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The fifth book in the Weather Warden series.

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Now I don't know about you, but usually in a series there is a 'bum' book, one that doesn't live up to the standards of the previous, or even is a repeat of a book already in the series - it must be tempting for authors to go back to old plots and styles that have already been popular, rather than risk heading in a new direction and losing fans. Needless to say, 'Firestorm' is NOT one of these books! Rachel Caine really does have a winning series on her hand, and every book has new characters, new badies, new ways of testing Jo and pretty much putting her through hell...there is just enough of the familiar so that you feel you're returning to an old friend, and yet so, so many new things and ideas that your not quite sure how Caine produces them all! 'Firestorm' starts almost exactly where 'Windfall' left off. Jo is on the road (again) in a sexy car, on the run from the Djinn - including her lover David. Mother Earth has woken up, and sure as hell ain't pleased with the mess that humans have made of the earth. Unfortunately, because the Djinn are part of the Earth, she can control them...and this means that the 'good' Djinn as well as the 'bad' aren't often in control of themselves. So whenever Jo sees David, shes doesn't know if he's going to try and kil her or not... Imara has been born in this book and is a fully grown Djinn/Human. I was worried that she would be annoying as a character (not being a great fan of children), or that she would detract from the passionate Jo/David relationship. Fortunately this is not the case; Caines skill for writing makes Imara a very believable character, who you can't but fall in love with. I was also worried that Jo and David would spend the whole time running/chasing each other, but this isn't the case either - there is one scene where David pops up in Jo's car, and is influenced by Mother Earth ie a bit wild and passionate. Its makes for a VERY sexually heated moment...one of my favourites in the whole series :) Not only has Jo got to try and calm the Earth down and try to stop all the Wardens form being killed, there's also her slightly crazy sister Sarah (who I, for one, wouldn't mind if she got killed...so, SO annoying!) and her dangerous and evil lover Eamon to deal with. It's a pretty packed book with lots going on, and if you enjoyed the rest in the series then you'll love this. Caine always manages to put me through so many emotions when I read her books, that I feel quite worn out when I'm done! It's worth it though, and after the exciting glimpse of her next offering of the series, 'Thin Air', as an extract in the back of 'Firestorm', I have already ordered it off Amazon and can't wait for it to arrive in the post... Enjoy!

Yet another fantastic Weather Warden book

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The Weather Warden series by Rachel Caine has just been a delight to read! It's definitely worth reading them in order as otherwise they might get rather confusing but the standard of the writing is consistent throughout. Book 5 starts where book 4 (Ill Wind) left off - the Djinn have been released from their bond with humanity and Mother Earth is waking up. David, Joanne's lover, has now become head honcho of the Djinn and his and Joanne's baby has been born - as a full grown adult, Imara. Firestorm carries on the theme of the other books - there is a lot of long-distance driving, loving description of flashy cars, injuries, confusion, weather changing, fires, Djinn... everything that we loved about the previous books is here. Paul, Lewis, Marion and others appear again - as does Joanne's sister Sarah and her evil lover. In fact, Joanne seems to have no end of things on her plate in this book at the same time - not only is she trying to save the world, she's also trying to help her daughter feel worthwhile, to rescue her sister, to look after her friends... the list is endless. I feared at the end of the last book that David wouldn't be part of the story now, or would be a baddie - fortunately that's not so. We have the ready-made baddie Ashan, of course, who gets a bigger part in this story, plus the three Oracles who are new characters and very significant. When starting this book I wondered if it would tie up all the loose ends and finish the series, knowing that Rachel Caine has now started the Morganville Vampires series. But no, this book ends up with more loose ends, not less, at the end, and the sample chapter of the next book shows it's going to be fascinating. What do I like so much about these books? I think it's the heroine - she's such fun! She has to make some pretty major decisions in this book and I like the fact that things don't go all right for her all the time. Still, it's amazing she's still alive with all the hardships she faces. Read this book - it's a great way to spend an afternoon!

Hot!!

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Could not put this book down as my husband will tell you when he woke at 3am to tell me to put the light out! Really like the characters in this and the other 4 books, I really liked Imara as a new character, and I wish Sarah would get a kick up the bum! I think that you could read this as a start but I recommend you read the rest of the series first due to it might be confusing. I recommend this book wholeheartedly just don't read if you have to really do something as i ended up reading in the loo so i could finish it and not wake my other half up!!! Dedication or what!