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Good book to read, kept me pulled into it, 5 star book, unsure if I'll reread this book next year but it still was a good book to read. Might know a few people who might read this book so I'll let them know about it.

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*I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review*

I really enjoyed this book, but not quite as much as I liked the first. I felt like there were a few too many flashback scenes that were drawing me out of what was presently happening. I did like the friendship between Remy and Sena, and Iska's journey of being free on a new world. I did find it a bit frustrating that there were so many nods to Remy's past, but very vague and it wasn't cleared up until almost the end of the book. I do think this is a solid continuation of the first story, and I can't wait for more (Hopefully back to being from Sena's point of view!)

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Thank you to St. Martin Press, Wednesday Books and NetGalley for an electronic ARC of this novel.

I really enjoyed reading Meg Long's Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, and was super excited to get a chance to read the sequel. This story continues the adventures of Sena and her trusty wolf Iska, but the main character of this novel is Remy Castell, who teamed up with Sena and Iska at the end of the first novel. Remy is a genetically enhanced human who was forced to run missions for a shady corporation, and she is on a mission to find her friend Alora. In the past, Remy was ordered to become Alora's bodyguard to get closer to Alora's father, who was a crime lord on the planet Maraas, a jungle planet.

Remy reunites with her ex partner, Kiran, who betrayed her and left her in the jungle when a mob takeover happened on Maraas and led to Alora's disappearance. Kiran offers her info about Alora in exchange for her help in overthrowing the current government.

Both Remy and Sena are trying to figure out who they are and also come to terms with their past. Remy is an interesting character as she heals quickly, moves fast and can think super fast ahead of everyone else. But she grew up being forced to follow corporate orders and is trying to live her own live without those constraints and trying to stay away from being put into their hands once again.

Maraas was a fun setting, a huge contrast to the frozen world of Tundar, which was the setting of the first novel. I enjoyed that this novel continued the storylines of Sena and Iska but from a different person's point of view. I'm hoping for a third novel, maybe from yet another character! I liked the action, the plot and the characterization.

I really enjoyed this novel and am hoping for another book to continue this universe!

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Thank you, St. Martin's Press, Wednesday Books. for allowing me to read Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame early!

Meg Long's sophomore book was better than her first, which I wasn't a fan of. This one had an original plot, a fierce protagonist and interesting intrigues. I enjoyed it a lot.

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Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame by Meg Long is a stunner!

Remy was a phenomenal lead character and I rooted for her the entire time!
This book is well-crafted, unique, addictive, and fast paced.
I was amazed at the worldbuilding. So much fun and interesting. I didn't want it to ever end.
The story was exciting and you root for the protagonist the whole way through.
The details are so vivid, the writing style is unlike anything I've read before.
Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame was such a fun adventure to dive into!
Full of non stop action. This atmospheric Young Adult Science Fiction novel will grab a hold of you and your heart.
A huge and brilliant and engaging read from beginning to end!

"I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own."

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Thank You for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!
I will post my review to my blog, platforms, BookBub, B&N, Kobo and Waterstone closer to pub date.

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I absolutely loved the first book in this series, so I came into this one with high hopes! I was excited to see the characters continue their journey and put themselves in more high stress situations.
Sadly, this just didn't live up to the first book. The story was a lot slower and it didn't pick up to what I was anticipating until the last half of the book (maybe last third). Overall, it's a fine read, and would recommend if you've read the first. It did leave me thinking there could be more in this series, so hopefully, if there is a third book, it will be as good as the first.

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This continues to be a completely unique series; my hope is that the next one leans more towards how Sena was written than Remy. I got a some murderbot vibes from Remy (which is good) but she needed to be a little less tell and more show (I needed less about her promise, her distaste for Kiran, etc bc she brought it up a lot).

Two plot twists I figured out but one I did not which was fascinating.

I really hope that even if the next book is told through another POV we get more insight into Sena and her relationships.

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Meg Long did it again with Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame as a sequel. I enjoyed being able to explore more in the universe and another world, this time the exact opposite of the world in the first book. I loved Remey in the first novel so I'm glad we get to explore her more in this novel.

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I'm usually so critical of sequels but this one was just so good. If you haven't, you need to read the first book Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves before you dive into this one. I loved the characters and I loved the plot. There's so much action and drama, which kept me entertained the whole entire time. Lots of reveals in this book as well! Meg Long definitely did this story justice and I cannot wait to see what else she decides to do with this world she built. Absolutely recommend reading this one, but read the prequel first!

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for this free arc in exchange for my honest review.

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I was a big fan of the previous book, Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves so I knew I would love this one as well. It did not disappoint. The events occur after the first book as Remy, Sena, and Iska, crash on Maraas They are there to find Kiran, another genopath who will hopefully lead them to Alora, Remy's friend that is missing. The place has changed a lot since she has been gone and there are rumblings of a coup and fights amongst the corpos. This book really has it all, great characters, an interesting setting, lots of action, and mysterious circumstances. It took me a bit to get into this one but I really enjoyed it and look forward to reading more about these characters.

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As a big fan of COLD THE NIGHT, FAST THE WOLVES and the world Long built on Tundar, I was equal parts excited and nervous to dive into a totally different world and narrator. But the nerves were unfounded. Long built a equally fascinating, distinctive story, and I'm already hoping that we get more in Remy, Sena and Co.'s stories.

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So good. You all need to read book, Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves before diving into this but it's so worth it. I don't want to say it improved, because it wasn't in need of improvement, but the world-building just hit different here. So many elements were explained so much clearer and built upon what we already knew. From the great characters, to the plot, to the ending, this sequel was executed impeccable.

A special thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press & Wednesday Books for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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"Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame" was a good sequel. This time Sena and Iska play a supporting role to Remy, although they are still quite active and essential to the story. They crash land on Maraas, a planet vastly different from Tundar; instead of ice, snow, and blizzards, there is jungle, rain, and the infamous hellstorm. Maraas has its fair share of predators, both human and non-human. Remy has come to Maraas to find her ex-partner and fellow genopath, Kiran, because he will know how to find Alora, the friend she failed to save two years earlier. Remy quickly discovers that a lot has changed in the two years she was gone. The Vega syndicate, which had controlled the city of Verem, has largely been eradicated. The city and the planet are essentially run by TerraCo now. And the hellstorm is becoming more frequent and deadlier. Remy will soon cross paths with Kiran, whom she does not trust and whose agenda she cannot figure out. She will also find herself mixed up in the rebellion led by the mysterious syndicate figure Revas that is brewing against TerraCo and its leader, Weiland.

The story has lots of action and intrigue, full of twists and turns. Remy will learn new things about herself and learn the truth about what happened two years ago and why Kiran betrayed her. Even Sena will find a link to her past on Maraas. And they will uncover a deadly alliance between Nova and TerraCo and uncover a fiendish plot by TerraCo, that if successful, will irrevocably alter life on Maraas. The story introduces a number of interesting new characters, several of whom will likely appear in the forthcoming third book in the series, as Remy, Sena, and Iska continue their private war against the corporations.

I received a copy of the e-book via NetGalley in exchange for a review.

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Wow! I was so happy to get an invite from St. Martins to have an early read of this book via NetGalley. Once my brain kicked in and I recalled the information from the first book in this series, the story started to make a lot more sense.

Like in the first novel, it takes some time to enter into a new world, a new mission and some new faces. I will not give a synopsis of the story as I do not want to give anything away. I enjoyed so much, the interaction of the major characters. A lot as said and a lot was not said and all of it draws you deeper into a relationship with everyone. This was an action story with emotion.

This book has many twists and turns and reveals and it held my interest until the very end. I really want to know what is going to happen in book three! I think I will have a bit of a wait. Yikes!

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This book was chaos. Absolute chaos. It was nonstop action, nonstop plotting, and nonstop twists. I loved it for that, but I have to admit, I'm exhausted after reading it. I went through a whole rollercoaster of emotions.

First off, i loved exploring another world in this universe! This one was the exact opposite of Tundar, but I loved it just as much. The stakes were completely different, it felt completely new. Also, loved the emphasis on climate tampering! It was a super interesting moral dilemma, and one i was surprised to see in fiction.

I also loved the deeper look into this universe in general. We got to see more of the Scavvers, more of the corpos, and more of the inter-planetary politics. While Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves focused strongly on survival, this one played with a more strategy focus, and it was so much fun. They were both wildly different and the perfect companions.

I will admit though, I missed Sena as a narrator. I loved Remy, but she didn't compare. Sena still got tons of page time, and Iska was still a constant, but I wanted more. I connected to them so strongly, I wasn't ready to give them up. The ending of this was super open though, so I'm hoping we get a book three...

Although I preferred CtNFtW, I still loved this one! I look forward to rereading this one when the next book releases :D

Thanks to Netgalley for providing a free copy in exchange for an honest review!

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