- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Piatkus Books (Nov 1 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0749952873
- ISBN-13: 978-0749952877
- Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 19.7 x 2.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 299 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (143 customer reviews)
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It had been more than ten years since he'd stood on the island. Read the first page
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Good but not as good as the other two (3 1/2 stars),
By Kim "Kim" (Seattle) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Face the Fire: Three Sisters Island Trilogy #3 (Mass Market Paperback)
Okay, I'll preface this by saying that I found this book to be entertaining enough and the writing was good. But, when compared with Roberts' other work and the other two books in the series, it didn't hold up her normal level of quality.My biggest problem is that Mia was the strongest and most compelling woman of the three from the series but her story was the least compelling of the trilogy. That was disappointing. I liked that Mia and Sam were Fire and Water and had the complimentary and yet fire and ice sort of relationship. Thing is, I didn't find the whole idea of him leaving the way he did and yet coming back and expecting her to fall at his feet very enticing. The way he left was cruel and I couldn't understand why she should take him back or even why we're supposed to believe he had this deep love for her. The Sam of the present was not the Sam that left Mia, but you're supposed to think he is except for this glaring mistake. Yes, people change but I didn't buy it. So much happens in the story that you don't understand or seems to come from nowhere, big and important parts of the story seem to have been added at the last minute. I thought the end was totally confusing and even though I read it a few times it still seemed to come out of left field. Usually Roberts does this sort of thing exceptionally well, and she did in the other two books, but this one left me feeling unsatisfied. All in all, it was interesting enough to hold my attention and it was nice to see the character progression for Nell and Ripley but it left me feeling flat.
3.0 out of 5 stars
If I could have understood half of it, it would have rated,
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This review is from: Face the Fire: Three Sisters Island Trilogy #3 (Mass Market Paperback)
much higher! I couldn't believe how Roberts dropped the ball on the last book. Mia in the previous books was shown to be strong, confident and fearless, but this book tore all that apart, and left me with a feeling of what happened? In many parts Roberts didn't write directly what Mia was thinking, or doing, which led to a disjointed feeling within the book. And the part about Sam coming back as the 4th element? That was so out of left field. I don't know what went wrong, as the other two were so strong. Ripley and Nell were both strong in this book as any other, and Ripley grew tremendously within the book from the previous ones. Buy this to finish up 3 sisters, but don't expect it to be your favorite book of all time.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Leaving something to be desired,
By Lani Cattwiggers (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Face the Fire: Three Sisters Island Trilogy #3 (Mass Market Paperback)
I absolutely loved Dance Upon the Air and Heaven and Earth. This book was fair, but when judged against its predecessors it falls short. Mia and Sam's relationship seemed unrealistic: Sam's sudden desire to return to Three Sisters and Mia's sudden epiphany at the end of the story (which I couldn't understand.) However, the characters and background from the last two books made this story enjoyable. I loved the suprises Nell and Ripley both had. So, in the end if you liked the first two books, you might as well read the third just to finish the story of 3 Sisters Island.
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