in the end when their trying to escape shooting her.
I will recommend this book other people and can't wait to read the next book in the series.
It was at this time that I read this book because I felt I should read it before I read the next book so I could get some insight in to some of the Characters from the first book: Garrison, Isaiah and Amalie (only talked about in the first book as she's already dead), so I could read the next book with more understanding of the characters as it was hard to understand why they were like they were sometimes in the first book.
As with the previous book Airicka's writing kept me intrigued and wanting to read more due to the character, scene and event descriptions provided as they made you feel that you were seeing as an onlooker rather than a reader. All the way through the book I had sympathy for Amalie due to the brutal evil treatment that she received at the hands of her father in the name so called "treatment" because he believed that she was mentally unstable like her mother; who killed her self in front of Amalie when she was a child. I could also see that the Love that she had for Isaiah and that she knew he had for her
It was interesting to find out that Isaiah had been found on the streets by Garrison as he lived rough on the street after the murder of his mother by her Pimp which he witnessed. Most of the way through the book you believed that Garrison had taken him home with him when he found him to give him a better life but ultimately you learned that he'd actually done to use him as part of Amaile's Treatment. Because of this you feel sorry for him but also because Garrison wont allow Isaiah to be with Amalie even though they desperately want to be together but them being together wouldn't reflect well on his research so he does everything he can to to keep them apart. This even goes as far as in the end when their trying to escape shooting her.
I will recommend this book other people and can't wait to read the next book in the series.
ljaquier1's review
5.0
This book quite literally almost broke me!!
I really wanted to read this to find out the background of Garrison, Isaiah and Amalie...to see what made all the characters tick in Touching Smoke. I have to be honest, that some of the stuff that happens in the book made is so difficult for me to read, that I had to go for a few days before even being able to pick it up again. (Not that it wasn't on my mind.) Now, I need to explain that it's not horribly sick or twisted, there's no horrible, ghastly language in it...Airicka did a very tasteful job of getting her story across and making her points, without crossing any lines and making a reader extremely uncomfortable. The ONLY reason this book had a profound effect on me was because of past experiences, not quite as extreme as Amalie's, but still...it touched me in ways that may not touch another reader.
This being said, I thoroughly enjoyed the tender moments between Isaiah and Amalie. This is why I poured myself back into the book over and over. I love being able to see into each individuals head every other chapter and see what they were thinking and feeling, live their memories w/them...and the few glimpses we were able to get of Amalie's mother. Though they were a little sad, they were a treat, in a way, to see that her mother did indeed love her...the bed scene took my breathe away. Due to the content of the book, I'd recommend to older readers, but I would recommend it. Great job, Airicka...you leave no emotion untouched. :)
I really wanted to read this to find out the background of Garrison, Isaiah and Amalie...to see what made all the characters tick in Touching Smoke. I have to be honest, that some of the stuff that happens in the book made is so difficult for me to read, that I had to go for a few days before even being able to pick it up again. (Not that it wasn't on my mind.) Now, I need to explain that it's not horribly sick or twisted, there's no horrible, ghastly language in it...Airicka did a very tasteful job of getting her story across and making her points, without crossing any lines and making a reader extremely uncomfortable. The ONLY reason this book had a profound effect on me was because of past experiences, not quite as extreme as Amalie's, but still...it touched me in ways that may not touch another reader.
This being said, I thoroughly enjoyed the tender moments between Isaiah and Amalie. This is why I poured myself back into the book over and over. I love being able to see into each individuals head every other chapter and see what they were thinking and feeling, live their memories w/them...and the few glimpses we were able to get of Amalie's mother. Though they were a little sad, they were a treat, in a way, to see that her mother did indeed love her...the bed scene took my breathe away. Due to the content of the book, I'd recommend to older readers, but I would recommend it. Great job, Airicka...you leave no emotion untouched. :)
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