Whit and Wisty Allgood have sacrificed everything to lead the resistance against the merciless totalitarian regime that governs their world. Its supreme leader, The One Who Is The One, has banned everything they hold dear: books, music, art, and imagination. But the growing strength of the siblings' magic hasn't been enough to stop the One's evil rampage, and now he's executed the only family they had left.
Wisty knows that the time has finally come for her to face The One. But her fight and her fire only channel more power to this already invincible being. How can she and Whit possibly prepare for their imminent showdown with the ruthless villain that devastated their world-before he can truly become all-powerful?
The Fire by James PattersonMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
I really enjoyed this book. I realized a bit late in the game that it was the third installment. That being said, I never felt like I was behind. James Patterson gave enough information to bring the bandwagon readers up to speed without going into too much detail. The book worked very well on its own.
My main issue with the writing style was how choppy it was. The story was great and I liked that he moved back and forth between characters. I didn't like that he inserted so many chapters for each character. There were pauses in the story that were unnecessary. All it did was interrupt the flow and make it easier for the reader to lose interest. I think the story would have been stronger if the characters were given more uninterrupted time to let their part of the plot unfold.
Aside from the constant intermissions, I liked the story a lot and am planning to go back and play catch up with first two installments. I'm definitely interested to read more by this author.
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