Island Fire

What a wonderful tale about the human spirit.  This book captures you in the very first pages and doesn't let go.  The plot line is excellent and well thought out with several off shoots from the main story.  The characters are well developed and inspire emotions ranging from happy to sad.  This book delves into the human spirit and shows humankind at their best and worst.  This is a story of triumph in the face of disaster.  I will happily recommend this book to young and old alike.  Don't miss out.  Put this book on your to read list today.

In the very near future, on the tiny island of Lanai, teens from very different worlds must find a way to survive when technology is destroyed.  This is book one in a series and if the next is as good as this one then bring it on.

I received a free copy via Net-galley.I was first drawn by the amazing cover.(I voted yes to liking the cover on Net-Galley). I loved the characters and the storyline.I love the idea of guardian angel dragon.My only complaint is that some of the Hawaiian language used in the book is not always translated to English.Some you can get the mean others not so much.This is my first experience from the author.She mentions at the end she would write more books in future if asked.I loved your books as you can see by my rating.I hope many people either buy this book or request more books in the series.Highly recommend for all ages.

Island Fire was an exceedingly well paced adventure with a light supernatural element and fully fleshed out main and supporting characters. The main points of view switch between Bea and her brother Sam, the teenage children of an alcoholic father on the island of Lanai, and Nick, a teenage pickpocket headed to Maui to live with his grandparents. Their worlds collide in a very LOST-y kind of way, with all the technology has been fried and they must rely on natural instincts and survival skills in order to set their lives right again. Toby Neal captures the essence of being a teenager in both Bea and Sam very well, as well as sibling relationships and the complicated and warring feelings toward an abusive father. This story seems more like their story, though, with Nick more so as a supporting character who gets some time to shine occasionally. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, since Bea is the obvious protagonist in the novel.

My only real complaint would be not finding out why and how the technology ended up dying out on Lanai, as well as on surrounding islands. I would have liked to have had a series of these books, maybe, with Bea and Sam being apart of some kind of huge cover-up or being "chosen ones" that must save the world from a supernatural element bent on destroying it. That would have upped the adventure and supernatural/thriller/suspense element for me, but it's also okay without it. It's all in all a nice coming of age story in a survival setting.

This was a really interesting book for me as I don't live in a climate remotely like that of the characters, so even their day to day lives were of interest.  A great take on, and introduction to a world entering a phase without power.

Really liked this book. Loved the characters of Bea, Sam, and Nick. Was to big on Jaden his ok but just warmed up to Nick more. And felt like those two had more chemistry as well as having more things in common. With Bea's mom dying and her dad being the way he is. And with Nick's both parents being dead. So they both know what their both going throw. I really felt bad for Sam and the way his father acts towards him in the book. You can review the rest of how I felt about the book on my bloghttps://wordpress.com/stats/day/ilovekrisallen39.wordpress.com