A review by howlinglibraries
The Fearing: Book One - Fire and Rain by John F.D. Taff

5.0

#1 Fire & Rain ★★★★★
#2 Water & Wind ?

He was too much of the world, and the world was too much of him.

Holy crap, that was such a fun little ride! This was my first time reading anything by John F.D. Taff, but a lot of my friends have raved about his works to me, so I had high hopes — and I definitely wasn't disappointed. The first chapter comes in with a bang, and it's a constant series of twists and turns and suspense from there until the last page.

The story switches perspectives between a few different groups of people, and they're all so varied and enjoyable that there's no one set of perspectives I liked less than any of the others (which is rare for me in multi-POV books!). While I thought Adam's chapters were the most intriguing, the chapters of the group of middle-aged and seniors were the most "true to life"-feeling, and then the teens were just downright fun.

This is the sort of read that you'll fly right through, which is both a blessing and a curse, because now I'm impatiently awaiting my review copy of book 2 in the series and I need to know what happens next! I definitely will be checking out more of John's work, but first and foremost, I have to know what other wickedness he's got up his sleeves for these characters.

Thank you so much to Grey Matter Press for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review!