Let me just start off by saying that I loved Salt and Stone! I was a bit curious beforehand on how Salt and Stone would continue considering that Fire and Flood stopped in the middle of the Brimstone Bleed. Luckily Salt and Stone transitioned really nicely picking up where Fire and Flood left off. I also loved seeing the development of Tella and Guy's relationship, and I was super thankful that there wasn't a love triangle.
I hope Victoria Scott is writing a third book in this series, because I need another one! Considering the ending of Salt and Stone, I think there's a high probability of a third book but that may just be my delusional, fangirl wishing. ( )

The second book picks right up where Fire & Flood left off, so no picking up in the middle of the series. The pace is just as fast as the first one and the obstacles to overcome are even more harrowing than the first ones. No sophomore slump here. Tella gets a backbone finally, and doesn't need quite as much rescuing, but her inner monologue is frustrating, at times. While the Brimstone Bleed race ends in the novel, the plan Guy shared with Tella hasn't yet had a chance to start or even begin to be implemented. I can only hope there is a third book to continue the series. I have unanswered questions about the animal helpers.


Link to first book review:
http://literarymatchmaker.blogspot.com/2015/04/fire-and-flood-by-victoria-scott.... ( )

Salt & Stone by Victoria Scott is the second and concluding book in her Fire and Flood story. In this book the contenders must race across an ocean and a mountain to reach the end of the race and receive the cure for their deadly sick relative. All the surviving characters from the first book are here, continuing to race against each other, even as they form friendships and even learn to love to each other.

After horrendous incidents in the ocean and over a barren mountain, the group of contenders that we have been following have made a pledge. That once they finish the race, they will work tirelessly to expose what is happening here and shut down the possibility of any future races. Accompanied by their animal partners called Pandoras, they work together to finish the quest only to find more heartache and despair awaits them.

When I reached the end of the book, I quickly checked to see if there was a third book that would continue the story and perhaps bring about a more satisfactory ending but no, as far as I can see, this second book is the conclusion. I was willing to accept a lot of unreal things in this story as I enjoyed the excitement and action that both books provided, but this rather open ending has really thrown me for a loop. A fun survival read but with an unsatisfactory ending. ( )

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PopSugar '15 #24--book read based entirely on its cover. ( )