Facing the Fire

An excellent finish to the Sun-Blessed Trilogy! Here, Tavi, Tullen, and the Golds are at a distinct disadvantage. The Grays have won. Konner Burrell has installed his puppet king and queen, and believes he's on his way to a country run the way he envisions it. But the Golds haven't given up. They are determined to stop him.

I really enjoy Anderson's writing. She builds wonderful worlds and fills them with interesting characters, and while this story took a bit longer to pull me in than the other two in the trilogy, it wasn't long before I was hooked and could hardly put it down.

The Golds work so hard to overthrow the status quo, it's easy to forget sometimes that, for the most part, they're teenagers, barely young adults. Tavi in particular acts her age at times, and her actions toward Tullen and how she feels about him are sometimes terribly frustrating. But they're accurate. I can see teenagers acting just that way.

This wound up the trilogy in a satisfying fashion, and I look forward to more of Anderson's writing.