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Bound By Fire (2000)

by Tracey Jane Jackson(Favorite Author)

4.34 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Romance

series

Cauld Ane

review 1: Again, Ms. Jackson starts off with an interesting scenario...who is stalking Pepper, but then the book drags through the romance between Connard and Pepper and Peppers transformation into the Cauld Ane world. For my "clean read" friends this books has profanity and sexual/sensual scenes (not explicit, but its like these folks are in lust, not love). That being said there is something intriguing about the premise for the book, the lore and history of the Cauld Ane and I wish Ms. Jackson would explore this more and tighten up her stories. Dare I read book 3?
review 2: I read this second installment of Tracey Jane Jackson's Cauld Ane series straight through and right after finishing the first book--BOUND BY BLOOD. While I was fading fast (talk about a reading h... moreangover!) by the end, BOUND BY FIRE carried me through to the very last page. Animal lover Pepper Brooks is an engaging and appealing character. She combines touching vulnerability with strong conviction. Connall Gunnach, her fated lover, is so far the most fully realized of Jackson's unique trio of Scottish-Icelandic brothers. As compassionate and insightful as he is, he truly struggles to understand Pepper. And until he understands her, he cannot adequately protect her against a clever and dangerous enemy.Because the pair falls for each other at the start of the book, the conflict and communication issues between them are essential in maintaining the romantic tension over the course of a plot that takes some ambitious turns. Jackson does a great job hiding the true identity of Pepper's tormentor while at the same time offering subtle hints that all is not what we might think. By the time the truth is revealed, the reader is strung as tightly as a piano wire.As the second book in a series, some repetition is inevitable as new readers are given essential information about the nature of the Cauld Ane and the fate of their human mates. I think Jackson could have cut the review by about 30% and been fine. Also, her decisions regarding Pepper's dog at the very beginning of the book lacked a certain subtly. It is typical "bad guy" behavior, yet this stalker is anything but typical in how he operates--through fear, misdirection and the UNEXPECTED. As with BOUND BY BLOOD, the descriptions of both Georgia and Scotland could have been sharper. However, the passages about Connall's country house and cottage seemed to interrupt the action and, in the end, still left me unable to actually visualize the place.Still, I'm glad to have lost sleep to BOUND BY FIRE. It is entertaining and exciting. I can't wait for the release of the next Cauld Ane book. less

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