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A review by iam
Fire & Water by Alexis Hall
4.0
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4.5 stars
I'm a bit torn about this one. The third installment of the Kate Kane series was fast-paced and kept upping the ante, the world once again at risk, on a much bigger scale than before.
And for the most part that was amazing. Kate and her various friends, exes, acquaintances, former enemies, current enemies, and more made for an amazing crew that was never boring to read about.
Content warnings include: violence and gore, injury and death, casual sexism, relationship between a teenager and an adult, abduction, very mildly explicit sex on-page, pretty unhappy ending.
We even got a couple chapters from another character's POV towards the end, which was amazing, and just as hilarious as Kate's voice, if in another way. However... the ending. I was not a fan. It felt just so bleak, and gave me mixed feeling as I finished the book, rather than ending on a high note like the previous books. Which, sadly, also painted my entire view of the book in retrospect in a more dim light than before.
It also makes me really hope for a fourth book - there are sooo many open ends despite the final feeling conclusion that it would be a shame to stop the series here.
Overall I did really enjoy Fire & Water, though. I adore Kate & friends, the plot connected nicely to what happened before and picked up previously forgotten threads, there were both old and new elements and it was exciting to read and made me laugh as often as the prequels. A few of the new elements felt kind of lacking in the explanation/ground work department, but it wasn't too distracting.
I received an ARC and reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
4.5 stars
I'm a bit torn about this one. The third installment of the Kate Kane series was fast-paced and kept upping the ante, the world once again at risk, on a much bigger scale than before.
And for the most part that was amazing. Kate and her various friends, exes, acquaintances, former enemies, current enemies, and more made for an amazing crew that was never boring to read about.
Content warnings include: violence and gore, injury and death, casual sexism, relationship between a teenager and an adult, abduction, very mildly explicit sex on-page, pretty unhappy ending.
We even got a couple chapters from another character's POV towards the end, which was amazing, and just as hilarious as Kate's voice, if in another way. However... the ending. I was not a fan. It felt just so bleak, and gave me mixed feeling as I finished the book, rather than ending on a high note like the previous books. Which, sadly, also painted my entire view of the book in retrospect in a more dim light than before.
It also makes me really hope for a fourth book - there are sooo many open ends despite the final feeling conclusion that it would be a shame to stop the series here.
Overall I did really enjoy Fire & Water, though. I adore Kate & friends, the plot connected nicely to what happened before and picked up previously forgotten threads, there were both old and new elements and it was exciting to read and made me laugh as often as the prequels. A few of the new elements felt kind of lacking in the explanation/ground work department, but it wasn't too distracting.
I received an ARC and reviewed honestly and voluntarily.