This book gave me Twisters vibes and I loved it. While book does explore some difficult topics, I enjoyed the character development of Blake. The relationship development of Dash and Blake were sweet and focused on their evolving friendship. I look forward to reading more in the series.

Damn good 🌪️ chasing book. I mean romance. I mean both!

It was such an awesome read for me! My boyfriend is a trained Skywarn storm spotter, he chases, and is a WCCO weather watcher. I also have gone on some chases with him as well. I have yet to see a tornado but I’m hoping to one day!

Blakes character ended up surprising me a lot. Aside from her super nerdy meteorology skills her toxic relationship was close to a previous of mine even down to the dog incident. Like who does that! I also love that Hail was a bulldog.

With it being a book timelines were sped up but I do appreciate her character acknowledging she did need some space to come out of toxicity into something new.

Dash was also a great character. I really liked how the book emphasized best friend and friendship over everything else. There truly are great guys out there like that.

These two characters just seemed seemed realistic. Maybe not timeline or situations but there were great components there.

Before reading this novel my previous favorite depiction of a tornado could be found in the book “Wicked” ( I am talking before it was hyped and discovered, I’m an OG. lol) this one also had eloquent beauty of words of the chaos of the beast.

Revamped for release on 9/23/24!!! Don’t 💤 on this one!

📸: My boyfriend and I on a chase in ‘22 near Hanley Falls, MN! Which is a big why this ARC was so cool for me! Thank you @entangled_publishing & @netgalley for this awesome opportunity.

Edge of Chaos - Review

This book tackles intense themes like verbal and emotional abuse, sexual assault, suicide attempts, and violence, which might be challenging for some readers.

Blake Caster, a college student aspiring to be a meteorologist, is trapped in an abusive relationship with Justin. His threats make it hard for her to leave.

When Blake meets storm chaser Dash Lexington, their mutual passion for storms blossoms into a genuine friendship and more. Realizing she needs to move on, Blake ends her toxic relationship with Justin and embraces a fresh start with Dash.

I appreciated the sensitive handling of these issues and enjoyed the book, especially as a fan of the Twister movies. The story of growth and love resonated deeply.
Thank you to Entangled Publishing, LLC, and Net Galley for this ARC to read and review.

I am so glad I got to read this AGAIN!! I first read it back in 2016 when it first came out but the author decided to do an edit and re-release it in 2024. I absolutely devoured this book, like I stayed up till 1am to finish it within a matter of hours. I was captivated from the blurb all the way to the end when I didn't want it to end!

I love Blake and Dash so so much!! Blake is starting her last year of meteorology school when she meets Dash. He's an internet famous storm chaser and they have instant chemistry and so much in common! But they are both attached to other people. Blake's current SO is an emotionally abusive narcissistic A-hole that definitely doesn't deserve her. I was rooting for her and Dash to get their happy ever after from the moment they met. It was a little angsty at times because of the fact they both weren't single.

I loved the storm chasing/weather aspect of this book. I found the topics to be fascinating and not something I've read before.

I'm really hoping the author decides to revamp and re-release the other books in the series as well! I can't wait to see what she brings us next!

Edge of Chaos by new to me author M.E. Lee, published by Entangled Publishing, is a na romance that deals with some sensitive subject, is a dark-ish read.
The story is unique and I liked the characters. Some of their treats made me unhappy to call it politelly. Blake is a pushover in all things Justin, I just don't get it. She's such a smart person, but with all things Justin she's clueless. I liked Dash and what a fantastic friend he was to Blake.
Blurb: Blake Caster has been in an emotionally abusive relationship with Justin for so long, she can’t tell what is normal anymore, and so she clings to the one thing that is solidly hers—her passion for extreme weather. Three years into her Meteorology degree, Blake meets professional storm chaser, Dash Lexington, who is as gorgeous as he is daring. Instantly recognizing her passion and skills in analyzing weather data, he makes a spot for her on his tight-knit storm chasing team. Dash and Blake form a fast friendship and it forces her to realize just how toxic her relationship with Justin is. She can’t deny the lightning-worthy chemistry she has with Dash or how her heart stalls every time he gets too close to a tornado. With each chase and the cherished moments with Dash, Blake discovers her own self-worth and gains the strength to end things with Justin for good. But he won’t go easily. As Blake tries to sever ties with one man, she fears she’ll lose the other to his dangerous obsession—and she doesn't know if she’ll be enough to save him from the impending storm that could end them all.

Edge of Chaos
By Molly E. Lee

While the Storm Chasing scenes are fantastic and reminded me of Twister I didn't love the continued Justin/Blake abusive relationship.Having a family member come through one of these relationships I totally understood the guilt that Justin poured on Blake. But the descriptions of storm chasing were what I read the book for not the relationship parts.

Yes storm chasing is dangerous and yet the information the chasers obtain is valuable to the scientist and help understand the why, how and where of a thunderstorm that turns into a tornado. I loved Dash, his friends John and Paul and even Lindsay. So I give the book 3.8 stars and would wonder if there's a second book in the works?

Thank you to Entangled Publishing and Net galley for allowing me to read Edge of Chaos.

This book hooked me from the first sentence. The heroine, Blake, has been in a relationship with Justin for 8 years. He wasn’t always the guy he is now. It’s basically a relationship of control and manipulation. If anyone says these relationships don’t exist they are lying. These unhealthy relationships happen all the time.
Blake is an aspiring Meteorologist in college where she meets Dash and his friends. Throughout most of the book, Blake and Dash are in other relationships but their friendship grows into something more.
I thought this book was dynamite. It was well written, and it had it all. Friends to lovers. Storm chasing. Adventure. Amazing character growth. This book was a very fun read.
Huge thanks to Entangled Publishing and Netgalley for allowing me to read and review this book.

3.5 Stars

I thought I vaguely remembered this title from all those years ago, but decided to snap up its re-release, since the original Twister film never quite left my memories. That there's an updated version of the movie and this book seemed like a way of going back into the stories that weather extremes create.

'Edge of Chaos' is part-adventure, part-romance, with the cringey part of an abusive relationship forming a sizeable part of the story. Both Dash and Blake are with other people at the start of it, their relationship as friends, colleagues taking on a new dimension only when their own relationships start to falter--Blake's one in a more alarming way than Dash's 'casual' and 'easy' one with his test-the-waters girlfriend.

As far as the mix goes, there's a fairly good balance between the action and the romance, though I did come away with not having a lot to say of either somehow. Blake's admission that she needs her own growth after coming out of her toxic relationship lasted all of a few minutes before it was onto Dash, the shining example of what she has put on a pedestal compared to what she previously experienced, thus accounting for an abrupt end that had me wondering how they'd both fare in the future. The storm-chasing is all well and good with the addition of Blake to the team, but it also ends in as though we're just wading through the aftermath of a particularly bad storm just as the sun breaks through the clouds.

That said, an easy read to go through, more so if you're looking for an afternoon of reprieve.

Going into this book I don’t know what I thought “fusing Twister and It Ends With Us” meant in the marketing. What I didn’t expect that to mean was about the abuse that Edge Of Chaos shares. Read the trigger warning and don’t take them lightly like I did . And I know it’s easy to say this and never have been in an abusive relationship but I felt like I was going crazy when Blake would let a man treat her like and keep the cycle of abuse from her parents going. I didn’t enjoy reading those parts of the book.
I loved Twister and Twisters so the storm chasing part were what kept me going. I was so excited for a storm Chaser romance. And that part is good, the author did her research and it felt so realistic. It’s hard to describe an event like that on a page and the author nailed that.
This book wasn’t for me because I think the abuse aspect didn’t need to be as big a piece. I would of preferred a just a
Basic storm chaser romance. Trying to make the Twister’s in Blake life (the abuse) match the ones they were chasing felt forced to me.

I was honored to be selected as an e-ARC reader for Edge of Chaos. Before I get into my review, I need to start by saying you need to take heed of the Author’s Note. One of the things that makes this book so incredibly powerful is how accurate and upfront the author is about some really hard topics. And by upfront, a main part of this book is watching Blake in her abusive relationship with Justin. With that out of the way, the rest of the book is centered around Blake and Dash - their budding friendship, their love of tornado chasing, and eventually, the hard decisions Blake must finally make for her own happiness. I remember reading books about tornadoes (Night of the Twisters anyone?) growing up, but this is the first adult book I have read that tackles it. It is more than just excitement/adrenaline, the book also focuses on the real human impact that tornadoes have on the communities they rip apart. I loved Hail and just want to squish her face and tell her what a good girl she is. I definitely recommend this book with the caveat that you need to read this if you are in the right frame of mind for it. It is real, it is hard, but it is worth it.

Thank you to @entangled_publishers and @mollyelizabethlee for the ARC of this book! I absolutely loved this book. I loved the fact that it shows the reality of different kinds of abuse people go through in relationship’s that people from the outside don’t see, and that it showed how the person enduring the abuse thinks. I loved how the story progressed and where Blake ended up in the end. Finding herself and where she fit into the world. I think that’s the most important thing. I really enjoyed the fact that it showcased storm chasing and liked those parts of the book. Would highly recommend this book!!

I loved this book so much! It scratched a storm chasing itch that I didn't even know I had. I thoroughly enjoyed following Blake on her journey, she's such a strong character. I was very happy when she finally came into her own! And Dash is the epitome of "if he wanted to, he would" I just love him so much! He's the best book boyfriend. And Hails had my heart the whole time too! This is a thrilling book filled with lots of emotion and healing. I highly recommend it! But please check the content warning so you can keep your head and heart happy.

Thank you to NetGalley and Entangled Publishing for allowing me to read this book ahead of release in exchange for my honest opinion.

Edge of Chaos was described as Twisters meets It Ends With Us. I loved Twisters but haven’t read IEWU, so I was definitely intrigued.

I don’t usually read books with any sort of abuse/toxic relationship tropes, so I didn’t love that. Justin was literally the worst, and I am absolutely not blaming Blake AT ALL but I wanted to scream some sense into her.

The storm chasing aspect was fun and I would’ve loved a little more of that. It really seemed like the author knew what she was talking about though. And I absolutely loved Hail.

This was a super fun book!
Twisters, but spicy!
There are a few scenes that are hard to read die to emotional abuse, but i always enjoy a girl that can crawl out of a terrible situation and a man that can help her.
Loved it!

"The perfect storm of passion, desire, and suspense."

Edge of Chaos" is beautifully written and unforgettable. It kept me on the edge of my seat and touched my heart in many ways. There is no doubt that this is a five-star read. Nash is the perfect book boyfriend; you'll fall for him just like I did. I read the book in one sitting because I couldn't wait to discover what would happen next. If you enjoy stories like Twister intertwined with a love story, you will love Edge of Chaos.

A little more about Edge of Chaos:

This exhilarating story is about Blake Caster, who loves everything about meteorology. She has made sacrifices for her boyfriend, Justin, who is verbally abusive. When she meets professional storm chaser Nash Lexington, she realizes that there might be something better for her. Nash is very sweet and attentive. He has the best friends, and Blake wants more for herself but feels trapped with Justin. Nash and Blake have a lot in common, and they naturally become best friends but yearn for so much more. Blake has inner battles with what she desires and letting go of a toxic relationship. This book is well written but does have trigger warnings of verbal and physical abuse as well as graphic sexual content and attempts of suicide.

I want to thank Molly E. Lee and Entangled Publishing for providing me with the ARC copy. I thoroughly enjoyed this book! It's rare for me to read a book in one sitting without taking a break. I couldn't get enough, and it was unputdownable.

First let me start with, this book has some trigger warnings.
With that being said, I still really enjoyed this book. Blake going from a toxic relationship with Justin, the only guy she's ever known, to leaving that situation and learning who she is, I loved that. I also love that she made friends with the storm chasing group. I loved the storm chases and the intensity that comes with that, it's dangerous but also really cool.

Thank you to @entangled_publishing for this gifted ARC!

This was such a great debut novel! The mix between abusive relationship, new found friendship, and tornado chasing had me fully engrossed. Blake had so much to navigate throughout the book and she ultimately had so much growth. I loved the tornado scenes and the author described them so well that I felt like I was watching a movie. The story was a beautiful mix of chaos and heartwarming love and friendship. This is definitely one you're going to want to read!

This was a total five star book for me. I love the movie Twister, and this book reminds me so much of it! It’s one of my favorite movies, and this book may very well be a favorite of the year. I love the writing style of the author. Molly makes me feel like I’m immersed in a storm, chasing it and passion right along with Blake and Dash. I got lost, feeling the wind whipping around me, hearing the tornados screaming, and feeling the zest between the characters.

I do want to mention there are some trigger warnings in this book, so please read them before you read this book. Your mental health matters. A few triggers are on page depictions of emotional and physical abuse, violence, suicidal thoughts and attempts, extreme weather, and graphic sexual content, including assault. Please, look after yourself.

Blake has lived under storm clouds her entire life- from the verbal abuse of her father, to the abuse of her boyfriend, Justin. After 8 years of being with Justin, she’s become a shell of herself, giving in to his demands and not stirring the pot. Studying to be a meteorologist is just another storm for her.

Until she meets pro storm chaser Dash Lexington. He’s everything her boyfriend isn’t, and there is a dangerous storm brewing between them. Dash is electrifying, and opens her up to so much. For the first time ever, she puts herself first. And the tension between Dash and Blake is enough to cause a storm of emotions.

Now, will Blake leave her boyfriend? Will she chase just the storms of nature? Or will she chase the storm in Dash’s eyes?

Edge of Chaos follows Blake as she navigates the storm that is her life and as she develops an interest in literal storms as a meteorologist. When Blake meets a group of classmates/storm chasers, they help her realize her talents in the field and that her longtime boyfriend's bad habits are actually verbal abuse. Blake's growth is evident throughout the book as she stops making excuses for Justin, and starts going after what she wants. I wish there would have been a bit more character development of Blake after she left the abusive relationship before she jumped into the new one, something she herself acknowledges. I received and read an ARC in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. It was a fun read, especially with the new Twister movie out recently.

●Edge of Chaos by Molly E. Lee●

*I received an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review*

Publishes September 23rd!

This book is described as a mash up of the movie Twisters and the well known novel It Ends With Us. I definitely saw the resemblance between the two, but this book was also completely unique, having it's own direction that's equally interesting and angsty.

The story follows Blake, a young woman who's determined to be a meteorologist and see tornados for herself. She's strong, brave and smart, with a keen eye for knowing when the best storms are going to pop up. However, there's only one thing holding her back; her emotionally abusive boyfriend, Justin. I absolutely despised him from the very beginning, he's manipulative and childish, often choosing video games over quality time with Blake. The pair have been together since they were teens, and Justin is all Blake's ever known.

Until Dash- a storm chaser and fellow student in Blake's class- comes waltzing into her life, showing her happiness, storms and healthy boundaries. I really liked Dash as a love interest, but I did feel like the romance was almost instacrush, despite both characters already being in relationships until around halfway through. I definitely felt their chemistry and enjoyed the slow burn friends to lovers, and I loved seeing how Dash guided and supported Blake through ending her toxic relationship and healing from the aftermath.

The book does read almost like a YA book, it's simple and the narrative from Blake feels younger than she is, but regardless the journey of self-discovery and blossoming healthy romance was well written. The plot did feel a little repetitive at times with Justin and his gaming addiction, and Blake definitely made some questionable choices throughout the book, such as meeting with Justin over and over, even after he stole her dog, however for closure reasons, I could understand her reasoning.

The actual storm chasing scenes were fantastic, I could feel the energy, intensity and chaos from the page, especially towards the end when Blake and Dash have a close call and help people after the tornado passes. It was exhilarating and scientific, making it realistic and fascinating.

The book does end happily, with a very sweet spicy scene underneath a thunderstorm. The story wraps up well, with enough hint at a sequel, but also a good leaving point for a standalone. Regardless, I really enjoyed this book!

4/5 🌟