Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I really liked the first book, Cold the Night, Fast The Wolves, so I was looking forward to this one. Just like in the previous book, the setting and worldbuilding was the strongest part of this novel for me. Instead of being set on a snowy ice planet, this was set in a rainforest-like jungle. I was also happy to see LGBT representation in this book, which I wish we had more of in the first book. However, for me, the first book was much stronger; I connected with the first book's protagonist much more than Remy, and the writing was ultimately stronger in Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves. However, I will be looking out for Meg Long's next book - she is one to watch!

**3.5 Stars**
While this is narrated by a different main character with a totally different mission/activity, I do recommend that you read the books in order so all the backstory makes sense. That being said, this could probably be a standalone since there is enough recap to fill in most of the blanks and the plot is completely separate.

Overall this was a nice opportunity to reconnect with characters that I loved from the first book, but I did not enjoy this one as much. The book focused on lots of action related things with a revolution on a repressed jungle planet, but for some reason the pacing of the plot was slower. While the first book took place during a dangerous sledding race on an ice planet, I was totally engaged and so into the book. It seemed like Swift the Storm was more reflective, with the main character getting lost in her own feelings and memories then the non-stop action I was hoping for. There were so many times I wanted to shout at the main character Remy for her actions/beliefs, she was pretty oblivious for a genetically created perfect person.

If you like angst, self reflection and tough truths then this is going to be a great pick for you. I will say the ending set up a third book perfectly and I will definitely be here for whatever wild ride is in store for that.

Like Long’s previous novel, the world building here is excellent. You can really feel immersed in the world and it feels so imaginative yet accessible in a way, which is a hard balance to strike.

However, much like the previous novel, I really struggled to connect with the characters to keep me engaged in the plot all the way through. The middle to last 20% also felt like a lull that could have been tighter. Lastly, I think this needed better marketing as a sequel in a series because it’s not clear on the title, synopsis or anything else how heavily Long’s last book weighs and ties into this one.

Info-dumping at its worse. My god the entire first part of this story was massive dumps of information. I hate it when authors do this because it takes you out of the story and just gives you information all at once and guess what. Once I get past those pages I won't remember anything. I wish authors would weave information through out the entire story. It give us the same information but in a way I will be able to remember it.

The characters in this one were kind of meh and the pacing of course was off with all the information that gets dumped on the reader.

This was one of my most anticipated new releases. I LOVED Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves. I don't know if I thought it was possible for Meg Long to out do herself but BOY, DID SHE!!!

We carry on with Sena, Iska and Remy after the escape Tundar. The book starts with them basically crashing on Marass, a planet that couldn't be much more different than Tundar. It's jungly, hot, humid, etc. and suffers from frequent destructive storms.

Remy has a plan to find her ex-partner Kiran and find out what happened to her friend Alora. The plan does not go well. They are intercepted by henchmen of Weiland, the current "top" person on Marass. She manages to convince her she's supposed to be there and they are released but still have to escape Taggert, the lead henchman. Once that's done it doesn't take long to find Kiran, who she doesn't trust after he abandoned her in the jungle on their last assignment, as Kiran is a fellow genopath. He promises to tell Remy where Alora is in exchange for her help with a coo against Weiland. Chaos ensues repeatedly.

I was on the edge of my seat, fully invested in this book the whole time and fully intend to re-read multiple times. I really hope the author continues with these characters.

Thank you to the publisher for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own.

To start, SWIFT THE STORM, FIERCE THE FLAME is Meg Long's second book. While the two books are related you don't need to read her first book, COLD THE NIGHT, FAST THE WOLVES, to understand what is going on in this one. I would, however, recommend reading it just because it's really good.

I love the chosen family aspect of the story. It's one of my favorite tropes in books and I think Meg Long did it so incredibly well. Another thing I enjoy is how Long is able to paint me a world I can easily picture and feel through her words without bogging down the story. I feel like it's such a delicate balance between enough detail and too much but this was great.

This was a really fun story packed with adventure and good times. In her goodreads bio it says Meg originally wanted to be a spy and I think that really comes through in this book in the best way. If you're ready for an adventure this book may be exactly what you need.

Ebook received for free through NetGalley

I absolutely loved the previous book in the series and this book didn't let me down! It was just as good. Awesome conclusion with just enough open for the hope of another book. Incredible

While I loved the first book, I felt like I loved this book more. Remy is just awesome! Remy, Senna, and Iska crash land on Maraas and literally just start creating chaos everywhere they go. And it's all Remy's doing! She's brilliant and has a way of thinking her way out of any situation. And then we have the enigma that is Kieran... Remy hates him for betraying her and making her lose her friend, but is he really the bad guy? Me thinks not.

In this sequel to Fast the Wolves, Cold the Night, we get Remy's story. Remy is Sena's friend who helps her rescue Iska, her wolf, and escape Tundar. Sena supports Remy's need to go back to Maraas to find her friend and to face her past. Kiran, her partner, as set by the company that did their genetic mutations appears when she least wants to deal with him and helps her understand a lot of things both past and present. It was a good read but Fast the Wolves, Cold the Night was better in my opinion.

Thank you to Meg, Wednesday Books, and Netgalley for an advance copy of Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame.

This is the second book in the Edge Worlds series by Meg Long. Though Swift the Storm is a direct sequel, I feel as though it could be read as a standalone as well.

Remy, a genetically engineered corporate pawn, has been searching for her friend for years, the only friend she’s ever had who she couldn’t save…the friend who taught her to feel beyond what the corpos told her she should feel. Her search across worlds is how she wound up on Tundar in the great race where she met Sena and her wolf Iska. Now, Sena has joined her in her search - a personal payback to Remy for helping save her life.

She has tracked her only lead, ex-partner Kiran, to Maraas - another dangerous outlying planet and one that holds awful memories for Remy. But upon the return to Maraas, Remy realizes that things have changed for the worse. It seems as though everyone is trying to overthrow the tyrant corpo director, the storms that ravage the planet are getting stronger, and Remy doesn’t know if she can trust Kiran even though he seems to have changed. While trying to find her friend, Remy will have to join a revolution to help save the planet, and hope that it is not all in vain.

I had an ARC of book one, Cold the Night Fast the Wolves, it was my first read of 2022 and made my top 10 at the end of the year so I definitely had high hopes going into this one (and I was SO stoked to have received another ARC!). One of the big things I wanted was a more in-depth look at the world that Meg has created. Of course with that comes a little lag in the action. Typical second book slowdowns which I did expect. That means it is important to go into this book knowing you might hit some lags where your brain is wandering a bit or you’re thinking okay come on let’s do something. BUT the world building is so interesting and vital to the story as well so I did still tear through this book.

Remy, like Sena, is a strong female character with a chip on her shoulder. She’s likable and relatable in the way that she doesn’t seem to know how strong, how nice, and how valuable she really is as a friend. And ISKA!!! So happy we got more of her, though I always get so worried when there is a beloved pet companion in a book… and of course, happy that Sena made the journey to this planet with us because I was not ready to say goodbye to her. Kiran was fun, kind of a morally grey trickster, but with less seriousness of the typical morally grey characters.

It was also fun going to a total opposite planet this time. We’re out of the blistering cold and into the sweltering jungle - but with just as many threats. I’m curious where we’ll go next, as I’m assuming it will continue to be a harsh environment…maybe a water world?

3.5 stars

This is the sequel to Cold the night, Fast the wolves though it doesn't focus on those characters but switches over to another, Remy.

I struggled with this one quite a bit. It was repetitive and I felt no connection to Remy in her end goal. She is hyperfocused on finding out what happened to her friend and saving her but you really couldn't tell if it was a familial feeling or romantic for a while there. Since she was her main focus, her bragging about her enhancements fell short with what she was actually doing.

The world itself was intriguing but not enough to keep me from putting this down every couple days to find something else to read.

*I received an e-arc via Netgalley from the publisher. Thank you Netgalley and Wednesday Books. All thoughts are my own*

Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame is the sophomore follow up to Meg Long’s Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves. It is set in the same world, but on an entirely different planet. This one can be read on its own, but I highly recommend reading the first book so that you can understand the adventures that Remy has been through as this book takes place immediately afterwards. You also learn more about some of the side characters by reading the first book. I really enjoyed the world building and the fast pace of this one!

Remy Castell has been searching for her friend Alora after a mission went awry two years ago. This friend helped Remy to overcome the brainwashing she was subjected to as a genetically engineered corporate agent.

Since then, she has been following her only lead, Kiran Lore, who also happens to be her ex-partner who left her for dead when she compromised that mission. She nearly caught up to him on the planet Tundar, where she wound up meeting Sena and her wolf friend Iska. The three of them have tracked Kiran back to Maraas, the jungle planet where Remy lost everything. Nothing on Maraas is the same as it was two years ago, and Remy finds herself being asked to join a revolution. How far will she go to save her friend?

This was a roller coaster adventure that Remy takes us on! I really enjoyed learning about her past, and the planet that she once called home. I was very glad to see Sena and Iska again and have them be a part of this adventure as well. I found myself trying to figure out pieces of the plot, and actually found myself being right! I felt like I had a lot of questions still at the end of this one, and I really hope that there will be a book three.

If you read and enjoyed Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves or you like fantasy and sci-fi I recommend picking this book up!

In this exciting sequel to Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, orphaned Sena, red wolf Iska, and genetically engineered corporate agent Remy fight the corpos once more on jungle planet Maraas.

Remy was a genetically engineered agent brainwashed to do corporate Nova's will. On jungle planet Maraas, she befriended Alora, who helped her fight that brainwashing.

Events - and betrayal by fellow genopath and ex-partner Kiran - led to her failing Alora, whom she has been trying to locate ever since.

Sena and Iska have her back in a race against time. This episode ends on quite the cliffhanger, with hints of more thrills to come.

First, Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame is a sequel / spin off of Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, and picks up where the previous book left off. I definitely recommend reading Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves first to get the full experience.

I really enjoyed the first book so do not want to give anything way but Swift the Storm focuses on a side character from the previous book. We also get the opportunity to explore a new planet which was probably my favorite part. The worlds in both books are really interesting.

I found Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame to be easy to read but really hard for me to get into personally. I am not sure what it was because I love the characters, the friendships that were built and the twists and turns.

If you were a fan of the first book, definitely check this one out. For me - I am going to give this one another chance on audio and see if that elevates my experience.

Still a 3.5 ish

Many thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the advanced copy. All thoughts are my own.

Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame is a sequel of sorts to Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, as this book picks up right where the previous one left off. It isn’t clear that this is the case from the way the book is described, and readers will benefit from reading Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves before reading this one.

Without spoiling the previous book, a side character from Cold the Night… is elevated to the main character of this book, as characters leave the planet from the previous book to venture to a different planet. I personally loved getting to see different ecosystems and a different biosphere from the previous book and see characters adapt to that.

Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame is very easy to read and the writing style makes it easy to pick up the book and lose yourself in the story. I personally loved the more espionage elements in this book. This story was just as much a roller coaster as the previous book, full of twists and turns. I adored watching friendships develop over the course of the book and some of the frenemy vibes between different characters.

Many thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the advanced digital copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

3.5 stars

First off, I thought the change in setting for this book was great. We went from a cold, icy planet to a hot, rainy jungle. I also liked that Remy was the main character and we got to know her history, but that Sena and Iska were a big presence still. The friendship between the girls was nice to read about and they're both pretty badass.

What I struggled with was that the plot was so focused on Remy finding Alora and not much else. Once we knew what happened to Alora, the rest of the story fell flat. I wanted there to be more dimension to the plot, maybe better side stories or giving Sena more to do than be Remy's sidekick? The ending didn't make sense to me and felt dramatic just for the sake of drama. It did seem to lead into a third and final book, which I'd be interested in reading to see how it all wraps up.

I voluntarily read and reviewed this book. All opinions are my own. Thank you to Wednesday Books and NetGalley for the copy

I enjoyed the first part of this one but over the course of the book the plot started to lack a little. I enjoyed the setting and getting to see a different world completely opposite of the one we saw in Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves. I enjoyed getting to see Sena and Iska again.

I liked getting to see where Remy came from and to learn more about her past. Her obsession with finding her friend took precedence over the rest of the plot and by 3/4th of the book I figured out what had happened. The storyline around the changes to Maraas while Remy was gone was interesting. I thought that the setting, the adventure, and new characters we were introduced were my favorite part of the story.

I didn't enjoy Remy's character as the story developed and felt that once Kiran told her the truth about what happened, and why he abandoned her, the rest of the story fell a bit flat. I wanted more and feel like the ending leaves more questions than answers.

I do hope there is another one so that we can see how Remy, Sena, and the rest of the crew fight against Nova.

I have to admit that I did prefer Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, but this was a decent follow up. Strong female characters, close friendships, danger and lots of action. The climax of the story is where this author really shines. Looks like I have to wait for book three now!

Thank you NetGalley and Wednesday Books for this digital arc in exchange for my honest review which is not affiliated with any brand.

I really enjoyed this book! I think Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves was my favorite out of the two though. I love that this one centers around Remy with Sena and Iska joining her. I think there is definitely more sequels that could come out of this. There was a lot of action in this book but I wish there was a little more character building. It was still very good though and I would read more in this series.

Meg Long's sequel to Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves didn't hold back. In many cases, especially with fantasy novels, the sequel in a series is often not as strong as the initial book. That definitely didn't feel like the case with Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame. I think the author did a solid job of building a new world on a different planet for the characters to be immersed in. Also, even though the main characters were the same, several new ones were introduced. It was easy to see how they all blended into the storyline - - at least as much as you were supposed to. Remember, there is some covert spy intrigue at play in this novel.

Long is definitely adept at helping the reader to feel a part of the story. With the level of descriptiveness that Long writes with, it's easy to picture the environment in your mind and the challenges and dangers that are present there. This author's imagination is exceedingly strong and she is able to envision things and describe them in a way that enriches her writing. In addition, even though Long is writing a story set in a fantasy world, she is still able to tie in a mysterious plot with multiple twists and turns to keep the reader on their toes.

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC. I voluntarily chose to read and review it and the opinions contained within are my own.